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Britain’s payments regulator will be abolished and its remit absorbed by another financial regulator, the government said this week, as it aims to cut red tape in favour of ...

Zara owner Inditex (ITX.MC) this week reported a slower start to its first quarter starting February 1, raising questions around its ability to keep building on rapid recent growth and ...

The Bank of England (BoE) said on Wednesday it appointed Sarah John, the central bank’s current Chief Cashier, as its new Chief Operating Officer. John will be replaced by ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou was on Wednesday nearing the end of her review of a disciplinary investigation into the first-phase roadworks at Akamas national forest park. The report, submitted in ...

A record quantity of cannabis was seized at Larnaca airport in 2024 the drug squad reported. There were 14 cases accounting for 194kg which was one third of the total quantity (617kg) ...

Real Madrid beat city rivals Atletico 4-2 on penalties while Arsenal set up a Champions League quarter-final against the holders with a 9-3 aggregate win over PSV Eindhoven Antonio Ruediger ...

Oguzhan Hasipoglu was on Wednesday re-elected unopposed as secretary-general of the north’s largest political party the UBP, and after securing his re-election to the role called for Cyprus’ two ...

“We are not under anyone’s supervision, like Tatar is with Turkey,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. Speaking during a televised interview held to mark the completion of the ...

The European Union’s “white paper on the future of European defence”, which aims to forge a plan for the bloc and the continent at large to bolster its defensive ...

In his latest book, long-time former Cyprus Mail political columnist Christos Panayiotides gives readers “a face-to-face look at the harsh reality” and the opportunity “to seriously contemplate where we want ...

The number of crossings to the north made by Greek Cypriots fell by 15 per cent in the final three months of last year, compared to the same period in 2023, according ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday night gave a long, televised address in which he reviewed and appraised his second year in office, reassuring the public that he has acted with “...

The leader of a Turkish nationalist party has said he was arrested and detained on political grounds as part of an opposition crackdown that contradicts the government’s purported effort ...

Fears of an environmental disaster eased on Wednesday, two days after a container ship ploughed into a stationary U.S. fuel tanker off northeast England, as the vessel’s owner ...

It is just around the corner, highly anticipated by Irish-culture lovers. In Cyprus, St Patrick’s Day is not a massive celebration in Cyprus yet several pubs, bars and organisations ...

Chelsea take a 2-1 lead into their Europa Conference League last 16 second leg against FC Copenhagen, but they are uncertain as to how the Danish side will play against them, ...

Ukrainian troops appeared on the point of losing their hard-won foothold inside Russia’s Kursk region on Wednesday as Moscow claimed further advances there and military bloggers on both sides ...

Ripple (XRP) investors have long been accustomed to volatility, but with XRP currently hovering around $0.60, many are searching for the next high-growth opportunity. While XRP remains a major player in ...

A 28-year-old man was on Sunday sentenced to four years in prison after having been found guilty of arson. The man had set a fire in brushland near the Larnaca ...

President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on all U.S. steel and aluminum imports took effect on Wednesday, ratcheting up a global trade war and drawing swift retaliation from Canada ...

The crypto market is buzzing with an unexpected shift as Dogecoin (DOGE) whales make a bold move, offloading their holdings in favor of a new coin, Mutuum Finance (MUTM). With ...

Members of parliament on Wednesday expressed their bemusement at the government’s latest bill aimed at regulating traditional Easter bonfires, known as “lambradjies”. The House legal affairs committee examined the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides chaired a cabinet meeting on Wednesday at the presidential palace, where ministers were briefed on the findings of an investigation into the 2005 death of soldier Thanasis Nicolaou. ...

A long-standing pension dispute at Cyprus’ public broadcaster, CyBC, is set to be resolved, heard on Wednesday, following a key agreement involving the government, trade unions, and the organisation’s ...