Building permits issued in Cyprus in the period January-November 2022 declined by an annual 5.4% with the total value rising by 1.2% reflecting increasing construction costs amid soaring inflation and supply chain disruptions.
Greek police say they have arrested two people suspected of human trafficking near the border with Turkey.
A 33-year-old man, a US citizen, was found dead by hanging in his hotel room in Thessaloniki, authorities say.
Mourners from a town in North Cyprus on Sunday buried the last of 39 people, including 24 children, who were killed in last week’s earthquake while in Turkey for a school volleyball tournament.
Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected as the new president of Cyprus in a runoff election Sunday. His rival, veteran diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis, conceded defeat.
The stock market has already begun to price in a decision by credit rating firms to offer the Greek economy investment grade, a prospect that is fueling a buying spree on the Athens Stock Exchange.
The Lujiazui Financial City Council in Shanghai, China, and the Association of Banking and Financial Executives of Hellenic Shipping signed a strategic cooperation agreement on shipping finance during an online event Friday.
Turkish justice officials targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods as rescuers extricated more survivors.
A new opinion poll published on Saturday gave ruling New Democracy a 7.4 point lead over main opposition leftist party SYRIZA.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expressed his pride for the Greek rescue workers that “helped Turkish society and the Turkish people in this difficult hour,” during joint statements with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday in Antakya.