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Superyacht in Ayia Napa highlights tourism makeover

Superyacht in Ayia Napa highlights tourism makeover

A cruise ship offering passengers a luxury yachting experience around the world made a stop in Cyprus’ Ayia Napa over the weekend, with locals highlighting the resort town’s efforts to attract high income visitors as an alternative to tourists balling on a budget...

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Glamping is on the rise, and hostels are coming soon

Glamping is on the rise, and hostels are coming soon

In January 2020, Airbnb's were officially allowed to operate in Cyprus, giving tourists an alternate mode of accommodation on the island in addition to hotels and hotel apartments....

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Woman says bishop sexually assaulted her as a teen

Woman says bishop sexually assaulted her as a teen

Former Kition bishop Chrysostomos is facing more sexual assault charges after his acquittal in a rape case last year, with a new female accuser saying he assaulted her when she was seeking orphan aid from the church at the age of 16...

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Greece on high alert after Turkish provocations

Greece on high alert after Turkish provocations

Greece’s armed forces in the Eastern Aegean have been placed on high alert due to Turkey’s continued threats, expressed in recent days by high-ranking officials of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government....

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103 million euros in support measures for vulnerable households

103 million euros in support measures for vulnerable households

Cyprus’ government announced a new package of financial support measures for vulnerable groups of the population, to the tune of 103 million euros on Friday, to offset the impact of inflation and the war in Ukraine....

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Cypriot seafarer on seized ship in good health

Cypriot seafarer on seized ship in good health

The Cypriot citizen who is one of the crew members of the two Greek-flagged tankers seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces in the Gulf is in good health, the Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday. Meanwhile, efforts to end the hostage crisis continues....

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Iran seizes two Greek tankers as tensions rise

Iran seizes two Greek tankers as tensions rise

Iranian forces seized two Greek tankers in the Gulf on Friday, shortly after Tehran warned it would take "punitive action" against Athens over the confiscation of Iranian oil by the United States from a tanker held off the Greek coast...

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Kasoulides: 'Corruption a threat to democratic states and multilateralism'

Kasoulides: 'Corruption a threat to democratic states and multilateralism'

Corruption poses a substantial threat to the foundations of a transparent, accountable and multilateral system and to the very foundations of our democratic states, Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides pointed out,...

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Cyprus ready for monkeypox outbreak

Cyprus ready for monkeypox outbreak

Cyprus’ Health Ministry on Friday announced it has prepared protocols for monkeypox after the rising numbers of infections globally, since the beginning of May....

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In a first, Cypriot Defence Minister to pay official visit to US

In a first, Cypriot Defence Minister to pay official visit to US

Minister of Defence Charalambos Petrides will depart on Sunday to the US for a working visit. According to the Ministry of Defence, this is the first visit of a Cypriot Defence Minister for bilateral consultations at the US Pentagon....

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US seeking closer Greece ties to contain Turkey, analyst says

US seeking closer Greece ties to contain Turkey, analyst says

Turkey’s growing leverage as a regional power in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted the United States to strengthen ties with Greece as a means of containing Turkey, a local expert told state-run Anadolu agency in an analysis published on Friday....

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Zelenskiy: 'Stop playing around with Russia, end war'

Zelenskiy: 'Stop playing around with Russia, end war'

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to stop playing around with Russia and impose tougher sanctions on Moscow to end its "senseless war" in Ukraine, adding his country would remain independent, the only question was at what price....

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Masks no longer required in indoor spaces as of June 1st

Masks no longer required in indoor spaces as of June 1st

Masks will no longer be required in indoor spaces as of June 1st, according to an announcement today from the Ministry of Health....

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European fruit contaminated with toxic pesticides

European fruit contaminated with toxic pesticides

Shocking rise in toxic pesticides on European fruit, says study...

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Nicosia: Police officer caught stealing

Nicosia: Police officer caught stealing

Authorities arrested a 47-year-old police officer after surveillance cameras caught him stealing from a supermarket in Nicosia....

