Arms dealer claims $600 mln Cyprus fraud

A controversial Russian-born Israeli arms dealer Arcadi Gaydamak has implicated Cyprus in an alleged $600 mln fraud case against him. According to news site Philenews, citing a TV documentary aired recently on

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Cabinet to decide on cost-of-living measures

There were no decisions Friday on measures to buffer hiking inflation, diminishing Cypriots’ purchasing power, as the government postponed action until next week. Following the meeting on Friday, government spokesperson Marios Pelekanos

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Opinion poll gives Christodoulides clear lead

The first opinion poll in the run-up to the Presidential Elections in 2023 indicates former Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides leads by nearly 20 percentage points. The opinion poll screened Thursday night by

COVID19: Death toll, new cases slow down

Cyprus reported six deaths in the weekly Covid bulletin on Friday, raising the death toll since the pandemic started to 1,057, with new cases dropping to 2,103, about 300 less than the

Jordan offers Cyprus firefighting aircraft

Jordan’s King Abdullah II has offered to station firefighting aircraft in Cyprus through the summer fire season. Minister Ioannis Kasoulides thanked the Jordanian monarch following talks with his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi.

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