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06 February, 2025
 

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Europe flights disrupted by French air traffic controller strike

Europe flights disrupted by French air traffic controller strike

European flights faced widespread disruption on Friday as a French air traffic controllers' strike forced airlines to cancel half of those scheduled to arrive or depart Paris airports and others due to having to fly over France....

COVID: Cyprus transitioning to endemic period

COVID: Cyprus transitioning to endemic period

If the current decline in the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide continues, this means we will transit to the endemic period of the pandemic, Dr. Petros Karayiannis,...

Princeton University is now free for families making under $100,000

Princeton University is now free for families making under $100,000

The considerable cost of attending one of the top American universities will now be covered for students whose parents earn less than $100,000 per year....

Greece is enticing northern EU retirees with its 'easier winters'

Greece is enticing northern EU retirees with its 'easier winters'

Northern pensioners who want to afford this winter more easily with a significantly lower financial burden can now travel to Greece, according to the Greek Minister of Tourism, Vasilis Kikilias....

Russia: 'Either we send convicts to fight in Ukraine, or your children'

Russia: 'Either we send convicts to fight in Ukraine, or your children'

The head of a notorious Russian mercenary group has defended the idea of sending prisoners to fight in Ukraine's war after the publication of a video showing him recruiting in a prison....

Alvaro de Soto says solution still viable while criticizing Greek Cypriot side

Alvaro de Soto says solution still viable while criticizing Greek Cypriot side

It is still possible to find a solution to the Cyprus problem, says the former UN Secretary General's Special Representative in Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, claiming that not many changes are needed in the peace plan, while he also criticizes the Greek Cypriot side. ...

Western retaliation against Ankara

Western retaliation against Ankara

Western governments are expressing concern about the tightening of relations between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a development that makes the prospect of retaliation more likely if the NATO member state helps Moscow avoid sanctions....

Greek FM expresses concern over deteriorating relations with Turkey

Greek FM expresses concern over deteriorating relations with Turkey

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Thursday expressed concern for the continued deterioration of relations with Turkey, dating Ankara’s slide into aggressive posturing to the fall of 2019 when it signed a maritime border agreement with Libya....

Thousands queue for one last goodbye (video)

Thousands queue for one last goodbye (video)

Thousands of people from all walks of life filed past Queen Elizabeth II's coffin overnight as the body of Britain's longest-reigning monarch lay on display in Westminster....

Where and when to get the 3rd and 4th doses of the covid vaccine

Where and when to get the 3rd and 4th doses of the covid vaccine

As part of efforts to strengthen the immunity of groups of the population most vulnerable to serious disease, the Ministry of Health informs that following the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers dated 14 September 2022, from Tuesday 20 September 2022, the age limit of persons who may receive the 3rd and 4th dose of the booster vaccines against COVID-19 is reduced....

Marjan Van Aubel at the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit

Marjan Van Aubel at the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit

The steering committee of the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit announces the participation of internationally renowned solar innovation and designer Marjan Van Aubel as a speaker at the conference to be held on 17 October 2022 at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre....

Members of CMA call for an end to medical conferences in the occupied side

Members of CMA call for an end to medical conferences in the occupied side

The Cyprus Medical Association and the Panhellenic Medical Association condemn the organizing of international medical conferences in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus...

Turkish dissident detained after brutal assault

Turkish dissident detained after brutal assault

A foreign national is in remanded custody in Cyprus after being accused of kidnapping a man in Ayia Napa as well as assaulting him and his former girlfriend in her apartment in Paralimni...

State fair site to become innovation zone

State fair site to become innovation zone

The Finance Ministry welcomed a decision by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday to establish an innovation zone and a business zone/exhibition space at the Cyprus International Fair site....

New High Commissioner: UK to continue its support for a just solution in Cyprus

New High Commissioner: UK to continue its support for a just solution in Cyprus

The new UK High Commissioner to Cyprus, Irfan Siddiq, said that his country will continue to support the achievement of a just, democratic and lasting solution to the Cyprus problem, stressing that a reunited Cyprus can achieve even greater things as a country....

EC to force energy companies to share their profits

EC to force energy companies to share their profits

The European Commission plans to raise more than €140 billion to relieve consumers from soaring energy prices, according to Reuters, by "taking a chunk of the revenue from low-cost electricity producers and forcing fossil fuel companies to share their huge profits. ...

