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Cyprus strengthens ties with UAE in AI and tech collaboration
Cyprus Mail
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July 10, 2025
Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides recently completed a high-level business visit to the United Arab Emirates, according to an announcement released on Thursday. The visit aimed to “reinforce Cyprus’ role as a forward-looking hub for artificial...
Nicosia, the neglected relative
Knews Kathimerini
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by Demetris M. Demetriou Nicosia has structural issues. Where other cities have the sea, Nicosia has the Green Line. By its very nature, its development, and even the daily relief of its traffic, does not unfold in any smooth or natural way. It...
Cyprus deputy shipping minister visits UK to boost IMO council bid
Cyprus Mail
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July 10, 2025
Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis,paid a working visit to London this week, aiming to strengthen bilateral ties with the United Kingdom. The trip also sought to promote Cyprus’ bid for re-election to the council of the International...
Cyprus races to boost water supply as reservoirs run low
Cyprus Mail
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July 10, 2025
Cyprus plans to start pumping desalinated water from new units in Moni into the network on July 22, officials said on Wednesday, as concerns grow over low water reserves. George Kazadjis, deputy director of the water development department, told...
RIF offers €25,000 to young Cypriot innovators through new academy
Cyprus Mail
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July 23, 2025
Aspiring entrepreneurs in Cyprus now have the chance to launch their startup dreams with support from the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF), which on Wednesday launched its Future Founders Academy, a new programme offering funding,...
Cyprus: President’s speech at Invest Awards
Famagusta Gazette
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July 10, 2025
The Invest Cyprus International Investment Awards have evolved into an annual tradition and celebration. One that honours those who have invested their trust in Cyprus and contributed meaningfully to our country’s growth. First and foremost, I...
Cyprus Business Now: ICT, sanctions, digital euro, disability care debate, RIF
Cyprus Mail
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July 10, 2025
The Cyprus association of care home owners on Tuesday expressed “strong dissatisfaction” over the way House labour committee discussed living conditions in private and state care homes for people with dissabilities. The association, a member of...
Cyprus reviews progress in financial literacy strategy
Cyprus Mail
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July 10, 2025
The Cyprus Financial Literacy and Education Committee (CyFLEC) reviewed the progress of Cyprus’ national strategy for financial literacy on Wednesday during its fifth meeting of the board of directors. According to a statement issued by the...
Cyprus curtails as much renewable electricity in first half of 2025 as whole last year
Balkan Green Energy News
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July 9, 2025
In addition to being the only European Union member state without an interconnection with another power system, Cyprus only has oil-fired generators, a surging solar power capacity, and wind parks. Other countries, like Greece, also must curtail...
Cyprus swelters at 40°C as yellow warning continues
Knews Kathimerini
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A seasonal low‑pressure system and a warm air mass are driving the heat. After early patches of low cloud and fog lift, skies will turn mostly clear. Winds will blow southwest to northwest, locally southeast to southwest in the morning, starting...
Cyprus pushes ahead with smart meter rollout from Wednesday
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
A large project to install smart electricity meters will continue across Cyprus from Wednesday, the electricity authority of Cyprus (EAC) has confirmed. Smart meters record electricity use in real time. They are expected to help people manage...
Cyprus trade turnover rises 5.7 per cent to €19.34 billion in 2023
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
Cyprus’ trade sector recorded positive growth in 2023, according to the state statistical service’s wholesale and retail trade survey, the results of which were released on Wednesday. Turnover and employment both increased during the reporting...
Russian–Armenian tycoon Karapetyan wins an arbitration case against Armenia
Open Caucasus Media
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July 23, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
Communities open doors to help victims of Limassol wildfires
Cyprus Mail
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July 23, 2025
As wildfires continue to threaten villages in the Limassol district, emergency support is being offered from across the region, with local businesses and community groups stepping in to help fire victims and frontline workers. One of the first to...
Cyprus Business Now: airports, property, graduate employability, CySEC
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
Cyprus is stepping up its air connectivity this summer, with Larnaca and Paphos airports offering an expanded network of destinations across Europe and the Middle East. The move, driven by Hermes Airports in close partnership with airlines and...
Cyprus treasury bills delisting scheduled for July 25
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) on Wednesday announced the suspension of trading for the thirteen-week Treasury Bills of the Republic of Cyprus, under the code TB13D25. According to the CSE, trading will be suspended from July 22, 2025 until July...
Cyprus sees fastest ICT job growth in EU over past decade
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
Cyprus recorded one of the fastest growth rates for ICT employment in the European Union over the past decade, with the number of ICT specialists rising by an average of 9.2 per cent annually between 2014 and 2024, according to Eurostat. In...
Cyprus reaffirms support for digital euro at Ecofin meeting
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos reaffirmed Cyprus’ support for adopting the digital euro this week, during an EU economic and financial affairs council meeting (Ecofin) in Brussels. At the meeting, the Cypriot minister also stressed the need to...
Cyprus beer exports fall sharply in June, local sales edge up
Cyprus Mail
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July 9, 2025
Beer exports from factories in Cyprus fell by 24.2 per cent in June 2025 compared to the same month last year, according to data from the Statistical Service (Cystat) this week. Exports dropped to 245,087 litres from 323,278 litres in June 2024,...
Cyprus to Canada to Croatia: Modi’s tour builds the next arc of Indian influence and global future
Organiser Weekly
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In a decisive reassertion of India’s increasing global power and diplomatic sagacity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went on a three-country tour of Cyprus, Canada, and Croatia from 15 to 19 June 2025. Each of these visits were packed with symbolism...