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Parents and teachers fear bullying behind disappearance of 13-year-old refugee in Nicosia
Cyprus Mail
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August 11, 2025
Five days after Majed Alashtar, a 13-year-old Syrian refugee, went missing from a state-run shelter in Nicosia, concerns are growing that bullying by older teenagers may have played a role. Majed Alashtar, who arrived in Cyprus alone as an...
Cyprus: Scooter Crackdown in Nicosia: 18 Riders Booked
Famagusta Gazette
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August 8, 2025
Home Cyprus Cyprus: Scooter Crackdown in Nicosia: 18 Riders Booked FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Police officers from Cyprus’s elite “Z” unit hit the streets of central Nicosia Thursday morning in a surprise crackdown on electric scooters and similar...
Deputy Minister Hulicius Attended an Informal Meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
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On Monday, August 11, 2025, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called an informal meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). The main items on the agenda were support for Ukraine in the context of the Alaska talks and the situation in the...
Cardano (ADA)’s governance vote pushes ADA up 12.9%, and one DeFi token is riding the same hype Ethereum (ETH) once had
Cyprus Mail
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August 11, 2025
The recent governance vote on Cardano (ADA) triggered a sharp 12.9% surge in price, underscoring how strong community involvement and practical utility can ignite market demand. History has shown that when a network blends real-world application...
Commentary- Digital from India: Leapfrogging development through text-enabled citizen-centric governance
News India Times
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August 11, 2025
Ambassador Debnath Shaw. PHOTO: Screenshot from @Eversunshinegroup.com At the 2nd Voice of the Global South Summit hosted virtually by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 17th November 2023, one key focus area was on, “Sustain the momentum of...
Cypress Loan Servicing settles foreclosure case for $2M
Housing Wire
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August 7, 2025
The settlement, filed in Suffolk County Superior Court, was reached through an assurance of discontinuance. Cypress signed the agreement but denies the allegations. The settlement will “help ensure compliance with meaningful consumer protections...
Bank of Cyprus hosts fintech hackathon, joins TechIsland donor network
Cyprus Mail
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August 11, 2025
The Bank of Cyprus is doubling down on its innovation drive this October, launching its sixth fintech hackathon while also joining TechIsland’s donor network to help strengthen the island’s tech ecosystem. Specifically, the bank announced that it...
Government to replace loophole-ridden property law
Cyprus Mail
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August 7, 2025
The government on Thursday conceded that the legislation granting non-EU foreign nationals the right to purchase immovable property is riddled with loopholes, promising to repeal the current law and replace it with an updated one. Interior...
Cyprus official says 157 people need urgent housing after wildfire
Famagusta Gazette
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August 7, 2025
Home Cyprus Cyprus official says 157 people need urgent housing after wildfire FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – A total of 157 people require immediate housing restoration following recent wildfires in the Limassol district, a senior official said Thursday....
Putin, Lukashenko and Libyan military leader suspected of planning to trigger fresh EU migration flows
EUToday
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August 11, 2025
11European Union officials are scrutinising flight patterns between eastern Libya and Belarus amid concerns that Moscow and allied actors could be preparing to apply renewed migration pressure on the bloc’s eastern frontier. The services, operated...
Cyprus’ worst wildfire in decades, politics, and the climate crisis
Kathimerini
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August 7, 2025
PODCASTS Despite Cyprus being better prepared than ever ahead of the wildfire season, last month Cyprus was hit with its worst wildfire in decades. As Cypriots look for answers, countries in the region – including Greece – are also facing similar...
How do Cypriots really feel about August on the island?
Cyprus Mail
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August 11, 2025
Welcome to August in Cyprus – the month of paradoxes and opportunities Time stands still in August. At least in Cyprus, it does. Shops close, work is paused, tourists are in, locals are out. Cultural life is brimming, the beaches are packed, and...
Will the UK rejoin the EU? Politics may block the public will
Madhyamam
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August 11, 2025
The United Kingdom left the European Union in 2020 after 52% of people voted to do so in a 2016 referendum. An opinion poll showed only 32% of Britons think Brexit has been a success. About 40% of people wish to rejoin the European Union. The rest...
Strong showing from Cyprus at FIDE World Schools Team Chess Championship
Cyprus Mail
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August 11, 2025
From August 2-7, 2025, Cyprus’ school team, representing The Grammar School, Limassol, competed at the FIDE World Schools Team Chess Championship, hosted at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Among 55 teams from around the globe,...
Cyprus Business Now: tourism, real estate, Koag, Jumbo, e-kalathi
Cyprus Mail
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August 7, 2025
Cyprus airports reached an all-time record in July, with a total of 1,653,880 passengers passing through Larnaca and Paphos airports, surpassing even last year’s August peak, according to Hermes Airports. In a post shared on the company’s official...
Cyprus pushes forward with Civil Defence overhaul after wildfires
Cyprus Mail
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August 7, 2025
The government has approved a new plan to upgrade and restructure the Civil defence, aiming to improve crisis response and coordination following the recent wildfire in the hills of Limassol on July 23. The plan was put forward by Interior...
Romanian Woman Allegedly Held Against Her Will in Cyprus; Three Arrested
Famagusta Gazette
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August 11, 2025
Home Cyprus Romanian Woman Allegedly Held Against Her Will in Cyprus; Three Arrested FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE — Authorities in Cyprus have arrested three individuals in connection with the alleged abduction and trafficking of a 48-year-old Romanian woman...
Cyprus: Cannabis found hidden in cereal boxes; Limassol man arrested
Famagusta Gazette
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August 7, 2025
Home Cyprus Cyprus: Cannabis found hidden in cereal boxes; Limassol man arrested FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Authorities in Cyprus seized more than one kilogram of cannabis concealed in cereal boxes shipped from abroad, police said. The discovery was made...
Florida’s new ‘Deportation Depot’ immigrant detention center stirs fears among neighbors
Florida Politics
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August 18, 2025
Lucy Johnson didn’t know a shuttered prison down the road would soon hold as many as 2,000 immigrant detainees until a reporter told her. Standing under her carport as ribs sizzled on the grill and her four children played in the yard, she said...
UK's trade envoy to Turkey faces calls to resign after he visited Northern Cyprus
Daily Mail
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August 10, 2025
By CLAIRE ELLICOTT WHITEHALL EDITOR Published: 18:18 EDT, 10 August 2025 | Updated: 18:29 EDT, 10 August 2025 The UK's trade envoy to Turkey is facing calls to resign after he visited Northern Cyprus – despite the British Government not...