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Kevin Spacey is coming to Cyprus
Knews Kathimerini
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Wiz Guide Award-winning actor and charismatic performer Kevin Spacey is coming to Limassol for one night only, presenting his distinctive musical-theatrical program "Songs & Stories." The event will take place at the iconic Diamond Ballroom of...
FM Fidan calls for win-win basis for Cyprus question
Sabah
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July 17, 2025
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday called for a win-win approach to solving the decades-long Cyprus issue as he participated in the “Expanded Format Informal Meeting on Cyprus” in New York. Fidan participated in the talks alongside Greek...
THE rankings dub Frederick top-performing university in Cyprus third year running
Cyprus Mail
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July 17, 2025
Frederick University has once again been recognised as the leading university in Cyprus in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, maintaining its position for the third consecutive year. It is the only institution in Cyprus ranked among...
National Bank of Greece Cyprus launches new fixed-term deposit options
Cyprus Mail
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July 17, 2025
The National Bank of Greece (Cyprus) on Thursday announced that it has introduced a new fixed-term deposit that combines stable returns with simple and transparent terms. “In a time of constant change, the need for security and predictability in...
British tourists flock to Cyprus as June arrivals hit half a million
Cyprus Mail
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July 17, 2025
Germany and Denmark boost Cyprus tourist numbers Tourism in Cyprus continued to strengthen in June 2025, with tourist arrivals rising 3.4 per cent year-on-year to reach 498,527, compared to 482,261 in June 2024, according to the state statistical...
Muted hopes in informal New York Cyprus meeting
Kathimerini
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July 17, 2025
With low expectations for substantive progress on the Cyprus issue but a belief that dialogue is better than stagnation, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis arrived in New York for an informal five-party meeting on Thursday. A dinner gathering on...
Cyprus society seen through coffee shop culture
Cyprus Mail
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July 12, 2025
How much pleasure can be found in a cup of coffee? How much history does it carry in its froth and how much ideology drips from its dregs? There is more to a cup of Cyprus coffee than its strong, bitter taste. In a new book on the matter, Aspasia...
Informal, Expanded Meeting on Cyprus Issue on Wed. in NYC
To Vima
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July 16, 2025
Work of an informal and expanded meeting on the Cyprus issue, to be convened under the chairmanship of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, was set to commence on Wednesday afternoon (local time) in New York. At last report, besides...
‘An interesting discussion’: Cyprus problem meeting begins
Cyprus Mail
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July 17, 2025
The second enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem of the year began in New York in the early hours of Thursday morning. The two-day conference, which is being attended by delegations from the island’s two sides, its three guarantor powers, Greece,...
Fidan promises ‘empathy for the other side’ ahead of Cyprus problem talks
Cyprus Mail
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July 16, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan promised “empathy for the other side” ahead of the enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which got underway in New York in the early hours of Thursday morning. He said the meeting’s “purpose” is to “discuss...
Cyprus Beer Exports Slide 24% in June, Local Consumption Holds Steady
Famagusta Gazette
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July 12, 2025
Home Cyprus Cyprus Beer Exports Slide 24% in June, Local Consumption Holds Steady FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Beer exports from Cyprus dropped sharply by 24.2% in June, according to figures released by the country’s Statistical Service. The downturn comes...
Cyprus Rejects Over 100 Syrian Asylum Requests Amid Mounting Migration Pressure
Famagusta Gazette
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July 12, 2025
Home Cyprus Cyprus Rejects Over 100 Syrian Asylum Requests Amid Mounting Migration Pressure FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE — More than 100 asylum applications submitted by Syrian nationals have been rejected on the grounds that they failed to meet...
Seeds of resistance: Cyprus seed bank battles agribusiness monopolies
People's World
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July 16, 2025
The Community Bank of Cypriot Traditional Seeds is run by the Farmers Union of Cyprus. It exists in order to preserve seeds native to Cyprus, with the goal of maintaining the nation’s cultural connection to its food and agriculture. | People's...
Deadlock persists over Crete-Cyprus power cable as funding deadline nears
Knews Kathimerini
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Tensions are mounting over the Crete–Cyprus electric interconnection (GSI) as a regulatory impasse resurfaces just weeks before a critical August funding deadline. Despite a bilateral agreement last winter between Greece and Cyprus, no progress...
U.S. lawmakers push bill to extend Cyprus arms embargo waiver
Knews Kathimerini
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A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced the “End the Cyprus Embargo Act,” aiming to extend the arms embargo waiver on Cyprus from an annual renewal to a five-year period. The bill, led by members of the Greek Affairs Caucus including...
Rival leaders of divided Cyprus seek progress on future amid various challenges
Euronews
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The rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus are meeting at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday to discuss the future of the island and build upon talks in March, which marked the first step toward renewed dialogue after years of...
Greece, Croatia, Malta And Cyprus Hold Finance Talks
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The Statistical Office of Cyprus (CYSTAT) organised a high-level meeting on National Accounts and Government Finance Statistics, which took place on 7 and 8 July 2025 in Nicosia. This event is a continuation of the...
Europe Burns as the Mediterranean Pays the Price for Political Cowardice
EUToday
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July 25, 2025
27It begins, as it always does now, with smoke on the horizon. A pale ribbon at first, barely distinguishable from the haze of a midsummer Mediterranean sky. But within hours, it thickens, darkens, consumes the hills, then the houses—and finally,...
Seven cars burnt in Nicosia arson
Cyprus Mail
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July 17, 2025
A fire broke out early on Thursday morning in Tseri, destroying seven parked cars outside a residential building. Police confirmed that the fire is being treated as arson, with investigators from the Nicosia criminal investigation department (CID)...
Aus vs WI: Australia achieves rare feat in T20Is
Awaz The Voice
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July 26, 2025
Basseterre Australia breezed past India and South Africa and etched its name in the history books for toppling the record for most successful chases of 200-plus targets in T20Is following a run fest in the third fixture against the West Indies....