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Top Putin ally threatening to invade Poland

Top Putin ally threatening to invade Poland

Ramzan Kadyrov, a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has begun rattling off threats about attacking Poland after Ukraine....

New Zealand recovers 3 tons of cocaine floating in Pacific Ocean

New Zealand recovers 3 tons of cocaine floating in Pacific Ocean

New Zealand police said Wednesday they found more than 3 tons of cocaine floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean after it was dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate....

Zelensky in London, asks for fighter jets

Zelensky in London, asks for fighter jets

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in the United Kingdom today to meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, King Charles, and speak to the British Parliament....

Death toll surpasses 11,000 as Erdogan visits quake ravaged areas

Death toll surpasses 11,000 as Erdogan visits quake ravaged areas

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has visited the region of southern Turkey devastated by this week’s earthquake as the death toll rose above 11,000 and acknowledged that his government faced problems getting aid to victims....

Marina Association 'surprised' by statement on Paphos marina

Marina Association 'surprised' by statement on Paphos marina

The development of Paphos Marina is moving forward, thanks to a Cabinet decision. This has been an issue for decades, and when the Deputy Minister of Tourism took office, he re-launched an effort to promote the project by preparing a feasibility study for its construction....

Met warns of extreme low temps tonight - Troodos at -10 degrees

Met warns of extreme low temps tonight - Troodos at -10 degrees

The Met Office issued an orange warning on Wednesday morning. The minimum temperature in the Troodos region is expected to be around -10 degrees Celsius, according to the statement....

Cabinet approves subsidies to fund digital business upgrades

Cabinet approves subsidies to fund digital business upgrades

At today's Cabinet meeting, the Grant Scheme for "Digital Upgrading of Enterprises" was approved. This project is part of Cyprus's Recovery and Resilience Plan (RSP) for the years 2021-2026, and it will be funded by the European Union's (EU) Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (RRM)....

Turkey finally accepts assistance from Cyprus

Turkey finally accepts assistance from Cyprus

The European Civil Protection Mechanism has informed the Republic of Cyprus that Cyprus' offer to send a rescue team has been accepted by Turkey, Foreign Ministry spokesman Dimitris Demetriou said in a tweet....

Thanasis' family to file criminal charges in connection with his death

Thanasis' family to file criminal charges in connection with his death

The family of National Guardsman Thanasis Nikolaou will take action to enable criminal prosecutions and lawsuits after consulting with their attorneys....

'Mortgage to rent' plan approved

'Mortgage to rent' plan approved

The Cabinet has approved the Treasury's proposal to establish a "rent versus installment" scheme known as mortgage to rent....

Which names are being floated for the position of Finance Minister?

Which names are being floated for the position of Finance Minister?

The new ministerial team will be assembled beginning Monday, February 13. Nicos Christodoulides and Andreas Mavroyiannis, the two candidates for the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus, will bring in new faces to staff their Ministries....

'Greek fan' Menendez boasts F35 okay for Athens

'Greek fan' Menendez boasts F35 okay for Athens

US Senator Bob Menendez, who has been blocking fighter jets for Turkey over the years, told an audience in Washington this week that he was 'a fan of the Greek people' and further had no qualms about okaying the F35 stealth for Athens...

The challenges in the field of mobility

The challenges in the field of mobility

To persuade voters that they are the most qualified, each candidate has delivered their election platforms, taken part in debates, and traveled the nation....

Syrian dad regrets tough stance on daughter’s hijab

Syrian dad regrets tough stance on daughter’s hijab

A judge in Limassol has sentenced a man from Syria and his wife on assault and psychological violence, following a complaint filed by their daughter who broke the family’s hijab wearing rules...

DISY to vote conscience in runoff election

DISY to vote conscience in runoff election

The Political Office of the Democratic Rally is calling on party supporters to vote their conscience in the runoff election on Sunday, after their candidate’s third place drew mixed reactions that signaled a rift among some conservatives...

