Archive 2026

Card payment company Visa this week announced the launch of the Visa Threat Intelligence Platform (VTIP), a sophisticated solution designed to assist financial institutions in identifying and addressing cyber threats ...

The Bank of England on Tuesday set out plans to relax rules ‌on how much capital banks have to hold against shocks, aiming to align requirements for British banks more ...

Eurobank this week announced the launch of a new programme titled Business Banking Construction Sector, which is designed to provide specialised financial solutions to one of the most vital areas ...

European Parliament members voted on Tuesday to approve extensive changes to air passenger rights, aiming to secure faster compensation and improved transparency for travellers. The new regulations, passed with 646 votes ...

An Easter Villages scheme to attract more visitors to Cyprus’ rural and mountainous communities during the Easter period will be launched in 2027, the deputy tourism ministry said on Tuesday. The ...

Speaking to state television on Monday, Leto Cariolou, the lawyer of Makarios Drousiotis, author of Mafia State, slammed the decision to hand over to the council of ministers and police ...

Novak Djokovic reached an eighth straight Wimbledon semi-final after grinding down Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6(10) 3-6 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(10-4) in an epic battle on Tuesday to set up a ...

American Coco Gauff and Germany’s Alexander Zverev both broke new ground at Wimbledon on Tuesday but Naomi Osaka’s title hopes evaporated on a boiling hot day at the ...

The scheduled European Parliament vote on a report into the sexual violence suffered by Cypriot women during Turkey’s invasion of 1974, which is set to take place on Wednesday, is “...

Defending champion Argentina scored three times after the 78th minute, fueling a ferocious comeback in a 3-2 win over Egypt in their round of 16 World Cup match on Tuesday afternoon ...

Thirty-nine undeclared salaried employees were identified by the labour inspection department in April following checks at 156 locations, the department said on Tuesday. Sixteen fines, totalling to €88,200, were given. The department ...

A middle age woman who got her high school leaving certificate (apolytirio) with top honours decades after she left school was on Tuesday congratulated by Education Minister Athena Michaelidou. Anastasia ...

The welfare services are undergoing a “restructuring” making them more responsive to people’s needs, the government said on Tuesday, but skeptical MPs countered that the proof is in the ...

Greek member of the European Parliament Eleonora Meleti on Tuesday told her fellow MEPs that she had promised that “someone will finally take care of these open wounds” as the ...

The family liaison officer who was assigned to Stylianos Constantinou, the 15-year-old boy who ended his life by suicide in 2019, on Tuesday told the Nicosia district court that “many alarm ...

The music nights sound loud and clear this summer as more and more curated evenings are added to the What’s On agenda. ARK Productions by Downtown Live brings hot ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos will travel to Brussels on Wednesday to participate in meetings of the Eurogroup on July 9 and the ECOFIN Council on July 10, where European Union finance ministers ...

Greek airline Aegean announced this week that credit rating agency ICAP CRIF Ratings has maintained its AA rating for the company. This decision was reached on July 03, 2026, as part of ...

Trade unions at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus have suspended strikes planned for Thursday following a meeting at the presidential palace on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was attended by the ...

Livestock farmers objected on Tuesday on hearing that the government is leaning toward local herds to replenish the animal stock destroyed amid measures taken to contain the spread of foot ...

Hundreds of young swimmers will head to the pool in Larnaca this week for world aquatics day, celebrating the enthusiasm and talent of the next generation of Cypriot athletes. The ...

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday he would lift U.S. sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of Russian defense missiles, and signaled a willingness to sell the NATO ...

Increasing the lowest pensions and reducing the cut in pensions for early retirement were the two main items discussed by Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas with the House of Elders, it ...

Nigel Farage, leader of the populist Reform UK party, said on Tuesday he was standing down as a lawmaker to fight a new local election against “the establishment”, which he ...