Eurobank plans over €1.3bn lending boost in Crete by 2028
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Eurobank plans over €1.3bn lending boost in Crete by 2028

Eurobank has projected that its total financing in Crete between 2023 and 2028 will exceed €1.3bn, underlining what it describes as a long-term commitment to supporting the island’s development trajectory and local business ecosystem. The funding is directed towards investments across key sectors of the Cretan economy, including tourism and hospitality, energy and infrastructure, construction […]

09.06.2026 07:00
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Airlines face sharp profit squeeze as Middle East war and fuel costs bite
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Airlines face sharp profit squeeze as Middle East war and fuel costs bite

Global airlines are heading into a tougher 2026, with industry profits expected to halve as war-related disruption in the Middle East and a sharp rise in fuel prices weigh heavily on carriers, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).  IATA said airlines are now expected to make a combined net profit of $23 billion this year, […]

09.06.2026 06:30
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Cyprus Cement completes small-scale share buyback
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Cyprus Cement completes small-scale share buyback

The Cyprus Cement Public Company Ltd announced this week that it has proceeded with a share buyback transaction, purchasing its own shares in line with a prior shareholder decision and applicable corporate legislation. The company said the transaction was carried out in accordance with the relevant Cyprus Stock Exchange regulations and Cyprus Securities and Exchange […]

09.06.2026 06:00
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Cyprus setting up food safety authority to promote data-based solutions
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Cyprus setting up food safety authority to promote data-based solutions

The government is promoting a National Food Safety Authority, which will be tasked with coordinating and supervising official controls by services and laboratories, and drafting a unified national strategy for food safety and hygiene throughout the food chain, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Monday. Marking World Food Safety Day, celebrated on June 7, Charalambides […]

09.06.2026 04:24
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Decomposed body found in Larnaca
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Decomposed body found in Larnaca

A body in advanced decomposed state was found in an apartment in A body that had been in an advanced state of decomposition was discovered in a flat in Larnaca on Monday. “All appropriate actions are being taken based on relevant protocol and examinations to identify the body,” said Larnaca police spokesperson Spyros Chrysostomou. According […]

08.06.2026 21:47
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Animal rescue groups suspend neutering programs for stray cats
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Animal rescue groups suspend neutering programs for stray cats

Animal rescue groups organised under the Cyprus Voice for Animals (CVA) said on Monday they would pause all trap-neuter-and-release (TNR) programmes for stray cats until further notice in protest over the lack of security measures. “We need authorisation cards from the agriculture ministry that make clear that we can continue to neuter animals,” the CVA’s […]

08.06.2026 21:18
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Israeli military kills six in Gaza and expands control zone
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Israeli military kills six in Gaza and expands control zone

Israeli strikes killed six Palestinians, including a child, in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials there said, as Israel’s military expanded the area under its control, according to residents. The reports came as mediators in Cairo said they were pressing on with efforts to salvage a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal that has ended major […]

08.06.2026 21:04
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Fire in paint shop in Kokkinotrimithia under control
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Fire in paint shop in Kokkinotrimithia under control

A fire that broke out at a vehicle paint shop in Kokkinotrimithia in Nicosia was brought under full control by the fire service on Monday evening. According to fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis, vehicles inside the shop were burned, as well as equipment. Investigations into the incident are ongoing.

08.06.2026 20:42
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Turkey merges state Islamic banks in financial sector overhaul
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Turkey merges state Islamic banks in financial sector overhaul

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week announced the merger of three state-owned Islamic banks, unveiling a restructuring plan aimed at expanding the role of participation banking within the country’s financial system. The consolidation will bring together Ziraat Katilim, Vakif Katilim and Halk Katilim, a move Erdogan said would give “a different dynamic to the […]

08.06.2026 20:32
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Teenager never given protection he needed, court hears
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Teenager never given protection he needed, court hears

