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Poland marks the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two

Poland marked the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II on Sunday with major ceremonies at Westerplatte and Wielun. In the early morning at Westerplatte, a peninsula in…

Police in Cyprus warn of new SMS banking scam

Police in Cyprus have received a large number of complaints from citizens receiving messages in that their accounts and credit card in a Cypriot bank have been frozen due to…

German right-wing AFD party secure its first-ever victory in state election

In a significant political shift, German right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party secured its first-ever victory in a state election on Sunday. According to preliminary results released on Sunday night,…

Former Turkish Cypriot community leader in Cyprus, Mustafa Akinci, in hospital

The former leader of the Turkish Cypriot community in Cyprus, Mustafa Akinci, has been hospitalized after a fainting at a hotel in Famagusta. According to local media, Akinci was rushed…

Cyprus clinches silver in Olympic swimming

The golden girl of Cyprus, Karolina Pelendritou, with a time of 29.82, won the silver medal in the final of the 50 meter freestyle swimming event at the Paralympic Games…

Police in Cyprus probe new internet scam, pensioner lost 95,000 euros

A new case of internet fraud is being investigated against a seventy-two-year-old man in Cyprus. It is the latest case in a string of online scams and fraud reports on…

Climate issue tops Med ministers meeting in Cyprus

With the central theme of dealing with the threat of drought in the primary production sector, a three-day Summit of the Ministers of Agriculture of the Mediterranean Member States of…

Turkish experts say Mideast crisis fuels market turbulence

Amid escalating fears from the ongoing Middle East crisis, markets across the region, including Türkiye, and beyond, face severe turbulence as uncertainty takes hold. Experts here said that in developing…

Cyprus records 23760 unemployed

According to the data of the Cyprus Statistical Institute, the number of unemployed people in on the island in the second quarter of 2024 was recorded as 23,760. The number…

Cyprus received 53 reports of human trafficking cases so far this year

The Social Services Department in Cyprus received 53 reports of human trafficking cases between January 1, 2024 and June 30, 2024. Reports suggest 7 human trafficking victims were hosted in…

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