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1981. Is Europe ready to accommodate older travelers?

As the world’s population is growing older, the tourism industry will have to adjust, meaning that tourism should be more accessible and inclusive for this category of travelers....

1982. Rescue effort in Turkey ends in all but two areas

Turkey has ended rescue efforts in all but two provinces, almost two weeks after a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people, the country's disaster agency said, while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey and announced $100m in humanitarian aid...

1983. Cypriot leaders move social meeting forward

A social meeting between divided Cyprus’ leaders has been moved forward and will take place before the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Nikos Christodoulides, who has been ready to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar even before assuming office...

1984. Plans to upgrade hotels in the mountains and countryside are underway

1985. First shipment of medical aid to Syria sent today

The first shipment of medicines to earthquake-stricken Syria is being sent on Thursday via the Civil Protection Mechanism, on a Cyprus Airways flight....

1986. Nicola Sturgeon resigns as Scotland's first minister

Nicola Sturgeon will stand down as first minister of Scotland, she has announced at a press conference....

1987. Cops question mom who ordered BB gun for son

A woman in Paphos who ordered a BB gun for her teenage son has been questioned by police, after customs officers suspected a package that arrived from overseas contained what appeared to be a prohibited weapon...

1988. Divided Cyprus’ leaders to meet as hope for peace dims

President-elect Nikos Christodoulides is set to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on March 1, the same day he assumes office, but talk of the Greek Cypriot politician forming a Cyprus Problem team were still unclear...

1989. Objects shot down by US are not of alien origin, says George Danos

President of the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) George Danos told CNA that he highly doubts that the objects shot down recently by the US army are of extraterrestrial origin....

1990. Turkish daily Hurriyet's front page: 'Efharisto poli file'

Kathimerini and SKAI correspondent, Manolis Kostidis, reports that the earthquake victims are grateful to the Greeks for the assistance provided through the EMAK, while anger at the Turkish government is at an all-time high....

1991. Cypriot president-elect wants to prop EU role in peace talks

Cypriot President-elect Nikos Christodoulides says he will push for a more active and greater EU involvement in the Cyprus Problem, with calls on Brussels next month to stick to a UN framework on the divided island...

1992. The ten-day stretch that ended DISY's crisis

When Averof Neophytou's disqualification from the second round was locked in on Sunday night, he made sure to call his two rival candidates in time to congratulate them on their victory. ...

1993. International reaction to Christodoulides' election

Reports on the results of the presidential election in Cyprus are dominated by what will happen the following day in Cyprus and the surrounding area. ...

1994. February Newsletter of K. Treppides & Co Ltd: CySEC

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....

1995. New brand of politics day after election in Cyprus

Former Anastasiades-cabinet member Nikos Christodoulides won the runoff presidential election on Sunday in the Republic of Cyprus, sporting a new brand of politics and vowing to form a government with 'broad social acceptance'...

1996. Nikos Christodoulides is now the 8th President of the Republic of Cyprus

After all the campaigning, the name-calling, an unprecedented split in one of the nation’s oldest parties and even the bitterness emanating from certain candidates who lost in the first round, it’s finally over. ...

1997. 75% of DISY voted for Christodoulides

According to an exit poll conducted for Omega TV by Pulse Market Research on the rallies - movements of Democratic Alarm voters, 75% voted for Nikos Christodoulidis and 25% voted for Andreas Mavroyiannis....

1998. Sales to foreign buyers hit 16 year high

During January 2023 foreign buyers deposited 594 contracts of sale at Land Registry offices across the island. Moreover, these accounted for 54% of all sales; the first time since 2007 that the number of foreign sales has exceeded domestic sales....

1999. Woman in Paphos arrested after refusing search

A woman in Paphos who was arrested for refusing a random search over the weekend is now facing sex solicitation charges...

2000. Cypriot voters cast ballot in crucial runoff election

Cypriots return to the polls Sunday to elect the 8th President since the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus. The two front-runners in last weekend's first round, are Nicos Christodoulides, former Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades, and Andreas Mavroyiannis a diplomat who served as negotiator for the Cyprus problem...

2001. Cyprus does right by wronged farm workers

A foreign worker who says he fell out of status after being wronged in a labor dispute is getting support from Cypriot authorities, along with over a dozen suspected victims of labor exploitation after police, labor, and immigration officers coordinated a raid on a farm in Famagusta district after his complaint...

2002. Whales die after beaching themselves in Paphos

A goose-beaked whale was found dead on a beach in western Cyprus, where locals managed to push back into the water three others of the same species, with reports later saying more were found dead in the area...

2003. Preparations for second round in the final stretch

Preparations for the second round of the Presidential elections on Sunday are in the final stretch. On Thursday the distribution of ballots was completed and on Friday the ballot boxes will be delivered....

2004. Another Turkish Cypriot student found dead in rubble

In the ruins of the Isias Hotel in Adiyaman, Turkey, authorities discovered the lifeless body of another boy from the Turkish Cypriot volleyball team. This is the second member of the school team who has been found dead....

2005. Australian government removes Chinese-made surveillance cameras

Australia's defense department will strip its buildings of Chinese-made security cameras to ensure they are "completely secure", the government said on Thursday....

2006. Apartment prices continued its upward momentum in Q4 2022

Apartments continued to drive the rising real estate prices in the fourth quarter of 2022, data published by the Aks WiRE Index show....

2007. Botox ampoules found in chocolates smuggled from the occupied territories

Botox ampoules were one of the more bizarre items that a person attempted to smuggle through the barrier last year, according to customs officials at the British Bases in Dhekelia....

2008. Cyprus launches campaign for earthquake victims

Cyprus’ Commissioner for the Citizen announced on Wednesday a campaign for the collection of humanitarian aid for the people affected by the deadly earthquake in Syria and Turkey, which will run between February 9 and 17...

2009. Death toll surpasses 11,000 as Erdogan visits quake ravaged areas

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has visited the region of southern Turkey devastated by this week’s earthquake as the death toll rose above 11,000 and acknowledged that his government faced problems getting aid to victims....

2010. Marina Association 'surprised' by statement on Paphos marina

The development of Paphos Marina is moving forward, thanks to a Cabinet decision. This has been an issue for decades, and when the Deputy Minister of Tourism took office, he re-launched an effort to promote the project by preparing a feasibility study for its construction....