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17 November, 2024
 

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Tatar irked by Menendez's comments

Tatar irked by Menendez's comments

Recent comments by US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Menendez regarding the situation in northern Cyprus due to the Turkish invasion in 1974 and the current intransigence emanating from the Turkish side have outraged the leadership of the island’s Turkish-occupied territory....

74-year old pleads guilty to manslaughter in Paphos euthanasia case

74-year old pleads guilty to manslaughter in Paphos euthanasia case

Both sides in the Tremithousa murder case have agreed on an amendment to the indictment, with the 74-year-old defendant expected to plead guilty to manslaughter,...

Did Iran just abolish the morailty police?

Did Iran just abolish the morailty police?

Both Iranian state media and anti-government protesters downplayed statements by an Iranian judicial official that the "morality police" had been abolished on Sunday....

No visa required for Qatari citizens visiting the EU

No visa required for Qatari citizens visiting the EU

Qatari nationals are now eligible to travel to the European Union’s Schengen Zone countries without being required to apply for a visa at first....

Unemployment rate up in November

Unemployment rate up in November

November saw a rise in unemployment on a monthly and yearly basis....

Elections: President touts Averof's role in government's success

Elections: President touts Averof's role in government's success

The dilemma in view of the February 2023 elections is the continuation of stability or experimentation, President Anastasiades said on Saturday, as the presidential campaign continues....

Popular hotel chains set up shop in Larnaca

Popular hotel chains set up shop in Larnaca

The Accor Group, a major French hotel chain, recently made an official announcement about the opening of its first unit in Cyprus. ...

Has politics become a seedy business?

Has politics become a seedy business?

Last Friday's plenary session of the Parliament was marred by the speech of the now-independent MP Andreas Themistocleous on the occasion of the passage of the law on sexual education in schools....

Cyprus to extradite Chinese national in fraud case

Cyprus to extradite Chinese national in fraud case

A fugitive businessman in Cyprus will be handed over to Beijing in connection with a money fraud investigation, a move that challenges recent consensus across Europe against Chinese extradition requests, after the suspect’s lawyers gave their consent provided that Cypriot officials will be allowed to visit the defendant and sit in during court proceedings...

Boy injured in suspected gangland shooting

Boy injured in suspected gangland shooting

A man and a young boy were wounded in an ambush shooting in Oroklini on Sunday, with reports suggesting law enforcement took a back seat in the investigation after it emerged that friends of the victims were the ones who retrieved and handed over evidence to police...

Rafales swing by Cyprus after testing NATO integration

Rafales swing by Cyprus after testing NATO integration

French fighter jets pierced Cypriot skies over Paphos on Sunday morning, following multicarrier interoperability operations between NATO navies in the Mediterranean...

Police launch campaign against impaired driving

Police launch campaign against impaired driving

Police said they will intensify checks for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol as of Monday, with the aim of protecting the public and preventing and reducing traffic accidents...

In a first, FDA approves fecal transplants to treat gut disease

In a first, FDA approves fecal transplants to treat gut disease

For years scientists have been demonstrating the therapeutic potential of gut microbiota transplants in mice for a variety of medical conditions; now the FDA has approved this procedure for the first time to treat a murderous bacterial infection....

Anti-Corruption Authority: Regulations for its establishment and operation were passed

Anti-Corruption Authority: Regulations for its establishment and operation were passed

On Friday afternoon, the Parliament's Plenary approved the regulations for the establishment and operation of the Independent Anti-Corruption Authority....

EU: The price of Russian oil has been capped at $60

EU: The price of Russian oil has been capped at $60

The European Union has agreed to cap the price of Russian seaborne oil at $60 per barrel, a Polish official stated....

Dept of Labour: 'Our social security fund is sound'

Dept of Labour: 'Our social security fund is sound'

According to the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, the General Social Insurance Plan's most recent actuarial study shows that the amendments made up until 2012 ensure the long-term viability of the Social Insurance Fund and that,...