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Sweden is killing wolves

Sweden is killing wolves

The Swedish government will significantly reduce the wolf population, killing half of the four hundred animals living in the country within the year, although this violates EU directives....

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Op-ed: Greece informs its allies and partners; Erdogan is irked

Op-ed: Greece informs its allies and partners; Erdogan is irked

Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed annoyance at “third parties” becoming involved in Greek-Turkish affairs. ...

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First time asylum seekers in EU increase by 85% in February

First time asylum seekers in EU increase by 85% in February

In February 2022, first-time asylum applications by persons who applied for international protection in EU member states increased by 85% compared to February 2021 and by 3% compared to last January, according to the latest monthly asylum data published by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical service....

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'Goodfellas' actor Ray Liota dead at 67

'Goodfellas' actor Ray Liota dead at 67

Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro and Kevin Costner have paid tribute to the "uniquely gifted" Ray Liotta, who has died age 67....

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Pro-vax dad wins appeal against anti-vax mom

Pro-vax dad wins appeal against anti-vax mom

An appeals panel in the Republic of Cyprus has ruled that a district judge was wrong in siding with the mother of two teenage girls, whose father had sought a court order to get the girls vaccinated for coronavirus over mom’s objection...

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Father shoots son during heated argument

Father shoots son during heated argument

A man in Larnaca says he shot his son and left him for dead following a family incident on Thursday, with the shooting victim surviving and police arresting the father on attempted murder charges...

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Greece rejects Turkish claims in the Aegean

Greece rejects Turkish claims in the Aegean

The Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations delivered a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday rejecting claims contained in a letter delivered by Turkey to the same body in September 2021....

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President determined to tackle corruption

President determined to tackle corruption

President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades stressed the government's determination to decisively tackle corruption, promote transparency and accountability and consolidate the rule of law, in a meeting on Thursday with the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Margareta Cederfelt, at the Presidential Palace....

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Monkeypox outbreak management plan close to being finalised

Monkeypox outbreak management plan close to being finalised

The process of drawing up a management and action plan by the Ministry of Health to deal with a possible detection of monkeypox cases in Cyprus is in its final stage, a source of the Ministry has said....

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Turkey 'not bluffing' over Greek islands

Turkey 'not bluffing' over Greek islands

Greece must withdraw its military from the Aegean islands or Turkey “will take matters further,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned on Thursday, adding that Ankara is prepared to challenge their sovereignty....

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Slight rise in economic sentiment in May

Slight rise in economic sentiment in May

Economic sentiment in Cyprus improved slightly this May as the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-CypERC) increased by 1.1 points compared with April 2022, according to the results of the Business and Consumer Survey of the Economics Research Center of the University of Cyprus....

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Cyprus ranks third with 58% of population having a tertiary education degree

Cyprus ranks third with 58% of population having a tertiary education degree

41 percent of young adults across the European Member States have completed tertiary education, with women being the leading gender....

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Health Minister to propose lifting of indoor mask requirement as of June 1st

Health Minister to propose lifting of indoor mask requirement as of June 1st

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela is expected to present a proposal to the Council of Ministers on Friday regarding the lifting of the face mask requirement indoors, with the exception of high-risk premises such as closed structures, homes for the elderly and other centers hosting vulnerable people, according to sources from the Ministry of Health....

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Cyprus now an important player in LNG arena

Cyprus now an important player in LNG arena

The EU produces LNG from naphthalene in Cyprus An important step is the support from the Commission that is expected to shuffle the energy deck of the Eastern Mediterranean...

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Israel reassures Turkey over Cyprus drill

Israel reassures Turkey over Cyprus drill

A 'new chapter' in relations between Ankara and Jerusalem was launched this week during a visit to Israel by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who reportedly sought an explanation regarding a large-scale military drill said to take place in Cyprus over the weekend...

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