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Dad who plunged from Cyprus hotel balcony left unable to walk
A holidaymaker has been left unable to walk after suffering a horror fall from a hotel balcony in Cyprus. Sam Hudson was staying at the Anmaria Beach Hotel in Ayia Napa with his step-brother when he fell from the second floor on June 15. The dad,...

Brit tourist plunges from Cyprus hotel balcony and can't walk after holiday 'nightmare'
A British holidaymaker is haunted by "nightmares" after a terrifying plunge from a hotel balcony in Cyprus left him unable to walk. Sam Hudson, from Lincoln, was staying at the Anmaria Beach Hotel in Ayia Napa with his step-brother on June 15 when...

Ministry cites revised EU criteria for drop in Cyprus’ innovation score
Cyprus has been classed as a moderate innovator in the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) 2025, recording a 17.6 per cent improvement since 2018, the fourth highest growth in the EU over the past seven years. However, Cyprus fell by 14.6 points...

Congressmen seek to improve terms of lifting of Cyprus arms embargo
US members of Congress are attempting to scrap the annual process of renewing the waiver for the embargo on selling arms to Cyprus. On Tuesday, representatives Chris Pappas, Gus Bilirakis, Dina Titus and Nicole Malliotakis, co-chairs and vice...

Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2025: Beyond AI
In a world that's constantly evolving, knowledge, and the ability to adapt and shape emerging realities, has never been more important. The Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2025, now firmly established as a major annual event, returns on October 9...

Epic's parent company honored for investment in Cyprus at international awards
Monaco Telecom, the sole shareholder of Cyprus-based telecom provider Epic, was recognized at the 13th Invest Cyprus International Investment Awards for its substantial contribution to the Cypriot economy through continued investment in the...

FM Fidan to attend informal meeting on Cyprus in New York
ANKARA Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend an informal meeting on Cyprus with the leaders of the divided island and guarantor powers in New York. The leaders of Turkish Cyprus and Greek Cyprus, as well as guarantor states Türkiye, Greece and...

UN hosts ''unofficial express'' Cyprus conference in New York
Seasoned observers are calling it an “informal express” gathering, the two-day international conference on the Cyprus problem that kicks off today at United Nations headquarters in New York. The July 16–17 meeting is not expected to relaunch...

Bank of Cyprus: Enhancing accessibility for an inclusive society
Bank of Cyprus is taking dynamic steps to ensure equal access for all citizens to its services, regardless of disability. With the goal of creating a society without exclusions, the Bank is implementing a comprehensive accessibility program across...

Vacancy: Group Director of Manning Agencies, Columbia Shipmanagement, Limassol, Cyprus
Columbia Shipmanagement is hiring. The Group Director of Manning Agencies holds a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing the global operations, performance and development of the manning agencies. This position plays a critical role...

Territorial dispute worsens Zim students’ predicament in Cyprus
File pic: students at a campus THE predicament of Zimbabwean students incarcerated in Northern Cyprus after being duped into subscribing to fake scholarship programmes has been worsened by a long-standing territorial dispute between Turkey and...

Prosecutors’ arrogance fuels public outrage in Cyprus
Something deeper, and far more troubling, than whether Savvas Angelides would resign or not was revealed in the press conference he held last Tuesday as Deputy Attorney General. It wasn’t just the communication disaster that unfolded during the...

HBO Max launching on Cablenet in Cyprus
Warner Bros. Discovery and Cablenet proudly announce a major expansion of their strategic partnership with the launch of HBO Max content catalogue via the HBO Max streaming service app in Cablenet subscription plans. With this move, Cablenet...

FM Fidan to attend UN-led Cyprus talks in New York
Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will take part in an informal meeting on Cyprus under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary-General, to be held in New York on July 16–17, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The gathering will include...

Israel's Loanwise offers mortgages for Greece and Cyprus
Two months after the war broke out in December 2023, non-bank financing (mainly loans for buying vehicles) company Mimun Yashir founder and CEO Eran Wolf stepped down after 18 years in the job. In his resignation letter to employees Wolf promised...

UN to host expanded Cyprus talks in New York
ANKARA The leaders of Turkish Cyprus and Greek Cyprus, as well as guarantor states Türkiye, Greece and the United Kingdom, will come together at a 5+1 format meeting hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on July 16 and 17 in New York,...

Türkiye champions cooperation in Cyprus ahead of NY talks
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will represent the country at the July 16-17 talks on the divided island of Cyprus in New York, U.S. “The expanded 5+1 informal talks” will bring together the main actors on the future of the island in the presence of...

Limassol tops Cyprus rental prices as Larnaca remains most affordable
Limassol continues to dominate the Cyprus rental market with the highest average asking rent at €3,057 per month in July 2025, while Larnaca offers the most affordable options at €1,277, according to a report from Landbank Analytics. The report...

Confidence-building measures no substitute for Cyprus solution, says president
Confidence-building measures do not “replace the solution to the Cyprus problem”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. He was speaking at an event held to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the coup d’état which overthrew the...

AUB Mediterraneo: A global American University in Cyprus
How an American-style university in Paphos is reimagining higher education In the heart of Paphos, a city known for its history, beauty and growing innovation ecosystem, stands a university with a powerful vision: to offer a world-class education...