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Cyprus President urges UK to uphold role as guarantor power as talks expected to resume
Knews Kathimerini
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President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday urged the United Kingdom to fully embrace its responsibilities as a guarantor power in support of renewed efforts to resolve the Cyprus issue. Meeting with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy at the...
Cryos International opens first IVF Clinic in Cyprus
Cyprus Mail
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July 10, 2025
Cryos International is the world’s largest sperm and egg bank and has been present in Cyprus since 2021. This year, Cryos is proud to announce that the location has been fully converted into a state-of-the-art fertility clinic with skilled staff...
Mall of Cyprus approves €13.5 million interim dividend
Cyprus Mail
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July 10, 2025
The board of directors of Mall of Cyprus approved an interim dividend of €13.5 million, following a review of the company’s financial position based on the provisional 2025 accounts. According to an announcement, the dividend will be distributed...
Sklavenitis sets a new standard for employee benefits in Cyprus
Cyprus Mail
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July 10, 2025
In a remarkable move that redefines employee support within the retail sector, supermarket chain Sklavenitis has introduced the 14th salary to its entire workforce in Cyprus, including employees from the recently acquired Papantoniou stores. This...
Nicosia receives Cyprus Green City award for water resource management
Cyprus Mail
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July 4, 2025
The municipality of Nicosia has been awarded the Cyprus Green City environmental award in official recognition for its efforts in water resource management on Friday. Specifically, the municipality was given the award for its project concerning...
Cyprus industrial turnover grows 1.6 per cent in April
Cyprus Mail
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July 4, 2025
Cyprus’ Industrial Turnover Index climbed to 137.2 units in April 2025, marking a 1.6 per cent increase compared with April 2024, according to data released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The index, based on 2021 as its...
Will Europe follow the US, or carve out a Syria policy of its own?
Syria Direct
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July 21, 2025
MARSEILLE — In the weeks after the Assad regime fell last December, Europe moved fast. The first western diplomat to visit Damascus, on December 16, was the European Union’s (EU) Syria envoy. The next day, a French diplomatic mission arrived in...
Fake ‘Labubu’ toys seized in Cyprus-wide raid
Knews Kathimerini
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Cyprus Customs officials have seized more than 1,300 counterfeit items during a coordinated nationwide operation targeting fake branded toys and accessories. According to an announcement from the Department of Customs, the raid took place on July...
4 cheap package holiday destinations for 2025 as Greece and Cyprus soar in price
Metro
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July 10, 2025
Why not consider beautiful Bulgaria? (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) The weather might be hotting up once more in the UK, but we’d much rather soak up the 30C heat on a European beach, rather than in the office. Every year, millions of Brits...
Nicosia’s Old GSP goes hi-tech with cashless, hassle-free parking
Knews Kathimerini
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Say goodbye to paper tickets and long queues; Nicosia’s Old GSP parking lot is stepping into the future. Starting Monday, July 7, drivers will experience a brand-new, cashless and user-friendly parking system designed to make city parking quicker,...
ExxonMobil Finds New Gas Deposit Off Cyprus
The Maritime Executive
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ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy have hit another natural gas find in the Block 10 lease south of Cyprus, adding to a previous discovery in the same area. The positive E&P results add to Cyprus' strong portfolio of offshore gas prospects for possible...
Cyprus home prices rise 2 per cent in first quarter of 2025
Cyprus Mail
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July 4, 2025
The Cyprus House Price Index (HPI) climbed to 113.71 units in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting a 2 per cent increase compared with the same period in 2024, according to a preliminary estimate released by the Cyprus Statistical Service...
Nicosia mayor defends Makarios avenue reopening amid criticism
Cyprus Mail
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July 4, 2025
Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos on Thursday again defended the recent decision to partly reopen Makarios avenue to normal traffic, saying that singling out the municipality for criticism is hypocritical. Last month municipal councilors had...
Cyprus University of Technology Hosts Successful Erasmus+ Project “Feel the FemPower Limassol” Multiplier Event
Scientix
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July 4, 2025
July 4th, 2025 by guest CC-BY, provided by author The “Feel the FemPower Limassol” event successfully brought together academia and industry experts to discuss and address gender inequalities in the sector of clean energy transition. The event...
Tech contest opens to startups from Cyprus and Greece
Cyprus Mail
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July 10, 2025
Financial literacy and AI focus of NBG innovation programme The National Bank of Greece on Thursday announced the launch of its 16th Innovation and Technology Competition as part of its NBG Business Seeds programme. “This initiative is the...
Cyprus Business Now: Admie, properties, SMEs, inflation, unemployment
Cyprus Mail
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July 4, 2025
Greece’s power grid operator on Thursday pushed back against mounting criticism over its demand that Cyprus cover part of the costs for the undersea electricity interconnection project linking Cyprus, Greece, and Israel. The independent power...
Holidays to Spain, Cyprus and Turkey soar in price
BBC
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Abi Smitton, Colletta Smith & Tommy LumbyBBC News ShareSave All-inclusive family package holidays from the UK have jumped in price for some of the most popular destinations, including Spain, Cyprus and Turkey. The average price for a week in...
Turkey launching ‘Island Cyprus’ tourism campaign for occupied north
Kathimerini
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July 9, 2025
Turkey is preparing to launch an international tourism campaign promoting the Turkish-occupied northern third of Cyprus under the brand name “Island Cyprus”. For international audiences, the campaign will be rebranded as “Visit North Cyprus”,...
CYPRUS HELPING SYRIANS RESETTLE
https://www.observercyprus.com/feed/
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July 4, 2025
Current Events The island nation of Cyprus is making a bold, yet kind move by offering money and resources to Syrian families in order to help them re-settle in their country. To help ease the transition, they are allowing breadwinners of families...
EU gives Cyprus a nod on fighting corruption, but says it's not enough
Knews Kathimerini
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Cyprus is making headway in the fight against corruption, according to the European Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law Report released Monday, but Brussels says more work is needed to strengthen accountability and speed up key reforms. The report...