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Bolton: If Putin presses the button, the US will assassinate him

Bolton: If Putin presses the button, the US will assassinate him

Former White House security adviser John Bolton said on Tuesday that if Russian President Vladimir Putin decides to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the US may assassinate him....

Cabinet approves all-day high school in all provinces

Cabinet approves all-day high school in all provinces

All-day high schools will be introduced in all provinces of Cyprus beginning with the 2023/24 school year....

Apple, Facebook and NFT's at this year's Digital Agenda summit

Apple, Facebook and NFT's at this year's Digital Agenda summit

The Digital Agenda Summit 2022 will be held on October 17th. This annual event, now in its third year, features renowned speakers from all over the world who will discuss topics ranging from technology, innovation, climate change, politics and current events....

Police gun drawn outside football stadium stirs debate

Police gun drawn outside football stadium stirs debate

A viral photo showing a police officer holding his firearm outside a football stadium in Cyprus has prompted the reaction of a law enforcement association that suggests proportional response to out-of-control football hooliganism could warrant the use of a lethal weapon...

Cabinet revokes ten passports belonging to investors and their relatives

Cabinet revokes ten passports belonging to investors and their relatives

The Council of Ministers met this morning, led by President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, and decided to begin the process of revoking the citizenship of three investors and seven of their dependents based on an investigation by the Interior Ministry's services....

A team of 'Forced Return Escorts' has been deployed to Cyprus

A team of 'Forced Return Escorts' has been deployed to Cyprus

A team of forced return escort and support officers has been deployed by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex, at the Larnaca Branch of the Aliens and Immigration Unit in Cyprus....

Ending Cyprus' energy isolation

Ending Cyprus' energy isolation

After the discovery of energy resources in the Cypriot EEZ, the start of construction of the Cyprus-Crete electricity cable can be considered a high point in Cyprus' energy affairs. For the first time in its history, the Republic of Cyprus will join Europe's energy system, with all that entails for the country's security....

First Cypriot woman to secure a win at World Judo Championship

First Cypriot woman to secure a win at World Judo Championship

Janet Michaelidou, an eighteen-year-old Cypriot athlete, is the first Cypriot woman to win a match at the World Judo Championship....

Israel clinches deal with Lebanon, Cyprus still at bay

Israel clinches deal with Lebanon, Cyprus still at bay

The eastern Mediterranean was on a roll this week after US mediation managed to get broad acceptance for an Israel-Lebanon maritime demarcation deal, but Tel Aviv still faces another challenge only weeks before elections as not everyone is at ease with similar arbitration efforts to resolve a dispute with Cyprus...

'He must resign': Minister of Education slammed on chaperone issue

'He must resign': Minister of Education slammed on chaperone issue

Youla Pitsiali, President of the NGO "Embrace of Hope," has launched attacks on the Minister of Education....

0.4% increase in employment In September 2022

0.4% increase in employment In September 2022

In September 2022 total government employment increased by 193 persons, or 0.4% in comparison to the corresponding month of 2021 and reached 52,601 persons, according to the Statistical Service of Cyprus. ...

Lavrov: Moscow 'is open to talks' with the West

Lavrov: Moscow 'is open to talks' with the West

Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, said his country is willing to hold discussions with the West about the conflict in Ukraine but has not yet received a serious proposal for talks....

Freed Greek Cypriot vows to fight 'spite ban' in north

Freed Greek Cypriot vows to fight 'spite ban' in north

A Greek Cypriot influencer vows to get his name off a stop list in the Turkish Cypriot north, where he says his arrest and long detention was a political double whammy out of spite because of his pro-reunification views but also EOKA nostalgia...

Two families sue Amazon for selling 'suicide kits' to teens

Two families sue Amazon for selling 'suicide kits' to teens

Amazon is facing a lawsuit accusing it of selling so-called suicide kits, brought by the families of two teenagers who bought a deadly chemical on the company's website and later used it to take their own lives....

Exness supports Enalia Physis and its efforts to preserve the Mediterranean Monk Seal habitats

Exness supports Enalia Physis and its efforts to preserve the Mediterranean Monk Seal habitats

Exness supports the work of Enalia Physis Environmental Research and its efforts to protect the Mediterranean monk seals’ natural habitat in Cyprus. ...

