Souzana Psara

Cyprus’ inflation rate eased to 2.9 per cent in July 2026, down from 3.1 per cent in June, as lower fuel prices and a sharp fall in clothing and footwear brought the consumer ...

Google parent Alphabet has overhauled the leadership of its artificial intelligence operations, moving Nobel laureate Demis Hassabis from the day-to-day running of Google DeepMind into a newly created group-wide science ...

Cyprus has found its way onto National Geographic’s reading list, and this time the essential holiday packing begins with a novel. A seven-night escape to Larnaca inspired by Elif ...

Enterprise technology service provider Kyndryl on Wednesday announced the expansion of its distributed cloud capabilities, using Microsoft’s AI-powered adaptive cloud approach. Designed to help customers innovate, modernise and simplify ...

Cyprus and India should build a structured roadmap for cooperation in startups, research and technology, turning growing bilateral interest into measurable partnerships, Indian High Commissioner Manish Manish said.  In a ...

Cyprus hotel bookings have returned to a more normal pace, but August remains around 10 per cent behind, with operators relying on last-minute demand and discounts to support occupancy, the heads ...

Only 141 of the 728 hotels operating across Cyprus currently hold an operating licence, Paphos hoteliers association president Evripides Loizides said, warning that the problem requires immediate state intervention. Speaking to the ...

Eight leading maritime associations, including the International Chamber of Shipping headed by Cypriot secretary-general Thomas Kazakos, have urged the United Nations and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to prevent the ...

Cyprus’ registered unemployed rose by 5.8 per cent in July, with the increase driven mainly by administrative and support services, accommodation and food services, public administration and education, according to a ...

Cyprus’ Industrial Turnover Index rose by 3.5 per cent in May 2026, reaching 148 units, according to figures released on Wednesday by the statistical service (Cystat).  For the first five months of the ...

A last-minute rush by distressed borrowers has pushed applications to Cyprus’ mortgage-to-rent scheme beyond 4,200, prompting the government to extend the deadline for another two months.  The state-owned asset management company ...

A widening series of attacks on merchant vessels across the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea is squeezing energy exports and raising the cost of moving ...

Cyprus’ Nissi Beach has been ranked the second best beach in Europe for 2026, offering another boost to the island’s tourism appeal as officials say the sector has returned to ...

Cyprus has found its way onto National Geographic’s reading list, and this time the essential holiday packing begins with a novel.  A seven-night escape to Larnaca inspired by Elif ...

Cyprus may have built one of Europe’s largest shipping centres, but its next competitive test will be decided by the number of young people willing to build a life ...

Global air passenger demand fell 1.7 per cent in June compared with a year earlier, as weaker domestic travel in China, the US and Japan combined with continued disruption across the ...

Cyprus’s appetite for low-cost online shopping has produced an unexpectedly large return for the state, with the new €3 customs duty generating almost €2 million in July alone.  During the first ...

Demetra Holdings Plc bought another 4,130 of its own shares this week, spending €6,091.75 as it continued the share buyback programme launched last month.  The shares were acquired at €1.475 each through the ...

Neapolis University Paphos will lead a three-year European research partnership with University College London (UCL), the University of Barcelona and Greece’s KMOP, after securing Horizon Europe funding in a ...

Limassol and Paphos drive over 70 per cent of Cyprus property market expansion Cyprus’ property market remained firmly on an upward path in July, with sale contracts passing 2,000 in a single ...

Cypriot shipping executive Thomas Kazakos has taken the International Chamber of Shipping’s (ICS) campaign for a toll-free Strait of Hormuz to Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, as the industry steps ...

Temu has denied receiving foreign subsidies that gave it an unfair advantage in Europe, pushing back after the European Commission accused the online retailer of failing to cooperate fully during ...

More products became cheaper than more expensive on the e-kalathi price tracking platform during the second half of July, although wide price differences between supermarkets continued to raise questions over ...

Cypriot shipping executive Thomas Kazakos has taken the International Chamber of Shipping’s (ICS) campaign for a toll-free Strait of Hormuz to Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, as the industry steps ...