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Cyprus eyes stronger UK, France tourism ties after Koumis meetings

Cyprus Mail · August 1, 2025

Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis, recently met separately with the British High Commissioner to Cyprus Michael Tatham, and the French Ambassador to Cyprus Clelia Chevrier Kolacko, to explore ways of enhancing cooperation in tourism and...

Schoolchildren to receive fire safety lessons

Cyprus Mail · August 19, 2025

Children at schools across Cyprus will during the forthcoming academic year receive lessons on fire safety from retired firefighters, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Tuesday. Speaking after a meeting with fire brigade chief Nikos...

Ad & Media Agencies Under ED Scanner Over Surrogate Marketing of Gambling Sites

European Gaming · August 19, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in India has widened its crackdown on Cyprus-based illegal online betting platform Parimatch, placing advertising and media agencies under the scanner for allegedly aiding the company’s...

Xander Schauffele not at East Lake and debating whether another event would help before Ryder Cup

Lethbridge Herald · August 19, 2025

By Canadian Press on August 19, 2025. ATLANTA (AP) — Xander Schauffele isn’t at East Lake for the first time in his career, the result of a rib injury that cost him two months at the start of the season. He never quite found any momentum in his...

singapore Cyprus revokes passports of Su Haijin and Wang Dehai amid $3b money laundering case

Asiaone · August 7, 2025

Two men involved in a large-scale money laundering scheme in Singapore have had their Cypriot citizenships revoked. Su Haijin and Wang Dehai were stripped of their Cypriot nationality after being convicted and sentenced by a Singapore court,...

Azerbaijan represented at Turkic World Nicosia Poetry Evenings [PHOTOS]

AzerNews · August 7, 2025

The international literary festival titled "Turkic World Nicosia Poetry Evenings" has taken place in the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Nicosia, Azernews reports. Held at the Presidential Palace of the TRNC, the event...

Digital transformation in Cyprus: Michael Tyrimos shares the path forward

Cyprus Mail · August 7, 2025

Scaling internationally, staying independent, and how Cyprus can build a citizen-first digital future Founder and Managing Director of Capacitor Partners, Michael Tyrimos, has successfully scaled his consulting firm from a one-person startup to an...

Lebanon prepares for maritime border talks with Cyprus

Famagusta Gazette · August 7, 2025

Home Cyprus Lebanon prepares for maritime border talks with Cyprus FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday chaired the first meeting of a newly formed committee tasked with negotiating the maritime border between Lebanon and...

Amalthea plan back in action as 1,200 tonnes of aid departs Limassol for Gaza

Cyprus Mail · August 19, 2025

The Amalthea plan, Cyprus’ humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza, returned to action late on Monday night, with the foreign ministry announcing on Tuesday morning the departure of 1,200 tonnes of humanitarian aid from the Limassol port bound for Gaza....

Armenian government intends to sell its 20% stake in Viva Armenia for $50 million

ARKA Telecom ·

The Armenian government plans to sell its 20% stake in Viva Armenia for $50 million. YEREVAN, August 7: /ARKA/. The Armenian government plans to sell its 20% stake in Viva Armenia for $50 million. At a government meeting on Thursday, the decision...

Cyprus’ Pavlos Kontides reclaims world No. 1 in sailing

Knews Kathimerini ·

Cyprus is celebrating once again as Olympic sailor Pavlos Kontides has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the World Sailing rankings for the Laser (ILCA7) class, the Cyprus Sports Organization (KOA) announced today. Kontides’ rise to the top comes after...

Water restored to fire-hit areas in Cyprus; flood control and generator plans underway

Famagusta Gazette · August 7, 2025

Home Cyprus Water restored to fire-hit areas in Cyprus; flood control and generator plans underway FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE — Water service has been fully restored to all communities affected by recent wildfires, Cyprus’s Water Development Department has...

US fire experts arrive in Cyprus to investigate Limassol wildfires

Cyprus Mail · August 7, 2025

Members of the US Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have arrived in Cyprus to assist in investigating the recent devastating fires in the mountainous area of Limassol. The specialised team, known globally for its...

Two Cypriot Antiquities Repatriated from the U.S.

The National Herald · August 6, 2025

NICOSIA — Two Cypriot antiquities were voluntarily returned from New York’s Art of Eternity Gallery in a ceremony at the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Washington, D.C., marking their repatriation. According to a post by the Embassy of the...

Second arrest in Nicosia drug case

Cyprus Mail · August 7, 2025

A second 21-year-old man was arrested in Nicosia in connection with a six kilogram drug seizure, police said on Thursday. Officers from the drug law enforcement unit (Ykan) carried out the arrest under a court warrant as part of a growing...

Ship with hundreds of tons of food aid for Gaza nears Israeli port

Inquirer · August 19, 2025

LIMASSOL, Cyprus — After setting off from Cyprus, a ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for the Gaza Strip was approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod on Tuesday in a renewed effort to alleviate the worsening crisis as famine threatens the...

The world's most beautiful sunset is in this city in south of Spain, according to former US president

SUR in English · August 6, 2025

Javier F. Barrera Granada Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 15:05 Share The good thing about Granada is that there are many places where you can say, loudly and proudly, "I'm looking at the most beautiful sunset in the world," the former president of the...

Cyprus’ slot-free airports give it edge in attracting airlines

Cyprus Mail · August 1, 2025

A new monthly publication by Hermes Airports, Flight Mode, sheds light on how airlines decide to launch new routes, underlining that behind every added destination lies a complex, data-driven strategy involving demand forecasts, commercial...

$3b money laundering case: Su Haijin, Wang Dehai stripped of Cypriot citizenship

The Straits Times · August 6, 2025

SINGAPORE - Two men involved in Singapore’s $3 billion money laundering case have been stripped of their Cypriot citizenship. The “golden passports” held by Su Haijin and Wang Dehai were revoked by Cyprus’ Council of Ministers, according to an Aug...

Former Wildrose MLA, ex-police chief among those running for Medicine Hat mayor

CBC/Radio-Canada · August 6, 2025

Two high-profile candidates — one a former three-time MLA and the other the city's former chief of police — have thrown their hats into the ring to run for mayor of Medicine Hat. One candidate, Drew Barnes, was elected twice as a Wildrose MLA (in...