15 h. ago US’s Rubio makes first Asia visit amid unease over Trump tariffs

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts in Southeast Asia on Thursday during his first visit to Asia since taking office, reassuring them it is a priority for Washington despite President Donald Trump‘s tariff offensive. Washington’s top diplomat joined foreign ministers of the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur at a […]

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17 h. ago Conference commits over €10 billion to Ukraine rebuilding, Italy says

Participants in a Rome conference on the economic recovery of Ukraine have pledged over €10 billion ($11.7 billion) to help the war-torn country, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday. The conference, attended by political leaders including Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is taking place against a backdrop of further intense drone and missile attacks […]

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20 h. ago Cyprus deputy shipping minister visits UK to boost IMO council bid

Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis,paid a working visit to London this week, aiming to strengthen bilateral ties with the United Kingdom. The trip also sought to promote Cyprus’ bid for re-election to the council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for 2026-2027 in November. According to the announcement, the visit was marked by a bilateral […]

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22 h. ago Animal party calls for deputy attorney general to quit after ECtHR ruling

The animal party on Thursday demanded the resignation of deputy attorney general Savvas Angelides, following a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling that condemned Cyprus over its handling of a rape complaint. In a strongly worded statement, the party said the recent ECtHR decision exposed failings in how Cypriot authorities dealt with the case, […]

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36 h. ago Starmer and Macron agree on need for new migrant deterrent, UK says

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on the need for new solutions to the problem of illegal migration on Wednesday, Starmer’s office said, laying the groundwork for a bilateral summit on Thursday. The two met for lunch during what is the first state visit by a European leader since Britain’s […]

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36 h. ago Summer’s top Crypto play: Mutuum Finance (MUTM) on track for a 1000% upside at $0.03

In a season dominated by speculation and meme coin fatigue, smart money is starting to prioritize real-world crypto utility. Mutuum Finance (MUTM), now in Phase 5 of its presale at just $0.03, has captured that attention — not through hype, but through architecture. The project is raising the bar in decentralized finance by projecting a […]

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38 h. ago Netanyahu and Trump prioritise hostages as Gaza military campaign grinds on

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump focused on freeing hostages held in Gaza, as Israel continued to pound the Palestinian territory amid efforts to reach a ceasefire. Netanyahu said on X that the leaders also discussed the consequences and possibilities of “the great victory we achieved over […]

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39 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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45 h. ago Mind behind The School for Gods comes to Cyprus for first time

The internationally acclaimed author, philosopher and founder of the European School of Economics, Elio D’Anna, will be live on stage at the Rialto Theatre in Limassol for the first time in a few months’ time. Best known for his global best-selling book The School for Gods, Elio D’Anna will deliver a powerful keynote speech followed […]

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46 h. ago North’s population ‘590,000 excluding students and soldiers’

The north’s population is 590,000, excluding foreign students and Turkish soldiers, ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Tuesday night. Speaking to Diyalog TV, he said the ruling coalition is working to create an “address-based census system” to record the north’s population, with that system said to be “80 per cent complete”. Additionally, he said, “the […]

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55 h. ago JRCC plays vital role in regional and EU stability, says Christodoulides

President Nikos Christodoulides speaking at the 30th anniversary event of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) emphasised it’s crucial role in the ‘security architecture’ of the Eastern Mediterranean and the EU. “We are in a region in which we are witnessing ongoing unrest and conflict on a daily basis that have led to the violent […]

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56 h. ago Trump, Netanyahu to meet again as gaps said to narrow in Gaza ceasefire talks

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet again in the coming hours to discuss Gaza as Trump’s Middle East envoy said Israel and Hamas were closing their differences on a ceasefire deal. Trump and Netanyahu dined together on Monday at the White House during the Israeli leader’s third US visit […]

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65 h. ago Army service a ‘special honour’ minister tells new conscripts

Serving in the national guard is a “special honour”, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas told new conscripts on Tuesday as he visited the Sergeant Lazaros Georgiou camp in Larnaca where teens were reporting for duty. The minister expressed satisfaction with the “truly impeccable process” of assigning the new recruits a position.” The enlistment process began on […]

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66 h. ago ''I'm not stepping down'': Deputy AG stands his ground after ECHR slams Cyprus in rape case

''I'm not stepping down'': Deputy AG stands his ground after ECHR slams Cyprus in rape case  Kathimerini.com.cy

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66 h. ago Angelides: Calls for my resignation are a direct threat to justice

Deputy Attorney-General Savvas Angelides on Tuesday said calls for his resignation over a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling that the Republic of Cyprus had breached a woman’s human rights after she had accused a politician of rape are “a direct threat to justice”. Giving a press conference flanked by Attorney-General George Savvides, he […]

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68 h. ago Fidan meets Guterres ahead of New York Cyprus problem meeting

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday evening ahead of next week’s planned enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which is set to take place in New York. The pair met on the sidelines of the Brics summit which is taking place this week in Rio de Janeiro, with […]

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68 h. ago Cyprus graduate employability hits 93 per cent after five years

Cyprus recorded a 93 per cent employability rate for higher education graduates five years after completing their studies, according to the second cycle of the national graduate tracking mechanism (CYGraduates).  The findings, presented by Education Minister Athena Michaelidou, shed light on graduates’ transition into the labour market, their satisfaction with studies, and the mismatch between […]

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68 h. ago Blaze at Cairo telecommunications building kills four, disrupts internet, phone

Four workers were killed and at least 22 others were injured in a fire that broke out on Monday at a key data centre in Cairo, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the spokesperson at Egypt’s Health Ministry, told Reuters on Tuesday. The blaze at a Telecom Egypt facility, which state TV said was contained on Monday, caused […]

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69 h. ago Shipping minister meets Egyptian official to boost maritime ties

Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis met last week with the president of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Ismail Abdel Ghaffar Ismail Farag, at the Shipping Deputy Ministry’s offices in Limassol. According to an announcement released on Tuesday, the visit followed Hadjimanolis’ official trip to Egypt in October 2024. During her […]

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2 d. ago The Deputy Minister of Shipping of the Republic of Cyprus had a meeting with the President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, in Cyprus

The Deputy Minister of Shipping of the Republic of Cyprus had a meeting with the President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, in Cyprus  Gov.cy

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