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The Association of Cyprus Banks has expressed strong disagreement with proposed legislative amendments affecting payment account access, warning that the changes could create legal, practical and competitive problems for the ...

Alpha Bank Cyprus was fined €160,000 by the consumer protection service over abusive terms in mortgage loan agreements, in the latest enforcement action arising from a broader investigation into banks’ standard ...

The establishment of a maritime traffic monitoring network and the expansion of air defence systems in the north was announced by Ankara on Tuesday, heightening regional security concerns. Turkish Transport ...

An undersea trial of the type of cable to be used to form the Great Sea Interconnector, to connect the energy grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel, was completed successfully, ...

A charity neighbourhood event all about turning Pedieos River into a fun playground for all is coming up this month. Organised by Protovoulia Drasis Archangelou, the Afternoon Project and the ...

A 25-year-old Lebanese national who was arrested last Friday on terrorism charges, subject to a European arrest warrant issued by the German authorities, remains in Cypriot custody, with a German ...

International market turbulence is keeping pressure on fuel prices in Cyprus, even as oil eased on Tuesday after surging to its highest level in more than three years a day ...

Cypriot member of the European Parliament Costas Mavrides, of Diko, late on Monday night hailed the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to the ...

The water development department (WDD) reported on Tuesday that desalinated water now covers roughly 80 per cent of Cyprus’ total water needs, with daily production from all units reaching around 245,000 cubic ...

The European Conference on Sustainable Tourism, held in Nicosia, marked the 20th anniversary of the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI), bringing together more than 300 participants from across Europe and beyond, ...

Former central prison director Anna Aristotelous and seven other defendants all pleaded not guilty at the Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday to the charges they face regarding the alleged leaking ...

Cyprus’ tourism industry is watching the fallout from the Middle East crisis with growing unease, as concern over the island’s association with the conflict begins to weigh on bookings, ...

Three new cases of foot-and-mouth disease were confirmed in Dromolaxia on Monday afternoon, the agriculture ministry reported on Tuesday. The cases were detected through laboratory testing and are located within ...

Serious irregularities in sick leave, overtime payments and operational procedures within the prison system were highlighted on Tuesday in a report by the audit office covering the last two years. ...

Adequate staffing levels are a necessity for there to be an improved quality of care at the Famagusta general hospital in Paralimni, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Tuesday. “Within ...

The president of the Association of Electronic Money and Payment Institutions (ACEMPI) participated in a panel discussion on corporate governance during the official launch event of the Cyprus Institute of ...

When a reviewer’s oldest friend publishes their first novel, it puts said reviewer in a potentially sticky spot from which there is only one satisfactory release: you need to ...

Paphos tourism officials are hopeful that any losses caused by regional instability will be recovered in the coming months, with rebookings already under way, according to Michalis Mitas, president of ...

Eighteen Cypriot antiquities have been handed over to the embassy of the Republic of Cyprus Embassy in Washington after being identified in an online auction by officials monitoring the illegal ...

Europe’s grandest club competition returns this week as the last-16 of the UEFA Champions League begins tonight, bringing with it the familiar mix of tension, glamour and the promise ...

Australia on Tuesday granted humanitarian visas to five Iranian women footballers after they sought asylum, fearing persecution on their return home for their refusal to sing the national anthem at ...

British trainers Dan Skelton and Nicky Henderson will take on the might of the Irish at jump racing’s showcase event with the likes of The New Lion and Lulamba ...

Cyprus welcomes several new exhibitions this week, taking place in Nicosia, Paphos and Limassol. First up, and with a special heart-warming message and purpose is the experiential exhibition Behind Her ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday that discussion over the future of the British bases is premature, arguing that any reassessment should come only after a settlement of the ...