Archive 2024

Hellenic Bank on Wednesday reported a profit after tax of €284 million for the first nine months of 2024, marking a 28 per cent increase from the same period last year. “During the ...

Cyprus Public Transport on Wednesday night announced its intention to cancel school buses on some routes in Larnaca and Nicosia because buses are being continuously vandalised. The company said it ...

Donald Trump completed the unlikeliest comeback on Tuesday, winning the US presidential elections much more easily than he had done in 2016. His choice for vice president, Senator JD Vance said “...

Inter Milan’s Hakan Calhanoglu maintained his incredible penalty record as his spot-kick secured a gritty 1-0 victory for the Italians over Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday. Neither ...

Trade union Peo criticised the government on Thursday for not engaging in structured dialogue before announcing the latest set of measures aimed at addressing the country’s demographic challenges and ...

Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis continued his meetings in London on Tuesday, as part of the World Travel Market (WTM), the major annual international tourism exhibition, where he reported positive ...

After 20 years of failed efforts to privatise Larnaca port, the project should be entrusted to the port authority, Peo union charged on Wednesday. It organised an event dubbed ‘Larnaca port, ...

Costas Kadis, Cyprus’ commissioner-designate, sailed through Wednesday’s confirmation hearing at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee (PECH) in the European Parliament in Brussels and secured its backing for the job, ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou called for restraint from both employees and trade union representatives on Wednesday as workers in the concrete industry began an indefinite strike. The strike was prompted ...

There is no rest for the island’s musicians and this season is certainly a busy one for them. All the more to enjoy! Music nights in Paphos villages are ...

The National Observatory of Cyprus, known as the Troodos observatory, has won the Civic Building of the Year award at the World Architecture Festival 2024 in Singapore. The observatory, designed by ...

Ukraine appealed to Donald Trump’s image as a tough leader on Wednesday in the hope of persuading the returning U.S. president not to abandon its cause in pursuit ...

Perks that former presidents receive – including a limousine and a €3,000 monthly secretary stipend – will be for life and cannot be scrapped even if the law changes, the House ethics committee ...

Undersea surveys are progressing on the Cyprus-Greece Interconnector project, according to the chairman and CEO of the Greek Independent Power Transmission Operator (Admie) Manos Manousakis. Speaking at the Athens Investment ...

The Bank of Cyprus has called on all its customers to be aware of fraudsters who claim to represent the bank. These people promote false investment opportunities that appear authentic ...

British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday she would make “strong representations” over the importance of free trade to the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump who has proposed ...

The tech and startup community in Cyprus is invited to join the next #PanisMeetups event, set to take place on Friday, November 8, 2024, from 19:00 to 22:00 at the CYENS Centre of Excellence ...

Discussions at the House education committee over foreign universities in Cyprus have been postponed for due to amendments submitted by opposition Akel. Wednesday’s session was carried out behind closed ...

Sklavenitis Cyprus has finalised its acquisition of Papantoniou Supermarkets, following approval from the Commission for the Protection of Competition. The deal solidifies Sklavenitis’ position as a major supermarket chain on ...

The European Union must be united and coordinate closely in view of Donald Trump’s coming return to the White House, the leaders of the bloc’s two main powers, ...

Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition party UBP ‘MP’ Yasemin Ozturk broke ranks with the coalition’s stance on last month’s ‘parliament speaker’ election, declaring that the three votes which the ‘...

The formal inauguration of Phase A of the Nicosia ring road – due to ease massive traffic congestion – was marked on Wednesday, in a ceremony attended by officials from Cyprus, Greece ...

Palestinians, locked in war with Israel for more than a year, expressed fear at Donald Trump’s return to the White House, while the leaders of the militant group Hamas ...

Bank of Cyprus (BoC) has won two golds at the Cyprus HR Awards 2023, organised by Boussias, in the “Best Change Management Strategy / Initiative” and “Best Partnership with Educational Institutions” categories. ...