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Kıbrıs 14.02.2026 09:13

Diasporas don’t always reflect the politics back home

By Michael Paarlberg, Virginia Commonwealth University As protest and military action raised the prospect of regime change in Iran and Venezuela, the voices of both countries’ diasporas were heard loud and clear through the media of their host nations. Venezuelan exiles in the US were, according to the popular narrative, broadly behind President Donald Trump […]

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Kıbrıs 14.02.2026 09:00

Cyprus Business Now: tourism, CySEC, Finance Minister, economy, Cyta, GDP

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Friday said that Cyprus recorded economic growth of 4.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025, confirming the resilience of the Cyprus economy despite external challenges. “The data on the growth rate of Cyprus’ GDP in the fourth quarter of 2025 confirm once again the dynamism of the Cypriot […]

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Kıbrıs 14.02.2026 07:47

Our View: Union pressure leaves hospitals short of nurses

The president of the Cyprus association of private hospitals (Pasin), Marios Karaiskakis, could not hide his anger and frustration with the authorities, speaking about the nursing shortage on state radio on Friday morning. “We have run out of words,” he said. “We need nurses yesterday and they are talking about a new study,” he complained. […]

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Kıbrıs 14.02.2026 07:30

Eurozone services output dips as transport and storage sectors slide

Seasonally adjusted services production across the European Union experienced a contraction in November 2025, according to Eurostat. This monthly decline of 0.5 per cent in the EU and 0.6 per cent in the euro area follows a brief period of growth in October 2025, where both regions saw a marginal increase of 0.1 per cent. […]

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Kıbrıs 14.02.2026 06:30

Banking authority targets climate risks with new guidelines

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has initiated a public consultation regarding draft amendments to its guidelines on systemic risk buffers specifically designed to mitigate climate change risks. The revised framework intends to facilitate a more effective use of capital buffers to address the systemic dangers originating from environmental shifts. Greater granularity is introduced through the […]

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Kıbrıs 14.02.2026 06:00

NatWest beats forecasts with annual profit of £7.7bn

NatWest (NWG.L) reported a 24 per cent jump in annual profit on Friday, just ahead of forecasts, and set more ambitious performance targets as it steps up investment in Britain’s costly but potentially lucrative wealth management market. The British bank posted 2025 pretax profit of 7.7 billion pounds ($10.5 billion), up from 6.2 billion pounds […]

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Kıbrıs 14.02.2026 04:24

Court halts deportation of convicted asylum seeker

A local court on Friday reportedly suspended the deportation of an asylum seeker convicted of domestic violence, ruling that the decision was in the best interests of his two children and citing the principle of non-refoulement. According to media reports, the man, an Egyptian national, arrived in Cyprus in 2013 with a valid work permit. […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 23:01

President hails GDP growth as result of responsible policy

The GDP growth rate is “a vote of confidence for the Cyprus economy and a result of our responsible economic policy”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday in a post on X. Commenting on a Cystat announcement that the GDP growth rate of the economy stood at 4.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 22:57

Ukraine expects final IMF deal approval in coming weeks

Ukraine expects its new $8.2 billion programme with the International Monetary Fund to be formally approved in weeks, its debt chief has told Reuters, a telegraphed but symbolic step, with the war with Russia about to grind into a fifth year. The agreement, which is set to replace an existing $15.6 billion IMF facility, will […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 22:36

Paris police fire on a man who attacked them with a knife near Arc de Triomphe

A man armed with a knife tried to attack a police officer near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Friday, resulting in a second police officer opening fire to subdue him, the Paris police and the mayor for Paris’ 8th district said. The man was taken to the hospital in a critical condition, Paris […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 22:34

Tudor agrees to interim manager role at Tottenham until end of season

Tottenham Hotspur are to appoint former Juventus boss Igor Tudor as interim manager until the end of the season, according to British media reports, after they sacked Thomas Frank with the club five points above the relegation zone. Tudor, who has managed several clubs across Europe, including Galatasaray and Olympique de Marseille, last led Serie […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 22:28

Denmark’s Frederiksen says she and Greenland’s Nielsen had constructive meeting with Rubio

