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20 November, 2024
 

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Deputy Minister of Tourism upbeat over tourist flows from Russia in 2022

Deputy Minister of Tourism upbeat over tourist flows from Russia in 2022

Cyprus Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said he received optimistic messages over this year’s tourist flows from Russia, the island’s second-largest tourist market....

Cyprus government to report farmer's harassment by Turkish military to the EU

Cyprus government to report farmer's harassment by Turkish military to the EU

The Cyprus government will report to the EU an incident concerning a farmer’s harassment by the Turkish occupation forces in the village of Deneia, located in Nicosia District, within the buffer zone....

Sweden ends COVID-19 testing as pandemic restrictions lifted

Sweden ends COVID-19 testing as pandemic restrictions lifted

Sweden has halted wide-scale testing for COVID-19 even among people showing symptoms of an infection, putting an end to the mobile city-square tent sites, ...

TUI: Large demand for travel this summer

TUI: Large demand for travel this summer

The tourist giant TUI gives optimistic prospects for this year's tourist traffic, which announced increased revenues of 2.37 billion euros in the first quarter of 2022, ...

Women to be given full, equal and meaningful role in settlement of Cyprus problem

Women to be given full, equal and meaningful role in settlement of Cyprus problem

The two leaders, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, have agreed on an action plan to ensure women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in the settlement process of the Cyprus problem, the United Nations Spokesperson in Cyprus, Aleem Siddique, said in an announcement on Wednesday....

The second largest dam in Cyprus - Asprokremmos - has overflowed (video)

The second largest dam in Cyprus - Asprokremmos - has overflowed (video)

The Asprokremmos dam overflowed in the morning, according to Haris Kassioulis, District Engineer of the Paphos Water Development Department....

US judge sentences DVD pirate arrested in Cyprus

US judge sentences DVD pirate arrested in Cyprus

A British national who was arrested in Cyprus in 2020 in connection with a global piracy ring may start to take the FBI warning on DVD’s a bit more seriously, after a US judge this week sentenced the 'deeply remorseful' offender to 22 months...

Op-ed: The far-reaching benefits of mRNA technology

Op-ed: The far-reaching benefits of mRNA technology

The mRNA platform is a tantalizingly simple and transformative technology, scaling the scope of targeting diseases in ways that were previously unimaginable....

Aimful priests in Cyprus put steel on target

Aimful priests in Cyprus put steel on target

Greek Orthodox priests in the Republic of Cyprus were unable to resist temptation on Tuesday at the inauguration of a brand new shooting range, with some daredevil clerics taking up arms to keep their aiming muscles toned...

Total vehicle registrations decline sharply in January 2022

Total vehicle registrations decline sharply in January 2022

Total motor vehicle sales began the new year with a sharp decrease with total registrations in January 2022 dropping to 2,633 marking an annual drop of 23.3% compared with January 2021....

Cabinet expected to approve implementation of 'test to stay' protocol for National Guard

Cabinet expected to approve implementation of 'test to stay' protocol for National Guard

The protocol for the introduction of the `test to stay` measure in the National Guard is expected to be submitted to the Council of Ministers today for approval....

Housing projects to be funded from casino revenue

Housing projects to be funded from casino revenue

CLDC plans to build more than 800 housing units in the coming years, which will be allocated either through the affordable housing plan or through the new affordable rent plan for economically vulnerable households....

Casino boss in Cyprus dies in hail of bullets

Casino boss in Cyprus dies in hail of bullets

A Turkish Cypriot businessman in the north was gunned down Tuesday after his convoy was attacked by assassins thought to be from the mainland, giving traction to a fugitive YouTuber mob boss who warned gangland turf wars in Turkey were now playing out on the island as well...

Slight chance of rain as temperatures rise

Slight chance of rain as temperatures rise

A high pressure system has moved into the area over Cyprus with temperatures on a gradual rise for the rest of the week and through the weekend along with low chances of light rain...

Greek Cypriots say soldiers drew guns in buffer zone

Greek Cypriots say soldiers drew guns in buffer zone

UN officials in ethnically-divided Cyprus say an incident in the buffer zone was resolved peacefully, with local media reporting a Greek Cypriot farmer was asked by armed Turkish soldiers to leave the area...

