Archive 2025

A 17-year-old boy was assaulted in a homophobic attack carried out by two unidentified suspects in a homophobic attack in Lakatamia, Nicosia, shortly after midnight on Thursday. “We are investigating ...

The launch of a new nationwide screening programme for bowel cancer on Thursday offers free testing to thousands of people across Cyprus to detect the disease early and save lives. ...

By Dr Vasilios Silivistris Child psychology is one of the many branches of psychology and one of the most frequently studied speciality areas. This particular area of expertise focuses on ...

Parents reacted with fury on Wednesday night after a school bus overturned in the Karpas peninsula village of Yialousa and 28 children and the bus driver were hospitalised. The bus had, ...

Real Madrid’s Jacobo Ramon scored a dramatic winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn them a 2-1 LaLiga victory over Mallorca on Wednesday that kept Barcelona’...

Greece expressed its support for the European Commission’s announcement of Johannes Hahn as its special envoy for the Cyprus problem, though Turkey was less enamoured by the decision. Greece’...

Bank of England interest rate-setter Catherine Mann said she voted to keep borrowing costs on hold last week – having sought a big 50-basis point cut in February – because Britain’s ...

The government is pursuing a full postponement of payment of so-called “green taxes” by Cyprus, according to recent statements of President Nikos Christodoulides on the matter. Negotiations to officially alter ...

Bologna manager Vincenzo Italiano said his side earned the Coppa Italia trophy by learning from their recent defeat to AC Milan and delivering a performance worthy of the occasion. Bologna ...

European Central Bank supervisors are asking some of the region’s lenders to assess their need for US dollars in times of stress, as they game out scenarios in which ...

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has probably never held more global sway: he will host the first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks in three years on Thursday, days after his country’...

Authorities conducted a large scale operation in old Nicosia which resulted in the arrest of two people, it was reported on Thursday. According to the police, the operation was carried ...

Authorities were on the alert on Thursday after a fire broke out at a lyceum in Lakatamia, Nicosia. Police reported that the fire service had been called shortly after 6am ...

On May 11, 2025, a lavish dinner in honour of famed French wine producer Marcel Guigal was held at La Petite Maison (LPM), a restaurant at Limassol’s Parklane, a Luxury Collection ...

Greece had the longest average weekly working hours in the European Union in 2024, according to data published this week by Eurostat. Greek workers spent an average of 39.8 hours per week ...

Larnaca district Venture up to Vavla village this Saturday for another edition of its Musical Promenade. From 5pm onwards, 10 live music bands and ensembles will be dotted around the village ...

A 25-year-old man is hospitalized in serious condition on Thursday after being injured in a traffic accident on the new Nicosia-Tseri highway. According to the police, the accident happened shortly ...

Cyprus is stepping up efforts to position itself as a gateway for Indian businesses expanding into Europe, a vision that is starting to take shape both strategically and on the ...

Thursday will be mainly fine with periodic increased clouds, and temperatures rising to 30C inland, 21C in the mountains, 24C on the west coast, and 27C on the remaining coasts. ...

Cyprus has emerged as one of the standout performers in European tourism at the start of 2025, recording a 15.4 per cent increase in international arrivals compared to the same period last ...

Russia’s Vladimir Putin spurned a challenge to meet face-to-face with Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Turkey on Thursday, instead sending a second-tier delegation to planned peace talks, while Ukraine’s president ...

Hellenic Bank on Wednesday announced a reduction in its base interest rate by 0.33 percentage points, from 1.75 per cent to 1.42 per cent, effective from May 16, 2025. “This move will benefit the majority ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) this week issued two separate announcements relating to regulatory action and fund liquidation. In a decision made during its meeting on February 2025, the ...

Global asset managers held their biggest underweight position in the dollar in 19 years in May, as President Donald Trump’s chaotic trade policy cut investor appetite for US assets, Bank ...