Archive 2025

Paphos police arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of the illegal possession of property, burglary tools, and possession and transportation of an offensive weapon. Around 6pm on Wednesday police officers ...

The utilisation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) brought onshore at Vasiliko could reduce electricity bills by as much as 35 or 40 per cent, energy expert Dr Charles Ellinas said on Thursday. ...

By Roger J. Kreuz Ever since the American Dialect Society selected a Word of the Year at its conference in 1990, over half a dozen English dictionaries have anointed an annual ...

A 31-year-old man living in an abandoned apartment in Larnaca was hospitalised on New Year’s Day after being assaulted and injured with a sharp object. Investigations started when police, ...

Suspected people smugglers will face severe curbs under new laws in Britain, the government said on Thursday, as it steps up efforts to fight illegal migration and strengthen border security. ...

By Michael Georgy and Tala Ramadan The radical Islamic State group, which once imposed a reign of terror over millions of people in Syria and Iraq, has been implicated in ...

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 Palestinians in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families in the southern Gaza strip early on Thursday, medics said. The 10 people, including women and children, ...

Parliament will return after its Christmas and New Year break with its first plenary session on January 16 preceded by a series of committee meetings starting January 7. The House refugee committee ...

Two people were remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday after having been arrested in connection with an attempted murder in the Limassol suburb of Ayia Phyla on Monday ...

At the very end of 2012, Google did something it had never done before. And has never done since. It launched a New Year map. The idea was that people all ...

Winter swimming has its own dedicated festival in Cyprus and soon its second edition will take place. Happening at Makronissos Beach in Ayia Napa, the festival will welcome local and ...

A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in flames outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday, killing the driver and injuring seven others, and the FBI was investigating whether the blast ...

Casino revenues in Macau, the world’s biggest gambling hub, soared by nearly a quarter in 2024 but still came in short of pre-pandemic levels, underlining the need for the former ...

Investors are expecting more gains for the US stock market in 2025 after two straight standout years, fueled by a solid economy supporting corporate profits, moderating interest rates and pro-growth policies ...

US planemaker Boeing (BA.N) is on track to be the biggest loser of 2024 in the Dow Jones Index, tumbling 32 per cent as it bounced from one crisis to another. ...

Bitcoin more than doubled in 2024 driven by the US markets regulator’s approval for exchange-traded funds tied to its spot price, and optimism over easing regulatory hurdles with Donald Trump ...

Arsenal showed they can cope without the injured Bukayo Saka as they began the year in style by recovering from an early sucker-punch to beat Brentford 3-1 away and move ...

The popular, bizarre and magical tale of Alice in Wonderland will be brought to life this January through a captivating circus show that will tour the island. Children and adults ...

A U.S. Army veteran flying an ISIS flag from his truck swerved around makeshift barriers and plowed into New Orleans’ crowded French Quarter on New Year’s Day, killing 15 ...

A Congolese military tribunal has sentenced 13 soldiers to death on charges including murder, looting, and cowardice in what military authorities said was a drive to improve army discipline after territorial ...

‘I’ll never forget the New Year I was 15,’ an Irish friend told me. It was near lunchtime, the extended family in the living room. There was a bang on ...

A 26-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Tuesday night after police found him to be in possession of a total of 17 grams of cannabis, as well as “small amounts” ...

A 40-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday night after taking out a pistol and firing shots into the air at a petrol station on the road between Morphou and the ...

A 30-year-old man from Kyrenia was arrested on Tuesday night after having stolen his girlfriend’s mobile phone. The man had become irate at around 1pm when, while spending time ...