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841. When a vacation is less expensive than staying at home

Can a vacation be less expensive than staying at home? That is exactly what EasyJet told British citizens, and the vacation package it offered for a trip to Egypt sold out in less than 24 hours....

842. Crimea platform ‘Cyprioted’ during odd exchange

An odd exchange took place on Tuesday during a parliamentary summit on Crimea, when Cypriot House Speaker Annita Demetriou took issue with a point of order raised by a Turkish delegation member who criticized invasion references to the Cyprus Problem...

843. Cyprus renews vaccination pitch as MEPs jab Brussels

A Cypriot top health official told medical professionals over the weekend that the state’s vaccination committee was constantly updating its decisions as new data on COVID-19 jabs became available, but the comments stopped short of stating new policy as criticism towards Pharma and EU bosses is picking up steam...

844. Kingfisher rescued and released back into the wild in Akrotiri

Akrotiri Environmental and Education Centre (AEEC) staff and members of the Republic of Cyprus Game and Fauna Service have released a Kingfisher back into the wild after it was successfully rehabilitated after being found suffering from exhaustion....

845. Foreign professionals can now obtain visas digitally

Deputy Minister of Innovation Kyriakos Kokkinos addressed the challenges that professionals and large technology companies face in bringing staff to Cyprus. Speaking at the Economist conference in Nicosia, he stated that the effort to digitize the visa process for foreign professionals will be completed within the next 4-6 months....

846. Online voter registration app for 2023 elections opens today

The online registration process for voters in Cyprus began on Thursday. The application was developed in cooperation with the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, in view of the February 2023 presidential elections....

847. Payabl. Group CEO, Ugne Buraciene to present and host panel at Reflect Festival, Limassol

Reflect is the biggest tech and entrepreneurial festival in Cyprus and all of us here at payabl. are proud to be supporting this innovative event for the second consecutive year as a Gold Partner, a Knowledge Partner and an Exhibitor....

848. Digital controversies

The three front-runners for the presidency of the republic laid out their objectives and ideas for tackling various issues and the nation's shift to a digital economy....

849. Lesser charges in cottage murders after plea bargain

The trial in the deaths of two Russian women feared to have been possible victims of sex trafficking in Cyprus ended abruptly this week, with the defense cutting a deal with prosecutors who pursued manslaughter after reports suggested the murder motive would not hold up in court...

850. ‘We don’t need women to behave like men’

Nanna-Louise W. Linde is the vice president for European Government Affairs at Microsoft. An imposing presence, former model and mother of three, her life looks like something out of an episode of the Netflix series “Borgen” – she is Danish after all....

851. 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....

852. 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...

853. Nouris: EU should sanction countries that instrumentalize migration

The EU should have concrete sanctions in place when there is proof that migrants are being instrumentalized, as in the case of Cyprus, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said....

854. Permits granted for 7,000 highly skilled workers from 3rd countries

The policy of granting tax incentives to foreign technology companies is yielding results, Invest Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency Chairman Evgenios Evgeniou said, stressing that 7,000 work permits have been approved this year for highly skilled individuals who chose to work in Cyprus....

855. Remains of four resistance fighters returned to relatives

The remains of four resistance fighters killed during the 1974 coup in Cyprus were identified recently and will be returned to their families who were briefed on Wednesday by Commissioner Photis Photiou and his associate Xenophon Kallis....

856. Where will Turkey be in a year from now?

The disputes with Greece will be useful ammunition for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan should he decide to manufacture a crisis that would divert attention away from his country’s economic disintegration. ...

857. Europe's vegetable farmers warn of shortages as energy crisis bites

Emmanuel Lefebvre produces thousands of tonnes of endives on his farm in northern France annually, but this year he may abandon his crop because of the crippling energy costs required to freeze the harvested bulbs....

858. Gun report adds new twist in Azeri case

The Azeri suspect in a contentious thwarted plot against Israelis in Cyprus has admitted some charges essentially throwing a curve ball at the prosecution, with the defense raising serious questions over murder-for-hire conspiracy and terrorism accusations...

859. Self check-in and robots - the future of tourism in Cyprus

860. 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....

861. 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....

862. Germany to revise immigrant laws to allow more skilled migrant workers

In the coming months, the German Ministry of Labor will come forward with a proposal to the federal government to introduce a new immigration option for skilled foreigners....

863. Cypriot economic sentiment at 17 month low

The economic sentiment in Cyprus deteriorated in August to a 17-month low, as the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-CypERC) decreased by 4.5 points compared with July 2022....

864. Brazen robberies in broad daylight increase in London (video)

Knife-wielding moped robbers are exploiting the longer days and busier streets to target West End shoppers in a crimewave that has seen hundreds of designer watches stolen this year, police have warned....

865. Palestinians fly to Cyprus in Israeli airport pilot program

Several dozen Palestinians flew to Cyprus on Monday from an airport in southern Israel as part of a pilot program to allow Palestinians from the occupied West Bank to fly abroad...

866. Portuguese volley women learn hard lesson in divided Cyprus

The Portuguese women’s national volleyball team is scheduled to play against Cyprus this week in Nicosia, vying for a spot in EuroVolley 2023, but the stakes for Wednesday’s match are not without politics after efforts by the guests to book accommodation in the north were blocked by the south...

867. Unprecedented rise in dog abandonments this year

Dog shelters in Cyprus are "filled to the brim", volunteers say, as they are daily called to take in abandoned dogs, while adoptions from the UK – where the majority of dogs go to – have plunged due to Brexit, the pandemic and the economic crisis....

868. Dad’s hurried deportation stirs debate in Cyprus

The hasty deportation of a detained man, whose wife and teenage son remain in Cyprus, has stirred up debate this week, bringing the child commissioner head to head with the state’s law enforcement authorities and even the interior minister himself...

869. EU states facilitating employment of third country nationals to ease labor shortage

The European Union’s population is aging. The factors behind this phenomenon are many, but the declining fertility rates and the increased life expectancy, along with migration to countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, are the main ones....

870. Femicide and punishment

A few days ago, there was some shocking news. An Egyptian court asked lawmakers to approve the live broadcast of the hanging of a man who stabbed a female university student to death....