4 h. ago Cyprus faces water emergency as EU calls for investment and reform

In a report entitled “Europe’s waters: key challenges and EU solutions”, published on May 7, the European Parliament (EP) draws attention to the key issues concerning Europe’s scarcity, pollution and climate risks. For Cyprus this is quite timely. Water scarcity has become an extremely serious issue. Recent headlines ranged from “Is Cyprus running out of […]

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8 h. ago Forestry dept calls for public to ‘honour’ European parks day ‘with respect’

The forestry department called on the public to “honour” European parks day with “care and respect”. European parks day is held every year on May 24, with the department saying the event “reminds the people of Europe of the importance of nature and the environment for their quality of life, health, and wellbeing”. It added […]

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20 h. ago Oil slides on Trump tariff threats and OPEC+ supply expectations

Oil prices dropped by 1 per cent on Friday and were set for their first weekly decline in three weeks as US President Donald Trump recommended a 50 per cent tariff on the European Union and expectations rose that OPEC+ will increase crude output further in July. Brent crude futures fell 64 cents, or 1 […]

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20 h. ago Yiorkadjis calls for Sizopoulos’ support to enhance district govts’ independence

Nicosia District Governor Constantinos Yiorkadjis on Friday called on outgoing Edek leader and House interior committee member Marinos Sizopoulos to give his support to increase both the financial and administrative independence of Cyprus’ district governments. Speaking after a meeting between the pair, Yiorkadjis said he hopes Sizopoulos will give “the necessary support, both in the […]

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21 h. ago Bitcoin soared to $110,000, join PBKMiner to double your Bitcoin

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are created through a distributed computing process called “mining”. Miners (network participants) participate in mining to verify the legitimacy of transactions on the blockchain and ensure network security by preventing double spending. In return for their hard work, miners will be rewarded with a certain amount of Bitcoin (BTC). There are […]

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22 h. ago Hotel licence deadline pushed again as MPs slam ‘fictitious progress’

The House this week approved yet another extension to the licensing deadline for hotels and tourist accommodations, triggering backlash from MPs over years of delays and what they called ‘fictitious progress’. The new law pushes the deadline for securing an operating licence from the Deputy Ministry of Tourism to November 30, 2025, two months later […]

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27 h. ago Vafeades urges UN to use ‘all tools available’ to protect civilians in war

Protecting civilians in times of war is a moral imperative, Minister of Transport Alexis Vafeades said, while representing Cyprus at a UN Security Council working debate on the matter. The minister called on the UN to use every available tool to take concrete action and said Cyprus understood the urgency of the issue very well from […]

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28 h. ago Trump escalates war on academia, revokes Harvard’s international student status

President Donald Trump’s administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students on Thursday, and is forcing current foreign students to transfer to other schools or lose their legal status, while also threatening to expand the crackdown to other colleges. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered the department to terminate Harvard University’s Student and Exchange […]

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28 h. ago Trump pushes EU to cut tariffs or face extra duties, FT reports

U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade negotiators are pushing the EU to make unilateral tariff reductions on U.S. goods, saying without concessions the bloc will not progress in talks to avoid additional 20% “reciprocal” duties, the Financial Times reported on Friday. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is preparing to tell European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic on […]

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41 h. ago North ‘MP’ calls for crossing points to be closed over property arrests

Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition party DP ‘MP’ Serhat Akpinar on Thursday called for the north’s authorities to close the island’s crossing points over the recent arrests and court cases regarding the alleged development of Greek Cypriot-owned land in the north. “The United Nations’ representative [Maria Angela Holguin] is here Attention must be drawn immediately. […]

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42 h. ago Israelis feel besieged by global antisemitism after Washington attacks

When Jerusalem resident Ziv Halsband woke up to news that two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington had been killed, the software developer came to a disturbing conclusion: Jews were not safe anywhere. “We hope that Trump will continue to help us and to protect us all, especially in the States. And we […]

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44 h. ago Second Oval Office ambush by Trump could make foreign leaders think twice

U.S. President Donald Trump turned down the lights in the Oval Office on Wednesday and made South African President Cyril Ramaphosa the target of his latest geopolitical ambush of a foreign leader in front of television cameras. In an extraordinary scene clearly orchestrated by the White House for maximum effect and reminiscent of Ukrainian President […]

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47 h. ago Cypriot parties call for govt action against Israel’s offensive in Gaza

The Green party and Dipa on Thursday issued statements calling on Cyprus’ government to take decisive action in light of a new military offensive having been launched by the State of Israel in Gaza and a lack of humanitarian aid reaching the strip. “We must choose a side and the side of humanity is one: […]

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47 h. ago Cyprus estate agents threaten action over legal contract bill

The Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration Council has issued a call to its members to be prepared for mobilisations, following a meeting of the House legal affairs committee on Tuesday. The session involved a discussion of a proposed bill by MP Kostis Efstathiou, which would make it mandatory for all property sale contracts in Cyprus […]

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48 h. ago President Ramaphosa keeps his cool despite President Trump’s false accusations at the Oval

South Africans praised President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday for keeping his cool amid US President Donald Trump’s false claims of a white genocide in their country, but wondered why their leader had made the trip to Washington. Ramaphosa had hoped his talks with Trump in the White House on Wednesday would help reset relations with […]

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50 h. ago Christodoulides calls on Cypriots abroad to come home, ‘Cyprus needs your talent’

Christodoulides calls on Cypriots abroad to come home, ‘Cyprus needs your talent’  Kathimerini.com.cy

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52 h. ago Greek fire brigade on high alert after 6.1 magnitude quake strikes off Crete

All Greek fire brigade forces were on high alert across Crete on Thursday after a 6.1 magnitude quake hit off the Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea. The service has not received any calls for assistance so far, the fire brigade said.

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56 h. ago No full postponement for EU’s green taxes for Cyprus – reports

Despite efforts by the current government to fully postpone green taxation, which the Anastasiades administration had built into the framework for Cyprus to access recovery and resilience funds, the EU does not appear to be amenable to any postponements, it was reported on Wednesday. Instead, the so-called “green” taxes are likely to be walked back […]

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61 h. ago Turkish Cypriots protest over school bus crash, demand ‘education minister’s’ resignation

Turkish Cypriots demonstrated outside the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s office on Tuesday night against the ruling coalition’s alleged negligence on the matter of school transport in light of the overturning of a school bus in the Karpas peninsula village of Yialousa, which saw 28 children and the bus’ driver hospitalised. Children, parents, and teachers were […]

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64 h. ago Trump confronts Ramaphosa with false claims of white genocide

US President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday with explosive false claims of white genocide and land seizures during a tense White House meeting that was reminiscent of his February ambush of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy. South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world, but the overwhelming […]

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