The EU's accession talks with Turkey are at a standstill

The EU's accession talks with Turkey are at a standstill

According to the European Commission's draft enlargement report, the EU has a strategic interest in a stable and secure environment in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as in developing cooperation and a mutually beneficial relationship with Turkey....

Women account for nearly two-thirds of patients with long Covid-19

Women account for nearly two-thirds of patients with long Covid-19

According to the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, 63.2 percent of people with long-term Covid-19, or nearly two in three, are women. 6.2% of people with Covid-19 have infection symptoms that last at least three months. 15% of people with long-term Covid-19 have one or more persistent symptoms for at least a year....

The most visited website in Cyprus, according to the internet's world map

The most visited website in Cyprus, according to the internet's world map

Most people are probably aware that Google is the most popular website on the planet. YouTube and Facebook are close behind. But what comes after that?...

Plans to modernize the state's websites are underway

Plans to modernize the state's websites are underway

The Deputy Ministry for Innovation, Research and Digital Policy announced Tuesday that a contract has been signed to modernize the state's websites which will now be accessible through the new digital portal, gov.cy....

Coronavirus: Nasal vaccines yielded disappointing results

Coronavirus: Nasal vaccines yielded disappointing results

The initial trial of a nasal vaccine against coronavirus developed by the University of Oxford with funding from the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca resulted in disappointment. ...

Americans show more interest in Greece's golden visa program

Americans show more interest in Greece's golden visa program

Americans’ interest in Greece’s Golden Visa program has marked a significant increase recently, according to the latest report of real estate experts Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices....

October Newsletter of K. Treppides & Co Ltd: Take Action

October Newsletter of K. Treppides & Co Ltd: Take Action

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....

EU commissioner defends deal on older vaccines

EU commissioner defends deal on older vaccines

Health commissioner Stella Kyriakides went on Cypriot state radio on Monday calling on EU citizens to get vaccinated with booster shots already made available to member states, a position she defended amid growing social and scientific doubt about a procurement strategy that included cozy texts between pharmaceutical companies and the bloc’s executives...

Cyprus's first step toward rail and tram transportation

Cyprus's first step toward rail and tram transportation

On the occasion of her visit to the island for the Cyprus Maritime Cyprus 2022 conference, European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Valean, raised for the first time the issue of the creation of a railway in Cyprus and the prospects of co-financing it....

Trade deficit increased by €1.5 bln in first 8 months of 2022

Trade deficit increased by €1.5 bln in first 8 months of 2022

The trade deficit increased by €1.5 billion in the period from January to August 2022, compared to the same period of 2021, according to provisional data issued by the Statistical Service of Cyprus for August 2022. The deficit was €5,120.1 million in January-August 2022, which increased from €3,587.5 in January-August 2021....

36.5% increase of 'permanent residents' in the occupied areas since 2011

36.5% increase of 'permanent residents' in the occupied areas since 2011

The online newspaper Ozyur Gazette reports, under the headline "Along with cultural erosion, the demographic structure is changing from day to day," that the number of people permanently residing in occupied territories has increased by 36.5 percent in ten years. ...

Merchants of Death

Merchants of Death

People trafficker. A profitable “profession.” A high-risk profession, of course, because the business may sink. In this case, literally. Then 18, 50, 100 lives could be lost, including small children....

Ticket prices to Athens and Thessaloniki are skyrocketing for the 3 day weekend

Ticket prices to Athens and Thessaloniki are skyrocketing for the 3 day weekend

According to the Association of Travel Agents, travel demand has returned to 2019 levels, which is evidenced by the weekend of October 28....

Companies fined for safety violations resulting in the death of a worker

Companies fined for safety violations resulting in the death of a worker

Two companies were fined €19,000 and two people received suspended prison sentences as a result of criminal investigations into health and safety at work violations that resulted in the death of an employee and the endangerment of others at work. ...

The ECB's next steps were documented in Limassol

The ECB's next steps were documented in Limassol

The two-day conference of Central Bank Governors in Limassol is a strong contender to serve as the foundation for decisions on monetary policy and inflation strategy to be made in the coming period. ...

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