Famagusta Gazette

• Cyprus’ economic growth well above that of the euro area, figures show

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  (File: Famagusta Gazette) NICOSIA – Cyprus’ gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 5.5 percent year-on-year in the...

• EU regulator warns of COVID-19 rise in “cold winter,” urges revaccination efforts

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  The EU’s medicines regulator on Thursday urged Europe to prepare for a new wave of COVID-19 as “cold winter months” arrive. “Over the...

• Cyprus’ tourist arrivals to surpass pre-pandemic level in 2023: minister

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  Savas Perdios (File: Famagusta Gazette) NICOSIA – Tourist arrivals in Cyprus next year are expected to surpass the record-high figure...

• Cyprus: New bases police officers now ‘ready to serve’

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  LIMASSOL – The Sovereign Base Area Police welcomed 37 new officers to its ranks on November 18 after its latest round of recruits completed...

• Cyprus beat Israel in football friendly

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  JERUSALEM – Cyprus achieved a surprising 3-2 away win over Israel in a friendly match played at HaMoshava Stadium in the central city of...

• Cyprus: TUS airliner touches down in Qatar on historic flight

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  DOHA – Proudly flying the Cypriot flag, TUS Airways has made history today by operating the very first flight between Israel and Qatar...

• Photo finish! Larnaca International Marathon in Cyprus

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  LARNACA – Runners from 75 countries took part in the Larnaca International Marathon on Sunday and we caught them on camera. The race...

• Cyprus: Cypriot airline flies into history books with Israel – Qatar flights

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  LARNACA – TUS Airways will make history with first ever Tel Aviv – Doha flights this week having secured official approval from Israeli and...

• British pensioner in Cyprus set to plead guilty to manslaughter

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  PAPHOS – A British pensioner is set to plead guilty to the manslaughter of his terminally ill wife as the murder charge he faced is...

• UN’s Jenca meets leaders in Cyprus, lauds ‘very constructive discussion’

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  Assistant UN Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, Miroslav Jenca NICOSIA – Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has...

• Surging energy bills prompt rush for solar panels in Cyprus

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  (File: Famagusta Gazette) NICOSIA – Cypriots by the thousand are rushing to sign up for the government’s enhanced solar panel subsidy...

• Cyprus: Ray Woolley, inspiring scuba diver, dies aged 99

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  Ray Woolley (Nathan Morley / Famagusta Gazette) LIMASSOL – Ray Woolley, the inspiring Limassol based diver who held the record for being...

• Passenger dies during Easyjet flight from Cyprus

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  LONDON – A man in his 50s has died onboard an EasyJet flight from Paphos in Cyprus to London Gatwick Airport, reports the Daily...

• Cyprus records increase in tourists, UK main source of arrivals

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  (File: Famagusta Gazette) NICOSIA – The arrivals of tourists to Cyprus reached 400,628 in October 2022 compared to 391.638 in October 2021,...

• Cyprus: SBA officer’s pride after receiving an honorary distinction

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  LIMASSOL – SBA Police Detective Constable, Zacharias Soleas, has revealed the pride he felt after receiving an honorary distinction by...

• U.S. dollar slips as euro, sterling rise

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  The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Wednesday amid a momentum in the euro and the British pound. The dollar index, which...

• ECB warns of financial stability risks in euro area

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  The European Central Bank (ECB) sees growing risks for financial stability in the euro area and warns that the likelihood of a recession is...

• Cyprus excavations bring to light exciting new finds

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  Kouklia-Marchello NICOSIA – Archeologists digging in Cyprus have unearthed a double burial dating to the early 12th century BC during...

• Israel signs deal to secure economic rights to gas field on maritime border with Lebanon

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  JERUSALEM – Israel has signed an agreement with the two energy companies licensed by Lebanon to drill in a gas field on the maritime border...

• Cyprus – UK foreign policy, security, economic ties discussed in London

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  LONDON – British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will meet Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides in London Tuesday to sign a new...

• British Security Force Police mark 70 years of operations in Cyprus

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  (File: Famagusta Gazette) LIMASSOL – Security Force Police personnel have celebrated 70 years of guarding camps in the British Bases with a...

• Equiti opens its latest office in Limassol, Cyprus

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  LIMASSOL – Equiti has announced the opening of its latest regulated office in Europe in Limassol, Cyprus. Speaking at the official...

• 1983: Denktash ‘declares independence’ for north Cyprus

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  (File: Famagusta Gazette) The ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ – that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus – was...

• Cyprus supports Sweden’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union

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  In view of the upcoming Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Minister of Justice and Public Order, Ms Stephie Dracos,...

• Erdogan brushes off EU comments on Cyprus – Turkic States status

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  ISTANBUL –  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed the EU’s statement regarding north Cyprus being given the observer...