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Airbnb rentals and all-inclusive trend squeeze Cyprus leisure centres
Cyprus Mail
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August 26, 2025
Cyprus leisure centres enjoyed strong business during the August 15 holiday, but industry leaders warned that all-inclusive packages and the rapid growth of Airbnb rentals are putting increasing pressure on restaurants, bars and other venues....
The headache of tracking parcels from abroad: What Cypriot consumers should know
Cyprus Mail
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August 26, 2025
Online shopping has become second nature for many Cypriots. From fashion items on Shein and Zara, to gadgets on Amazon or even bulk orders from AliExpress, the choices are endless. For those buying clothes online, services like Shein tracking...
Cyprus festivals keep the party going through September
Cyprus Mail
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August 25, 2025
A new festival season begins as September arrives, bringing with it music, art, parties and performances in every corner of Cyprus Septemberfest With a week of music concerts, street food flavours and beer selections, Septemberfest returns to fill...
The Bronze Age Energy Crisis
Quillette
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August 26, 2025
Civilisations seldom collapse because of a single drought, battle, or angry god. Such events dominate chronicles because they are spectacular, but they are more symptom than cause. What usually undoes a complex society is the loss of surplus...
Cyprus, the future president of the EU Council, promises support for Moldova’s accession to the EU
IPN
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August 25, 2025
0 Cyprus, which will take over the rotating presidency of the EU Council in the first half of next year, expresses its commitment to act as an honest and constructive partner in advancing the accession negotiations of the Republic of Moldova. The...
Greek shipowners control one-fifth of world fleet, Cyprus boosts registry
Cyprus Mail
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August 26, 2025
Greek shipowners control 21 per cent of the world’s merchant fleet with 5,520 vessels, maintaining their lead as the largest shipping power globally. Fleet capacity has grown by 50 per cent over the past decade, showing both resilience and...
Cyprus Reservoirs Face Critical Decline Amid Prolonged Drought
Famagusta Gazette
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August 25, 2025
Home Cyprus Cyprus Reservoirs Face Critical Decline Amid Prolonged Drought FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Cyprus is grappling with a severe water crisis as the country’s major reservoirs show alarming depletion levels during a climate-challenged summer...
Our View: Disregard for environmental laws in Cyprus goes on
Cyprus Mail
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August 26, 2025
It’s getting hard to keep track of the litany of “environmental crimes” taking place in Cyprus many of which were laid out by the Sunday Mail at the weekend. At the same time, two more projects emerged in other media that could have huge...
PM meets Cypriot foreign minister
Qatar Tribune
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August 26, 2025
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus HE Dr Constantinos Kombos at the Amiri Diwan on Monday. During the meeting, the...
Rise of Türkiye's domestic energy strategy
Sabah
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August 25, 2025
Energy has always been a decisive force in both the development trajectory of nations and their position in international politics. Türkiye’s energy policy has also evolved over time, shifting from a model shaped by dependency and external supply...
Theravance Biopharma Completes Phase III CYPRESS Trial Enrollment for Novel Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor in Multiple System Atrophy
Applied Clinical Trials
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August 25, 2025
Topline Findings Phase III CYPRESS Enrollment Completed: Theravance Biopharma finishes open-label patient enrollment in the pivotal trial evaluating ampreloxetine for neurogenic orthostatic hypotension in multiple system atrophy. Trial Design...
Al-Kaabi meets Cyprus minister of energy, commerce, and industry
Gulf Times
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August 25, 2025
HE the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi, met in Doha Monday Giorgos Papanastasiou, Minister of Energy, Commerce, and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus. Discussions during the meeting dealt with energy relations and...
Veolia president looks to build portfolio of energy technologies
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“It’s very exciting to have Icetec but we have a team dedicated to looking at [other acquisition] prospects, seeing which ones would fit in our portfolio, [and] which ones complement us from a skillset and capability standpoint,” Hamel said in an...
PM, Cypriot FM discuss mutual cooperation, economic partnership
Gulf Times
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August 25, 2025
HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani met Monday at the Amiri Diwan with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, Dr Constantinos Kombos, who is visiting the country....
Authorities warn of dangerous cars, motorcycle recalled in Cyprus
Knews Kathimerini
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The Department of Road Transport is urging recalls of several vehicles and a motorcycle flagged as dangerous in a European Union alert system. The department said Monday it was notified by the Consumer Protection Service that, during the 34th week...
Kaabi, Cypriot minister discuss energy cooperation
Qatar Tribune
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August 25, 2025
DOHA: Minister of State for Energy Affairs HE Eng Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi has met in Doha with Minister of Energy, Commerce, and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus HE Giorgos Papanastasiou. Discussions during the meeting focused on energy...
Carving cypress memories: A pirogue maker's fight for a vanishing tradition
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Fighting to stay afloat on what looks like a sea of chocolate milk, desperation begins to define a Tuesday morning in Thibodaux. My boat shakes uncontrollably, and I feel like a newborn deer learning to walk. “You might be going swimming, my...
'Alligator Alcatraz' Migrant Lockup Must Stop Construction and Partly Dismantle, Court Orders
Engineering News Record
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August 25, 2025
In an expected follow-up action Aug. 21 in an ongoing legal battle, a federal district court in Miami ruled that the Florida state government must halt further construction of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz,” its hastily built migrant detention...
Cyprus is a potpourri of environmental neglect
Cyprus Mail
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August 24, 2025
The Republic currently faces 16 active EU infringement procedures related to environmental issues Some 540 illegal rubbish dumps in Paphos, waste dumped in a state forest in Pelendri blocking a fire lane, office furniture from state authorities...
Minister of State for Energy Affairs meets Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce, and Industry
The Peninsula
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August 25, 2025
Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Energy Affairs HE Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi met in Doha today with Minister of Energy, Commerce, and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus HE Giorgos Papanastasiou. Discussions during the meeting dealt with...