Turkish Cypriot properties a thorny issue on the campaign trail

Turkish Cypriot properties a thorny issue on the campaign trail

Candidates for the Presidential Elections that will take place in February 2023 paid a series of visits on Tuesday and Wednesday to villages, agencies and institutions while criticizing the government on various issues such as the management of the Turkish Cypriot properties in the government-controlled areas....

School mom reacts to bullying video in Limassol

School mom reacts to bullying video in Limassol

A video showing a bullying incident has gone viral in Cyprus where a crowd of students at a junior high in Limassol allegedly ganged up on a boy in the yard, prompting a shocked mother who also saw the footage to take to Facebook and warn that school delinquency was out of control...

NIPD Genetics, a Medicover company announces the addition of six new NeoThetis liquid biopsy tests for therapy selection

NIPD Genetics, a Medicover company announces the addition of six new NeoThetis liquid biopsy tests for therapy selection

NIPD Genetics announces the addition of six new NeoThetis liquid biopsy tests for therapy selection, which include Breast & Gynecological, Gastric, Melanoma, Pancreatic, Prostate and Pan-Cancer. ...

Ayia Napa Marina opens its doors to four-legged visitors

Ayia Napa Marina opens its doors to four-legged visitors

The management of Ayia Napa Marina, in the context of serving its visitors and customers and respecting animals, informs that it applies the relevant regulations and best practices regarding the entry of animals into the Marina's premises....

Seafarer airlifted from ship off coast of Cyprus

Seafarer airlifted from ship off coast of Cyprus

A seaman was transported to Nicosia’s state hospital on Thursday following a medical emergency late at night on board a Ukraine-flag cargo ship bound for Israel...

Cyprus ranks 9th highest in EU in terms of minimum wage

Cyprus ranks 9th highest in EU in terms of minimum wage

Cyprus is among the top nine EU countries that enforce a national minimum wage (NMW), says the Ministry of Finance, which notes that currently, 22 member states have institutionalized the minimum amount of remuneration for workers....

Ankara accuses Greece of fatal pushback

Ankara accuses Greece of fatal pushback

Ankara says Greece is responsible for the deaths of six irregular migrants, including young children, whose boat sunk this week during an alleged pushback, with Athens denying the allegations and pointing out that the incident took place in Turkish waters...

'Cyprus Tomorrow Plan': The legacy of the Anastasiades government

'Cyprus Tomorrow Plan': The legacy of the Anastasiades government

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said he has a “clear conscience” as he delivered on his commitments concerning the creation of a “welfare state with no exclusions,”...

Woman forcibly takes savings from Beirut bank using toy gun (video)

Woman forcibly takes savings from Beirut bank using toy gun (video)

A woman accompanied by activists and brandishing what she said was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch on Wednesday, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings....

EU to set new rules on minimum wage

EU to set new rules on minimum wage

The need for the immediate adoption of an adequate minimum wage that will allow employees to live with dignity was discussed by the Plenary of the European Parliament on Tuesday, which is expected to vote on a relevant directive on Wednesday....

Tilliria community leaders call for opening of Kokkina checkpoint

Tilliria community leaders call for opening of Kokkina checkpoint

Community leaders of the Tilliria region of the Paphos district met with Greek Cypriot Negotiator, Menelaos Menelaou at Kokkina on Wednesday where they examined the issue of opening the Kokkina checkpoint....

Non-PDO halloumi being sold off at deeply discounted prices

Non-PDO halloumi being sold off at deeply discounted prices

Many supermarket chains and stores that sell halloumi are offering deep discounts on singular or bulk sales of the cheese. These are clearly those products that do not fall within the PDO specifications and are not labeled accordingly....

Mario Nava: 'Energy can strengthen the connection between the two communities'

Mario Nava: 'Energy can strengthen the connection between the two communities'

In an interview with Kathimerini, Mario Nava touches on a number of issues with regard to the Cyprus Problem, including how trade between the two communities is the only answer to smuggling, the progress in the implementation of the Halloumi case and the role of the EU in future Cyprus talks....

Report ready on soldier’s murder cover-up

Report ready on soldier’s murder cover-up

A report on a soldier’s death, initially ruled suicide but years later found to have been a criminal act, is expected to be handed to the Cypriot state prosecutor on Thursday, with media leaks suggesting suspects and others who botched the investigation are named in the report which only recommends prosecution for misdemeanor offenses...

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