4 h. ago At least 270 bodies recovered from Air India crash site, hospital official says

At least 270 bodies have been recovered after a London-bound Air India plane crashed into a medical college hostel in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad this week, a hospital official told reporters on Saturday. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board bound for Gatwick Airport on Thursday began losing height moments after […]

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7 h. ago Iran launches waves of missiles at Israel in response to airstrikes

Iran and Israel targeted each other with missiles and airstrikes early on Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever air offensive against its longtime foe in a bid to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon. Air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel’s two largest cities, sending residents rushing into shelters as successive waves of Iranian missiles streaked across the […]

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18 h. ago Βρέθηκε ένα από τα δύο μαύρα κουτιά του Boeing 787 της Air India

Οι ερευνητές βρήκαν σήμερα ένα από τα δύο μαύρα κουτιά του Boeing 787 της Air India που συνετρίβη την Πέμπτη σε κατοικημένη συνοικία της πόλης Αχμενταμπάντ, στη βορειοδυτική Ινδία, με αποτέλεσμα να χάσουν τη ζωή τους τουλάχιστον 265 άνθρωποι. "Ο καταγραφέας των δεδομένων της πτώσης (FDR) βρέθηκε", επιβεβαίωσε ο υπουργός Αεροπορίας Ραμ Μοχάν Ναϊντού Κιντζαραπού στον λογαριασμό του στην πλατφόρμα Χ. "Πρόκειται για ένα σημαντικό βήμα στην έρευνα για τα αίτια του δυστυχήματος". Το αεροσκάφος συνετρίβη την Πέμπτη σε λιγότερο από ένα λεπτό μετά την απογείωσή του στις 13.39 τοπική ώρα (11.39 ώρα Ελλάδας) με προορισμό το αεροδρόμιο Γκάτγουικ του Λονδίνου, σύμφωνα με την ινδική πολιτική αεροπορία. Είχε εκπέμψει σήμα κινδύνου σχεδόν αμέσως μόλις άφησε το έδαφος, πριν συντριβεί έξω από την περίμετρο του αεροδρομίου. Η ουρά του αεροσκάφους φαινόταν ακόμη σήμερα σφηνωμένη στον δεύτερο όροφο οικήματος όπου διέμενε το ιατρικό προσωπικό γειτονικού νοσοκομείου. Σύμφωνα με τον τελευταίο απολογισμό εκ...

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20 h. ago Cypriot patients in Israel safe amid unrest, says health minister

The ten Cypriot patients currently receiving treatment in Israel and their 13 escorts are safe, despite the ongoing unrest in the country, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday. He added that, due to the 48-hour flight ban to and from Israel, patients would not be moved at this stage. However, all scheduled transfers to […]

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24 h. ago BoCCF’s FANEROMENI25 fest to offer multi disciplinary arts offerings until September

Once again this summer, the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (BoCCF) invites you to its Faneromeni courtyard to enjoy a beautiful arts festival, which will deliver performances of music, dance, theatre, poetry and unique film screenings over June 26-September 11, 2025. Thanks to a unique multidisciplinary programme, the festival will take you on a journey […]

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24 h. ago FANEROMENI25 Arts Festival at Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation Where History meets Creation!

FANEROMENI25 Arts Festival at Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation Where History meets Creation!  Cyprus Times

Culture

25 h. ago Bank of Cyprus buys back 182,149 shares as part of €30m programme

The Bank of Cyprus on Friday announced the repurchase of 182,149 of its ordinary shares between June 6 and June 12, 2025. According to the announcement, the shares, each with a nominal value of €0.10, were bought on both the Cyprus Stock Exchange and the Main Market of the Regulated Securities Market of the Athens […]

Economics

26 h. ago Flights cancelled at popular holiday airport after air strikes

Flights cancelled at popular holiday airport after air strikes  NationalWorld

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26 h. ago Air India crash survivor says he escaped through broken emergency exit

The sole survivor of the Air India plane crash that killed more than 240 people said he walked out of a broken emergency exit after the aircraft hit a medical college hostel in the city of Ahmedabad. Ramesh Viswashkumar, who police said was on seat 11A near the emergency exit and managed to escape through […]

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28 h. ago Air India flight makes emergency landing in Thailand after bomb threat

An Air India flight from Thailand’s Phuket to India’s capital New Delhi received a bomb threat on Friday and made an emergency landing on the island, airport authorities said. Passengers were being escorted from the plane, flight AI 379, in line with emergency plans, an Airports of Thailand official said. There were 156 passengers on […]

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29 h. ago All flights between Cyprus and Israel cancelled, airspace closed

