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12 March, 2025
 

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Revenue from tourism spikes 8.5% in January

Revenue from tourism spikes 8.5% in January

In January 2018 a decrease of 20.1% was recorded in the expenditure per person of tourists from the UK...

Anastasiades to meet UN official ahead of April 16 dinner

Anastasiades to meet UN official ahead of April 16 dinner

The dinner date is not expected to lead to the resumption of talks but it may help in dispelling the climate of distrust ...

Father and child risk life at roundabout

Father and child risk life at roundabout

A video showing a man with a child on a bicycle entering a round-about is raising a number of questions, as another vehicle appears to come very close in what could be a very dangerous situation....

Cyprus and Egypt prepare the ground for natural gas pipeline

Cyprus and Egypt prepare the ground for natural gas pipeline

The two countries will soon sign an agreement for a submarine natural gas pipeline from Cyprus' EEZ to a Liquefied Natural Gas plant in Egypt...

Greek troops fire warning shots at Turkish helicopter

Greek troops fire warning shots at Turkish helicopter

It was not clear what type of helicopter was involved in the incident...

More Russians and Brits get CY passports

More Russians and Brits get CY passports

The biggest group of foreign nationals that obtained Cypriot citizenship in 2016 were Russians, followed by UK nationals, according to Eurostat data that show close to one million foreigners became EU citizens that year....

Hundreds of flights cancelled in Germany as airports hit by public sector strikes

Hundreds of flights cancelled in Germany as airports hit by public sector strikes

Unions will escalate the dispute if employers do not present an offer next week...

Poisoned Yulia Skripal has been discharged from hospital

Poisoned Yulia Skripal has been discharged from hospital

Britain says they were poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent and has blamed Russia for the attack...

Trump vows quick response to suspected chemical attack in Syria

Trump vows quick response to suspected chemical attack in Syria

Initial US assessments have been unable to determine conclusively what materials were used in the attack...

More rain and hail on the horizon

More rain and hail on the horizon

Early week rain continues on Tuesday, with a chance of more hail and chilly clouds increasing throughout the day. ...

Yildirim dig at Tsipras over 8 Turkish servicemen in Greece

Yildirim dig at Tsipras over 8 Turkish servicemen in Greece

Turkish government spokesman Bekir Bozdag stated outright that the cases of the eight Turks and two Greeks are unrelated...

Russian message said 'package has been delivered' before spy attack

Russian message said 'package has been delivered' before spy attack

Yulia and Sergei Skripal are recovering following Novichok attack in Salisbury...

Senturk says he acted in self defence in murder case

Senturk says he acted in self defence in murder case

Erdinc Senturk, the man who admitted to killing Solon Apostolides, says he acted in self defence but he is not expected to be handed over to Turkish Cypriot authorities....

Week starts off with rain and thunder

Week starts off with rain and thunder

Wet and cloudy weather is setting in on Monday, just after an uneventful Easter Sunday, and it won’t get better for another couple of days. ...

Egypt and Cyprus to hold talks on regional issues

Egypt and Cyprus to hold talks on regional issues

The meeting's agenda is expected to touch on the unique relations between Cairo and Nicosia...

Cyprus seeks to overcome regional tension for peace

Cyprus seeks to overcome regional tension for peace

Rival Cypriot leaders will meet for dinner on April 16 in an effort by the United Nations to reignite a stalled peace process...

Cypriots celebrate Easter

Cypriots celebrate Easter

It may be spring recess in some parts of the world, but it is almost the end of Holy Week in Cyprus where people get ready for Saturday midnight mass and Easter Sunday celebrations. Tradition mixed with good food and some dangerous customs blend together to make what Cypriots call Easter holidays....

FB ready to deal with strict EU laws

FB ready to deal with strict EU laws

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said this week that he agreed “in spirit” with a strict new European Union law on data privacy but stopped short of committing to it as the standard for the social network across the world....

McGregor charged with assault in New York after rampage

McGregor charged with assault in New York after rampage

The 29-year-old, who became the first UFC fighter to hold two world titles simultaneously when he beat Eddie Alvarez...

Southeast Asia's idyllic islands buckle under tourism strain

Southeast Asia's idyllic islands buckle under tourism strain

Airports have become chaotic, hotels are being thrown up hastily with little regard for safety and sanitation...

Tsipras looking to rein in hawkish defence minister

Tsipras looking to rein in hawkish defence minister

According to a senior official, the incendiary rhetoric “is not needed” at a time when Greece is trying to de-escalate tension with Turkey...

Russia can build Turkey power station alone

Russia can build Turkey power station alone

Russian firm Rosatom has been seeking investors for a 49 percent stake in the Akkuyu nuclear power plant project...

South Africa's Zuma appears in court on corruption charges

South Africa's Zuma appears in court on corruption charges

Thousands of Zuma supporters gathered to express solidarity with a leader they say is the victim of a politically motivated witchhunt...

FYROM and its irredentist claims

FYROM and its irredentist claims

Greece has never recognized an ethnic minority and the present government will be no exception...

'You'll be sorry' Russia warns Britain

'You'll be sorry' Russia warns Britain

It was the second showdown between Russia and Britain at the world body since the nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia ...

Privatisation of Co-op may lead to the creation of a 'bad bank'

Privatisation of Co-op may lead to the creation of a 'bad bank'

A process launched by the nationalised Cooperative Cyprus Bank may lead to the creation of an Asset Management Company also known as a bad bank ...

Greek Cypriot man murdered in the north

Greek Cypriot man murdered in the north

Solon Apostolides, whose body was found Thursday evening in the north, received blows to the head and sustained knife injuries according to officials who also rule out politics behind the murder....

New information about Elena emerges

New information about Elena emerges

New information has emerged about Elena Frantzi, whose recent death shocked Cypriot society, just one day after her family warned it may take legal action against anyone who spreads misinformation or violates the privacy of their departed loved one....

Daughter of poisoned ex-spy says case is 'disorientating'

Daughter of poisoned ex-spy says case is 'disorientating'

The Skripals were found slumped on a bench in the southern English city of Salisbury on March 4 in a nerve agent attack...

Nicosia to protest construction of Akkuyu nuclear plant

Nicosia to protest construction of Akkuyu nuclear plant

Cyprus is more concerned than any other country since the power plant will be situated just a few dozen kilometres from its northern coast...

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