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Kıbrıs 31.07.2026 04:24

Why do we need to start talking about the commons?

The sea off Dasoudi keeps turning brown, and no one in charge can agree on why. That should worry us more than it does By Penelope Vasquez Hadjilyra The sea off Dasoudi has turned brown again. Swimmers are filming it, not as an eyesore, but as evidence of a gamble people are asked to take […]

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Kıbrıs 31.07.2026 04:20

Our View: How much development is too much?

Huge development projects – both public and private – are being planned all across Cyprus. In the Polis area, the Cyprus Ports Authority is proposing the expansion of Latchi port, which environmental group Opok has called “the beginning of the end for Chrysochou Bay”. In Moni, just outside Limassol, a record land deal worth €55 […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 23:54

Kombos speaks with Iran’s Araghchi

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Thursday spoke on the phone with his Iranian counterpart about the current crisis in the Persian Gulf. Cyprus’ chief diplomat later posted on X: “Held a telephone discussion with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi with a focus on regional developments. Diplomacy remains imperative for sustained de-escalation.” According to both The […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 23:11

Smallpox DNA is recovered from Spanish conquest-era Chilean mummies

When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the New World some five centuries ago, they brought muskets, cannons, armor, horses and attack dogs as they set about colonizing the Americas. But the biggest blow they delivered came from something else entirely — smallpox and other infectious diseases that ravaged indigenous populations. Researchers now have obtained the first […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 22:41

Blast at Pakistan coal mine complex kills at least 11, dozens missing, official says

At least 11 coal miners were killed and dozens are missing after an explosion buried parts of a mining complex in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Thursday, an official said. Shoaib Nosherwani, Balochistan’s minister for mines and mineral development, told Reuters that 36 people were in the collapsed part of the complex at the time of […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 22:33

Iran’s Araqchi presses European counterparts over use of bases in US operations

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged Bulgaria to reconsider its decision to allow the temporary deployment of U.S. military aircraft at the Bezmer air base, Iranian state media reported on Thursday. During a phone call with his Bulgarian counterpart, Velislava Petrova-Chamova, Araqchi said Sofia’s approval of a U.S. request to station military aircraft at the […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 22:21

Migrants break through border into Spain’s Ceuta, military called in

The Spanish government said it will deploy military units to reinforce police in the North African enclave of Ceuta after migrants broke through the fences into the city from Morocco on Thursday, overwhelming the Guardia Civil police force. Video footage showed hundreds of migrants swimming over from the Moroccan side using inflatable inner tubes and […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 21:44

Nursing union welcomes student grant scheme

The Cyprus Union of Nursing Staff (Oyyk-Sek) on Thursday welcomed Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides’ initiative and the cabinet’s decision to approve an additional grant scheme for nursing and midwifery students, saying it had been advocating for such a measure for the past two years. In a statement, the union said the provision of an additional […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 21:41

Trafficking figures understate true scale, says commissioner

Recorded cases of human trafficking “do not reflect the true extent of the problem”, Human Rights Commissioner Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on Thursday, revealing that 30 victims were identified in Cyprus last year. Lottides said the victims comprised 16 women and 14 men, while five people were convicted of human trafficking-related offences during the year. Despite […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 21:28

Phone evidence dispute in cocaine trial

The prosecution and the defence squabbled on Thursday on the admissibility of phone communications as evidence in the ongoing trial of Giorgos ‘Zavrantonas’ Christodoulou. Christodoulou is on trial before Nicosia criminal court, facing charges of importing 15kg of cocaine with intent to sell. In 2022 he had been found guilty of possession with intent to […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 20:57

New financing scheme to support farmers

A new bridge loan scheme allowing farmers to access funding before receiving grants under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will be introduced this year, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Thursday. Speaking after a meeting with representatives of the banking sector, Panayiotou said the scheme would address a long-standing liquidity problem faced by farmers waiting […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 19:48

Migrant workers make up for 9 per cent of Cyprus’ workforce

Foreign workers are almost three times more likely to be subjected to forced labour than Cypriots, while accounting for around 9 per cent of Cyprus’ workforce, figures presented at an event marking World Day Against Human Trafficking showed on Thursday. Speaking at the event in Nicosia, head of the Step Up Stop Slavery initiative Katerina […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 19:31

