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Mexico’s biggest non-bank lenders may need to become licensed banks, analysts said, as they maneuver through growing market turmoil to avoid the fate of three big peers who defaulted ...

The difficulties faced by the elderly, and the need to make it easier for them to access the services they need to live an independent life were discussed by lawmakers ...

In two of the television debates of presidential candidates, Disy candidate, Averof Neophytou said the US lifted the arms embargo on Cyprus only after the candidate of the so-called centre ...

Moscow and Kyiv on Monday carried out one of the biggest prisoner swaps of the war so far, exchanging a total of 218 detainees, including 108 Ukrainian women, officials from both sides ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides expressed the hope that Turkey will proceed with the demarcation of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) with Cyprus, in a similar way in which the maritime ...

The government will continue to support the work carried out by Hope For Children CRC Policy Centre in 2023 by earmarking some €1.2million as it did in its 2021 Budget, President Nicos ...

The United States agrees with British and French assessments that Iran supplying drones to Russia would violate a U.N. Security Council resolution that endorsed the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran ...

A Russian fighter plane crashed into a residential building in the southern city of Yeysk shortly after take-off on Monday, engulfing apartments in a fireball and killing at least 13 people, ...

Linking the education system to the island’s labour needs and connecting local talent to well-paid tech jobs at Cyprus-based companies in an effort to curb the ongoing brain drain ...

Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Shaun Leslie Kennyford, 54 years old from Great Britain, who has been missing from his home in Anarita, Paphos since 4.00pm this ...

Motorists in the Dhekelia area are advised to use the motorway after the coastal road from Dhekelia to Ormidia, via the EAC power station was closed due to severe flooding ...

The United Nations on Monday backed an immediate end to hostilities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and a return to peace talks, calling for all sides to protect civilians and ...

The number of people in Cyprus at risk of falling below the poverty line fell by 2,000 to 154,000 in 2021 compared to 156,000 in 2020, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Monday. ...

The interior ministry has budgeted about €7 million for expenses associated with the holding of the upcoming presidential elections. The amount covers both the first round of elections and the (possible) ...

The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday imposed sanctions on six men it said were part of a network that has engaged in weapons procurement, financial facilitation and recruitment for ...

London shares rose on Monday as new finance minister Jeremy Hunt reversed Prime Minister Liz Truss’s economic plan announced three weeks ago that slammed UK markets and dented investor ...

‘Tis the spookiest month of them all, and Halloween is lurking just around the corner. Though it is a fairly recent trend to celebrate Halloween on the island, more and ...

Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with drones on Monday, killing at least four people in an apartment building in downtown Kyiv during morning rush hour, and targeted infrastructure across the country ...

Outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades will pay an official visit to the Vatican from October 23 to 25, where he will give Pope Francis an update on Cyprus problem developments, his efforts to ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela has called for calm and understanding following the suspension of two doctors over complaints of medical negligence at the Makarios children’s hospital. His comments on ...

Moscow’s mayor said on Monday that military mobilisation in the Russian capital was now complete while St Petersburg sacked the official in charge there, the latest sign of problems ...

Several European Union foreign ministers on Monday called for sanctions against Iran over the transfer of Iranian drones to Russia, as the bloc agreed a separate set of asset freezes ...

Dams across Cyprus are at more than two thirds capacity, according to the latest results from the waterboard published on Monday. But according to the Kitasweather website, in just the ...

Oil output at the giant Exxon-led (XOM.N) Sakhalin-1 Russian Pacific project collapsed following the US major’s refusal to accept local insurance for tankers after Western insurers pulled out ...