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Cyprus gears up for bumper tourism year
TRAVEL GAZETTE – Cyprus is gearing up for another bumper holiday season, with earnings from the travel industry shooting up by...
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Cyprus satisfied with EU solidarity on its standoff with Turkey over gas exploration
A spokesman with the Cypriot government has said that Cyprus is fully satisfied with a European Union (EU) Summit decision on denouncing Turkey...
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Cyprus confirms postponement of natural gas drilling by ENI
Cyprus confirmed on Friday that Italian ENI energy company has postponed a planned drilling for natural gas after a Turkish warship...
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Greek Orthodox Christians celebrate start of lent
Families across Greece and Cyprus celebrated the end of the carnival season and the start of Lent on Monday, exchanging wishes for health and...
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Cyprus economy grows 3.9 pct in 2017
Cyprus’ economy growth rate reached 3.9 percent on an annual basis in 2017, a statement of Eurostat made available in Nicosia said on...
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ENI says Cyprus “Calypso” field find may contain up to 8 tcf of natural gas
Italian ENI company has said that a newly discovered field off the southwestern shores of Cyprus may contain over 8 trillion cubic feet (226.5...
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Gas standoff with Turkey being handled through diplomacy: Cyprus President
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday sought to diffuse tensions after Turkey issued a stern warning to the eastern Mediterranean...
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Cyprus accuses Turkey of violating international law by blocking drillship
Cyprus on Sunday accused Turkey of violating international law by blocking a drillship heading to a Cypriot offshore target to start...
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Warning as dust storm blankets Cyprus
In Cyprus,the government has warned of the health implications of a dust cloud, currently blanketing the island. The Department of...
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Media in Cyprus report Turkish vessels harass drillship
Cypriot state television reported on Saturday that Turkish vessels had â
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Limassol Carnival underway
Limassol, the carnival city of Cyprus, kicked off 11 days of festivities this week, ahead of the big carnival procession on Feb. 18....
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Cyprus announces discovery of “extensive strain” of natural gas in new field
An "extensive strain" of natural gas has been discovered by Italian ENI and French Total consortium during a drilling in Cyprus’ exclusive...
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Europe’s biggest low-cost airline to open new routes to Jordan in March
Jordan announced Sunday that Europe’s biggest low-cost air carrier Ryanair will start flights to the Arab kingdom in March. The airline...
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Changes to our online platform and content
We are making some exciting changes, as we develop our ever-expanding Travel Gazette which will absorb the Famagusta Gazette website next...
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Spotlight: Supporters of Cyprus peace have upper hand after elections
Supporters of peace negotiations on both sides of the dividing line which separates Turkish and Greek Cypriots have the upper hand after separate...
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UN extends mandate of peacekeeping force in Cyprus for 6 months
The UN Security Council on Tuesday renewed the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months and endorsed...
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Trump to keep open detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay
U.S. President Donald Trump said in his first State of the Union address on Tuesday that he had signed an order to reexamine the U.S....
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Moscow lashes at Washington for potential sanction list
Russian lawmakers and officials Tuesday slammed the United States for publishing the so-called "Kremlin report" listing 210 Russian politicians and...
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Spain PM insists "rule of law" over Catalan investiture debate
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Tuesday that the rule of law must be obeyed in the investiture debate to be held in the Catalan...
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Russian biker completes round Cyprus trip in 3 days
A RUSSIAN ATHLETE has completed a round Cyprus bike-ride in just three and a half days, covering 600 kilometres. Sergey Severin started...