Clock ticking as rescuers dig through rubble

Clock ticking as rescuers dig through rubble

Rescuers raced against time early Wednesday to pull survivors from the rubble before they succumbed to cold weather two days after an earthquake tore through southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria. The death toll climbed above 7,700 and was expected to rise further...

First Turkish Cypriots reported to have died in the earthquake identified

First Turkish Cypriots reported to have died in the earthquake identified

Turkish Cypriot media have reported the first Turkish Cypriots who died in building ruins as a result of the earthquake that struck Turkey....

Many countries stepping up as death toll continues to rise

Many countries stepping up as death toll continues to rise

The EU has mobilized 27 search and rescue teams from 19 European countries, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management stated in a tweet on Tuesday....

Greek rescuers in Turkey helping to free a 7-year old girl

Greek rescuers in Turkey helping to free a 7-year old girl

Greek rescuers are assisting in an operation to free a 7-year-old girl from the rubble of her home in the Turkish city of Iskenderun, in Hatay province....

Turkey refuses Cyprus' offer for assistance and aid

Turkey refuses Cyprus' offer for assistance and aid

Turkey has refused the offer by the Republic of Cyprus to send a rescue team to help with post-earthquake efforts, according to the Director General of the Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kornelios S. Korneliou....

Cyprus and China to cooperate in health and medical science

Cyprus and China to cooperate in health and medical science

Cyprus and China on Tuesday signed a 5-year plan in the fields of health and medical sciences. The plan was signed by Minister of Health Michalis Hadjipantela and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China Liu Yantao, on behalf of the National Health Commission of China....

Limassol kids send message of hope to T/C counterparts believed trapped in rubble

Limassol kids send message of hope to T/C counterparts believed trapped in rubble

A group of year 5 students at the Ayios Antonios Dimotiko in Limassol banded together today to send a message of hope to Turkish Cypriot students still believed to be buried beneath the rubble of their hotel in Turkey that was brought down by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the early hours of Monday morning, February 6....

'Buy Nothing Project' gaining ground worldwide

'Buy Nothing Project' gaining ground worldwide

It was not until after Angela Parker, 53, had raced across her north Atlanta neighborhood to nab eight leftover, thick-cut slices of ham with gravy from the porch of someone she didn't know that she began to ask herself some questions. Was it weird to eat a stranger's porch ham? Was it safe? Would the ham be worth it?...

Migrant boat sinks off Greece

Migrant boat sinks off Greece

Four migrants, including three children, died after their boat sank off the island of Leros in the southeastern Aegean Sea on Sunday, the Greek coast guard said...

Asylum seeking busboy detained in Paphos

Asylum seeking busboy detained in Paphos

Paphos immigration police got busy on Election Day Sunday when they detained a busboy and his employer over suspected unauthorized work...

Woman dies after giving birth under earthquake rubble in Syria

Woman dies after giving birth under earthquake rubble in Syria

As rescue teams, including Greeks, continue to fight a superhuman battle to find those trapped under the debris, there are so many shocking stories that have been documented after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria left thousands dead....

February Newsletter of K. Treppides & Co Ltd: CySEC

February Newsletter of K. Treppides & Co Ltd: CySEC

A new issue is out from the newsletter by K. Treppides & Co Ltd, a leader in the field of auditing and accounting services with offices in three countries....

Police name suspect in Nicosia deadly ambush

Police name suspect in Nicosia deadly ambush

Cyprus police have published a photo of a suspect following Sunday’s deadly car ambush in Nicosia, where a Syrian man was shot in the head, but there were more questions than answers after additional details emerged...

Fate of some Turkish Cypriot students unknown after quake

Fate of some Turkish Cypriot students unknown after quake

A number of Turkish Cypriot students were going back home after being pulled to safety in Adiyaman, hours following a deadly earthquake that left many dead in Turkey and Syria, but reports said the fate of additional pupils from the island believed to be in the rubble remained unknown...

Rate of NPL's unchanged in November 2022

Rate of NPL's unchanged in November 2022

Non-performing loans (NPLs) in the Cyprus banking system remained unchanged in November, with the NPL rate to total loans unchanged at 10.5%....

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