Social welfare services should have taken custody, at least temporarily, of a teenager who ended up taking his own life in 2019, a witness told Nicosia district court on Monday. Independent criminal investigator Andreou Andreou was testifying in the case concerning the suicide of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou. The case relates to alleged ongoing domestic violence […]

08.06.2026 20:22
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Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project
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Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project

The leaders of France and Germany have agreed to scrap a landmark project to develop and build a new-generation fighter jet, two German officials said on Monday, ending one of Europe’s most ambitious defence programmes. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the troubled project on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans […]

08.06.2026 19:57
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Fidias explains why party backed Annita, and gets rebuked
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Fidias explains why party backed Annita, and gets rebuked

Fidias Panayiotou, leader of Direct Democracy, explained in his own straightforward way over the weekend why his party backed Disy’s Annita Demetriou for House president, arguing that Demetriou would have won anyway. At times using crude language, the 26-year-old TikToker gave an inside look at the horse-trading preceding the vote for the House president. “Annita would […]

08.06.2026 19:42
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Oenogastronomic nights coming up at rural winery
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Oenogastronomic nights coming up at rural winery

Wine, music, food and fresh mountain air. That is what is coming up as the terrace of Tsiakkas Winery in the countryside of Pitsilia, invites the public to two special summer evenings. The Oenogastronomic Nights 2026 will offer unmatched experiences this June under the summer starry night sky, with Cypriot wine as its protagonist. On […]

08.06.2026 19:36
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Roof works at Saint Varnavas monastery near completion
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Roof works at Saint Varnavas monastery near completion

Roof insulation works at the Saint Varnavas monastery in the Famagusta district village of Engomi are nearing completion, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Monday. “A recent monitoring visit brought together UNDP, the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage and its Advisory Board, project managers, local bodies and the community to review progress on […]

08.06.2026 19:00
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Christodoulides congratulates Demetriou on re-election as House speaker
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Christodoulides congratulates Demetriou on re-election as House speaker

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday received House speaker Annita Demetriou at the presidential palace to congratulate her on her recent re-election. “The challenges and problems are shared. Therefore, cooperation will always continue for the benefit of the citizens,” he said. Christodoulides expressed his hope that the fruitful cooperation between the executive and legislative branches would […]

08.06.2026 18:38
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IATA warns of tough year ahead as airline profits expected to halve
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IATA warns of tough year ahead as airline profits expected to halve

IATA director general Willie Walsh has warned that global airlines are facing another difficult year, as higher fuel prices, geopolitical instability and aircraft supply chain failures are expected to cut industry profits sharply in 2026. Speaking at IATA’s 82nd Annual General Meeting, Walsh said the global air transport industry was once again meeting “in challenging […]

08.06.2026 18:07
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Regional developments, Cyprus problem on agenda as Christodoulides meets Dendias
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Regional developments, Cyprus problem on agenda as Christodoulides meets Dendias

Regional developments were on the agenda as President Nikos Christodoulides met Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias at the presidential palace on Monday to brief him on Cyprus problem updates. “Today we had a very important meeting with the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy [Angela Holguin]. We will discuss all of this, and I have also seen […]

08.06.2026 17:30
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Man wins appeal against sentence for stealing €20
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Man wins appeal against sentence for stealing €20

A 28-year-old man sentenced to three years in prison for stealing €20, which he later returned, is being set free 11 months into his term. The appeals court on Monday overruled the court of first instance, taking into consideration the circumstances of the offences and the man’s personal situation. He had been stopped by the […]

08.06.2026 17:23
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IMO urges shipping industry to protect oceans on World Oceans Day
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IMO urges shipping industry to protect oceans on World Oceans Day

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has called on its 176 member states and the global shipping industry to strengthen efforts to protect the marine environment, as World Oceans Day was marked on June 8.  In his message for World Oceans Day, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said shipping, as one of the main users of ocean space, has a clear responsibility to help safeguard […]

08.06.2026 17:22
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