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Bank of Cyprus shareholders on Friday approved the listing of the bank’s ordinary shares on the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX), pending a delisting from the London Stock Exchange (LSE). ...

HSBC is mulling the combination of its Commercial and Investment banking divisions to eliminate overlapping roles at the lender and cut costs, according to Bloomberg News, citing people familiar with ...

Australia plans to set a minimum age limit for children to use social media citing concerns about mental and physical health, sparking a backlash from digital rights advocates who warn ...

Britain’s financial watchdog said this week it had granted an extension for ‘naming and marketing’ rules aimed at tackling ‘greenwashing’, giving firms until April 2025 to comply. It said funds ...

The United Arab Emirates’ economy grew 3.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the same period the previous year, according to preliminary government estimates reported by the state ...

A crusade on X has been launched to legalise the personal cultivation of cannabis in Cyprus. In recent weeks in Cyprus, the platform has been flooded with adverts from an ...

After the two-month summer respite, on Monday, with the opening of all the schools, early morning traffic jams returned to the roads, especially in Nicosia and Limassol; in the case ...

A 29-year-old man was remanded in Nicosia district court on Friday after he was found with more than 22kg of cannabis. Police said he was arrested on Thursday as he ...

Police on Friday announced strict measures were in place for the upcoming Apollon – Ael match slated for Sunday at 7pm at the Alphamega stadium. The force called on all fans ...

Thousands of Tunisians marched in the streets on Friday to protest against President Kais Saied, whom they accuse of trying to rig the Oct. 6 presidential election by detaining and intimidating ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump promised mass deportations of Haitian immigrants in an Ohio city on Friday, shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden called for attacks on that community ...

A fire was raging at the Pissouri community on Friday night, with firefighting trucks struggling to reach the source of the flames. The fire began at around 8pm close to ...

A total of 168 individuals found to be living in Cyprus illegally have been deported and repatriated to their countries of origin in the past week, police said on Friday. The ...

Pensioners are set to protest outside the finance ministry on October 3 as part of their efforts to get the government to scrap a 12 per cent reduction to those who retire ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos announced on Friday that cabinet approved kidney and lung transplant agreements set to be signed on September 19 with the Greek government. Speaking after the cabinet meeting, ...

Cabinet on Friday approved a planning-permit amnesty plan that is expected to allow thousands of ‘trapped buyers’ to obtain a title deed, after they were unable to do so due ...

The EU’s anti-fraud office (Olaf) is investigating Cyprus’ fisheries department over a tender which the audit office on Friday said contained “unacceptable” conditions and cost €1.5 million more that the ...

September will welcome one more exhibition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion. Titled Fifty Years of Occupation, 1974-2024, the exhibition is presented by the University of Cyprus, ...

Cyprus needs to implement better health vulnerability checks on incoming migrants, resolve issues related to unaccompanied minors and clear its backlog of asylum claims, the EU’s migration ‘czar’ said ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday urged his ministers to adhere to a code of conduct and referred to the newly appointed Special Adviser on Ethics George Arestis for any questions. ...

Microsoft (MSFT.O) held a summit this week to discuss steps to improve cybersecurity systems, after a faulty software update from CrowdStrike (CRWD.O) caused a global IT outage in ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) terminated its contact with national men’s football team manager Timur Ketsbaia, an announcement said on Friday. The Georgian’s contract was due to expire ...

A seaside walking path in Kissonerga in Paphos cost the state more than ten times its original budget and took almost two decades to complete, an audit office report revealed. ...

Fabian Hurzeler has been named Premier League’s manager of the month for August after leading Brighton & Hove Albion to an unbeaten start this season in the 31-year-old’s ...