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Kıbrıs 29.12.2025 07:43

Trump, Zelenskiy report gains on security guarantees, Donbas still in dispute

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy were “getting a lot closer, maybe very close” to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, while acknowledging that the fate of the Donbas region remains a key unresolved issue. The two leaders spoke at a joint news conference after […]

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Kıbrıs 29.12.2025 07:30

AI agents to reshape how telecoms interact with customers

Generative AI and agentic AI are fundamentally reshaping how telecommunications operators interact with their subscribers, according to a new report from Omdia titled The Future of Customer Experience in Telecoms. The analysis suggests that the emergence of AI agents acting on behalf of human customers is creating a new market dynamic that requires operators to […]

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Kıbrıs 29.12.2025 07:00

Cypriot firms invited to Bahrain business forum in January

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) has announced that it will organise a business forum and business-to-business (B2B) meetings in Bahrain on January 26, 2026. The aim is to strengthen commercial ties during the official working visit of President Nikos Christodoulides to the kingdom. The event is being organised in cooperation with the […]

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Kıbrıs 29.12.2025 06:00

Markets weigh impact of AI spending and Fed cuts on 2026 outlook

The US stock market is closing the books on a third straight year of double-digit percentage gains. A fourth stellar year in 2026 may be a tall order, requiring strong earnings, a dovish Federal Reserve and strong artificial intelligence spending. The bull market for US stocks that started in October 2022 has been propelled by […]

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Kıbrıs 29.12.2025 04:24

2025 a challenging year for Cyprus courts

This year was one of the most charged for justice in Cyprus, with 13 large and complex cases occupying Cyprus courts, from the deaths of minors to corruption scandals, property usurpation and the test of judicial seats. While some cases were wrapped up in 2025, some will drag on not 2026 before a decision is […]

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Kıbrıs 29.12.2025 04:20

An energy reset is happening around the world

The global climate summit COP30 that took place in Brazil in November fell short of expectations. It is not that the world is not concerned about climate change or that energy transition is not progressing, but more the outcome of the emerging global energy reset. The world is undergoing a shift from purely climate-focused policies […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 20:47

Gray’s first senior goal earns Spurs gritty 1-0 win at Palace

Archie Gray’s first senior goal gave Tottenham Hotspur a vital 1-0 Premier League win at Crystal Palace on Sunday, ending Spurs’ poor away run and easing the pressure on their manager Thomas Frank. Spurs thought they were ahead against the run of play when Richarlison tapped in Pedro Porro’s inviting cross, but the goal was […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 19:46

Kyrgios beats Sabalenka in ‘Battle of the Sexes’ showdown

Nick Kyrgios beat Aryna Sabalenka 6‑3 6‑3 on Sunday in a “Battle of the Sexes” exhibition match billed as a modern take on Billie Jean King’s famous victory over former Grand Slam winner Bobby Riggs more than 50 years ago, but one that has ignited controversy over its relevance and meaning. Playing in front of […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 19:46

Police in the dark, tourists at risk

The year is ending. Streets shimmer with fairy lights, their glow reflecting off wet pavements. Shop windows glow in gold and red.  Families stroll slowly, children clutching steaming cups of chocolate. Music drifts from cafes and squares, mingling with the scent of roasted chestnuts and cinnamon. Everything seems cheerful and safe. Safety, however, is never […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 18:21

It is ironic that fire, before you see the flames, sounds like rain

There was a saying that wherever it rained in Cyprus, it would also rain in Kornos. And it did. Until a fire practically wiped the forest off the map. I know this because I live just down the road. In the years following that fire over a decade ago, my trees have gradually been giving […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 18:19

2025 a record year for German tourist arrivals

2025 has been a very successful year for the tourism industry, Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis said on Sunday, adding that the island saw a new record of arrivals from the German market after 28 years. “The German market has been for years the largest market in the world in relation to outbound tourism,” […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 18:10

Best Crypto under $0.1? Price models suggest a 700% setup for Mutuum Finance (MUTM)

