Archive 2025

Turkish Cypriots must be included in decisions concerning the island, and their views and interests must be communicated internationally, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Friday. “I have made ...

A 28-year-old man is in a critical condition after his motorcycle collided with a heavy duty truck in Larnaca early on Friday. The crash occurred just after 7am near the ...

I could bet that whatever’s been stressing you out lately is not a sassy interdimensional triangle. But maybe it should be, just for a little while. Allow me to ...

Cyprus intensified preparations for its EU Council Presidency in 2026 as Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou wrapped up meetings in Stockholm this week, focusing on housing policy and civil protection. Ioannou held ...

A yellow weather warning was issued on Friday as storm Adel moves toward Cyprus, bringing isolated hailstorms along the northern and eastern coasts, as well as fog and cloudy conditions. ...

Cyprus recorded slightly higher-than-average levels of online shopping in 2024, according to Eurostat data published on Friday, with more than six in ten people aged 16–74 ordering goods or services over the ...

The Cypriot environmental consultancy, Isotech, hosted the second pilot test of the autonomous robotic system SeaClear2.0 on Thursday. According to a press release issued on Friday, the machine flexed its ...

Britain said on Friday that talks to join the European Union’s defence fund SAFE had broken down, in a major setback to a much-vaunted post-Brexit reset of relations aimed ...

Hong Kong authorities on Friday said rescue operations following a blaze that ripped through a high-rise apartment complex had concluded, with the death toll in the city’s worst fire ...

The Index of Industrial Output Prices in Cyprus for October 2025 stood at 122.7 units, using 2021 as the base year set at 100 units, according to the Statistical Service (Cystat). The index remained ...

The Louvre in Paris is raising ticket prices by 45% for most non-European Union tourists to help finance renovations of the museum, whose deteriorating state was laid bare by the theft ...

The road transport department announced on Friday the recall of an additional seven Vauxhall vehicles due to defective Takata driver airbags. Owners of the affected vehicles are being instructed to ...

Ask Ukrainians who the country’s most powerful figure is after the president and many will say Andriy Yermak, his chief of staff and a key negotiator during four years ...

Cyprus’ betting market continued to expand in the second quarter of 2025, with total gross revenue from Class A and Class B operators rising by 4 per cent year-on-year to €298.1 million, the ...

Valentina Rzheutskaya, Executive Director of the Limassol-headquartered fintech Capital.com, set out a clear call for ethical, people-centred artificial intelligence during her keynote address at The Economist’s 21st Annual ...

Cyprus approved a legal amendment this week to cut VAT on the construction and renovation of buildings used for exempt educational services, reducing the rate to 5 per cent from 19 per ...

Across Europe, the conversation around substance use, mental health, and residential addiction treatment is changing rapidly. Rising levels of alcohol misuse, growing dependence on prescription medications, and the aftermath of ...

Total deposits and loans recorded notable increases in October 2025, according to deposit and loan statistics released on Thursday by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). The figures reflect the monthly ...

For the 4th consecutive year, the company supported the institution, promoting conscious nutrition and highlighting that culture and quality of life go hand in hand. Investing consistently in culture, society, ...

Roasted Aubergine and Sweet Potato Curry For the roast vegetables1 large aubergine, cut into 2cm cubes2 sweet potatoes, scrubbed, peeled and cut into 2cm cubes3-4 tbsp olive oil for ...

Last Friday we teased the idea of hurricanes hitting the island. Or hailstones the size of halloumi… And boom: Limassol turns white with hail, and Avgorou gets a tornado! Now, ...

Cyprus’ decade-long economic rebound risks being overshadowed by a deepening housing crisis that is fast becoming a social issue with “increasingly larger dimensions”, the Cyprus Borrowers Association (Syprodat)  said in ...

Recently circulated allegations of the inappropriate handling of a case by deputy attorney general Savvas Angelides due its connection to his former law firm were “an attempt to create a ...

An “unprecedented increase” in photovoltaic system applications, driven largely by the government’s Photovoltaics for All plan, has caused delays in their installation, the electricity authority (EAC) announced on Friday. “...