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The European Banking Authority (EBA) recently published its annual report on convergence of supervisory practices for 2024 across the European Union. The report details the EBA’s extensive efforts to strengthen ...

Interest in maritime studies has been steadily growing in Cyprus, mirroring the island’s long-standing relationship with the sea and the strength of its shipping industry.   At the Cyprus University ...

Crypto heavyweight Coinbase (COIN.O) said this week it has bought investment platform Echo in a nearly $375 million cash-and-stock deal, aiming to bring fundraising tools to its platform. Dealmaking within ...

Goldman Sachs (GS.N) is setting up a private wealth management team in Saudi Arabia, it said this week, as it boosts its offer in the Middle East to serve ...

The first mobile language app dedicated entirely to Cypriot Greek, Cyprusays, was launched on Thursday, offering users around the world the chance to learn and speak this distinctive Mediterranean dialect. ...

The parties acted sensibly and responsibly in the way they handled the government’s bill for the reform of the Audit Office, which in its original form would have placed ...

Federal judges in Portland, Oregon and Washington, DC held hearings on Friday in legal battles over the deployment of National Guard troops to the US cities, as President Donald Trump ...

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Friday said he expects more flights to be delayed, with air traffic controllers set to miss their first paycheck as a federal government shutdown ...

Cyprus does not have an official registry of how many cameras are installed by public services, local government and other organisations, as there was no legislative obligation to do so, ...

A 39-year-old who was found guilty on charges of child sexual abuse committed between 2019 and 2022 was sentenced to eleven years in prison before Famagusta district court on Friday.  “The court ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday took part in a meeting of the “Coalition of the Willing,” chaired by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at ...

A few days after the election of Tufan Erhurman as the new Turkish Cypriot leader, we asked a selection of people on the streets of north Nicosia how they felt ...

Housing scarcity in Cyprus is intensifying, creating a growing crisis that strains residents’ access to affordable homes. With demand outpacing supply, competition among tenants has increased, complicating the search for ...

The federation of patients’ associations (Osak), the Cyprus confederation of disability organisations (Kysoa) and the Third Age Observatory on Friday jointly expressed their disagreement over recent changes made to the ...

The draft framework for the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), presented earlier this week, was sharply criticised by the employers’ and industrialists’ federation (Oev) and the Cyprus chamber of commerce and industry (...

The health ministry has presented a budget of €1.51 billion for 2026, marking a significant investment in the country’s healthcare system, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday. The budget includes €333 ...

Trade unions Peo and Sek on Friday sent a joint letter to the interior minister, expressing opposition to the government’s interpretation of how municipal wage costs are calculated under ...

Bitcoin’s latest rebound has once again set the tone for the broader crypto market. Each BTC recovery wave usually boosts confidence across decentralized finance, drawing both retail and institutional ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced on Friday that it imposed administrative fines on two companies, WRDNB Ltd and Lydya Financial Ltd, for failing to submit a required ...

The reconstruction of Strovolos’ historic core will begin early next year, the Strovolos municipality announced on Friday. The initial phase focuses on the area around the historic churches of Panayia ...

AmCham Cyprus on Friday announced its newly elected board of directors and president, following its annual general meeting held on September 18, and a subsequent board of directors meeting on October 16. ...

A 69-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after police discovered large quantities of tobacco products in his vehicle in the Larnaca district, police said on Friday. The customs department spotted ...

By Tom Cleaver Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said the Turkish Cypriots’ will “is highly respected by us” as federal Cyprus advocate Tufan Erhurman was sworn in as ...

Demetra Holdings Plc announced on Friday that it has purchased 8,100 of its own shares at a price of 1.64 cents per share through the Cyprus Investment and Securities Corporation Ltd (CISCO). ...