Archive 2025

The Trump administration welcomed on Monday 59 white South Africans it granted refugee status in the U.S., having deemed them victims of racial discrimination, while drawing criticism from Democrats and ...

Cyprus is projected to become one of the first countries in the world to go fully cashless, according to a new global study by Merchant Machine. In addition, the study ...

Two people were injured in an accident on the Ayia Napa roundabout on Tuesday. Police said the accident happened at around 6.10am, when two cars on the roundabout crashed. Two ...

A car in Larnaca was completely destroyed on Tuesday by fire, which the police believe was the result of arson. The car, belonging to a 60-year-old man, was parked in ...

President Donald Trump offered to join prospective Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey later this week as European countries pushed to get the Kremlin to accept their demand for a 30-day ceasefire ...

Larnaca district court issued a three-day remand order on Tuesday against the 17-year-old who was arrested to facilitate investigations into the torching of a car in Larnaca on April 5. The ...

No dates have been set yet for a visit by the UN chief’s personal envoy María Ángela Holguín to Cyprus, UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said late ...

Mainly fine weather is forecast for Tuesday, however in the afternoon clear skies will give way to clouds and isolated showers, with a possible thunderstorm, in the mountains, inland and ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Monday posted a profit after tax of €117 million for the first quarter of 2025, marking an increase of 9 per cent compared to the previous quarter. In ...

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 Tsakos Enhanced Education Nautical Studies (TEENS) academy will roll out a new certified Electro-Technical Officers (ETOs) training programme this September, aiming to address the growing need for specialised officers ...

The Cyprus health insurance organisation (HIO) on Monday broke its silence over mounting criticism about delays in approving innovative medicines, pointing to chronic understaffing and the complex nature of pharmaceutical ...

President Nicos Christodoulides declared on Sunday that Cyprus will join the Schengen Area next year. A huge effort was being made, and the president was certain that “by the end ...

The north’s ‘parliament’ on Monday upheld a decision to not acquiesce to a request filed by the north’s chief public prosecutor’s office to lift the immunity of ...

A 25-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Monday over his alleged involvement in a fight which broke out in 2023 and left one of the involved parties with a fractured ...

A political ally of former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator Kudret Ozersay was released on bail on Monday after it turned out that the signatures on documents he had allegedly forged ...

The road between Rizokarpaso and the Apostolos Andreas monastery on Cyprus’ northeastern tip will reopen in afternoon from Saturday, the north’s ‘transport ministry’ said on Monday. In a statement ...

Cyprus has taken in the sixth-highest proportion of Ukrainian refugees of any European Union member state, according to figures released by the EU’s statistical service, Eurostat. In total, there ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday evening inaugurated a new gambling addiction treatment centre in Paphos, describing it as a “space of high social and humanitarian value”. He added that it ...

Investigations are ongoing into corruption allegations against senior officials of the football association, including its current head Giorgos Koumas, the attorney-general’s office said on Monday. The AG’s office ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) and the energy regulator will meet sometime this week in a bid to settle on a formula on how to bring down the price ...

We are all always looking for something different to do, right? Well, an upcoming live music night on a rooftop may just be the answer to our prayers. The Roof ...

Power failures caused delays and disruption on London’s Tube network on Monday, as several of its busiest lines were suspended. The Bakerloo line was completely suspended as of 5pm ...

An Israeli-American hostage was released from 19 months of captivity in Gaza during a brief pause in fighting on Monday and reunited with his family, but Israeli strikes on the battered ...