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The Cypress Observer is your online news source for current events across the country of Cyprus. We strive to bring you the latest news, updates and current events from across the region with a major focus on politics and business.
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July 20, 2018
EXXON MOBIL AWARDED FOR CONTRIBUTING TO CYPRUS’S ECONOMY
Exxon Mobil, the reputed tech company has received the 2018 Invest Cyprus International Investment Award, which recognizes the benefaction of foreign investors to the growth of the Cypriot economy. The International Investment Award titled “Invest Cyprus” is a special award presented to elite outside investors in Cyprus every year and is meant as a […]July 17, 2018
CYPRUS, ISRAEL AND GREECE MAKE EFFORT TO IMPROVE MILITARY RELATIONS
In a bid to crack down on threats and enemies and make the eastern Mediterranean region a safer place, Cyprus, Israel and Greece’s defense ministers have emphasized on the need to forge better military ties. Savvas Angelides, Avigdor Lieberman and Panos Kammenos – the defense ministers of Cyprus, Israel and Greece respectively, have all […]July 13, 2018
BRITON CYPRUS HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM GETS TRIBUTE
In one of the most tragic accident cases in Cyprus in recent years, Charlie Birch, the victim of a recent suspected deliberate hit-and-run in Cyrus was given a poignant tribute by family, friends and strangers like. The 39-year-old Welsh man, who hailed from Powys, was hit a car as he was walking along a […]July 10, 2018
CYPRIOT AUTHORITIES TO INVESTIGATE SHELL COMPANIES
In what is being considered a bold move to strengthen Cyprus’s financial security system and curb corruption, the Central Bank of Cyprus, after much pressurization from US officials, has announced that it will take measures to discourage brokers from setting up shell companies on the island country. Cyprus’s premier bank has sent said measures […]July 7, 2018
DHERYNIA BEACH TO REOPEN FOR TURKISH CYPRIOTS
Turkish Cypriots can now celebrate their holidays to the fullest as Dherynia beach, which lied by the fenced area of Famagusta in the north will be reopening to both Turkish citizens as well as people with valid ‘TRNC’ papers. According to an article published by Yeni Duzen, the beach will be operated jointly by […]July 3, 2018
CYPRUS TO TIGHTEN THE REIGNS ON ‘GOLDEN VISA’ PROGRAM
In what can be considered a strike back against claims of “selling” EU passports for cash, Cyprus has announced that it will tighten the reigns on the vetting procedures for granting Cypriot citizenship to investors. Harris Georgiades, finance minister of Cyprus has said that stringent controls have been introduced and the number of passports […]