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EAC expands smart meter installation across Cyprus
Knews Kathimerini
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The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) announced that beginning Wednesday, July 9, it will continue its large-scale rollout of smart electricity meters across several regions of the island, a move aimed at modernizing the country’s power grid....
Turkish Cyprus attendance at ECO summit 'diplomatic victory': Tatar
Hurriyet Daily News
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NICOSIA The Turkish Cyprus racked up significant gains and scored a victory at last week’s Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit in Azerbaijan, said the nation’s president. "Our high-level participation in the ECO summit is a diplomatic...
Cyprus banking liquidity falls by €4.5 billion in 2024
Cyprus Mail
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July 2, 2025
Cyprus’ banking system liquidity fell by €4.5 billion in 2024 compared to the previous year, reaching €19.2 billion by year-end, according to data published on Wednesday by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). The figures were outlined in the CBC’s...
Deputy minister highlights Cyprus’ innovation momentum
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
Bash 2025 draws 185 participants in Cyprus’ key startup meetup Cyprus’ innovation ecosystem gathered momentum this week as ‘The Bash 2025’ brought together 185 participants for the country’s flagship startup and networking event. Now in its fifth...
Cyprus leaders to address peace talks in informal meeting with UN chief
Neos Kosmos
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July 3, 2025
Greek Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will both be hosted in an informal meeting with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres aimed at further discussing peace talks. The announcement was revealed by...
Roadworks on Nicosia-Limassol highway
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
Traffic on the Nicosia-Limassol highway will be interrupted at night by asphalt paving works on July 14 and 15, the department of public works has announced. The roadworks are scheduled to take place between 8pm and 5:30am the following day in the...
Fresh tensions over Greece-Cyprus power link
Kathimerini
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July 9, 2025
ENERGY ENERGY [InTime News] Tuesday’s teleconference on the Crete-Cyprus electricity interconnection project (GSI), held with the participation of representatives of the European Commission, was dominated by tension between Greece’s Independent...
EU encourages Cyprus to continue with legal service reform
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
The European Commission’s annual rule of law report praised the progress made thus far in Cyprus’ efforts to reform its legal service and encouraged it to “further advance” those efforts. The report, seen by the Cyprus Mail on Wednesday, wrote...
‘Illegal’ delay in sending Ayaz from Germany to Cyprus
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
The observatory in the case of Kenan Ayaz, who was convicted last year of being a member of a proscribed terrorist organisation after being extradited from Cyprus to Germany, has reported an “unjustified and illegal” delay on behalf of the German...
Fresh tensions over Greece-Cyprus power link
Kathimerini
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ENERGY ENERGY [InTime News] Tuesday’s teleconference on the Crete-Cyprus electricity interconnection project (GSI), held with the participation of representatives of the European Commission, was dominated by tension between Greece’s Independent...
Cyprus tightens oversight of foreign direct investments
Cyprus Mail
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July 2, 2025
Cabinet approves national FDI screening mechanism Cyprus has formally approved the creation of a national mechanism for the control of foreign direct investments (FDI), following a cabinet decision on Wednesday. The move aims to strengthen the...
Deputy ministry ‘no comment’ on Cyprus-Lebanon ferry link report
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
The deputy shipping ministry, although aware of reports that regular passenger ferry cruises linking Cyprus and Lebanon were about to be launched, said it could not comment on their veracity on Wednesday. @SceneTraveller online magazine said on...
Photos: President Aoun arrives in Cyprus
MTV Lebanon
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President Joseph Aoun has arrived in Cyprus and is on his way to Nicosia after landing by helicopter with Foreign Minister Joseph Rajji at Larnaca Airport. They were received by Cypriot Defense Minister Vassilis Palmas, Lebanese Ambassador to...
Cyprus wasted a sunny day’s worth of solar power, and burned fuel instead
Knews Kathimerini
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In a bizarre twist for sunny Cyprus, fossil fuel power plants pumped out more electricity than renewables on Monday, even under ideal conditions for solar energy. Despite clear skies and summer sun, conventional power generation remained unusually...
Protests in Nicosia over ECHR ruling as calls mount for Assistant AG to resign
Knews Kathimerini
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Public anger over Cyprus’ mishandling of a rape case, recently condemned by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), boiled over Monday as protestors gathered outside the Legal Service, calling for major reforms and the resignation of Assistant...
Scammers pose as clients and bank officials to dupe Nicosia businessman out of €14,500
Knews Kathimerini
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A 57-year-old businessman in Nicosia was scammed out of €14,500 after falling victim to a sophisticated phone fraud scheme, police said Tuesday. According to the complaint, the businessman was first contacted Monday afternoon by a person claiming...
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus attendance at economic summit 'diplomatic victory': President
Yeni Safak
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The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) racked up significant gains and scored a victory at last week's Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit in Azerbaijan, said the nation's president. "Our high-level participation in the ECO...
Another yellow warning? Cyprus summer is just being Cyprus again
Knews Kathimerini
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We’ve had a few yellow warnings already, and guess what? Here comes another one. Honestly, it wouldn’t feel like summer in Cyprus without at least one reminder that our weather has absolutely no chill. Today, we’re back under yellow alert from...
Cyprus jobless rate falls to 3.6 per cent, fifth lowest in EU
Cyprus Mail
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July 2, 2025
Unemployment in Cyprus stood at 3.6 per cent in May 2025, down from 3.7 per cent in April and 4.8 per cent in May 2024, according to data released by Eurostat on Wednesday. The number of unemployed remained unchanged compared to April, while in...
Cyprus: a never ending partition?
Euronews
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Published on 02/07/2025 - 18:30 GMT+2•Updated 21:07 Euronews reporter Valerie Gauriat went to island to hear from young Cypriots from both sides of the divide about their perspectives on the ongoing partition, and their visions for the future. “My...