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EU housing ministers meet in Nicosia to discuss affordability and sustainability
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (474+ words) Affordable, sustainable and social housing, along with emerging trends in the housing market, are at the centre of an informal meeting of EU housing ministers taking place on Tuesday in'Nicosia, under the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU....
EU needs "650bn yearly to meet housing demand, minister says
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (607+ words) Investment in the European Union's housing sector is currently falling short of what is needed to meet rising demand, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday, noting that an additional "650 billion per year is required. Speaking ahead of the informal…...
Animal Party to protest dog law and "criminal indifference
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (305+ words) Cyprus" Animal Party will be staging a demonstration on Saturday at 11am outside parliament " currently dissolved pending the May 24 elections " to protest recent amendments to the law on dogs which the party said met demands put forward by hunters" associations. It…...
Drone ban lifted at British bases, remains in force near north's airport
43+ min ago (270+ words) The blanket ban on the use of personal drones on the British bases has been lifted, the bases" authorities said on Tuesday, while the ban on drones near the north"s Ercan (Tymbou) airport remains in place. "Please be advised…...
Israel: The widening war
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (800+ words) There are really two wars in the Middle East, and only one of them is paused. The US-Iran war has been stuck in a ragged ceasefire for more than a month, with the participants only indulging in occasional tit-for-tat strikes…...
Where to vote" website goes live ahead of elections
18+ hour, 51+ min ago (224+ words) Cyprus Mail Where to vote" website goes live ahead of elections The chief returning officer for the upcoming elections on Monday announced the website Where Do I Vote website had gone live while a helpline to notify qualifying electors of…...
Trump says Iran ceasefire is "on life support" after he rejects Tehran"s response
18+ hour, 46+ min ago (790+ words) President Donald Trumpsaid on Monday that a ceasefire with Iran was "on life support" after he rejected Tehran's response to a U. S. peace proposal, fuelling concerns of a resumption of hostilities in the 10-week-old conflict that has killed thousands and halted…...
Italy's Culture Ministry rocked by dismissals as Meloni struggles to reshape landscape
20+ hour, 46+ min ago (445+ words) Italy's Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has sacked two senior aides after uproar over denied funding for a documentary, adding to turbulence at a ministry already shaken by months of resignations and political infighting. The upheavals are the latest in a…...
Historic moment" for UK minister in Cyprus
21+ hour, 43+ min ago (257+ words) British Minister for European Relations Nick Thomas-Symonds said on Monday his presence on the island was a "historic moment" as he joined counterparts from the EU at the informal European Affairs council in Nicosia. It is the first time since…...
Russian drones crash in Latvia, damage oil storage facility
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (231+ words) Two drones entered NATO member Latvia from Russian territory and crashed, the Latvian army said on Thursday morning. The drones were probably launched by Ukraine against targets in Russia, Latvia's Defence Minister Andris Spruds told national broadcaster LSM. Military jets…...