Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, rivals for the UK Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister, expressed their commitment to a bizonal, bicommunal federation in Cyprus. They expressed appreciation to the UK Cypriot community in letters to the Executive Chair of the “Conservative Friends of Cyprus”, Jason Charalambous. In her letter, Liz Truss said: “As Foreign Secretary,
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Cyprus reported six new coronavirus deaths in the past week, raising the toll since the pandemic started to 1,149, while new cases dropped further to 3,611 and hospitalisations inched up to 84. New cases dropped from last week’s level of 5,472, while hospitalisation rose from 71 a week ago. The health ministry said in its
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Cypriot football is adding another glory page to its European success story, as for the first time, Cyprus has at least three teams in a UEFA competition group stage. Cyprus has three teams playing in the Europa League playoffs next week after AEK joined champions Apollon Limassol and cup winners Omonia Nicosia. They will find
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Cypriot motorists have got a respite from rising pump prices, as petrol and diesel fell by 17 and 11 cents per litre, respectively, compared to a month ago, as crude oil is selling at its lowest price since the Ukraine war. According to Bloomberg, Brent was trending at $99.63 per barrel on Friday, being pushed
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Ersin Tatar has the right as leader of the Turkish Cypriot community to have meetings, but the international relations of Cyprus are conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, said European Commission spokesperson Peter Stano. The Cyprus News Agency asked him about a recent meeting between the Turkish Cypriot leader and the
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By Moody’s Analytics U.S. consumers finally got a little relief on the inflation front in July because of a significant decline in gasoline prices, but the Federal Reserve isn’t going to celebrate as one month isn’t a trend. The consumer price index was unchanged in July, compared with our forecast for a 0.1% gain and
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Cyprus police will be stepping up their presence over the August 15 long holiday weekend to avert traffic collisions and facilitate expected gridlock on roads leading to the coast. Police said during the holiday weekend, there will be more patrols and an increased presence of police officers on main roads leading to popular resorts and
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Limassol’s development as a business hub and a destination for international technology companies has kept its real estate sector alive after the demise of the golden passport scheme in late 2020. The Real Estate Agents Registration Council of Cyprus said Limassol’s property market boom continued during the second quarter of 2022 as almost half of
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Retailers are warning the public to brace themselves for another wave of price increases on essential goods, as hikes dairy products are next in line. The news comes just a day after the butchers’ association warned of a 30% price hike on the wholesale cost of veal and beef, which will have a knock-on effect
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The world heritage mosaics in Kato Paphos will get more shelters to protect one of the island’s leading attractions for tourists and history buffs, thanks to a collaboration with the Getty Conservation Institute. The Department of Antiquities announced Thursday that British award-winning heritage firm Hugh Broughton Architects submitted the winning concept design “for the creation
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