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16 November, 2024
 

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Afternoon scattered showers start gloomy week

Afternoon scattered showers start gloomy week

A low pressure system is affecting Cyprus this week, bringing chances of afternoon showers across the island along with near gale force winds...

FBI agents set up shop in Cyprus

FBI agents set up shop in Cyprus

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reportedly setting up shop in the Republic of Cyprus, with the move taking place as US-Cypriot cooperation has been expanding on multiple levels...

Conservatives in Greece win big

Conservatives in Greece win big

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose conservative party won a landslide election victory Sunday but without enough parliamentary seats to form a government, indicated he will seek a second election hoping to consolidate his victory without the need for a coalition partner...

Nicosia begs to differ with ENI boss on EastMed

Nicosia begs to differ with ENI boss on EastMed

The Cypriot government says it does not share views on EastMed gas made by ENI boss Claudio Descalzi, who told Italian lawmakers an eastern Mediterranean gas project cannot go forward without Turkey, with Nicosia begging to differ and pointing to other companies willing to take the risk...

Italians come clean on EastMed gas

Italians come clean on EastMed gas

Turkey cannot be left out of the natural gas game in the eastern Mediterranean according to ENI’s newly re-elected CEO Claudio Descalzi, whose recent comments during a parliamentary hearing committee echoed latest developments but also gave credence to Rome’s previous doubts over Cypriot endeavors that bypass Ankara...

US publishes new sanctions list with Cypriot entities, raises concerns

US publishes new sanctions list with Cypriot entities, raises concerns

In a recent development, the United States released a new sanctions list on Friday (19/05), which includes the names of several Cypriot citizens and entities....

Pigeon drug couriers: Paphos Mayor exposes startling phenomenon

Pigeon drug couriers: Paphos Mayor exposes startling phenomenon

Photographic evidence showcasing pigeons being exploited for drug transportation has been released by Phaidon Phaidonos. Expressing his dismay, the Mayor of Paphos took to Facebook, highlighting that those responsible are known, leading to the question of why no action has been taken....

US expected to release new sanctions list in coming hours

US expected to release new sanctions list in coming hours

In a long-awaited move, the United States is anticipated to unveil a new sanctions list within the next few hours. ...

Seized titanium en route to Iran

Seized titanium en route to Iran

Titanium rods and high-tech lathes, which are raw materials that can have civilian, commercial, but also military use, have been seized by customs officers at the port of Piraeus....

Henry Kissinger warns of looming peril: U.S.-China tensions and the AI arms race

Henry Kissinger warns of looming peril: U.S.-China tensions and the AI arms race

U.S.-China tensions have been called a repeat of Cold War-era dynamics. But a more apt comparison may be the years preceding World War I when much of Europe was sitting on a powder keg of hostilities and overlapping territorial claims that required only two bullets to ignite. ...

US Ambassador stresses urgency on Cyprus issue

US Ambassador stresses urgency on Cyprus issue

The United States has been very clear in its support for a return to the negotiating table, in support of a Bizonal Bicommunal Federation with political equality, US ambassador to Cyprus, Julie Fisher said. ...

France 24: The dark side of higher education in occupied Cyprus

France 24: The dark side of higher education in occupied Cyprus

According to a report from France 24, education has become the leading economic sector in occupied Cyprus. ...

Cyprus, Israel and the US join forces in civil protection

Cyprus, Israel and the US join forces in civil protection

Cyprus is interested in further developing its capabilities in the field of civil protection, not only at a state level but also at an international and regional level, by deepening its multifaceted partnerships with states in our region - and beyond....

Unpredictable showers and thunderstorms; weather rollercoaster ahead

Unpredictable showers and thunderstorms; weather rollercoaster ahead

Today, we anticipate a gradual increase in cloud cover leading to local showers in the western regions....

Christodoulides: 'I am not here to cover for anyone'

Christodoulides: 'I am not here to cover for anyone'

"I am not here to cover for anyone," President Nicos Christodoulides emphasized during discussions on the new sanctions lists from the UK and the US....

Locals near buffer zone puzzled over circling plane

Locals near buffer zone puzzled over circling plane

Two Turkish airplane sightings flying over local areas were reported Thursday by Greek Cypriots near the buffer zone in rural locations outside the divided capital, with UN officials saying they are looking into the incident...

