2 h. ago Alpha Bank Cyprus staff join forces to support families this Christmas

Christmas is the season that reminds us that the greatest value lies in giving. With this in mind, Alpha Bank Cyprus continues to support those in need this year as well, participating once again in the Pancyprian Volunteer Coordinating Council’s “Adopt a Family for Christmas” campaign.This year, the Bank chose to give its participation an […]

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25 h. ago EU shipping, ports strategy moves forward with Cyprus set for presidency role

Europe is pressing ahead with plans to strengthen its shipping, shipbuilding and ports sectors, despite stalled global talks on decarbonisation, with the European Commission preparing two major strategies aimed at boosting competitiveness, investment and security of supply. Speaking at the European Shipowners’ Association’s 60th anniversary conference, Fotini Ioannidou, Director of Waterborne Transport at the European […]

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52 h. ago Proposal aims to cut red tape and boost EU markets competitiveness

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, welcomed the European Commission’s legislative proposal on market integration and supervision. It argued that the package represents a major step towards deeper and more efficient EU capital markets and incorporates many of the recommendations ESMA outlined in its 2024 Position Paper. […]

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63 h. ago Liverpool’s Ekitike scores twice, Salah gets warm reception in win over Brighton

Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike bagged a double to secure a 2-0 Premier League victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday while talisman Mohamed Salah, whose future at the Merseyside team is uncertain, recorded a landmark assist on an emotional afternoon. Arne Slot’s men climbed provisionally to sixth in the table on 26 points after 16 […]

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65 h. ago US, Syrian forces wounded in attack on patrol in central Syria

As many as four U.S. service members were injured, including some critically, when an unidentified attacker opened fire on their patrol in the central Syrian town of Palmyra on Saturday, a U.S. official told Reuters. Syrian state news agency SANA quoted a security source as saying that two Syrian service personnel were injured and the […]

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68 h. ago Belarus frees Nobel winner Bialiatski, opposition figure Kalesnikava as US eases sanctions

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners on Saturday including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava after two days of talks with an envoy for President Donald Trump, a U.S. statement said. In return, the United States agreed to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash. Potash is a key component […]

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3 d. ago Cyprus Shipping Chamber Addresses Red Sea Security Concerns and Global Challenges

Cyprus Shipping Chamber Addresses Red Sea Security Concerns and Global Challenges  Maritime Fairtrade

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3 d. ago EU agrees to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, removing obstacle to Ukraine loan

The European Union agreed on Friday to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank assets held in Europe, removing a big obstacle to using the cash to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia. The EU wants to keep Ukraine financed and fighting as it sees Russia’s invasion as a threat to its own security. To do so, […]

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3 d. ago Defence minister highlights upgrade plans at military police graduation

Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas said on Friday that the upgrade of the National Guard’s operational capacity remains a core priority, as the force seeks to maintain a modern and effective deterrent posture.  He was speaking at the graduation ceremony for the 2025 class of military police recruits at the Elias Papakyriakou camp in Athalassa. Palmas […]

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3 d. ago Police unions threaten action as leadership intends to slash days off

Two major unions and a growing number of police officers seek to challenge plans by the force to drastically reduce annual days off work. In a joint statement, trade union Pasydy and the Cyprus police association (Sek) said recent circulations suggesting a cut the police’s days off from 19 down to 5 by next January […]

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3 d. ago Venezuela’s Nobel laureate Machado says she aims for peaceful transition after Maduro

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado said on Friday that Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro would leave power, whether there was a negotiated changeover or not, adding that she was focused on achieving a peaceful transition. The Venezuelan opposition leader arrived in Oslo early on Thursday, defying a decade-long travel ban imposed by authorities in […]

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4 d. ago UK govt told to ‘release footage’ of ‘spy flights’ over Gaza launched from Cyprus

The United Kingdom’s government has been told by a veteran of its Royal Air Force to “release the footage” of the flights launched from its Akrotiri air base in Cyprus over Gaza, which were allegedly gathering intelligence which was shared with Israel. Steve Masters, who served in the RAF as a technician for 19 years, […]

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4 d. ago Cyprus Business Now: AI, tourism, housing, banks, shipping, employment

Cyprus can secure a leading role in the next era of smart and sustainable tourism if it embraces Artificial Intelligence (AI) with urgency and strategic clarity, Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Nicodemos Damianou said on Wednesday, addressing a joint government conference on AI and tourism. Damianou opened his remarks by congratulating Deputy […]

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4 d. ago Cyprus weighs joining Gaza force but 'not enough clarity' on mission, FM says

Cyprus weighs joining Gaza force but 'not enough clarity' on mission, FM says  AL-Monitor

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4 d. ago Man who branded opposition ‘MP’ a ‘terrorist’ handed top civil service job in north

A man who last year branded one of the north’s opposition ‘MPs’ a “terrorist” was on Thursday handed one of the north’s highest ranking civil service jobs, being announced as the new private secretary of ‘labour minister’ Oguzhan Hasipoglu. Thirty-two-year-old bar proprietor Dervis Bayraktar made the comment during a speech he made in November last […]

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4 d. ago ‘The real aim is a solution of the Cyprus problem with political equality’

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman agreed “that the real aim is the solution of the Cyprus problem with political equality as described by the United Nations security council resolutions” during a joint meeting with UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Thursday, the UN said. Meanwhile, Christodoulides left the meeting saying it […]

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4 d. ago WPA Hash empowers BTC, ETH, XRP, and SOL users with enhanced multi

Introduction: A smarter path to digital wealth creation WPA Hash is a high-quality cloud-based mining and digital asset platform that is meant to assist users in generating sustainable crypto income. WPA Hash is constructed using a high-tech infrastructure, the most secure, and smart mining mechanisms that enable BTC, ETH, XRP, and SOL users to experience […]

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4 d. ago Cyprus can lead in smart tourism with bold adoption of AI, says Damianou

Cyprus can secure a leading role in the next era of smart and sustainable tourism if it embraces Artificial Intelligence (AI) with urgency and strategic clarity, Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Nicodemos Damianou said on Wednesday, addressing a joint government conference on AI and tourism. Damianou opened his remarks by congratulating Deputy […]

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4 d. ago Cyprus ranked world’s best country for buying a holiday home

Cyprus has secured the top spot in a global holiday home index, created and published by Compare the Market’s home loan division. The report, based on an analysis of over 50 destinations, found the island to be the most desirable location to purchase a holiday residence. Specifically, the island achieved an overall score of 8.25/10 […]

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4 d. ago British bases police turn to UK expertise in policing Cypriot football matches

Officers from the British bases police spent a week in London with the metropolitan police’s public order and football policing unit to strengthen crowd control tactics at Cypriot matches held on the bases, the force said on Thursday. The visit comes as the island continues to struggle with incidents of hooliganism, and as thousands of […]

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