The crypto market has entered a familiar pause. Bitcoin has pulled back from recent highs, Ethereum has stalled near key levels, and meme coins that once drove fast gains are losing momentum. When these slowdowns happen, capital rarely leaves the market. Instead, it rotates. Traders begin searching for smaller DeFi crypto projects that are less […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 17:19

Environmental pressure on Cyprus will only increase

With 2025 coming to a close, Cyprus is leaving behind a year during which the environment was one of the – quite literally – hottest topics on the island. Worries over persisting water scarcity and the corresponding consequences for local farming and drinking water supplies, record summer with temperatures climbing above 45 degrees Celsius, the […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 16:58

A throne made of sand

“Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!”Nothing beside remains.The lone and level sands stretch far away.— Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ozymandias Percy Shelley’s Ozymandias is not a poem about failure, but about the illusion of permanence. A ruler commands the world to admire his achievements, yet history leaves behind only fragments – authority without consent, […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 16:57

Three dead in Alawite protests on Syrian coast, local officials say

By Karam al-Masri Three people were killed on Sunday when protests in Syria’s Alawite heartland of Latakia spiralled into gunfire and other violence, according to the province’s media office. Syria has been rocked by several episodes of sectarian bloodshed since longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, who hails from the Muslim Alawite minority, was ousted by a […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 16:17

Italy arrests nine over alleged Hamas funding through charities

Italian prosecutors said on Saturday they had arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through charities based in Italy, in an operation coordinated by anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units. The suspects are accused of “belonging to and having financed” the Palestinian group, which the European Union designates as a terrorist organisation, prosecutors in the northern […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 15:47

Tatar swept away by Erhurman landslide

The inflection point in Turkish Cypriot politics, the crossroads, the quasi-referendum between a two-state solution and a federal solution to the Cyprus problem, between Europe and Turkey, this year’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election which sat on a knife-edge on the morning of October 19, was over in an unprecedented landslide a few hours later. Pro-reunification […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 15:33

End-of-year parties bid farewell to 2025

The end-of-the-year party hunt is always a big one. We have gathered some of the hottest happenings in the final week of December that bid farewell to 2025 and celebrate the arrival of the New Year. So, if you are looking for fun fiestas for next week, look no further. The capital kicks off the […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 15:22

Remand after stolen car parts found

A 36-year-old Limassol man was remanded in police custody for five days on Sunday in connection with a case of car theft. Although he denies guilt in the case, police said car parts were found near his house. The theft of the car was reported last month in Limassol. Police examinations turned up testimony against […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 15:14

Archbishop reviews the year, what to expect in 2026

The success of a plan to increase the birth rate, the removal of the bishop of Paphos from his post and the danger of believing what are presented as miracles were highlighted as the main points of the year by Archbishop Georgios. “The greatest challenge we found ourselves in was a zealot who does not […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 14:51

World trade war is alive and kicking

On December 16, two contrasting articles appeared in the Financial Times that spoke volumes about the very different approaches to world trade currently at play. One was written by Peter Navarro, US President Donald Trump’s chief architect of the tariff war; the other by French President Emmanuel Macron, a passionate advocate of the existing multilateral […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 14:50

Over 45,000 animals vaccinated against foot and mouth in north

A total of 45,214 cattle in 403 units were vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease between December 19 and 27, the ‘veterinary services’ in the north said on Sunday. According to Turkish Cypriot media, vaccinations have been carried out as a priority in high-risk areas, while tests of the disease are also carried out with blood samples […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 13:43

‘All government actions serve goal of solving Cyprus problem’

Our general strategy is to substantially upgrade the Republic of Cyprus to face internal and external challenges, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, adding that all government actions serve the goal of resolving the Cyprus problem. Speaking too Phileleftheros, he said he would make a decision in 2027 on whether to run in the 2028 […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 13:21

50,000 cedar trees a witness to Cyprus history

One of the rarest and emblematic trees of the Mediterranean, the Cyprus Cedar (Cedrus brevifolia) is a living witness to the natural and cultural history of the island, the forestry department’s Thomas Kyriacou said on Sunday. The endemic species is “found mainly in the Cedar Valley and at the top of Tripylos, in the Paphos […]

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