Archive 2023

Bank of Cyprus (BoC) has become an official signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking – a single framework for a sustainable banking industry developed through a collaboration between banks ...

England’s Lionesses thrashed Scotland 6-0 on Tuesday but it was not enough to keep alive Team GB’s dreams of a Paris Olympic berth after late drama saw the ...

The government is to create electronic health files for all citizens as part of its creation of a “National electronic health bank”, it emerged on Wednesday. The move was announced ...

President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he may have skipped mounting a 2024 re-election bid if he were not facing Donald Trump because the Republican poses a unique threat to the ...

National flag carrier Cyprus Airways on Wednesday announced the launch of direct flights between Larnaca and Brussels International Airport, in what is being described as a significant move to boost ...

Declan Rice’s header deep in stoppage time sealed an enthralling 4-3 victory for Arsenal at lowly Luton Town to send them five points clear at the top of the ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy canceled plans to appeal directly to U.S. lawmakers for new aid on Tuesday, as a partisan battle over immigration policy threatened to derail President Joe ...

The sale of alcohol to minors or the consumption thereof by minors is illegal, Law Commissioner Louiza Zannetou said on Wednesday. Zannetou was speaking during a round table discussion organised ...

Always on the lookout for a new dining experience, I was pleased to see somewhere new on the scene whilst going for a stroll one day through town. There was ...

The government on Wednesday gave its consent for the individual pegged by the UN secretary-general to be his envoy in Cyprus, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said, with the individual’s ...

Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Wednesday that he expected bus companies to inform him about when fire extinguishing equipment for their vehicles will arrive. On Tuesday, he said that a ...

European stocks are set for a bullish start if they follow the Asia-Pacific lead, buoyed by a drop in bond yields on deepening confidence that the major central banks’ tightening ...

Members of the human trafficking police unit in collaboration with the labour ministry’s inspection unit are investigating a 40-year-old farm owner in the Nicosia district accused of illegally employing ...

UK investors pulled money from real estate funds for the second month running in November, but sentiment towards equity and fixed-income funds improved, fund network Calastone said on Wednesday. Investors ...

Amazon’s (AMZN.O) streaming unit Twitch on Tuesday said it will shut down operations in South Korea in February next year, due to high operating costs and network fees. “...

Professor and activist Hubert Faustmann tells people what they don’t want to hear on Israel-Gaza, Russia-Ukraine – and the Cyprus problem. As he tells THEO PANAYIDES, he works best when ...

Swittle, a fintech company, is dedicated to optimising the receivables process, enabling business owners to focus more on what they love: running and expanding their businesses ‘Sustainability in fintech represents ...

Over 70 bilateral meetings between Cypriot and foreign businesses from 15 countries took place within the framework of an international event in Limassol the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve/CCC) announced. Participating ...

The department of urban planning on Wednesday announced a second call for grant applications for the student housing scheme within the walled city of Nicosia. The EU-funded plan is being ...

In today’s episode, the police investigated nearly 500 cases of domestic violence and issued 93 arrests during the months of September and October, statistics released on Tuesday showed. Meanwhile, around 500 of ...

Everybody loves bingo. In Cyprus, it is more commonly known as tombola and an upcoming event will blend the game with an interactive performance in which the audience can take ...

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury has issued new sanctions orders concerning three Cyprus-based entities on Wednesday. The new sanctions include three ...

Step into the dynamic world of cryptocurrency, where a revolutionary token is making waves amidst stalwarts like Celestia (TIA) and EOS. Brace yourself for an exploration into this new market ...

Cyprus is currently working on a legal framework to prevent internet posts aimed at radicalising viewers, Minister of Justice Anna Procopiou said. Procopiou said the law aims to provide for ...