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Retail trade volume in Cyprus rose strongly in July 2025, Eurostat data showed on Thursday, outperforming the broader euro area and European Union. In the euro area, the seasonally adjusted retail ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Cyprus increased by 0.39 points in August 2025, reaching 117.04 units compared with 116.65 units in July 2025, according to a report from the state statistical service. Despite this ...

Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort was honoured to host an exclusive high-level dinner on September 3, 2025, co-organised by the American University of Beirut – Mediterraneo and the Municipality of Paphos. The ...

Greek retailer Jumbo posted an 8 per cent year-on-year increase in sales for the January–August 2025 period, as August maintained the group’s upward across all markets despite inflationary pressures, higher ...

Cyprus is on track to surpass last year’s record tourism revenues and arrivals, after posting the strongest growth among its Euro-Mediterranean peers in the first half of 2025. The statistical ...

The Swedish government plans to halve value-added tax (VAT) on food to 6% in its 2026 budget bill to help boost households and the wider economy, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told a ...

BidX1 is back with another property auction, set for Thursday, September 25, 2025 presenting buyers with a wide range of properties across Cyprus. The newly-launched catalogue includes the usual mix of residential, ...

Murat Metin Hakki, the lawyer of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north, was released on bail on Thursday after having been arrested himself on Wednesday. He ...

French female boxers have been barred from competing in the inaugural World Boxing Championships in Liverpool after failing to meet a deadline for a genetic sex test that the French ...

School bus services will begin on Friday, the transport ministry announced. It added that during the first few weeks of the buses’ operation, the routes may change as new children ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Thursday announced that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), its last remaining legacy shareholder, has sold its entire stake in the lender. The ...

Lidl Cyprus is launching an initiative to lighten the burden on consumers and increase everyday enjoyment. From September 4 to October 1, 2025, the company will reduce prices on all popular, freshly baked ...

Nicosia is pressing ahead with two major projects, the future of the old state fair grounds and the Sopaz redevelopment. According to a report from Philenews, the municipality is treating ...

Porsche is introducing wireless inductive charging (Porsche Wireless Charging) for electric vehicles, inspired by the convenience of charging smartphones. Porsche will be the first car manufacturer to bring this technology ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday promised “further policies” to aid displaced persons and their descendants at a meeting with mukhtars-in-exile. “We will look at the issues which concern you and ...

By Vasilios Silivistris Talking therapies empower individuals to speak openly and confidently to a trained professional about problems and issues that are causing them concern. These therapies are proven to ...

The anti-corruption authority on Thursday corroborated attorney-general George Savvides’ position that he never received three “corruption cases” from it regarding alleged irregularities at the Vasiliko natural gas (LNG) import terminal. “...

Vladimiros Tziortzis achieved a significant points gain in the fourth round of Euronascar Pro 2025, which took place on August 30 and 31, at the Autodrom Most track, in front of 43,212 fans, a ...

The Cypriot government has approved an additional €12 million for an affordable housing project in Strovolos, the Interior Ministry said this week. The scheme, to be carried out by the Cyprus ...

Portuguese authorities were investigating on Thursday what caused a funicular railway popular with tourists to derail and hurtle down a hill, killing at least 16 people and injuring 21 when it crashed ...

Cyprus’ holding of the Council of the European Union’s presidency in the first half of next year will be “of crucial importance” for efforts to achieve unanimity among the ...

Demetra Holdings Plc on Thursday announced that it proceeded with the repurchase of 3,000 of its own shares through the Cyprus Investment and Securities Corporation Ltd. The company stated that the ...

A 43-year-old man was arrested in connection with a string of thefts from hotel rooms in the Famagusta district, the police said on Thursday. The man was arrested on Wednesday, ...

The north’s ‘health ministry’ issued an official denial that there had been a chlorine gas leak at the Teknecik power station in Kyrenia after four people had been hospitalised ...