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The number of building permits issued in Cyprus in September 2024 recorded a year-on-year decline of 30.9 per cent, according to data released this week by the state statistical service. The decrease ...

The Bank of Cyprus this week presented its revamped branch network model, inaugurating its newly renovated branch on Archbishop Makarios III Avenue in Nicosia. Retail Banking Director Theodosis Theodosiou explained ...

Ben & Jerry’s maker Unilever (ULVR.L) said on Thursday it would demerge its ice cream business and picked Amsterdam as its primary listing venue, with London and New ...

Nestle (NESN.S) reported slightly better than expected annual sales growth on Thursday driven by price increases, though the world’s largest packaged food company warned of a narrower profit ...

The amount of Russian and Iranian oil held on ships has hit multi-month highs as harsher US sanctions reduced the number of buyers, leaving fewer tankers available to deliver cargoes ...

A bill for voluntary conscription of women into the national guard which is to be tabled in parliament after its approval by ministers, was criticised by women’s groups on ...

The struggle to regulate Gesy goes on – but the health system is like a moving target, defying any attempt to control it. The latest initiative is the ‘urgent referral’ system ...

Omonia and Pafos FC played out a battling 1-1 draw at Nicosia’s GSP Stadium on Thursday night in their Europa Conference League knockout phase playoff first leg. The tie ...

Causing forest fires will now be punishable by severe out-of-court fines and court penalties, under legislation passed by the House on Thursday evening. By a wide majority, parliament passed a ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would love to have Russia return to the Group of Seven nations, saying it was a mistake for Moscow to be ...

U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a roadmap on Thursday for charging reciprocal tariffs on every country that puts duties on U.S. imports, his latest trade salvo directed at ...

France has put together a proposal for United Nations peacekeepers, including French troops, replace Israeli forces at key points to ensure those forces leave Lebanon by a February 18 deadline, Foreign ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades will introduce Cyprus as a “hub for humanitarian aid and transportation in the broader region” at the international conference on European transport on Thursday. Vafeades highlighted ...

Police on Thursday arrested three persons in connection with the suspected falsification of contracts for football players. The three suspects – aged 58, 57 and 44 – later appeared before Famagusta district court, which approved ...

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected criticism on Thursday of Washington’s negotiating strategy with Russia on the war in Ukraine and warned Europe against treating America like a “sucker” ...

State officials will receive a taxable one-time gratuity on retirement, instead of a pension and a one-off bonus payout as is the case now, under legislation submitted by the government ...

The government will next month invite tenders for the development of a new system monitoring retail fuel prices that will use artificial intelligence to track irregular market fluctuations, the energy ...

“We’re back!” says the Home for Cooperation as it prepares for its first walking event of the year. On February 21, Marios Antoniou will take participants on an exploration of ...

Cyprus fully supports the protection of Armenia’s’ sovereignty and its “European perspective”, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou said when welcoming the Armenian Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan in ...

Semi-automated offside technology will be used in English football for the first time at seven FA Cup fifth round matches staged in Premier League stadiums next month, the FA said ...

The agriculture ministry on Thursday announced the launch of open consultations with farmers regarding investment measures under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan 2023-2027. With a budget of €60 million, ...

Omonia and Pafos FC are set to face off on Thursday night in the first ever all-Cypriot match in European competition. The match, which kicks off at 10pm at Nicosia’...

The Nicosia criminal court decided on Thursday that Israeli land developer Simon Aykut, charged with the usurpation of Greek Cypriot property in the north, will remain in custody until March 26, ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on Thursday urged pharmacies to carry out their duties properly, following the discovery of new irregularities in the filling of prescriptions. This reminder comes after ...