19 h. ago Justice Prevails: A Landmark Win Before The Cyprus Court Of Appeal – On The Right Of Affected Parties To Be Heard Injunction Proceedings

Justice Prevails: A Landmark Win Before The Cyprus Court Of Appeal – On The Right Of Affected Parties To Be Heard Injunction Proceedings - Gagging Orders Vs. The Right To A Fair Trial  Mondaq

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23 h. ago ‘I will never surrender’ – Levent on alleged Turkish prosecutor’s summons

Veteran Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent on Friday promised to “never surrender” after announcing that he had been summoned to present himself to the Ankara chief public prosecutor’s office lest he be extradited to Turkey. “They are calling on me to surrender, right? I will not surrender. I will not surrender, as I wrote in […]

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30 h. ago Cyprus Business Now: FDI, Skourides, Invest Cyprus, CSE, financial literacy

Parliament on Thursday began debating legislation to screen foreign direct investments in strategic sectors, aligning Cyprus with EU rules designed to safeguard security and public order. The bill, approved by the Council of Ministers earlier this month, implements Regulation (EU) 2019/452, which establishes a framework for monitoring foreign direct investments (FDIs) into the European Union […]

Economics

40 h. ago European court rules against appeal of Cypriot drug case convict

In a judgement made public on Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled against an appeal filed by a Cypriot convicted of drug-related charges. “The applicant complained that his criminal trial had been unfair because he had been convicted solely on the testimony of an accomplice who had been allegedly rewarded with […]

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51 h. ago Nvidia becomes world’s first $4 trillion company amid AI boom

Nvidia notched a market capitalization of $4 trillion on Wednesday, making it the first public company in the world to reach the milestone and solidifying its position as one of Wall Street’s most-favored stocks. Shares of the leading chip designer rose as much as 2.5 per cent to an all-time high of $164, benefiting from […]

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53 h. ago Algorithmic trading risky without oversight, warns CSE official

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming financial markets by bringing “speed and innovation” to the sector, according to Eliza Stasopoulou, senior officer at the Cyprus Stock Exchange. However, Stasopoulou also cautioned that its successful use depends on having “strong regulations, ethical safeguards, and human oversight” to ensure technology serves the public good. She underlined that […]

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67 h. ago Bus driver suspended after allegedly spraying teen with pepper spray

The bus driver involved in a circulating video capturing a dispute between him and some teenage passengers has been suspended, transport company Emel said on Wednesday. A video of the incident had gone viral on Tuesday, showing the driver allegedly spraying one of the teens with what appeared to be pepper spray in an argument […]

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69 h. ago Greece suspends asylum applications for migrants from North Africa

Greece will stop processing asylum applications from people coming from North Africa for three months after a rise in arrivals on the island of Crete, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday. Sea arrivals from northeastern Libya of migrants trying to cross to Europe through Greece’s southern islands of Crete and Gavdos have surged to […]

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3 d. ago AUB Mediterraneo to host public lecture on Intelligent Robotics, AI

The Department of Computer Science at the American University of Beirut – Mediterraneo (AUB Mediterraneo) invites the public to a special lecture and discussion on “Intelligent Robotics and Artificial Intelligence: The Present and the Future” on Friday, July 18 at 7pm at the AUB Mediterraneo Auditorium in Paphos. This public lecture in Greek is for […]

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3 d. ago Our View: Police and army officers must be kept out of politics

Our politicians come up with many silly ideas and Marinos Sizopoulos’ bill that would allow members of the National Guard to stand for election to public posts falls in this category. According to the bill, a National Guard officer who wants to stand for a seat in parliament would be entitled to 40 days leave […]

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3 d. ago Thanasis case judge’s appeal against dismissal to begin next week

Doria Varoshiotou’s appeal against the supreme judicial council’s decision to relieve her of her duties as a judge will have its first hearing next week. The hearing will take place on July 16. The supreme judicial council decided last week to not offer Varoshiotou a permanent position within the judiciary following the conclusion of a […]

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3 d. ago UK Post Office scandal led to 13 suspected suicides, says report setting out toll

Thirteen people may have taken their own lives and others were bankrupted or became seriously ill as a result of Britain’s Post Office scandal, a public inquiry found on Tuesday, laying bare the toll of one of the country’s worst miscarriages of justice. Inquiry chair Wyn Williams said on Tuesday he was satisfied that executives […]

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3 d. ago Italy’s Bergamo airport temporarily closed after runway death

Italy’s Bergamo airport, which offers low-cost airline connections to and from nearby Milan, was temporarily closed on Tuesday after a man died on a runway during take off preparations for a flight. Flight operations were suspended from 10.20am to 12pm local time (8.20am-10am GMT) “due to a problem that occurred on the taxiway”, the airport […]

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4 d. ago The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus had a meeting with the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Kenya

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus had a meeting with the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Kenya  Gov.cy

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4 d. ago Sacked Russian transport minister found dead in his car with gunshot wound

Russia’s sacked transport minister has been found dead in his car outside Moscow with a gunshot wound and the principal hypothesis is that he took his own life, state investigators said on Monday, hours after President Vladimir Putin fired him. A presidential decree published earlier on Monday gave no reason for the dismissal of Roman […]

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5 d. ago New policy by local electricity authority not fit for purpose

I am reaching out to bring attention to a recent policy change by our local electricity authority that is causing concern among many residents and deserves public attention. As of now, individuals who need to request a payment plan are required to appear in person at the authority’s offices. This decision poses major problems for the general […]

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6 d. ago Out View: The right to protest should be encouraged, not regulated

A demonstration took place outside Parliament on Thursday, co-signed by 35 groups ranging from Far Right Watch to Save Akamas to Queer Collective. This was the second protest in two weeks against the proposed ‘Public Gatherings and Parades Law of 2025’, a law to regulate the right to protest. In response, the government postponed the […]

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6 d. ago Our View: The right to protest should be encouraged, not regulated

A demonstration took place outside Parliament on Thursday, co-signed by 35 groups ranging from Far Right Watch to Save Akamas to Queer Collective. This was the second protest in two weeks against the proposed ‘Public Gatherings and Parades Law of 2025’, a law to regulate the right to protest. In response, the government postponed the […]

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7 d. ago Cyprus Business Now: BoC, hotel workers, Larnaca marina, foreign investments

Cyprus has moved to establish a national framework for screening foreign direct investments (FDIs), aiming to safeguard security and public order while maintaining an open environment for investors. The Council of Ministers approved the draft legislation on July 2, the Finance Ministry said in a statement issued on Friday. The bill will now be submitted […]

Economics

7 d. ago Katina Baird finally released from Menoyia after public outcry

Katina Baird, the Larnaca restaurateur (owner of Katina’s Tasty Food Caribbean restaurant) who found herself in Menoyia migrant detention centre, awaiting deportation, was released on Friday, following a wave of support from the public and organisations demanding she be set free. Baird’s laywer, Elias Christou, said her release was “a popular demand of the society […]

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