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08 November, 2024
 

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Sales from the occupied area to the Republic of Cyprus skyrocket

Sales from the occupied area to the Republic of Cyprus skyrocket

Data, released by the Turkish Cypriot newspaper ''Kibris'' and sourced from the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce, reveals a remarkable surge in sales of products from the occupied territories to the Republic of Cyprus in 2022....

TechIsland's workshop marks Cyprus's tech hub aspiration

TechIsland's workshop marks Cyprus's tech hub aspiration

TechIsland’s 'Building Tech Islands' Workshop: A Milestone in Cyprus’s Quest to Attract Global Tech Giants...

EY achieves record global revenue of nearly $50 billion

EY achieves record global revenue of nearly $50 billion

EY reports record global revenue results of just under US$50b...

Nikolaou's unexpected resignation causes stir in media

Nikolaou's unexpected resignation causes stir in media

Giannakis Nikolaou, in a recent development, has expressed his intention to resign following the controversy surrounding journalist Despina Roussos' departure from the "Morning Itinerary" show....

Corruption and desperation forge a new path to Cyprus

Corruption and desperation forge a new path to Cyprus

A new migratory route to Cyprus has emerged this summer, with increased departures from Syria to Cyprus surpassing those from Lebanon, according to a report by Open Democracy....

Legal challenge threatens Qatargate corruption case

Legal challenge threatens Qatargate corruption case

Nine months into the Qatargate legal case, Eva Kaili, a former vice president of the European Parliament, has initiated a legal challenge that could potentially derail the entire investigation. ...

Women now command 56% of Austrian university seats

Women now command 56% of Austrian university seats

The proportion of female students at Austrian universities is higher than the opposite gender, overtaking them by 56 per cent, as Statistics Austria has revealed....

Foreign Minister addresses UN on Pyla and Cyprus problem

Foreign Minister addresses UN on Pyla and Cyprus problem

Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos began his contacts in New York, on the sidelines of the High Level Week of the 78th UN General Assembly. ...

The missing piece in Greek-Turkish diplomacy

The missing piece in Greek-Turkish diplomacy

The public discourse has been flooded with commentaries in favor or against the ongoing efforts for a Greek-Turkish rapprochement....

Church advocates sex ed as long as it's 'responsible'

Church advocates sex ed as long as it's 'responsible'

The Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus convened in its third regular session of the year, presided over by Archbishop George, Archbishop of Cyprus. ...

Retail trickery? Price hikes before zero VAT stun consumers

Retail trickery? Price hikes before zero VAT stun consumers

A recent study by the Cyprus Consumers Association (CCA) has revealed that prices for various essential goods saw artificial increases in the days leading up to the implementation of the zero VAT rate. ...

How University of Cyprus handles overtime pay

How University of Cyprus handles overtime pay

The University of Cyprus, led by its rector, Tassos Christofides, acknowledged that overtime was paid to Doxa Komodromou....

RIK controversy: Journalist's removal sparks outrage

RIK controversy: Journalist's removal sparks outrage

The Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and Equal Opportunities for Men and Women convened on Monday to discuss the removal of journalist Despina Roussou from the show "Proino Dromologio" (Morning Routes) and the subsequent handling of the situation by RIK management. ...

Supreme court frees billions in assets

Supreme court frees billions in assets

The Supreme Court unanimously overturns Laiki Bank's secured decrees, releasing billions in assets belonging to Andreas Vgenopoulos, Marfin Investments Group Holdings S.A, Efthimios Buloutas, and Kyriakos Cook....

Libya: Tragic road accident claims lives of Greek rescue mission

Libya: Tragic road accident claims lives of Greek rescue mission

The death in the horrific road accident on Sunday afternoon in Benghazi of five Greeks who were part of an armed forces mission to Libya to assist flood-affected residents of Derna raises legitimate concerns about the planning and execution of such a complex mission in the midst of chaos, in a country that is, in any case, unsafe due to years of civil war....

