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Kıbrıs 29.11.2025 09:00

Cyprus’ surge of South Africans

By Morgan West “The first time I landed in Cyprus, I swore I hadn’t left home!” Matthew exclaims. “The light, the heat, the smell of the sea: it was all so familiar! Landscape, weather, plant life – it’s almost the same. Except for one HUGE difference…” Matthew, a 56-year-old South African CEO, had been travelling […]

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Kıbrıs 29.11.2025 08:00

Banks in talks to lend $38 billion to fund sites for OpenAI, FT reports

A group of banks is in talks to lend another $38 billion for Oracle and data centre builder Vantage to fund further sites for OpenAI, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

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Kıbrıs 29.11.2025 07:30

Cyprus Business Now: tourism, maritime, foreign exchange, loans, betting revenue

The Foreign Exchange (Forex) market is a critical pillar of global finance, but its accessibility to retail investors has created a confusing landscape. For many Cypriots seeking to understand online investment, the distinction between a regulated financial service, a betting platform, and an outright illegal boiler room scam has become dangerously blurred.  This lack of clarity is being exploited […]

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Kıbrıs 29.11.2025 07:00

Google ditches EU antitrust complaint about Microsoft cloud amid EU probe

Alphabet’s Google on Friday dropped its EU antitrust complaint about rival Microsoft’s cloud computing practices, a week after EU regulators launched an investigation to see if Microsoft should be subject to rules aimed at curbing its power in this sector. Last year, Google took its grievance to the European Commission, alleging that Microsoft’s anti-competitive practices locked […]

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Kıbrıs 29.11.2025 06:00

The Black Friday paradox: more shoppers, fewer dollars

Black Friday, the post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy that attracts throngs of bargain hunters to stores, faces a paradox this year: record crowds are expected, but consumers’ appetite to spend has dropped sharply. The day, traditionally marked by pre-dawn lines outside retailers and “doorbuster” deals on electronics and appliances, emerged as a cultural phenomenon around the late […]

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Kıbrıs 29.11.2025 04:24

Drought threatens Cyprus’ ancient forests, officials warn

Drought has severely damaged Cyprus’ forests, with 40 per cent of the trees in the cedar valley having already dried up, according to forestry department director, Savvas Ezekiel. Addressing the crisis on CyBC radio on Friday, he warned that the situation is unprecedented and threatens the island’s oldest forests. Forestry department assessments show that mature […]

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Kıbrıs 29.11.2025 04:20

Our View: Limassol audit exposes culture of waste and impunity

A good illustration of how the local authorities waste the taxpayer’s money was given in a letter sent to Limassol municipality by the Audit Service, which identified a long list of irregularities for the period 2021 to June 2024, when the new regime was introduced. According to a report in Politis, the irregularities and dubious […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 22:58

Hezbollah leader leaves open possibility of new war with Israel

The head of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said on Friday it retained the right to respond to Israel’s killing days ago of its top military commander and left open the possibility of a new conflict with Israel. Naim Qassem spoke in a televised address as fears grew in Lebanon that Israel could escalate its bombardment […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 22:42

Rubio plans to skip Nato meeting at key moment for Ukraine, sources say

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to skip a meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Brussels next week, two US officials said, in a highly unusual absence of the top US diplomat from a key transatlantic gathering. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will represent Washington instead, said one of the officials, who requested […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 22:35

UK to hold fresh pork, other affected Spanish products at border amid African swine fever outbreak

Britain said on Friday it would temporarily stop imports of pork meat from parts of Spain after the country confirmed its first cases of African swine fever in just over three decades. Britain is one of Spain’s main customers for pork, and the move comes as authorities in Madrid activated emergency measures in Catalonia, a […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 22:12

UN says Israeli forces’ killing of two West Bank Palestinians looks like ‘summary execution’

The United Nations said on Friday that the killing of two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank by Israeli security forces the previous day appeared to be a “summary execution.” In footage captured by Palestine TV, Israeli security forces opened fire at two men in the northern West Bank city of Jenin after they […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 21:47

Cyprus re-elected to IMO council, ‘strengthens position’

Cyprus was re-elected on Friday to the council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for the period 2026-2027, with 136 votes, placing it seventh compared to twelfth in the elections two years ago. The election was welcomed by the foreign ministry and deputy shipping ministry, which said the continuous re-election of Cyprus since 1987 “demonstrates […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 21:27

