Cash is losing its dominance in Cyprus, mirroring a wider trend in the European Union, where the majority of consumers now prefer using digital payment methods, according to the Central Bank of
Police have arrested a third suspect in the murder case of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos, while efforts to unravel the mastermind behind recent gangland killings have led authorities to Nicosia Central Prisons. The arrest,
The Council of the EU renewed its restrictive measures imposed in 2019 for an additional year in view of Turkey’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean. As stated in a press
President Nikos Christodoulides outlined a proposal on Thursday to open a maritime corridor to help deliver more aid to Gaza, a plan which he said could be operational quickly but which diplomats said
Some 290 kidney transplants have been carried out in Cyprus since 2011, Health Minister Dr Popi Kanari said. She said that 191 transplants were performed from living donors, including nine from individuals with
The Legal Service is appealing a Limassol District Court awarding over €780,000 in compensation to a Russian client of the former Laiki Bank for the 2013 deposit haircut. Acting on behalf of
Across Cyprus in Q3 2023, annual prices increased by 12.2% for apartments, 4.6% for houses, 4.4% for offices, 1.2% for retail, 8.8% for holiday flats, and 3.7% for holiday homes, but decreased
Cypriot authorities said that 28 mainly African asylum seekers would be deported on public order offences after a riot at the island’s main migrant reception centre. Some 33 people were arrested at
A settlement of the Cyprus problem would boost economic activity and remove instability, which blocks investments, officials from the European Commission and the World Bank told the Economist Summit. “As every economist
Nicosia is giving zero tolerance to Cypriot sanction busters tarnishing the island’s international reputation as a credible financial hub, said government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis. His statement followed a high-level briefing at the