Ukrainian embassies receive 'bloody packages' with animal eyes

Ukrainian embassies receive 'bloody packages' with animal eyes

Ukrainian embassies in at least five European countries have received several 'bloody packages' containing body parts of some animals, mainly eyes, the country's Foreign Ministry has reported....

Kyriakides: 'Cancer Research Institute a jewel for our country'

Kyriakides: 'Cancer Research Institute a jewel for our country'

The Cyprus Cancer Research Institute (CCRI) is a jewel for our country, according to EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, who visited the University of Cyprus construction site on Friday....

18.5 thousand irregular migrants crossed the Green Line this year

18.5 thousand irregular migrants crossed the Green Line this year

Members of the EU High-Level Network on Returns will communicate to the EU and their countries the true dimension and source of the Republic of Cyprus's migrant flow problem, which is none other than the crossing of migrants through the Green Line....

Chinese Grand Prix cancelled due to covid

Chinese Grand Prix cancelled due to covid

The Chinese Grand Prix that was due to take place next year has been canceled. Formula 1 said the Shanghai event set for 16 April would not happen "due to ongoing difficulties presented by the COVID-19 situation"....

Paphos to become a 'smart' city after launch of digital projects

Paphos to become a 'smart' city after launch of digital projects

Six smart and digital city projects implemented by the Municipality of Paphos were inaugurated on Thursday by Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriakos Kokkinos....

'FTX-style crypto crash won’t happen in Europe'

'FTX-style crypto crash won’t happen in Europe'

The cryptocurrency world is reeling after the collapse of crypto exchange FTX — but EU policymakers are patting themselves on the back....

ICT specialists crucial as 80% of companies still allow remote work

ICT specialists crucial as 80% of companies still allow remote work

According to the results of the survey on information and communication technologies (ICT) usage and e-commerce in businesses in 2022, published on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service, more than 80% of businesses with ten or more employees provided mobile devices with access to the internet and business email in 2022....

Germany eases rules for internationals to obtain citizenship

Germany eases rules for internationals to obtain citizenship

The federal government of Germany has unfolded its plans to introduce new changes to its immigration law, among others, to make it easier for internationals to obtain citizenship....

Minister says efforts to promote Cypriot wine bear fruit

Minister says efforts to promote Cypriot wine bear fruit

Energy Minister Natasa Pilides, who also oversees Commerce, said Wednesday that the first National Action Plan to promote Cypriot wine seem to be bearing fruit, as exports of wines in 2021 saw a rapid increase over 60%...

Blabbermouth cop stirs pot in domestic violence trial

Blabbermouth cop stirs pot in domestic violence trial

An unusual arrangement between a police officer and his girlfriend in rural Nicosia, where the separated couple manage a farm together under a restraining order, took a sudden turn when the cop’s claims he had rekindled the relationship fell flat after admitting to an inquisitive judge that he did so by calling her on his mobile phone while in jail...

Cyprus gets taste of EU’s €85 million with a caveat

Cyprus gets taste of EU’s €85 million with a caveat

Cyprus will get Friday the first tranche of €85 million from the EU's Recovery and Resilience Mechanism, with European Commission technocrats also pointing to repeated suspensions of foreclosures in Cyprus that create problems in terms of achieving the goal of further reduction of NPLs...

Turkey again calls on Greece to demilitarize islands

Turkey again calls on Greece to demilitarize islands

Turkey’s National Security Council said on Thursday that it 'expects' Greece to immediately demilitarize its Aegean islands off the Turkish coast...

Scholz OK's transfer of 500 asylum seekers from Cyprus

Scholz OK's transfer of 500 asylum seekers from Cyprus

Germany's solidarity with Cyprus on the migration issue was conveyed to President Nicos Anastasiades by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who, during their recent meeting in Berlin, expressed his country's intention to receive 500 asylum seekers from Cyprus....

Austria to EU: Deport refugees to Rwanda pending asylum approval

Austria to EU: Deport refugees to Rwanda pending asylum approval

The Austrian Interior Minister, Gerhard Karner, has called for the EU to establish asylum procedures in safe third countries, similar to models that Denmark and the United Kingdom have agreed to operate....

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