Archive 2025

With carnival celebrations set to reach a peak at lunchtime on Sunday, police have repeated a call to drivers on the Nicosia-Limassol highway to follow instructions. The carnival parade will ...

The case of X v Cyprus attracted worldwide attention as it highlights the plight of rape complainants In a judgement last Thursday in the application of X v Cyprus, the ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting February 24: Natural gas production from Block 6 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) could commence within 2 to 2.5 years, according ...

I HOPE that we have not disappointed all those people who had thought our establishment had closed down and that Patroclos had gone into retirement so he could concentrate on ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greeted President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with a warm embrace on Saturday after the Ukrainian leader flew to London for talks following his clash at the White ...

The prospect of an informal, multi-party gathering in Geneva that would examine the possibility of a new peace process, which is anything but a certainty, appears to have worried some ...

An era-defining week of geopolitics has boosted hopes for a European economic revival, not due to any peace dividend that could come from an end to the war in Ukraine, ...

British home prices will rise faster than previously expected this year, but the increase will be outpaced by surging rental costs as demand outstrips supply, a Reuters poll found. The ...

Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) internet search engine is eroding demand for original content and undermining publishers’ ability to compete with its artificial intelligence-generated overviews, a US educational technology company ...

Power cuts due to surging demand, a looming water shortage, the Takata airbags farrago, malfunctioning electrical appliances turning deadly – and all this seemingly coming together to form the ‘perfect storm’. ...

Russian oligarch Dmitry Mazepin’s appearance at Formula One’s pre-season testing in Bahrain caused a stir and triggered questions about his presence in the paddock. Mazepin’s son Nikita ...

The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was becoming contentious on Friday when Vice President JD Vance, sitting on a couch across from Trump ...

By Ifigenia Theodoridou Residents of the Menoyia community and surrounding areas staged a protest on Saturday against the planned construction of the Limnes migrant reception centre. “We are seeking information ...

Thousands stood in silence for 15 minutes in the southern city of Nis on Saturday to commemorate those killed in a railway station disaster, in a student-led protest that has grown ...

Limassol and Larnaca Mayors, Yiannis Armeftis and Andreas Vyras respectively, have expressed their satisfaction that their cities have been shortlisted for the title of European Capital of Culture 2030 and have ...

Premier League Crystal Palace beat second-tier Millwall 3-1 to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday but the win was marred by an injury to in-form forward Jean-Philippe Mateta. The 27...

By Ifigenia Theodoridou Cyprus slipped three places in its score for the Democracy Index 2024, ranking 40th out of 167 countries. The index, developed by Economist Intelligence, listed Cyprus as a flawed ...

 Donald Trump accepted an invitation from King Charles on Thursday to visit Britain, making the U.S. president the first elected political leader in modern times to be hosted for ...

Russia reacted with glee to the bitter clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the White House, saying the Ukrainian leader got what he deserved. The acrimonious shouting match ...

A new legislative proposal seeks to exclude casino transactions from the recently enacted €10,000 cash transaction cap on goods and services purchases. The bill was submitted to the House this week ...

Hamas said on Saturday that it rejected Israel’s “formulation” of extending the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, on the day the first stage of the deal was ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has issued a warning about counterfeit $100 US banknotes circulating in the market. In its statement, the central bank urged both the public and businesses ...

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for just over two weeks fighting double pneumonia, had a peaceful night and was resting on Saturday after a health setback the day ...

By Philippa Tracy Are cinema-going audiences in terminal decline? There has been lots of evidence to suggest that they are. However, I am happy to report that last weekend I ...