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Air travel demand rises despite Middle East disruption
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (696+ words) Global passenger demand increased by 2. 1 per cent year-on-year in March, despite significant disruptions in key regions, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The figures showed that total capacity declined by 1. 7 per cent compared with March 2025, while the global…...
Central Bank warns of slower growth and rising inflation amid Middle East conflict
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (408+ words) The ongoing war in the Middle East and geopolitical uncertainty with the following significant increase in the price of oil, is expected to have a direct negative effect on the Cypriot economy, mainly in the short term, the Central Bank…...
Greek economy remains robust despite Middle East risks, says IMF
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1068+ words) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said that Greece's economic growth remains robust, supported by strong domestic demand and ongoing reforms under Next Generation EU, although risks from the conflict in the Middle East continue to cloud the outlook....
Airlines cancel more flights as Middle East conflict escalates
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (708+ words) Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of passengers. Some flights to Larnaca and Paphos airports have also…...
Christodoulides and Netanyahu discuss interconnector, Imec
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (586+ words) President Nikos Christodoulides and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday held a telephone conversation in which they discussed, among other matters, the Great Sea Interconnector and the planned "India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor" (Imec), deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said....
Police dismiss reports Israeli beaten up for speaking Hebrew
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (158+ words) The police on Tuesday dismissed Israeli press reports that an Israeli was beaten up at a Limassol hotel for speaking Hebrew. Police sources told the Cyprus News Agency that there had been an incident but it was among Israelis during…...
Israeli tech deals surge 340 per cent to nearly $59 billion
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (227+ words) Appetite for Israeli technology innovation has remained undiminished this year, with a surge in acquisitions and IPOs led by Alphabet's (GOOGL. O) $32 billion purchase of Israeli cybersecurity company Wiz, Pw C Israel said this week. The consultancy said in a report…...
Cyprus praised as "impressing" Christmas destination for Israeli visitors
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (374+ words) Cyprus has emerged as an ideal holiday destination for Israelis looking to immerse themselves in the European Christmas spirit, the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth wrote on Tuesday, with the story reaching Cypriot media after being published by the Cyprus News…...
Israeli settler kills 16-year-old Palestinian in West Bank, mayor says
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (511+ words) An Israeli settler shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian in the town of Tuqu" on Tuesday after the funeral of another teenager, the town"s mayor said. Violence has escalated in the West Bank since the beginning of the war in…...
Wanted Israeli suspected to be hiding in the north
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (208+ words) An Israeli man suspected of being involved in drug dealing, fraud, money laundering and other offenses is suspected of hiding in the north, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported on Tuesday. According to CNA the man, identified as Matan Arviv,…...