Denmark’s prime minister said on Friday she and her Greenlandic counterpart had a constructive meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference over the semi-autonomous Danish territory. A push by US President Donald Trump for the US to acquire Greenland has prompted severe tensions in recent months within the Nato […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 22:22

Ukrainian missile attack kills two in Russia’s Belgorod, governor says

A Ukrainian missile attack killed two people and injured three on Friday in the Russian city of Belgorod near the border, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. Gladkov, writing on Telegram, said the men were killed at an infrastructure site in the city. All three injured were being treated in hospital and one was in a […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 22:13

Trump tells troops ‘fear’ is powerful motivator in difficult Iran talks

President Donald Trump told US troops on Friday that Iran has been “difficult” in nuclear negotiations and suggested that instilling fear in Tehran may be necessary to resolve the standoff peacefully. “They’ve been difficult to make a deal,” Trump said of the Iranians before an audience of active-duty soldiers at Fort Bragg Army base in […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 21:40

US moving second carrier to Middle East as Iran tensions build

The Pentagon is sending an aircraft carrier from the Caribbean to the Middle East, US officials said on Friday, a move that would put two carriers in the region as tensions soar between the United States and Iran. The Gerald R Ford carrier, the United States’ newest and the world’s largest carrier, has been operating […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 21:17

EU ministers discuss fair employment in Nicosia

Fair employment for social justice is not a slogan but a concrete policy framework, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Friday during the informal employment council in Nicosia. The EU ministers discussed strengthening Europe’s competitiveness without undermining social and labour rights. Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, held under Cyprus’ EU presidency, European […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 21:03

Two men jailed in UK for Islamic State-inspired plot to kill hundreds of Jews

Two men were jailed on Friday for plotting to kill hundreds in an Islamic State-inspired attack on the Jewish community in England, a plan prosecutors said could have been deadlier than December’s mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were both convicted after a trial at Preston Crown Court, […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 20:51

Man wanted for trafficking ecstasy last year arrested

A 28-year-old man wanted in connection with the illegal possession and trafficking of ecstasy in Limassol was arrested on Friday. The police said the crimes were committed between July and December 2025 in Limassol. Investigations led to testimony against the 28-year-old suspect and an arrest warrant had been issued. The police released the man’s photograph […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 20:32

Farmers protest in Greek capital over rising production costs

Greek farmers drove dozens of tractors into central Athens on Friday to protest over rising production costs and tough competition from abroad, saying that what the government had offered them so far was not enough to stay afloat. People lined up and applauded as tractors arrived in front of the parliament building. The farmers said […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 20:27

Ukrainian athlete Heraskevych’s appeal for reinstatement dismissed

The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed on Friday an appeal by Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to be reinstated in the Milano Cortina Olympics after he was disqualified over his “helmet of remembrance”. The 27-year-old was removed from the Olympic programme on Thursday when the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation jury ruled that imagery […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 20:23

Supreme Court declines CPA police reform challenge

The Cyprus Police Association (CPA) on Friday confirmed it had filed a request with the Supreme Court seeking a review of the new police reform, but the court ruled the matter does not fall under its jurisdiction. “Instead of filing an appeal before the Administrative Court, we chose a procedure which, by its nature, is […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 20:05

Cypriots show strong trust in EU security framework

Almost two thirds of Cypriots believe that European security is strengthened through the institutional mechanisms of the European Union, according to a Eurobarometer survey published on Friday. “The most notable result is that more than two thirds of Europeans (68 per cent) believe their country is under threat,” the European Commission said. In Cyprus, 75 […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 20:00

Cyprus records highest rate of food waste in EU

Cyprus records the highest rate of food waste in the EU, with significant environmental and social consequences, environment commissioner Antonia Theodosiou said on Friday. Addressing the award ceremony for the mindREsetters of the year competition, Antoniou said the state has acknowledged the problem and is promoting policies to address it. She pointed out, however, that it […]

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Kıbrıs 13.02.2026 19:32

Cyprus among fastest-ageing EU populations

The median age in Cyprus has reached 41, placing the country among those in the European Union that have recorded the largest increases in population age, alongside Slovakia, Eurostat said on Friday. According to the EU’s statistical service, the median age in Cyprus has risen by four years since 2015, when it stood at 37. […]

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