Archive 2025

By Charles Ellinas The US Energy Information Administration has just published new forecasts for oil production, consumption and prices to the end of 2026 as shown in Figures 1 and 2 below.  Clearly, ...

The Trump administration’s Interior Department said it had officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and the Alaskan peak Denali to Mount ...

After two years of progress on inflation and surprisingly persistent economic growth, the Federal Reserve next week meets with one eye on new Trump administration policies and another on a ...

British pay growth in the private sector picked up in the three months to November but a plunge in payrolls added to signs of a softer labour market, according to ...

Shares of Netflix (NFLX.O) soared 13 per cent to an all-time high on January 22 after the streaming giant’s big bet on sports helped add a record 18.9 million subscribers in ...

Oracle’s (ORCL.N) shares jumped nearly 9 per cent before the bell on January 22 after US President Donald Trump said the company would make a large investment in artificial intelligence ...

Home sales in Turkey climbed 20.6 per cent in 2024 compared to a year ago, even as sales to foreigners tumbled 32.1 per cent, Turkish Statistical Institute data showed this week. Russians again ...

The highway connecting Paphos and Polis Chrysochous will be complete by either 2030 or 2032, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Friday. Speaking during a visit to Polis Chrysochous with the town’...

A few weeks before the ‘pay as you throw’ scheme was scheduled to come in to force, Akel issued a statement arguing that its introduction should be put on hold ...

Pete Hegseth narrowly secured enough votes on Friday to become the next U.S. defense secretary, a major victory for President Donald Trump after fierce opposition from Democrats and even ...

The Mayor of Paphos, Phedon Phedonos, welcomed the French Ambassador to Cyprus, Clélia Chevrier Kolačko, at the municipal hall today. The ambassador was accompanied by her team, and ...

The Antonis Tsokkos primary school in Ayia Napa is grappling with severe overcrowding, as nearly 200 of its 360 pupils are non-native Greek speakers from 24 countries. This challenge was highlighted during a ...

An Israeli drone strike on a vehicle near the West Bank town of Qabatiya killed two people, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday, the fourth day of a large-scale ...

The Public Service Commission (PSC) on Friday suspended three employees from the forestry department following receipt of a letter from the agriculture minister in connection with possible criminal offences related ...

Larnaca municipality issued a warning on Friday about scammers impersonating the municipality to obtain personal information and money. “Fraud incidents have been reported in which scammers send messages via mobile ...

The Cyprus police association has announced its intention to submit a detailed memorandum to the legal affairs committee of parliament. The document will outline the association’s views and suggestions ...

In Cyprus, over one in three women and one in five children have experienced physical or sexual violence, placing the country above the EU average for gender-based violence. According to ...

A two-day cinematic event with documentaries from Cyprus, Spain and Germany is coming to Limassol next week. The cultural organisation AEI AUDIOVISUAL FORUM, in collaboration with the Department of Multimedia ...

Turkish Cypriot Kythrea and Louroujina mayor Ali Karavezirler on Friday said the village of Louroujina is ready to “complete the 380-metre distance” between itself and the adjacent Greek Cypriot village ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou met with Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi on Friday to discuss bilateral cooperation on gas transmission projects. The primary focus of the ...

Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday announced the names of four Israeli women soldiers to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in the second swap under the ceasefire deal ...

Renowned French Riviera-inspired restaurant group, La Petite Maison (LPM), and iconic Italian fragrance house, Acqua di Parma, have brought together the heart and soul of the Mediterranean with a special ...

The Cyprus Association of Liver Patients “Promitheas” launched a new information campaign on Friday, focusing on the risks and prevention of fatty liver disease. According to the association, approximately 25 per ...

The preparations for Cyprus to assume the European Union Council presidency in 2026 were the focus of the second model European parliament conference, held on Friday at the Pancyprian gymnasium in ...