Fun and sun with a dash of thunder and showers

Fun and sun with a dash of thunder and showers

A weak low-pressure system is set to influence the weather in our region until tomorrow, bringing with it relatively unstable conditions....

150-million-year-old dinosaur Barry to be sold in Paris auction

150-million-year-old dinosaur Barry to be sold in Paris auction

An unusually well-preserved dinosaur skeleton, a Camptosaurus known as Barry, will go under the hammer in Paris next month....

Christodoulides to confer with EU Commission Chief in NYC

Christodoulides to confer with EU Commission Chief in NYC

Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, will meet on Monday in New York with the President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen who is in New York for the 78th UN General Assembly....

Tourist's nightmare continues - Five in custody in Ayia Napa

Tourist's nightmare continues - Five in custody in Ayia Napa

In a legal proceeding set to commence on October 5 at the Permanent Criminal Court of Famagusta, five individuals, aged 20 and 19, and identified as foreigners, have been formally accused of their involvement in aiding police investigations....

China's 103 military planes target Taiwan in a day

China's 103 military planes target Taiwan in a day

China’s military sent 103 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period in what the island’s defense ministry called a recent new high....

Why did Brussels ignore Cyprus? Questions arise over EU inaction

Why did Brussels ignore Cyprus? Questions arise over EU inaction

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered a comprehensive 16-page speech on the "state of the Union" before the European Parliament, speaking for an hour....

Death toll in Libya floods at 11,300 as more bodies wash ashore

Death toll in Libya floods at 11,300 as more bodies wash ashore

International rescue teams in Libya are calling for more help to retrieve the bodies of victims killed in devastating floods that swept through the eastern city of Derna, killing thousands....

LEGO-bricks for real buildings in Florida

LEGO-bricks for real buildings in Florida

A Florida construction firm is seeing fast adoption of its intuitively-made building blocks that work like real-life LEGO bricks....

Elderly British national falls to his death at Paphos Hospital

Elderly British national falls to his death at Paphos Hospital

An autopsy on the body of a 78-year-old man discovered lifeless in an inner garden of Paphos General Hospital on Sunday morning (17/9), has unveiled the cause of his death....

Controversy deepens over overtime pay to deputy spokesperson

Controversy deepens over overtime pay to deputy spokesperson

The controversy surrounding overtime payments for Deputy Government Spokesperson Doxa Komodromou has escalated, with revelations and calls for reimbursement by the Auditor General, Odysseas Michaelides....

'Park & Ride' hours now extended!

'Park & Ride' hours now extended!

The Cyprus Public Transport has announced its extended hours for the "Park & Ride" service. In a press release, it says that after the very encouraging response of the public during the first days of operation of the “Park & Ride” service and responding to the need to extend the hours of operation of the service, in order to serve even more passengers, announces that from today Monday, September 18, 2023, the extended hours of the “Park & Ride” service are in effect. ...

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is your passport to health

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is your passport to health

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is a valuable resource for European citizens, providing access to essential healthcare services during temporary stays in 27 European Union (EU) countries. ...

Dive into eBooks on 2023 International Digital Book Reading Day!

Dive into eBooks on 2023 International Digital Book Reading Day!

OverDrive, the largest e-book distributor in the U.S., established International Digital Book Reading Day in 2014, and it has been celebrated annually on September 18 ever since....

Italy's cry for help: Facing a migrant surge amid EU discord

Italy's cry for help: Facing a migrant surge amid EU discord

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has appealed for greater European support as her country confronts a surge of people fleeing north Africa, amid growing tensions between Rome and other EU capitals over migration policy....

135% debt reduction sparks hope for economy

135% debt reduction sparks hope for economy

According to the latest data from the Central Bank of Cyprus, the private debt-to-GDP ratio has shown a significant decrease from its peak at the end of the first quarter in 2015 to the end of March 2023. ...

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