Archive 2025

Hamas released three Israeli hostages and Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the first day of a ceasefire suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and inflamed ...

Monday will be mainly clear with temperatures rising to 20C inland and on the coast, and 12C in the higher mountains. Winds will initially be variable, light to moderate, up ...

TikTok began restoring its services after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app’s access in the US when he returns to power on Monday. “Frankly, we have ...

JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) has posted record annual profit as its dealmakers and traders reaped a windfall from rebounding markets in the fourth quarter. The banking giant was buoyed by ...

While “U.S. exceptionalism” has undoubtedly helped drive Wall Street’s record-busting returns in recent years, it should not be confused with isolationism. The fourth-quarter U.S. earnings season that ...

BlackRock’s (BLK.N) assets hit a record high $11.6 trillion in the fourth quarter of last year as the world’s largest money manager posted a 21 per cent profit jump, ...

British house prices rose at their fastest annual pace in almost two years in November, adding to signs of resilience in the property market despite high borrowing costs, according to ...

Chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) has announced that it will separate its venture capital and investment arm, Intel Capital, into a standalone company, to focus on enhancing efficiency across the ...

Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate fell slightly to 1.9 per cent in December from 2 per cent in November, according to government data. Inflation in Saudi Arabia has hovered between 1.5 per ...

Everton’s blistering first-half display secured a 3-2 win over a woeful Tottenham Hotspur side as David Moyes earned his first win since returning for a second spell as manager ...

A crew member of a merchant ship sailing 12 nautical miles south of Cyprus has been delivered to Limassol General Hospital, according to a statement from the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (...

Forty-five people were arrested on Sunday for residing illegally in the territory of the Republic, police said.  In a statement, the police said that members of the Aliens and Immigration ...

Police arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with an ongoing burglary case in Paphos, it emerged on Sunday.   The Paphos district court later in the day ordered his remand for ...

According to the ministry of energy the government is close to approving Chevron’s development plan (FDP) for the Aphrodite gas-field, centered around exports to Egypt using a subsea pipeline, ...

Police arrested three people at the Ledras Street crossing point in Nicosia on Sunday, who took part in a protest in support of migrants.  The protest was held under the ...

Cyprus issued a Navtex on Sunday in relation to the start of drilling at the ‘Electra’ field, in bloc 5 of the Cypriot exclusive economic zone (EEZ). According to the Joint ...

Conservation works at the Church of Panagia (Virgin Mary) in the village of Lysi in the north will start soon by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage (TCCH), Greek Cypriot ...

A flood of claims of illegal activities at Faros beach in Pervolia prompted the recently appointed regional mayor to say in December that these activities have turned the area into ...

Cyprus and Qatari officials discussed ways to enhanced bilateral cooperation, and talked about regional developments, a post on “X” by Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Constantinos Kombos said on Sunday. ...

A Larnaca primary school was vandalised over the weekend, police said on Sunday, as they searched for the culprits.  According to police, three windows at the Prodromou primary school were ...

Drivers across Cyprus are in a rush to pay their overdue traffic fines following a stern warning from the police. Legal proceedings are set to begin on March 31 for those ...

Limassol district court remanded three young men for eight days following suspicions they robbed a delivery driver last week, the city’s police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou said on Sunday.  Police ...

A different kind of event is coming up in Paphos this month, one that brings together book enthusiasts and entrepreneurs. Author Alice Moustier will host a special presentation of the ...

By Savvakis C Savvides The recent debacle leading to the rush decision on how to proceed with the Larnaca marina project proves, yet again, that we never learn from our ...