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07 July, 2025
 

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Britain and Russia brace for showdown

Britain and Russia brace for showdown

England may also cut back participation in the World Cup which Russia is hosting in June - July...

Company registrations in Cyprus up 25%

Company registrations in Cyprus up 25%

Applications for company name approval in the first two months of 2018 rose by 26%...

Moody's sees robust economic recovery helping Cypriot banks

Moody's sees robust economic recovery helping Cypriot banks

It expects that banks will continue to make progress on restructuring troubled loans and selling real-estate collateral...

Physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76

Physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76

The power of his intellect contrasted cruelly with the weakness of his body...

Max’s killer gets three months

Max’s killer gets three months

The Supreme Court hands down a three-month prison sentence to a man who stabbed a German Shepherd to death, overruling an earlier suspended sentence that was seen by the public as too lenient...

Visit of US diplomat is seen as 'important'

Visit of US diplomat is seen as 'important'

The Spokesman said that Cyprus’ energy programme continues as normal ...

Akinci's dithering is harming peace efforts

Akinci's dithering is harming peace efforts

The Greek Cypriot side believes that Akinci’s dithering is not unrelated to the EU-Turkey summit in Varna later this month...

Givenchy, tower of French fashion and tailor to the stars, dies at 91

Givenchy, tower of French fashion and tailor to the stars, dies at 91

Givenchy branched out into menswear soon after opening his fashion house...

Norway underlines faith in London with unlisted property bets

Norway underlines faith in London with unlisted property bets

The Norwegian fund is one of the biggest foreign investors in Britain...

Turkish Cypriots vow to launch gas search unless Nicosia pulls back

Turkish Cypriots vow to launch gas search unless Nicosia pulls back

Greek Cypriots have repeatedly said a peace deal would allow both communities to benefit from any offshore resources...

Putin faces midnight deadline to explain nerve attack on former spy

Putin faces midnight deadline to explain nerve attack on former spy

The European Union also said it would stand by Britain, which is due to leave the bloc in just over a year’s time...

Calling on the diaspora

Calling on the diaspora

Greek society has simply been in the pressure cooker for too long...

ExxonMobil ship to set anchor off Limassol

ExxonMobil ship to set anchor off Limassol

Cyprus energy minister says ExxonMobil is sending two ships, one arriving Tuesday night, to locate targets for October drilling in Cypriot EEZ...

Officials deny Turkish Cypriot claims of foot dragging over new crossings

Officials deny Turkish Cypriot claims of foot dragging over new crossings

There were high hopes of a Dherynia crossing but politics has got in the way...

Carragher suspended by Sky after spitting at girl

Carragher suspended by Sky after spitting at girl

Carragher has apologised for the incident, which took place after Liverpool lost 2-1 to Manchester United on Saturday...

Boozy Brits no longer welcome in Ayia Napa

Boozy Brits no longer welcome in Ayia Napa

The mayor of Ayia Napa, like his counterparts in resorts such as Magaluf, Ibiza and Hvar, has called time on the “low quality youth” market...

Historic opera staged at Pyramids

Historic opera staged at Pyramids

Nearly 2,800 people attended the historic performance of Aida...

Saudi women get behind the wheel

Saudi women get behind the wheel

Saudi King Salman is ending a conservative tradition banning female drivers, a change coming June 2018 seen as a step towards personal freedom for women in the kingdom. ...

Seven Cypriots named in Forbes' Billionaire list

Seven Cypriots named in Forbes' Billionaire list

Foreign businessmen are among the Cypriots listed on Forbes’ Billionaire list in 2018, with all seven of them totalling €17.6 billion in combined net worth despite none of them residing on the island. ...

Paphos holds title for selling land to most foreigners

Paphos holds title for selling land to most foreigners

The booming city of Paphos has managed to defend its title for being at the top of real estate sales to foreign buyers, surpassing Limassol which is a very popular investment destination particularly for Russians. But there is some criticism over some of the tools being used to attract buyers, namely the cash-for-passport scheme....

UK wants Cyprus gas exploration to go ahead

UK wants Cyprus gas exploration to go ahead

Britain says Cyprus’ hydrocarbons should be developed for the benefit of all Cypriots ...

For Putin’s Russia, a poisoned spy sends a political message

For Putin’s Russia, a poisoned spy sends a political message

Any state body using a nerve agent so blatantly is clearly disregarding the traditional rules of international order...

Unemployment drops to 10.1% in Q4 2017

Unemployment drops to 10.1% in Q4 2017

Υouth unemployment for those aged 15 to 24 was 22.9% of the workforce...

Tougher penalties for bad drivers

Tougher penalties for bad drivers

The Minister also seeks to confiscate vehicles from those considered reckless or dangerous drivers...

Russia says London spreading propaganda over spy poisoning

Russia says London spreading propaganda over spy poisoning

Lavrov said Russian officials had not received a single fact or piece of concrete evidence about what happened to Skripal and his daughter...

Nicosia forum to discuss East Med nat gas opportunities

Nicosia forum to discuss East Med nat gas opportunities

The conference brings together top executives, government officials, and regional experts...

Neo-Nazi suspects spill the beans about attacks

Neo-Nazi suspects spill the beans about attacks

The group’s usual method of intimidation was splashing gasoline around the premises of the target...

Cyprus University of Technology awarded UNESCO Digital Heritage Chair

Cyprus University of Technology awarded UNESCO Digital Heritage Chair

The UNESCO Chair has been awarded to CUT “in recognition of its important work on an international level in research...

Trump and North Korea's Kim plan first-ever meeting

Trump and North Korea's Kim plan first-ever meeting

Trump had previously said he was willing to meet Kim under the right circumstances but had indicated the time was not right...

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