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Energy minister dismisses report on possible Turkey-Libya maritime deal approval
Kathimerini
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Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou dismissed on Friday a report in Bloomberg which said that Libya’s eastern-based parliament is expected to ratify a maritime deal with Turkey, telling SKAI TV that Greece’s politics “are not determined by...
Cyprus Business Now: tourism, digital nomad visas, natural gas
Cyprus Mail
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August 22, 2025
Hotel bookings in Paphos have slowed sharply as recent wildfires have unsettled travellers, according to Evripides Loizides, president of the Paphos hoteliers association. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), Loizides said that bookings were...
Cyprus second in EU for long working hours
Cyprus Mail
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August 22, 2025
Ten per cent of people in Cyprus work long hours, making it the second-worst country in the EU after Greece, Eurostat said on Thursday. The EU average stood at 6.6 per cent of workers putting in 49 hours or more per week. Eurostat added, however,...
Interpol Arrests 1,209 Involved In Illegal Crypto Mining And Investment Scams
Bitcoinist
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August 23, 2025
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has successfully conducted a continent-wide cybercrime crackdown in Africa, targeted against illegal cryptocurrency mining operations, inheritance scams, and fraudulent investments....
Ukraine’s defense industry attractive for EU – European Commissioner
Ukrinform
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Although it is still unclear what share of loans under the SAFE (Security Action for Europe) program EU member states will allocate in Ukraine’s interests, it is already evident that Europeans are interested in the potential of Ukraine’s defense...
Cyprus Airports Achieve Third-Highest Passenger Growth in Europe for H1 2025
Routes
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Cyprus has emerged as one of Europe’s top-performing countries in air travel for the first half of 2025, as the island's airports recorded the third-highest performance in terms of passenger number growth, according to the latest report from ACI...
Cyprus Airports Achieve Third-Highest Passenger Growth in Europe for H1 2025
Routes
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Cyprus has emerged as one of Europe’s top-performing countries in air travel for the first half of 2025, as the island's airports recorded the third-highest performance in terms of passenger number growth, according to the latest report from ACI...
Crypto from the sun: EDMA turns energy into the hottest presale of the year
Cyprus Mail
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August 23, 2025
It isn’t every day that sunlight becomes a financial instrument. For years, renewable energy has been framed in terms of infrastructure, subsidies, and long-term policy. But EDMA ($EDM) takes a radically different angle: it transforms energy...
Cyprus–Australia chambers forge new pathways to boost business, innovation and diaspora ties
Neos Kosmos
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August 21, 2025
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) and the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Australia have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), paving the way for deeper trade, investment, and innovation links between the...
Cyprus digitalises ship registry and seafarer services
Cyprus Mail
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August 21, 2025
The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry has announced the launch of the Cyprus Shipping 1-stop-shop Portal (CYSh1P), a new digital platform designed to centralise and streamline all maritime services offered by the ministry. According to the ministry,...
Cyprus launches Space BIC to support space-based startups
Cyprus Mail
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August 21, 2025
The Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (CoE) this week announced the launch of Space BIC, a specialised business incubation centre to support space-based entrepreneurship in Cyprus. According to the announcement, the first call for applications is...
EU faces worst wildfire season on record
BBC
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Erwan RivaultData Designer, BBC Verify ShareSave Unprecedented wildfires have scarred northern Spain in recent weeks A record one million hectares - equivalent to about half the land area of Wales - have burned across the European Union so far...
Cyprus natural gas could fuel hydrogen shift — regional collaboration vital
Cyprus Mail
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August 21, 2025
Country tipped to aid Europe’s hydrogen supply chain in coming years The Eastern Mediterranean has the potential to become a significant hub for the production and export of hydrogen, according to a recent mathematical forecasting study by...
Cyprus Business Now: tourism, housing, property, inflation, CSE
Cyprus Mail
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August 21, 2025
Cyprus’ outdated property law allows nationals of third countries to acquire real estate, even as individuals, with little oversight, according to a recent response from the Interior Ministry to parliament. The ministry confirmed that foreign...
Cyprus MAIC investigation: Mooring Accident on M/V FIONA B, with one fatality
MaritimeCyprus
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August 20, 2025
(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The Cyprus Marine Accident and Incident Investigation Committee (MAIC) examines and investigates all types of marine accidents to or on board Cyprus Flag vessels worldwide, and other vessels in Cyprus territorial waters....
Turkish Cyprus development a national priority for political, economic growth: VP Yılmaz
Hurriyet Daily News
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NICOSIA Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz emphasized on Friday that advancing the Turkish Cyprus emains a national priority, blending political commitment with economic initiatives to foster progress. "The development efforts of the Turkish Cyprus are...
How to Watch UKTV in Cyprus Easily (Step-by-Step)
VPNCentral
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August 22, 2025
Readers help support VPNCentral. We may get a commission if you buy through our links. Read our disclosure page to find out how can you help VPNCentral sustain the editorial team Read more The best way to watch UKTV in Cyprus is by using a VPN...
Alligator Alcatraz camp name echoes dehumanizing racist trope from the days of Jim Crow
WGCU - Florida
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When Governor Ron DeSantis announced he was using his emergency powers to have the State of Florida build a detention facility on a relatively unused airbase in Big Cypress National Preserve in Collier County the idea immediately drew criticisms,...
Lake educators' quilting project offered lesson in giving during Katrina
Leesburg Daily Commercial - Florida
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Hurricane Katrina's 20th anniversary is being commemorated, recalling the devastation and lessons learned. "Quilts to Books" aided teachers affected by Katrina. The project helped replace classroom libraries lost in the hurricane and continued to...
Cyprus Rejects Turkey-Libya Maritime Deal Dividing Seas
The National Herald
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August 20, 2025
NICOSIA – A deal between Turkey and the divided country of Libya that claims much of the seas between them – and not recognized by any other country – has also been dismissed by Cyprus, where Turkey is drilling for energy offshore. In a letter to...