Hybrid, electric cars gaining traction

Cypriot motorists are switching to greener cars as registrations of hybrid, and electric cars reached an all-time high in 2022. According to data released by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), total

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Christodoulides seeks breakthrough with Tatar

Newly elected President Nikos Christodoulides said he would do everything possible to achieve a result at Thursday’s meeting with the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar. After casting his vote in Yeroskipou for

Cyprus rallies EU shipping support

Cyprus is speaking to fellow European Union countries to shore up support for the shipping industry hit by sanctions on Russia. Cyprus has the third-largest shipping fleet in the EU after Malta and Greece. It has

Political aftershocks of earthquakes

The devastating earthquake that shook Armenia on December 7, 1988, had a magnitude of 6.8 but lasted 20 seconds, resulting in about 38,000 casualties. Any longer, and it would have had catastrophic

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Turkish Cypriots decry earthquake tax

Trade unions and opposition parties in the Turkish-occupied north are in uproar after the ruling coalition intends to levy a year-long tax on salaries for earthquake support to Turkey. Reacting to the

Record number of migrant returns in January

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said that over 1,170 asylum seekers were returned to their countries of origin in January as Cyprus managed large irregular migrant flows. In a statement, the Interior Minister

Finally hitting home

By Craig Erlam   Equity markets are ending the week in the red after finally falling victim to the persistent disappointment of US economic data on Thursday. It’s taken a lot, but it

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MACRON: Cyprus-France have ‘valuable relationship’

French President Emmanuel Macron said his country and Cyprus would promote their “valuable relationship” during the term of new President Nikos Christodoulides. In a letter congratulating Christodoulides, Macron underlined his support “to a just and

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