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Cyprus: Two Men Scammed Out of €30,000 in Limassol
Home Cyprus Cyprus: Two Men Scammed Out of €30,000 in Limassol LIMASSOL, Cyprus — Two men, aged 63 and 65, were defrauded of €30,050 after being convinced they would earn large profits from online investments, police said. Authorities in Limassol...

‘Show me the outlaws in Cyprus!’
The island’s female bikers are putting the macho world of biking in its place It’s a pleasant Tuesday night in early September, and the street outside the club is buzzing. Tables have been set up, a chatty crowd – with perhaps a disproportionate...

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Calls for New Cyprus Solution and Cooperation
In a significant address at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, September 26, 2025, Ersin Tatar, the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), called for a transformative approach to resolving the...

Cyprus Business Now: gas find, travel agency, company results, Paphos properties
Business & economy wrap-up from the day before Cyprus has found “sizeable quantities” of natural gas in blocks Pegasus and Glaucus, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou told the Cyprus Mail on Friday, following an earlier announcement by the...

Revenues from corporate income tax in Europe: Which countries collect the most?
A government's levy taxes on the net income, profits, and capital gains of enterprises are called corporate income tax (CIT). On average, corporate income tax makes up about 4% of GDP in OECD countries. According to the OECD, among 27 European...

Christodoulides ‘realistic’ about Cyprus problem, calls for expanding global alliances
With international law as the only tool in our quiver, Cyprus cannot be liberated, President Nikos Christodoulides said, speaking at an event of the federation of Cypriot American organisations in New York on Friday. “In the current unregulated...

TRNC president calls for fresh approach to Cyprus peace talks
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Ersin Tatar said Friday that decades of failed negotiations show it is time to pursue a new approach to resolving the Cyprus issue, one that reflects the realities on the ground. In remarks at...

Christodoulides Attends Annual Dinner Honoring Distinguished Cypriots in NY
President Christodoulides and Archbishop Elpidophoros welcome the two honorees. Credit: Greek Reporter President Christodoulides of Cyprus delivered the keynote address at the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations (FCAO) honoring two...

Cyprus reports lower budget implementation for January–August period
ECONOMY [Reuters/Yiannis Kourtoglou] The implementation of Cyprus’ state budget in terms of both revenues and expenditures for the period between January 1 and August 31 appears to have declined compared to the same period last year, recording a...

Tatar calls for new Cyprus approach grounded in realities
NEW YORK Turkish Cyprus President Ersin Tatar said Friday it is time for a fresh strategy on the Cyprus issue that reflects the island's current realities, after decades of failed federal talks. Speaking at U.N. headquarters following his meeting...
Cyprus confirms major gas discovery in offshore block
NICOSIA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus on Friday announced a significant new natural gas discovery, saying two adjacent fields confirmed in its exclusive economic zone contain an estimated 8 to 9 trillion cubic feet of reserves, government spokesman...

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A few dozen home and business owners listen inside a Cypress Bend Resort conference room Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, to discussion on a plan to sell up to 200,000 acre-feet of water annually from Toledo Bend Reservoir in western Louisiana. Shown...
Cypress County’s 2026 budget approved
Posted on September 26, 2025 by Ryan Dahlman By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Cypress County’s 2026 budget has been approved. “It took three days of deliberations, and it was very well presented,” says Reeve Dan Hamilton. “All the...

ExxonMobil’s big finding off Cyprus
ENERGY ENERGY [File photo] Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides met on Thursday with ExxonMobil’s Vice President of Global Exploration John Ardill, who came to the meeting in New York bearing what he called “very good news:” Initial drilling...

Our View: Leaders’ UN meeting maintains Cyprus stalemate
President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, will have nothing constructive to tell each other when they meet in the presence of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday. That the UNSG has agreed to see...

Nature of Google’s investment in Cypress Solar project near Pine Bluff is unclear
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. When Google revealed it is the company behind a proposed data center project in West Memphis, the tech giant said it will also invest in Cypress Solar, a...

Cyprus Comic Con Announces Petrolina as Official Energy Partner
Petrolina, Cyprus’s leading energy company, has been announced as the Official Energy Partner for Cyprus Comic Con 2025, taking place from October 3–5, 2025, at the Cyprus State Fairgrounds (Kratiki Ekthesi) in Nicosia. With over 30,000 attendees...

Cyprus lawmaker pushes to ban scooters, threatens fines and jail
Scooters could be kicked off Cyprus roads entirely if a new bill proposed by DIPA MP Marinos Mousiouttas becomes law. The legislation targets what Mousiouttas calls “widespread misuse” of scooters that puts riders and pedestrians at risk. Under...

Cypriot startup unveils new device to reduce solar curtailment
Cyprus-based Enerthon has developed a smart zero-export control device that prevents PV export losses from curtailment by directing generation to self-consumption. Certification is expected soon. September 26, 2025 Lior Kahana Cyprus-based...