Paphos-Polis highway tenders near, says minister

The government said Thursday that by year’s end it plans to get the wheels turning on a significant segment of the planned highway linking Paphos to Polis Chrysochous. Speaking in Paphos, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said they aim to come out with the call for tenders by the end of this year or beginning of […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 19:28

Voice and piano celebrate Paphos friendship

Love, passion and drama usually dominate the stage yet this upcoming concert brings another heartfelt emotion – friendship. The Voice & Piano Soirée at Technopolis 20 celebrates friendship, welcoming to the floor internationally acclaimed bass Andrew Robert Munn, mezzo-soprano Luzia Ostermann and Cypriot pianist Rami Sarieddine. The musical evening is set for Friday, July 31 […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 18:37

Cabinet approves grants for nursing students

The cabinet on Thursday approved a new annual grant scheme for undergraduate nursing and midwifery students, with Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides describing it as “a particularly important step towards addressing “perhaps the most pressing issue in the country’s health sector”; the shortage of nursing staff. Speaking after the cabinet meeting, Charalambides said the scheme would […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 18:27

Uefa to boycott World Cup if Fifa plans approved

UEFA’s member associations have unanimously voted to boycott the World Cup and other FIFA competitions in protest at FIFA’s plan to sell stakes to external investors in a subsidiary that will run the global governing body’s tournaments. The tournaments include the World Cup, the European governing body said in a statement. The decision was taken […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 18:02

Noma restaurant reopens in Copenhagen with new chef, set menu costs €900 with wine pairing

Copenhagen’s famed Noma restaurant is betting on a rapidly shifting seasonal menu to drive its next chapter when it reopens in the Danish capital under new leadership next week. Gone from the kitchen is co-founder and long-time executive head chef Rene Redzepi, who has promised to step back from daily operations after acknowledging past mistreatment […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 18:01

Kalo Chorio fire investigation reaches National Guard leadership

The investigation into the wildfire that erupted following a military exercise at the Kalo Chorio firing range has widened to examine decisions taken at the highest levels of the National Guard. According to information obtained by news outlet Reporteron Thursday, the disposal of some seven articles of ammunition was conducted as a training exercise intended […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 17:57

Better protection urged for migrant workers

Migrant workers need better access to information about their rights, to prevent their abuse by unscrupulous employers, speakers at a roundtable said on Thursday. The roundtable was held on the occasion of World Day Against Trafficking, observed every year on July 30. Attending were lawyers as well as representatives of the SEK and PEO trade […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 17:43

Paphos municipality clears branches left after emergency tree pruning

Paphos municipality on Thursday cleared tree branches left on a pavement near Archbishop Makarios III lyceum after residents raised concerns that they were obstructing pedestrians and creating a road safety hazard. The branches had been left on 1st April avenue following emergency tree pruning carried out by the fire service. According to the municipality, the […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 17:38

PM Tusk says Russian missile appears to have come down in eastern Poland

An object that came down in eastern Poland overnight appears to be a Russian missile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday, after authorities found a crater and scattered debris in a field following reports of an explosion. It was the latest in a series of airspace incursions in countries on NATO’s eastern flank, […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 17:32

Demetra Holdings repurchases 4,440 of its own shares

Demetra Holdings Plc purchased 4,440 of its own shares on July 29, as part of an ongoing share buyback programme executed through The Cyprus Investment & Securities Corporation Ltd. The investment company announced the transaction on Thursday, in accordance with the regulatory frameworks set out by the Cyprus Stock Exchange and the Cyprus Securities and […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 17:28

Israel’s Hadassah expands footprint in Cyprus with plans for two new hospitals

The Israeli Hadassah Medical Organisation has formally launched its first European medical centre outside Israel in Limassol, marking the latest stage of a broader expansion into Cyprus. A blessing ceremony was held on Thursday at the Hadassah Medical Centre Limassol, attended by government representatives, business leaders and healthcare professionals. The ceremony was led by Bishop […]

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Kıbrıs 30.07.2026 17:01

Cyprus unemployment falls to 3 per cent in June, matching lowest in EU

Cyprus youth unemployment holds firm at 7.8 per cent Cyprus recorded one of the lowest unemployment rates in the European Union in June 2026, with joblessness on the island falling to 3 per cent, according to figures published by Eurostat on Thursday. Data released by the EU statistical office revealed that the seasonally adjusted jobless […]

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