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31. Leading Minds in Technology and Innovation to Speak at Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2025

The Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2025 returns on October 9, under the central theme ''Beyond AI'', exploring how individuals, businesses, and societies can stay competitive in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence....

32. Cyprus Marks 65 Years of Independence

Cyprus is marking its 65th Independence Day today with the annual military parade in Nicosia, a celebration that carries both pride and a reminder of the island’s complicated road to freedom....

33. Advertising in 2025: AI Won’t Buy Your Product. People Will.

''Agents can do great research, but they don’t shop,'' says Arriana Yiallourides, Business Development Director at VML North America. ...

34. EU wants €67 million back from Cyprus gas project, sparking political fight

A multibillion-euro project meant to bring natural gas to Cyprus has been thrown into turmoil, after the European Commission demanded the return of €67 million in funding over alleged irregularities in how the contract was awarded. ...

35. President urges Turkey to end occupation and promises island reunification at UN General Assembly

President Nicos Christodoulides called on Turkey on Wednesday to take “responsible” steps toward ending its occupation of northern Cyprus and achieving reunification, speaking to the 80th United Nations General Assembly....

36. Politics blog: The Prince, Odysseus, and aDIKO

We installed air conditioning, only to realize the obvious: it won’t work until the schools’ electricity infrastructure can handle the extra load. In other words, we put the cart before the horse but still blame the poor horse and even whip it....

37. Chaos before dawn: Cars stolen, fires, and rogue hunters hit our ''sleepy island''

Before most Cypriots had even started their day, the island was already in chaos. In Larnaca, two teenagers, just 17 and 18, were arrested after stealing a rental car containing €8,000 and a computer. ...

38. Hot classrooms, hot tempers as Cyprus education faces twin crises

Just two weeks into the new school year, Cyprus’ Ministry of Education is facing fire on two fronts, from teachers resisting a new evaluation plan and from students angry over sweltering classrooms with no working air conditioners....

39. Jordi van den Bussche at the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2025

40. Drama in Nicosia as man arrested with shotgun

Police in Nicosia rushed to a tense scene Thursday afternoon after reports of a man armed with a shotgun inside a building and threatening another person....

41. Party says no, Presidency says yes as Christofidou takes over data protection office

The Council of Ministers announced Wednesday that Maria Manolis Christofidou, provincial secretary of GODISY, will take over as Cyprus’ Commissioner for Personal Data Protection....

42. Graham Fink at the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2025

The Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit, the country’s flagship conference on technology, innovation, and society, returns on October 9, 2025, at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre. One of this year’s speakers is Graham Fink, a globally renowned creative visionary, who will explore ‘AI’s Role in Creativity.’...

43. Can Cyprus become Europe’s fire shield?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed setting up a new European firefighting hub in Cyprus, a first-of-its-kind plan that could boost fire protection in the region, but so far, it’s long on promise and short on details....

44. Fire breaks out at University of Cyprus

A fire erupted on the roof of a University of Cyprus building in Aglantzia on Friday, prompting the evacuation of classrooms....

45. Gary Rafalovsky to Speak at Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2025

Gary Rafalovsky, co-founder of Swarmly, will take the stage at the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2025 as a keynote speaker, addressing the topic ''The Rise of the Drones. Cyprus as a Manufacturing Leader!''...

46. The 6th Cyprus Cocktail Festival Shakes Up Nicosia!

N-ice Pure Ice Cubes proudly presents Cyprus’s premier cocktail event, returning for its sixth consecutive year! The festival takes over the area outside Nicosia’s Municipal Theatre on Thursday, October 9, promising an evening full of flavor, music, and creativity....

47. Three students arrested after tip leads police to dangerous items in vehicles

Three 18-year-old students were arrested Monday morning after police found weapons and fireworks in their vehicles, authorities said....

48. Eleni Charitonos to speak at Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2025

Eleni Charitonos will take the stage as a keynote speaker at the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2025, presenting on the theme ''Following Your Dreams.'' Charitonos is an integrated operations engineer at Rocket Lab, overseeing rocket launches from New Zealand....

49. Greece to Cyprus: Make up your mind on energy link

Greece is pressing Cyprus to make up its mind about a major electricity project linking the island to Greece and Israel, after Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos publicly questioned whether the multibillion-euro plan is financially viable....

50. Vangelis Liakos at the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit

Vangelis Liakos will take the stage at the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2025 as a keynote speaker, presenting on ''Branding and Creativity: How Beetroot Took Over the World.''...

51. 44-year-old reports being shot with a hunting rifle

A 44-year-old filed a serious complaint with the police on Sunday afternoon....

52. Firefighters rescue driver after vehicle plunges into 10-meter deep ravine

A driver was rescued from a ravine approximately 10 meters deep on the Nicosia–Palaichori road after their vehicle veered off course, authorities said....

53. U.S. fire experts begin on-site investigation Into Limassol Blaze

A team of elite American fire investigators has begun work at the site where last month’s devastating Limassol mountain blaze first erupted, aiming to determine what sparked the disaster and how it spread....

54. Top U.S. fire experts land in Cyprus to probe Limassol blaze

A team of elite U.S. fire investigators arrived in Cyprus Wednesday to begin an in-depth look into the recent wildfires that ravaged the mountains of Limassol....

55. Cyprus is a magnet for foreign companies as registrations surge

Foreign companies are flocking to Cyprus at a growing pace, with business registrations up by 30% in just six weeks, a sign that the island is solidifying its position as a prime investment hub in the region....

56. Fire in Latsia home caused by forgotten candle in children’s bedroom

A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in a residence in Latsia, reportedly caused by a forgotten candle left burning in a children’s bedroom....

57. Luxury properties for sale by AstroBank

Luxury homes and other exclusive properties have been listed for sale by AstroBank in Nicosia, Paphos and Larnaca....

58. A farewell from the fault line

On a scorching Tuesday morning, I drove through a place I had never been before…not really. The UN buffer zone between the Republic and the Turkish-occupied north is often spoken about, reported on, even filmed. But driving through it? That’s something else entirely....

59. Larnaca businessman survives bike-path shooting, gunman still on the run

A 47-year-old well-known businessman from Larnaca narrowly escaped an apparent assassination attempt on Wednesday, after a gunman opened fire on him while he was cycling along a remote stretch of road in Aradippou....

60. Scorching 44°C heat grips Cyprus and red alert for fire risk

Cyprus is sweltering under extreme heat once again today, with temperatures expected to climb as high as 44 degrees Celsius inland, according to the latest orange warning issued by the Meteorological Service. The warning remains in effect until 5:00 p.m. Friday....