Cyprus News
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ОбществоCyprus airports to replace passport scanners with automated border control gates
Larnaca and Paphos airports will install automated biometric passport control gates by year-end ahead of Cyprus’ planned Schengen accession.
В миреUS and Iran exchange warnings ahead of planned new sanctions
Washington is due to announce new sanctions on Iran as oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains…
ПроисшествияMan remanded after 25kg of cannabis found in suitcase at Larnaca airport
A 40-year-old man was remanded for eight days after police found 25 kilograms of cannabis in his luggage…
ОбществоFault in north causes brief power cuts across Cyprus
A fault in northern Cyprus caused power cuts in various areas on Saturday morning, with electricity restored across…
В миреAt least 13 missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia coast
At least 13 Tunisians are missing and two people were rescued after a boat bound for Italy capsized…
В миреIran allows Iraqi oil tankers to transit Strait of Hormuz
Iran has granted special permission for Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following requests…
ПолитикаCyprus and Greece praise expanding intergovernmental cooperation
The presidential palace said regular Cyprus-Greece summits have strengthened coordination and delivered benefits across key policy areas.
ПолитикаIsrael defends closure of probe into strike on Cyprus aid convoy
Israel said its military found no reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct in the 2024 strike that killed seven…
ПолитикаUS retrenchment reshapes Middle East security framework
US fiscal constraints and a strategic focus on East Asia have shifted the burden of Middle East deterrence…
КультураNicosia Municipal Theatre to host free documentary screenings
The Nicosia Municipal Theatre will screen two films from the Limassol International Documentary Festival on August 29 and…
ПолитикаSomaliland urges Cyprus and Greece to consider recognition after Somali speaker’s TRNC reference
Somaliland called on Cyprus and Greece to reconsider recognising it after Somalia’s parliament speaker referred to the ‘TRNC’…