President acknowledges hiring mistakes: Promises reforms for transparency

President acknowledges hiring mistakes: Promises reforms for transparency

President Nicos Christodoulides has acknowledged errors in the hiring process of advisers within the Presidency and ministries. Addressing the issue of hiring a consultant at the Deputy Ministry of Culture during his statements in Larnaca,...

Cyprus and Netherlands seal double taxation deal

Cyprus and Netherlands seal double taxation deal

Cyprus' Minister of Finance, Makis Keravnos, expressed his satisfaction for the conclusion of negotiations on a double taxation avoidance agreement with the Netherlands in a meeting Thursday with the Ambassador of the Netherlands in Cyprus, Elke Merks-Schaapveld, according to a press release by the Ministry of Finance....

Latest sanctions list revealed: No new Cypriot names so far

Latest sanctions list revealed: No new Cypriot names so far

The UK announced a new sanctions list on Friday (19/05), which has been made public. However, as of now, there are no Cypriot names included in the list....

State dough for families with three or more in tow

State dough for families with three or more in tow

Thousands of families receiving state benefits for having three or more children in the Republic of Cyprus are to expect an additional one-time wire transfer just in time for summer...

Nicosia scrambles to ease sanctions burden

Nicosia scrambles to ease sanctions burden

The Registrar of Companies will accept requests from service providers to replace sanctioned persons with other persons, according to reliable sources...

Cabinet decides to take away Jho Low's passport

Cabinet decides to take away Jho Low's passport

The President’s Cabinet in the Republic of Cyprus decided on Thursday to revoke Jho Low’s Cypriot citizenship after gathering information from Interpol to argue against the Malaysian financier’s appeal to keep his citizenship...

EU-MED 9 energy ministers unite to transform Mediterranean into green energy hub

EU-MED 9 energy ministers unite to transform Mediterranean into green energy hub

Energy Ministers of the EU-MED 9 (Cyprus, France, Greece, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Malta, Portugal and Slovenia), decided on Thursday to collaborate to make the Mediterranean Region into a hub of green energy....

New York City could be sinking

New York City could be sinking

From the Financial District’s sky-high centers of economic power to the pricey pads that rise above Billionaires’ Row, the great volume of towering buildings is part of what gives New York City its identity. But according to new research cited by the New York Post, the weight of those same buildings that give the Big Apple its soaring sense of bravado could contribute to the city's sinking....

Energean unveils ambitious plans for Israeli gas exploitation

Energean unveils ambitious plans for Israeli gas exploitation

Energean announced on Thursday that by September 2023 it will submit to the Israeli government for approval a comprehensive program for the exploitation of the deposits of the "Olympus Area" of the Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone, so as to begin its implementation in early 2024....

CBC urges banks to embrace transformation for sustainablefuture

CBC urges banks to embrace transformation for sustainablefuture

Constantinos Herodotou, Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, emphasized the need for Cypriot banks to seize the current favorable circumstances and address impending challenges during his speech at the 2023 ICPAC Mediterranean Finance Summit held in Limassol on Thursday....

EU grants 24M euros to upgrade Greece's Alexandroupolis Port

EU grants 24M euros to upgrade Greece's Alexandroupolis Port

Greece has secured 24 million euros ($26 million) in European Union funding to upgrade its northern Aegean Sea port of Alexandroupolis, privatization agency HRADF said on Wednesday....

UK and US specialists to provide consultancy on sanctions

UK and US specialists to provide consultancy on sanctions

A group of British experts from various departments of the UK state services will visit Cyprus, with a view to providing consultancy services for establishing a National Unit for Sanctions Control,...

Deutsche Bank agrees to $75M settlement in Epstein abuse lawsuit

Deutsche Bank agrees to $75M settlement in Epstein abuse lawsuit

Deutsche Bank AG has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by women who say they were abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and accused the German bank of facilitating his sex trafficking....

Turkish MFA raises concerns over US destroyer's anchoring in Cyprus

Turkish MFA raises concerns over US destroyer's anchoring in Cyprus

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement urging the United States to reconsider its policies, following the anchoring of the American destroyer USS Arleigh Burke in Cyprus. ...

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