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1141. Dubai abolishes alcohol tax

According to the BBC, Dubai is eliminating the 30% alcohol tax and will no longer require personal alcohol licences, which are required for anyone wishing to consume alcohol....

1142. Where you can't go in 2023 and why

Travelers from all over the world are expected to take their vengeance for two years in prison in 2023, as they can now take their dream vacation to any part of the world they want, with no restrictions....

1143. Zelensky heads to Washington

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is on his way to Washington, where he will meet US President Joe Biden on Wednesday....

1144. Romania retaliates against Austria's Schengen veto

Romanians that were looking forward to spending winter holidays in Austria’s many tourist destinations have started calling off their bookings, following Austria’s Schengen Veto, which prevents Romania and Bulgaria to join the Schengen Area....

1145. Eva Kaili: From city council to city prison

1146. Amsterdam launches 'Stay Away' campaign to discourage types of tourism

Authorities in the Netherlands have decided to introduce in Amsterdam a new campaign called “Stay Away”, in order to discourage specific kinds of tourism....

1147. Magical Messi hoists World Cup after final for the ages

As fireworks exploded and some 80,000 people roared, Lionel Messi smiled. His Argentina soccer shirt covered by the bisht the Emir of Qatar had just draped him in – the cape reserved for top officials and sheikhs. He smiled, he paused, then he hoisted high the World Cup, a lifetime’s dream realised...

1148. The week that shook Brussels saw a police stakeout, piles of cash, and reform promises

The police had been waiting since dawn. Officers from the special unit of Belgium’s federal police gathered on Rue Wiertz, close to the European Parliament in Brussels. ...

1149. Grant Johnson: City of Dreams Mediterranean will be the game changer for Cyprus’ hospitality industry

The multi-themed City of Dreams Mediterranean resort in Limassol, which will include a luxury hotel, casino, entertainment and sports facilities, adventure park, shops and restaurants, among others, will begin operations in the second quarter of 2023. Grant Johnson, the General Manager of COD analyzes what exactly the City of Dreams Mediterranean will be, what it will offer to the tourism product of Cyprus, how it will strengthen the country's economy and its position as a popular tourist destination and at the same time he analyzes how this project will have significant benefits for the local community and its people. ...

1150. Erdogan's chief political rival jailed for insulting public officials

A court in Turkey has sentenced the mayor of Istanbul to more than two-and-a-half years in prison for insulting public officials in a speech....

1151. Cyprus retail sector continues climb despite inflation

Black Friday, with its high levels of traffic and shopping, appears to have given way to the Christmas holiday season. The market is still moving well, with increased foot traffic in shopping malls and main streets....

1152. The Louvre, the British Museum, and now the New Cyprus Museum (photos - video)

Work on the New Cyprus Museum will begin in January 2023, and the project is expected to take 42 months to complete, with completion scheduled for mid-2026. ...

1153. 'I believe this is only the beginning,' says journalist who broke Qatargate story

Our online appointment was scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Louis Collard is a reporter for the Belgian newspaper Le Soir and one of three reporters who broke the story of QatarGate, one of the biggest corruption and illegal money scandals in recent years....

1154. House up in arms over north’s Varosha plans

The parliament in the Republic of Cyprus is calling on the European Union and United Nations to ‘take concrete measures' against Turkish Cypriot plans to open the entire ghost town of Varosha, following comments made on the campaign trail by politicians in the north...

1155. Candidates continue campaigning both inside and outside of Cyprus

Candidates for the Presidency of the Republic continue their activities both inside and outside of Cyprus. The candidates and their teams analyzed their positions and alluded to issues of concern to citizens as well as current events....

1156. China eases its zero-covid policy amid protests

People in China with mild or asymptomatic coronavirus cases will be allowed to isolate at home, health officials said Wednesday, in a major step away from a strict “zero-Covid” strategy that has constrained daily life for almost three years and recently set off rare nationwide protests....

1157. Rogue driver arrested for ‘breaking down barriers’

A Greek Cypriot man who gave new meaning to the phrase 'breaking down barriers' has been arrested by Turkish Cypriot police, after he failed to comply with officers on both sides of the divided island and drove through a barricade in the north...

1158. Did Iran just abolish the morailty police?

Both Iranian state media and anti-government protesters downplayed statements by an Iranian judicial official that the "morality police" had been abolished on Sunday....

1159. Popular hotel chains set up shop in Larnaca

The Accor Group, a major French hotel chain, recently made an official announcement about the opening of its first unit in Cyprus. ...

1160. Paphos to become a 'smart' city after launch of digital projects

Six smart and digital city projects implemented by the Municipality of Paphos were inaugurated on Thursday by Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriakos Kokkinos....

1161. When the ink dries, this will be the new archaeological museum

1162. China: Protesters are summoned to present their case

Even though they were not identified during the protests, those who attended this weekend's protests in China have received phone calls from the authorities in recent days....

1163. COVID protests spreading across China

From Shanghai to Beijing, protests have erupted across China in a rare show of dissent against the ruling Communist Party sparked by anger over the country’s increasingly costly zero-Covid policy....

1164. Apple supplier apologizes, offers $1400 payout to quell protests

Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn has offered payouts of Rmb10,000 ($1,400) to newly recruited staff who elect to leave the iPhone factory and vowed to honour pay agreements, in an attempt to quell unrest after workers violently clashed with police....

1165. A tunnel discovered in Egypt may lead to Cleopatra's lost tomb

A major discovery of underground tunnels has been made in Egypt, and archeologists believe they could be part of the lost tomb of Cleopatra....

1166. Petrides: 'The casino will attract hundreds of thousands of tourists'

The government is handing over a modern, more dynamic tourism product that has the capacity to further develop, said on Tuesday Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides in addressing the 44th Cyprus Hotel Summit and Exhibition organized by the Hoteliers’ Association....

1167. Russian officials denied visas for OSCE meeting in Poland

The government of Poland will not issue Schengen visas to officials from the Russian Federation for attending a meeting of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) set to be held in the city of Łódź in Poland on December 1 and 2....

1168. Immerse yourself in a Christmas wonderland

There is a little over a month left until Christmas, which means that now is the perfect time to book a trip for anyone who is planning to reach another country, especially a European country....

1169. High speed chase in Nicosia sparks debate

A motorcyclist was hospitalized on Tuesday after he was injured in an accident during a high-speed police chase, which caught onlookers by surprise as the suspect took cops on a dangerous ride through the capital...

1170. Double burial site found in Kouklia

Two tombs from the 12th century BC with rare findings were excavated at the Kouklia-Marcello location, according to a statement from the Cyprus Department of Antiquities....