Hungary’s Inflation Averages 4.4% in 2025, Statistics Office Says
Hungary’s consumer price index rose an average 4.4 percent in 2025, the Central Statistical Office has said. In December, prices were up 3.3 percent from a year earlier and 0.1…
Cyprus vehicle registrations rise 5.8% in 2025
Motor vehicle registrations in Cyprus increased 5.8 percent in 2025, reaching 52,508, the Statistical Service has said in its annual report. In December alone, registrations rose 27.1 percent to 3,604,…
Türkiye to require “Secure Payment System” for real estate transactions starting May 2026
Türkiye plans to make its “Secure Payment System,” currently mandatory in second‑hand vehicle sales, compulsory for real estate transactions beginning May 1, 2026. Real estate payments are often made directly…
Dubai Property Sales Hit Record 682 Billion Dirhams in 2025
Dubai’s real estate market posted its highest‑ever sales in 2025, with the total value of transactions rising more than 30 percent from the previous year, according to the Dubai Land…
Croatia Sets Tourism Record in 2025 With More Than 110 Million Overnight Stays
Croatia’s tourism sector posted its strongest results ever in 2025, surpassing 110 million overnight stays for the first time. Data from the eVisitor tracking system showed the country welcomed more…
Hungarian Team Uncovers Ceratopsian Skull, Strengthening Evidence of Horned Dinosaurs in Europe
Hungarian researchers have identified a new ceratopsian dinosaur skull from western Hungary, offering the strongest evidence yet that horned dinosaurs inhabited Europe during the Late Cretaceous. The fossil, attributed to…
Riga Airport Becomes First Climate‑Neutral Hub in the Baltics
Riga Airport says it achieved climate‑neutral status in 2025, becoming the first airport in the Baltic region to offset all of its direct CO₂ emissions. CEO Laila Odina said the…
Fatah Sets May Date for First General Conference Since 2016
Fatah’s Revolutionary Council says the movement will hold its eighth general conference on May 14, its first since 2016. The council called the gathering both an organizational requirement and a…
Türkiye’s broadband subscriptions reach 98.2 million
Türkiye’s broadband internet subscriber base rose to 98.2 million as of the third quarter of 2025. The country’s fiber‑optic network expanded to 657,000 kilometers, a length he noted is equivalent…
Study Finds Coral Reefs Shape Daily Rhythms of Nearby Marine Microbes
Coral reefs do more than provide habitat for marine life; they also help set daily activity patterns for nearby microbes, according to a recent study released by the Hebrew University…