Archive 2025

Two of Cyprus’ most stunning venues, one a Unesco World Heritage site and the other neighbouring a Natura 2000 EU protected area, are about to host enchanting evenings of musical brilliance. ...

Nicosia’s iconic but ageing Makario stadium is set for a dramatic €40m overhaul, transforming it into a state-of-the-art sports complex under bold new plans by the Cyprus sports organisation (...

Festive seasons always awaken strong feelings of solidarity and an undeniable need to show love and support to those in need. That’s why, during this Easter period, Lidl Cyprus ...

A terrified shop employee was threatened at knifepoint during a late-night robbery at a kiosk in Nicosia, police announced on Wednesday. The incident happened just after midnight when a masked ...

Following its successful run in Nicosia, world-famous innovative American dance company, Pilobolus, completed its Cyprus International Theatre Festival (CITF) performances over April 9-10, 2025, having given Limassol’s dance and performing ...

Cyprus and India are set to strengthen their economic partnership, with high-level talks focusing on boosting tourism, hotel investments, and infrastructure development. The discussions took place on Tuesday between India’...

A spell of unseasonably warm, settled weather is sweeping across the region this Easter week, as a weak high-pressure system promises sun-drenched days and balmy temperatures well above seasonal norms. ...

Gaming company DreamPlay has announced the launch of a new office and campus in Limassol, as part of its wider push to scale operations across Europe. The decision reflects the ...

Wire services including Reuters and Bloomberg News will no longer hold a permanent slot in the small pool of reporters who cover President Donald Trump, the White House said, as ...

The 15th Nicosia Economic Congress spotlighted Cyprus’ emerging generation of business leaders, highlighting a clear shift toward innovation, digital transformation, and socially conscious entrepreneurship. Supported by Hellenic Bank, this year’...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Tuesday said that the government is moving ahead with a series of draft laws which aim to improve land development and construction processes in Cyprus. ...

Britain’s labour market weakened before this month’s tax hike on employers, data showed on Tuesday, but wage growth remained strong, complicating the job for the Bank of England ...

Turkey’s central bank posted a loss of 700.4 billion lira ($18.4 billion) in 2024, according to its balance sheet published in the Official Gazette this week. In 2023, the bank had posted a ...

Authorities are turning a blind eye to a Nicosia event venue that has been operating without an approval certificate, the Audit Office said on Tuesday, warning that public health and ...

The disappointing results of the gas drilling at the Elektra-1 well in Block 5 of the Cypriot EEZ may have caused some surprise, bearing in mind ExxonMobil’s earlier assessment of ...

Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain both survived dramatic second-leg challenges to book their places in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday night, setting the stage for a thrilling conclusion to ...

Erkut Sahali was on Tuesday night elected as secretary-general of the north’s largest opposition party the CTP, unseating Asim Akansoy. At the first meeting of the party’s new ...

The YDP, one of the three political parties which make up the north’s ruling coalition, has changed its name following a meeting of its party congress. The party’s ...

Two teenagers were arrested on Tuesday over fires which broke out in five bins near a middle school in Larnaca. The fire started in the early hours of Sunday morning, ...

The inflation rate for a designated basket of basic consumer goods fell to 1.6 per cent in March, continuing the declining trend registered since December, according to government data released on ...

The north’s ruling coalition was described as “Ankara’s parrot” by one speaker as fires were lit outside ‘parliament’ for the second day in a row in protest against ...

Over 200 alien marine species have been recorded in the waters off Cyprus, fisheries department officer Katerina Georgiou said on Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, she said the two ...

A proposal outlining the structure and operation of the Cyprus National Cancer Institute (NCI) will be submitted to the Cabinet on Wednesday by Health Minister Michael Damianos. Speaking to the ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar called on central Asian Turkic states to “be more careful”, amid a wave of anger in Turkey after five central Asian countries signed a joint ...