New Greek owners of the Hilton Cyprus have decided to rename the capital’s only five-star hotel to The Landmark Nicosia. The change of name and logo was expected as the new owners new owners – Invel and Pangaea – had decided not to cooperate with the previous managing company of the hotel to maintain the
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. By Dr Andrestinos N. Papadopoulos, Ambassador a.h. It all started quietly in 2009, at the Residence of the Swedish Ambassador to Cyprus. Ever since, the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process (RTCYPP) evolved into an active peacebuilding effort based on four pillars: to get to know and build trust among the religious leaders
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Cyprus and its Eurovision entry ‘Replay’ by Greek singer Tamta benefited by two places after a recount of the final results of the song contest held in Israel’s Tel Aviv. Cyprus initially finished 15th but moved up two positions after EBU announced that due to human error caused by the confusion created after the Belarus
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US Democrats and Republicans have introduced a bipartisan, bicameral Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019 to highlight the growing regional partnership between Israel, Greece, and Cyprus. Senator Bob Menendez from the Democrats, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Marco Rubio from the Republicans introduced the Senate companion. The
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The acquittal of Turkish Cypriot daily newspaper Afrika publisher Sener Levent and colleague Ali Osman Tabak in the Erdogan slander case is hailed as a victory for free speech in the Turkish-held north of Cyprus. Lawyer Tacan Reynar for the newspaper told CNA that the court decision was important for the whole Turkish Cypriot community.
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. While the energy industry is one of the few sectors that can affect the wellbeing of a country, much of the world's energy is produced and consumed today in ways that burden the environment. The issue can be addressed with the use of sustainable technologies with low or zero emissions, which would require the
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US House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Eliot Engel will be in Nicosia on Monday, to discuss energy issues, Turkey’s incursion of Cyprus’ EEZ, bilateral relations and lifting a US arms embargo. CNA reports that the US Democratic Representative for New York’s 16th congressional district will be received by President Nicos Anastasiades and will meet Foreign
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Cyprus researchers need to engage in collective European research, to identify their priorities and work in sync with their neighbours, said DG at the EU Department of Research and Innovation Jean Eric Paquet. He said the Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe research missions are a fast and effective way of connecting research back to citizens.
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Half of the flats of Cyprus’ tallest building, the ‘360’ in Nicosia have been sold as the €80 mln project belonging to 101 Development Ltd picks up speed. Cyfield Group constructing the tower said building work at the 360 is at an advanced stage and that half of the flats have been sold mainly to
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By Jameel Ahmad, Global Head of Currency Strategy & Market Research at FXTM Backlash – that would be the word used to sum up the investor reaction from the latest attempt by Prime Minister Theresa May to push forward her Brexit deal. In a measure that can be conceived as an act of desperation
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