By Craig Erlam As we near the end of the summer, activity will start to pick up again and that may begin this week in the build-up to Friday’s jobs report. With Jackson Hole behind us, and not really living up to the usual hype, the focus now switches to the September central bank meetings
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Mesut Hakkı Caşın, the Turkish president’s advisor on security and foreign policy, indirectly hinted at the possibility of harm to UN troops in Cyprus should they infringe upon what he termed the sovereignty of breakaway Turkish Cyprus. He also claimed that the entire Mediterranean belonged to the Turks. On August 19, appearing on the pro-government
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Voice for Autism, an NGO focused on helping young adults with Autism build meaningful, connected lives, announced a partnership with Artemiou, Pieri & Associates LLC, a prominent full-service Cyprus-based firm. The collaboration expands Voice for Autism’s reach and impact as the two organizations join forces to advocate for the basic human rights and empowerment of
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The use of internet-connected devices has increased from 2020 to 2022 in Cyprus, at a much larger rate than the wider European Union, according to Eurostat. In 2022, 65.7% in Cyprus aged between 16 and 74 (51.9% in the EU) used an internet-connected TV, 17.6 percentage points (pp) higher than in 2020 when the share stood at
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The United Nations is continually engaged with the parties to explore common ground on the way forward on the Cyprus issue, said UN Secretary-General’s Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. He said the recent visit of Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and Americas, Miroslav Jenča, visit to Cyprus was part of that effort. He said that Jenča will
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An increase in Cyprus tourist arrivals and tourism revenue has been recorded this year, said Tourism Minister Costas Koumis. He will visit Finland, Sweden, and France next month to engage with key players in the global market. Koumis and Maria Kouroupi, Senior Communications Director of Hermes Airports, said flights to Cyprus were affected by UK air
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Police arrested 21 people in renewed violent incidents in Chlorakas, Paphos, as officers moved in to prevent clashes between Greek Cypriot hooded agitators and migrant residents. The 21 arrests add to the four on Sunday, following a first round of violent attacks on migrants. Police spokesperson Christos Andreou told state radio CyBC that Monday’s arrests
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People travelling to Nicosia can park their car at the GSP stadium just before the city’s entrance and hop on a bus for the rest of their journey from September 4. A new bus lane will begin operating on the highway into Nicosia as part of the Transport Ministry’s design to ease traffic congestion in
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By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Market Analyst at FXTM Chinese stocks paved the way higher for Asian shares on Tuesday as optimism from China’s measures to cut stamp duty boosted risk appetite. European futures pointed to a positive open, with the UK returning from a day’s holiday ahead of a data-heavy week for markets. In the
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The lost Hellenistic Sanctuary of Apollo at Pera Orinis, Nicosia, is more than twice as large as previously known, the Department of Antiquities said. It said the initial archaeological excavation work exploring the Sanctuary of Apollo was completed in October 2022. The Goethe-Universität Frankfurt carried out the work under the directorship of Prof. Matthias Recke. Two
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