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Syrian oil spill dissolving, drifting away

Alarm over an oil spill from Syria heading for Cyprus shores has ended after authorities said the latest imagery shows it is moving away from the island. Cypriot authorities said on Wednesday

1st September 2021

Cyprus/World

OPEC+ expected to persist with supply hikes

By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group Oil prices could be in for some volatility should there be any surprises out of Wednesday’s OPEC+ meeting, the latest EIA data or

1st September 2021

Markets/World

Pope Francis to visit Cyprus in December

Pope Francis will visit Cyprus in December, making him the second Roman Catholic pontiff to ever travel to the eastern Mediterranean island, a Cypriot official said. The official said the pontiff’s two-day

1st September 2021

Cyprus/World

US “right side of history” in genocide recognition

Robert Menendez, chairman of the powerful Foreign Relations Committee in the US Senate, said the United States now stands “on the right side of history” after Congress passed a resolution on April

1st September 2021

Cyprus/World

COVID19: EU fully vaccinates 70% of adults

The European Commission said Tuesday; the 27-member bloc has reached a crucial milestone with 70% of the adult population now fully vaccinated. Over 256 million adults in the EU have now received

31st August 2021

Europe

Syrian oil slick not an immediate threat

An oil slick from a Syrian power plant, heading towards the Karpas peninsula on the island’s Turkish occupied northern tip, is not expected to cause serious environmental damage to Cyprus, Agriculture Minister

31st August 2021

Cyprus/World

Will the ‘Powell rally’ roll over into September?

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian markets were mostly lower Tuesday as dismal Chinese economic data and growing concerns over surging Covid-19 cases in key regional markets sapped risk

31st August 2021

Markets/World

Cyprus calls for help as Syrian oil spill nears

Cypriot authorities monitoring a huge oil spill from a power plant on Syria’s Mediterranean coast have already called for help from the EU, said Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis. The most recent computer

31st August 2021

Cyprus/World

Honoured US senator blasts two-state solution

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman said the “retrograde vision” of Turkey to cement Cyprus’ division by striving for a two-state deal “is wrong” for all Cypriots. Robert Menendez, a Democratic

31st August 2021

Cyprus/World

Cyprus to accept several Afghan EU workers

Cyprus informed the European Commission that despite the increased daily inflow of migrants, Nicosia could symbolically receive three Afghans, members of the same family, cooperating with the EU. According to CNA sources,

30th August 2021

Cyprus/Middle East