Football association says police changed plan ahead of Limassol match

The Cyprus Football Association on Friday appeared to blame the police for the clashes between football fans in the centre of Limassol on Thursday night, saying the force had changed its initial recommendations by suggesting that the match between AEL and Apollon be held with fewer spectators or even behind closed doors. In a press […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 21:03

Airbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident

Europe’s Airbus said on Friday it was ordering an immediate software change on a significant number of its best-selling A320 family of jets in a move that industry sources said would involve some 6,000 jets, or over half the global fleet. Airbus said in a statement a recent incident involving an A320-family aircraft had revealed […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 20:22

Blasts hit sanctioned tankers off Turkey’s coast, rescues underway

Blasts rocked two tankers from Russia’s shadow fleet in the Black Sea near Turkey’s Bosphorus strait on Friday, causing fires on the vessels, and rescue operations were launched for those on board, Turkish authorities and sources said. The 274-metre-long tanker Kairos suffered an explosion and caught fire in the Black Sea while en route from […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 19:42

Cyprus fourth in EU for absorbing 2025 funds

Cyprus has managed to meet its target for absorbing funds for 2025 made available through Thalia 2021-2027 and ranks fourth among EU member states, head of the monitoring committee Penelope Papavassiliou said on Friday. Papavassiliou was speaking at the meeting of the fourth monitoring committee of the cohesion policy programme Thalia 2021-2027, which is co-financed […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 19:38

Transport ministry announces new electromobility grants worth €5.2m

Electromobility grants totalling €5.62 million were announced on Friday by the transport ministry, in the framework of Cyprus’ recovery and resilience plan. This is the fourth call for applications to promote electromobility and applications must be submitted online from December 5 to 9 at 9am. The transport ministry said that its request to simplify the […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 19:25

Bases teach road safety in schools

On the occasion of road safety week, officers from the British bases visited several schools last week to teach students about road safety, the bases said on Friday. Working alongside the Cyprus emergency services, the officers engaged with students aged three to 12, offering training on key road safety practices. “By increasing awareness and learning […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 19:09

Concert to break the silence on women’s struggles

Three sisters are getting ready to present a chamber music concert for piano, violin and percussion. Andri, Viki and Natasa Hadjiandreou form the Trio Ostinato will perform the Silence concert this December 7 at Pallas Theatre – an evening of mythology, music and the ongoing struggle to make women’s voices heard. This will be no […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 18:55

Black Friday divides retailers and consumers in Cyprus

While the small shopkeepers’ association Povek argues that Black Friday in Cyprus has lost credibility with consumers, some retailers report better offers and a modest rise in turnout. “This year, there has been an increased response from the public and greater popularity compared to previous years,” said Giorgos Pissis, marketing manager at the Mall of […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 18:42

Police find 25kg cannabis sent by courier in Famagusta

A total of 25kg of cannabis were confiscated this week after arriving in Cyprus by courier, the police announced on Friday. Cyprus’ drug squad, in cooperation with authorities abroad, managed to locate and confiscate five packages of drugs in the Famagusta district, in two separate incidents. The packages had been sent to Cyprus by express […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 18:15

July accident turns fatal as woman dies in hospital

A 66-year-old woman, who had been hit by a car in July in Limassol, died on Friday in hospital. The woman, Androulla Sirivianou, had been crossing the road on July 30 when she was hit by a car driven by a 30-year-old. She had suffered serious injuries, including a cracked skull and haematoma. A post-mortem […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 18:10

How $0.035 Mutuum Finance (MUTM) has captured investors from Solana (SOL) in 2025

In 2025, as traders scour the market for the top cryptocurrencies with the greatest potential, Mutuum Finance (MUTM) has rapidly distinguished itself as a high-priority opportunity. Priced at just $0.035, MUTM has captured significant investor attention, drawing participants away from established altcoins like Solana (SOL) by combining early-stage scarcity with real utility. Its Phase 6 […]

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Kıbrıs 28.11.2025 18:09

Lab tests to determine cause of death as autopsy of woman fails to find trauma

An autopsy was carried out on Friday on the body of the 49-year-old foreign woman found dead in her bathroom in Paralimni on Thursday and the authorities are awaiting the results of laboratory tests that will determine the exact cause of death. State pathologists Angeliki Papetta and Orthodoxos Orthodoxou carried out the autopsy, following Thursday’s […]

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