Cyprus police believe there are no more hidden victims other than the seven foreign women and children the serial killer has confessed to murdering and dumping their bodies. None of the 30 women with whom the confessed serial killer of five foreign women and two children chatted with online are missing, according to police. Newly-appointed
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Former Nicosia Mayor, accountant and arts patron Michalakis Zampelas has died, aged 82. Zampelas was a UK-trained chartered accountant credited as being one of the driving forces of the Cyprus ‘economic miracle’ after the Turkish invasion in 1974 that destroyed the mainly agrarian economy and low-tech industry, with many turning to the financial and
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Nicosia on Wednesday officially protested to Britain over “unacceptable” comments made by a Foreign Office minister that questioned the right of Cyprus to exploit its energy wealth. “An official demarche is being issued by the Republic of Cyprus today (Wednesday) from the Foreign Ministry through the British High Commissioner and the president will send the
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A looted reliquary from the church of Saint Mamas, in Turkish-held Morphou has returned home after being handed over in Düsseldorf, Germany to its rightful owner. The casket with the relics of saints was bought recently by the Managing Directors of Hargesheimer auction house, Susanne and Frank Hargesheimer. The art historians decided to buy it
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Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has criticised British Minister for Europe Sir Alan Duncan’s remarks as "unacceptable" following his statement to parliament that exploratory drilling for hydrocarbons should not take place in areas where sovereignty is “under dispute”. Duncan, who was responding to questions by MPs, was referring to Turkey`s decision to launch drilling activities in
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Radisson hospitality is to expand its brand of hotels to the island’s capital, as it moves forward with plans to build the Radisson Blu Nicosia, as the company seeks to enhance its presence in Cyprus. The Radisson Hotel Group has signed a deal with Larnaca’s Quality Group and SunnySeeker Hotels to have six of its
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Cyprus airports has seen a small increase in passenger traffic, giving hope to tourism industry stakeholders that 2019 will not be far off last year’s all-time record of almost 4 million tourist arrivals. According to Hermes Airports, during the four-month period January-April 2019, 2.26 million passengers passed through the Larnaca and Paphos airports, recording an
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The total number of EU voters who are registered in Cyprus and have a right to vote is 10,559, the biggest share come from Greece, the Chief Returning Officer said. Voters from Greece rank first with 5,743, followed by Bulgarian nationals, 1572, Romanians 1433, UK nationals rank fourth with 1319 registered voters and Polish nationals
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Key changes in the Bank of Cyprus leadership will not affect momentum in addressing the remaining challenges for reform as the strategy implemented is bearing fruit, said outgoing chairman Joseph Ackermann. Addressing the Bank of Cyprus AGM both Ackermann and outgoing CEO John Patrick Hourican praised their Cypriot replacements CEO Panicos Nicolaou and new chairman
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Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has given the right-wing National Unity Party a mandate to form a coalition that commands a majority in the assembly in the occupied north of Cyprus following the collapse of the previous administration. Akinci on Tuesday gave UBP’s leader Ersin Tatar 15 days to form a new administration in the
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