Hundreds of British Airways passengers booked to return to the UK were stranded at Larnaca airport Saturday as the airline and low-cost carrier easyJet reportedly cancelled or delayed at least 60 flights. BA flights headed to Heathrow were delayed with passengers notified the last minute, while some showed up at the airport only to be
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New asylum applications in Cyprus from countries outside the EU fell annually by 61% in May (compared to a 27% increase in the EU). But Cyprus continues to be the first country in new asylum applications in relation to its population, according to data released by Eurostat. In May 2023, there were 1,005 first-time asylum applicants in
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The summer holidays are almost over, and I thought of side-tracking a bit, following the season’s most popular sport – eating out. Although not directly related to real estate matters, it helps towards a locality’s attraction by projecting the quality of living in an area and tourism. This summer, my family and I had the
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Once lagging in urban development compared to the other cities, Larnaca is undertaking multimillion projects, says the town’s mayor and local economy stakeholders. In comments to news site Stockwatch, Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras said the coastal town’s future looks brighter, as foreign investors are excited about its potential. “New life is expected to be breathed
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Α Cypriot mission comprising personnel from the Cyprus Fire Service, Civil Defence and medical staff arrived on Friday in Athens to assist efforts in combat wildfires in Mount Parnitha. In statements to the Cyprus News Agency, Fire Service press officer Andreas Kettis said the Cypriot mission was received by a Greek Fire Service liaison officer and is heading to
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The General Healthcare System will be upgraded in September, with two private hospital Emergency and Accident departments joining the GHS, while authorities are introducing quality criteria for GPs. In comments to Phileleftheros Daily, the general manager of the state Health Insurance Organisation, Andreas Papaconstantinou, confirmed that the E&A department of the ‘Ygeia’ Hospital in Limassol
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Police believe they have uncovered a second migrant trafficking network, following an islandwide operation in which five Syrians were detained. According to police sources, the latest operation has only revealed the tip of the iceberg, as evidence points to another trafficking ring. The same sources said the network is bringing Syrian refugees from Lebanon in
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British High Commissioner Irfan Siddiq said Cyprus has a consensus to enforce sanctions against Russia to restore its reputation, but the Turkish-occupied north is a money laundering blackspot. He said while questions on shady financial practices in the Republic of Cyprus have been cleaned up, the problem was present in the Turkish-occupied north. Siddiq was replying
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The chair of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee vowed to push to either end or extend the timeline of a legal clause that requires annual approval for the sale of US-made weapons to Cyprus. New Jersey Democratic Senator Robert Menendez told a gathering of the Cypriot diaspora in the capital, Nicosia, that ending or
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By Craig Erlam The pound was on the decline again on Thursday, having fallen over the last couple of days on the back of some worrying economic figures from the UK. Whether we’re talking about a blip in the data or cracks finally appearing in the economy after a very aggressive tightening cycle from the
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