All flights between Cyprus and Israel, arrivals and departures, have been cancelled in the wake of the early morning Israeli attack on Iran. According to Hermes Airports website, arrivals and departures are suspended by the airlines operating the route, including Cyprus Airways, TUS, Sundor, Arkia and Air Haifa. Some ten inbound and outbound flights to […]

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30 h. ago Cyprus Business Now: shipping, film industry, Finance Minister, banks, tourism

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides on Thursday urged Cypriot banks to remain “vigilant and adaptive” in the face of mounting global uncertainty, stressing their role as “pillars of trust and economic stability”. Speaking at the annual general meeting of the Association of Cyprus Banks (ACB), held at the Hilton Nicosia, Patsalides outlined key priorities for […]

Economics

40 h. ago Swimming for Hope: Oncology Centre’s Fantousis to cover 14 km of open water for charity

Georgios Fantousis, a nurse at the Day Care Unit of the Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre, is set to turn a personal athletic challenge into a powerful act of humanity. On Saturday, June 14, 2025, he will participate in the international open-water swimming event Oceanman Italy, covering 14 kilometres across Lake Orta in the Italian […]

Sport

41 h. ago Τραγωδία Air India: Πάνω από 290 οι νεκροί, ένας επιζών της θέσης Α11

Περισσότεροι από 290 άνθρωποι σκοτώθηκαν στο αεροπορικό δυστύχημα στην πόλη Αχμενταμπάντ της Ινδίας την Πέμπτη, όπως δήλωσε αστυνομικός στο Reuters. Εν τω μεταξύ, τουλάχιστον ένα άτομο είναι γνωστό ότι επέζησε, ανέφερε η αστυνομία, και ο άνδρας αυτός είπε στα ινδικά μέσα ενημέρωσης ότι άκουσε έναν δυνατό θόρυβο λίγο μετά την απογείωση. Ο άνδρας αυτός φέρεται να καθόταν στη θέση Α11 της πτήσης του μοιραίου  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner και οι πρώτες πληροφορίες κάνουν λόγο για Βρετανό υπήκοο ονόματι Vishwash Kumar Ramesh. Το αεροπλάνο συνετρίβη σε κατοικημένη περιοχή σε έναν ξενώνα μιας ιατρικής σχολής έξω από το αεροδρόμιο την ώρα του μεσημεριανού γεύματος. Κατευθυνόταν προς το αεροδρόμιο Γκάτγουικ, νότια της βρετανικής πρωτεύουσας. Όπως μεταδόθηκε από διεθνή ΜΜΕ, τουλάχιστον 50 φοιτητές της σχολής διακομίσθηκαν τραυματίες στο νοσοκομείο. «Η τραγωδία στο Αχμενταμπάντ μας έχει συγκλονίσει και θλίψει. Είναι αδύνατο να περιγράψουμε με λόγια την οδύνη που νιώθουμε», δήλωσε ο Πρωθυπουργός Ναρ...

Politics

45 h. ago Presidential palace hosts blood donation drive for World Blood Donor Day

The presidential palace held its annual blood donation drive on Wednesday, ahead of Saturday’s World Blood Donor Day. The event was co-organised by the Bank of Cyprus’ SupportCY network, which supports healthcare initiatives and “various needs of the Cypriot society”, as well as the Cyprus blood bank and the presidency itself, and aimed to bolster […]

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45 h. ago Christodoulides offers ‘heartfelt condolences’ over India plane crash

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday offered his “heartfelt condolences” to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the crash of an airliner in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad. “I express my heartfelt condolences to you and the people of India following the devastating loss of Air India flight AI171. The people of Cyprus mourn with you. […]

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45 h. ago €1 trillion frozen under fragmented EU regulations, says EBF official

European Banking Federation (EBF) director general Wim Mijs on Thursday sounded the alarm on the consequences of fragmented regulation in the European Union. Mijs stated that over €1 trillion in inactive capital remains locked, limiting banks’ capacity to support the economy and threatening the EU’s ability to achieve its strategic goals. Speaking at the general […]

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48 h. ago ‘Many killed’ as Air India plane with 242 on board crashes near Ahmedabad airport

An Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police said, and India’s federal health minister said that “many people” were killed. The plane was headed to Britain’s Gatwick Airport, Air India said, while police officers […]

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48 h. ago At least 30 killed as Air India plane with 242 on board crashes near Ahmedabad

At least 30 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, with the toll expected to climb, authorities said. The plane was headed for Gatwick Airport, south of the British capital, Air India said, […]

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48 h. ago Over 200 killed as Air India plane with 242 on board crashes near Ahmedabad

At least 200 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, with the toll expected to climb, authorities said. The plane was headed for Gatwick Airport, south of the British capital, Air India said, […]

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