Nicos Anastasiades

The procedures and decisions related to Cyprus' largest energy project at Vasilikos are gaining significant attention. According to information from the country's Audit Office, a file is being prepared for a complaint with the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO).

Bank of Cyprus, the island's largest lender, announced net profits of 487 million euros for the full year 2023.

This brings them closer to pre-financial crisis levels, driven by the high interest rates environment.

Cyprus' Independent Anti-Corruption Authority has initiated an investigation based on claims made in the book "Mafia State" by journalist Makarios Drousiotis, which exposes allegations of corruption against former president Nicos Anastasiades.

Former president Nicos Anastasiades, who has denied accusations that he unlawfully interfered in a soccer match-fixing probe, engaged in a back-and-forth with his accuser after he dropped the bombshell firsthand account allegations during a public podcast.

The three front-runners vying for the presidency of ethnically split Cyprus wound down their campaigns Friday, putting pronouncements of their leadership credentials ahead of issues two days before the election.

Cypriots vote on Sunday in a presidential election which has split the political right and is unlikely to produce a clear winner, setting the stage for a runoff on February 12.

Among a record 14 candidates, the race for the top job comes down to three hopefuls who were close aides of incumbent right-wing President Nicos Anastasiades, but are now bitter rivals.

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades shovels soil at the opening ceremony of the memorial park in the East Attica town of Mati in memory of the victims of the devastating wildfire in 2018. The work for the park's creation is being carried out thanks to a donation from Cyprus.

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has confirmed Greece's commitment in pursuing a fair and viable solution to the Cyprus problem in a meeting with the island's outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades at the Presidential Mansion Wednesday.

Outgoing Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades expressed his gratitude on Wednesday to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for the government's diplomatic support in curbing Turkish revisionism in the region.

Cypriots are voting Sunday for a new president who they'll expect to decisively steer the small island nation through shifting geopolitical sands and uncertain economic times that have become people's overriding concern, eclipsing stalemated efforts to remedy the country's ethnic division.