Archive 2025

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 ...

INEX took part in RealtyON Expo 2025, the largest real estate exhibition in Cyprus, held over May 8–9, 2025 at the City of Dreams Mediterranean in Limassol. The INEX booth drew strong interest ...

The state is working on a plan to alleviate social problems and ensure that citizens are happy President Nikos Christodoulides, said. Speaking at an event in Limassol on Tuesday, marking ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for a working visit in Sarajevo in view of the Republic’s assumption of the presidency of the Council of the ...

A car fire in Paphos during the early hours is being investigated by police on Wednesday. Police said the car belonged to a 27-year-old man and the fire service responded ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the island of Crete in Greece and was felt as far away as Cyprus and Egypt in the early morning hours on Wednesday, but ...

In this fast-moving world, many people go through rough paths to make their dreams come true, and my journey is no different. I’m Amanda Cottrell, a teacher, author-illustrator, yoga ...

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen towards its territory. The launch coincides with U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the ...

The Meteorology Department issued a yellow warning for storms, hail and winds on Wednesday, in effect from 11am until 6pm. Isolated strong storms are expected to affect the mountains, as ...

Four years after struggling to secure a meeting with then-President Joe Biden—who vowed to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” over its role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi—...

Goldman Sachs cut its recession forecast for the US to 35 per cent from 45 per cent, the first major brokerage to do so, after a temporary tariff truce with China boosted ...

Hellenic Bank has received dual environmental certifications this year, according to an official announcemnet released this week. The announcement noted that this “affirms its ongoing commitment to environmental protection and ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has announced that it is accepting applications for the permanent posts of Officer Second Class. The vacancies are available in the Information Technology Department, ...

Tensions escalated in the north on Tuesday over recent arrests linked to the usurpation of Greek Cypriot, with Turkish Cypriot opposition leader Tufan Erhurman warning that the deadlock in Cyprus ...

Was anyone naïve enough to believe the education ministry would be able to introduce a new evaluation system for public school teachers? Teaching unions have been preventing the proper ...

Japan’s Honda Motor (7267.T) forecast a 59 per cent profit decrease in the current financial year and said it would put on hold a plan to build an EV supply ...

Despite high expectations and a visually striking performance by Theo Evan, Cyprus failed to qualify for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The result came as a shock ...

The permanent criminal court on Tuesday sentenced two men to prison in Paphos after a large amount of drugs and money was found earlier this year. The 29-year-old suspect was ...

The Scottish parliament voted on Tuesday in favour of a bill that would allow people living in Scotland with a terminal illness to take their own lives, bringing the proposal ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Sarajevo on Thursday for a working visit as Cyprus prepares to assume the presidency of the council of the European Union in the first ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he was in favour of imposing new sanctions on Russia in the coming days if Moscow failed to respect a ceasefire, mentioning financial ...

Minister of Finance Makis Keravnos underlined the importance of regional partners aligning with European standards and European values in the context of economic cooperation, during his participation in the annual ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his call for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, saying prices for gas, groceries and “practically everything else” are down. “No ...

A gun and several rounds of ammunition were found hidden inside a grave at a cemetery in Limassol on Tuesday, raising suspicions of criminal activity. Police said they acted on ...