Omonia sold out for Manchester United

Omonia Nicosia announced that tickets for Thursday night’s much-anticipated European tie against Premier League juggernaut Manchester United is sold out. The GSP stadium, with a capacity of 22,859, will be packed, generating

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No winner emerges from presidential TV debate

The second debate between the three major presidential candidates, Averof Neophytou, Andreas Mavroyiannis and Nikos Christodoulides, took place with no clear winner. CyBC reporter Andreas Kimitris questioned the candidates while they were

Over 29,300 Cypriots have long Covid

Data collected by the Long Covid Cyprus network of patient associations from the Health Insurance Organisation showed that 29,377 people suffered from long covid symptoms. The evidence is based on two questionnaires

Energean finds new Israel gas discovery

Greece’s Energean announced its Hermes exploration well offshore Israel had made a commercial natural gas discovery of between 7 and 15 bcm, with Cyprus a potential export market. And the Stena IceMax

Nicosia slams north bid to ban UN

Nicosia has blasted the Turkish Cypriot leadership for squeezing the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) into recognising the breakaway state by handing them a one-month ultimatum, demanding an “appropriate response”.

Banking’s future is digital, green & social

The future of the Cyprus banking sector is digital, green, and social, said experts during the online FMW Conference on the financial system. The conference also highlighted the contrast between taming inflation

Cyprus lagging in research spending

According to Eurostat, Cyprus spends far less on research and development than most other European Union countries, as just 0.85% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or €184.8 mln, went into research

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Moody’s upgrades major banks

Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic Bank’s long-term ratings, including their deposit ratings to Ba2, from Ba3, maintaining a positive outlook citing “the resilience of the Cypriot economy”.