NHS waiting list backlog due to covid will take years to clear

NHS waiting list backlog due to covid will take years to clear

The waiting list for hospital treatment will not start falling for two years, ministers say, despite unveiling a plan to tackle England's backlog in care....

Retired pope asks pardon for abuse, but admits no wrongdoing

Retired pope asks pardon for abuse, but admits no wrongdoing

Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness Tuesday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but denied any personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report criticized his actions in four cases while he was archbishop of Munich, Germany....

One in four Cypriots will be diagnosed with a form of cancer in his/her lifetime, figures show

One in four Cypriots will be diagnosed with a form of cancer in his/her lifetime, figures show

One in four Cypriots will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in his/her lifetime while 42 new cases of cancer and leukaemia in children aged 0-19 are diagnosed annually on the island....

Patriarch protests to Ankara over DJ performance at Sumela monastery

Patriarch protests to Ankara over DJ performance at Sumela monastery

Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios has sent a complaint to Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy in the wake of footage showing a DJ playing electronic music at the historic Monastery of Panagia Soumela in the mountainous Trabzon region, known among Greeks as Trapezounta....

Coronavirus: Research shows antibodies in 99% of cases even 20 months later

Coronavirus: Research shows antibodies in 99% of cases even 20 months later

Coronavirus antibodies show up even 20 months after the disease in almost all organisms that survive Covid-19, according to a new US study. But it is not clear whether they protect against new infections, especially with newer mutations....

PEO concerned about increase in fuel and basic consumer products

PEO concerned about increase in fuel and basic consumer products

The Pancyprian Federation of Labor (PEO) has expressed its concern about the continuous upward trend in fuel prices, which, as it notes, "will add to the cost of basic consumer products"....

'CAR-T cells can cure patients with leukemia', according to a decade long study

'CAR-T cells can cure patients with leukemia', according to a decade long study

Ten years after receiving a treatment that modifies a patient's own immune cells to attack cancer, two patients who had a form of blood cancer show no signs of the disease, researchers report....

Barber in Cyprus jailed for working outside hours

Barber in Cyprus jailed for working outside hours

A barber in Limassol has been sentenced to two months in prison after he was found guilty of working outside regular hours, with the judge also taking into account a prior conviction due to a pandemic citation...

Credit Suisse faces money laundering charges in Bulgarian cocaine traffickers trial

Credit Suisse faces money laundering charges in Bulgarian cocaine traffickers trial

Credit Suisse faced charges in a Swiss court on Monday for allowing an alleged Bulgarian cocaine trafficking gang to launder millions of euros, some of it stuffed into suitcases....

EU: Taking the first steps to freedom and the arguments for relaxation

EU: Taking the first steps to freedom and the arguments for relaxation

The de-escalation of the health crisis brings further relaxation of measures in Europe. In Spain, from Thursday, citizens will be able to walk outdoors without masks. The measure was imposed in mid-December in order to reduce the risk of "Omicron"....

Electrical failure not ruled out in deadly fire

Electrical failure not ruled out in deadly fire

Fire fighters who responded to a fire in a village in Nicosia district discovered the body of a man inside a mobile home, with sources pointing to a suspected electrical failure around the building...

Netflix features Spetses, while Amazon Prime shoots in Athens

Netflix features Spetses, while Amazon Prime shoots in Athens

Filming for Amazon Prime France’s new series, “Greek Salad,” scheduled to premiere next year, began in Athens last week. ...

Ministry of Labor: Job interviews begin on Thursday

Ministry of Labor: Job interviews begin on Thursday

Employment interviews conducted by the Ministry of labor will begin this Thursday and Friday. The move aims to match job seekers to prospective employers and is part of an effort to meet the needs of the hotel industry in Limassol and Paphos, provinces that seem to be facing the biggest staffing shortages....

Cyprus justice comes down hard on foukou drug case

Cyprus justice comes down hard on foukou drug case

Cyprus’ drug squad chief says he is proud of police officers who worked on the foukou drug case, involving 628 kilos of ecstasy hidden in Cypriot barbeques seized by Australian authorities, after a court convicted a man on the word of another suspect who turned witness under a protection program...

Op-ed: The charismatic leadership of Archbishop Makarios

Op-ed: The charismatic leadership of Archbishop Makarios

On August 3, 1977, Hellenism was struck by a tragedy of unspeakable magnitude: the president of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III, passed away of a heart attack....

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