Bank of Cyprus reports second-quarter post-tax profits
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – The Bank of Cyprus has reported second-quarter post-tax profits of €118 million, unchanged from the previous three months. For the first half of 2025, net profit totaled…
Iran shuts down as heatwave bites
Iranian authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of banks and government offices for the day as the country battles extreme heat and prolonged drought. It marks the second time this…
U.S. Wildfire Experts to Assist Cyprus in Limassol Blaze Review
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – A 10-member team of wildfire experts from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is scheduled to arrive in Cyprus to assist in reviewing…
Cyprus Court Sentences Driver to 10 Months for Deadly Limassol Collision
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – A 69-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 months in prison after being convicted of causing a fatal road collision in Limassol. Authorities said the crash occurred…
Cyprus and Greece remain at odds over the Great Sea Interconnector, reports suggest
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Cyprus and Greece remain at odds over the Great Sea Interconnector, a proposed underwater electricity cable connecting the two countries, media reports suggest. The debate centers on…
Cyprus Posts €557.6 Million Government Surplus in First Half of 2025
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Cyprus recorded a general government surplus of €557.6 million, or 1.6% of GDP, in the first half of 2025, according to preliminary fiscal results released by the…
Cyprus Parliament Holds Emergency Session on Wildfire Response, Pension Debate
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Lawmakers gathered Tuesday for an emergency session tackling the fallout from recent wildfires and the growing controversy over multiple state pensions for officials. In a joint meeting,…
Cyprus: Unattended Candle Sparks Bedroom Fire; Two Hospitalized for Smoke Inhalation
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – The Fire Service responded to 26 incidents in the past 24 hours, including 12 fires and 15 special service calls. One of the most serious events occurred…
‘The great mass of waters killed many thousands’: how earthquakes and tsunamis shook ancient Greece and Rome
Konstantine Panegyres, The University of Western Australia The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a little poem to an earthquake. He asked the quake…
World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990
Professor Andrew Sinclair, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute World Athletics president Sebastian Coe recently announced a new rule for women athletes, requiring mandatory genetic tests to verify their biological sex. This…