Japan has raised fees for foreigners looking to reside in the country, with the cost of permanent residency going up 20 times to 200,000 yen ($1,270; £955). Those seeking permanent residency must now also meet new income, pension and Japanese-language requirements. Long lines formed outside immigration offices earlier this week as applicants sought to beat […]
Greek Australian developer Sam Kassis of Kassis Homes is behind a major new mixed-use development in Castle Hill featuring a 143-room Novotel hotel.
Cyprus and Central African Republic signed on Monday in New York a Joint Communiqué, establishing diplomatic relations, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Constantinos Kombos, has said in a post on X.
Turkey has issued a new navigational warning as it sends the research vessel Oruc Reis to the Eastern Mediterranean for surveys linked to a planned undersea natural gas pipeline connecting southern Turkey with the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus.
331 BC: Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela 1688: Prince William of Orange accepts invitation to take up the British crown 1814: The Congress of Vienna opens to redraw Europe’s political map after the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte 1867: Karl Marx publishes “Das Kapital” in Berlin, describing the […]
Cyprus’ overall tourism performance confirms that the recent crisis was managed correctly, the country’s deputy tourism minister, Kostas Koumis, told Kathimerini, adding he was troubled by the unfair criticism he received during that period.
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By Martin Banks A former EU commissioner has called for a re-set of EU/UK relations to be stepped up.
By Martin Banks The EU says it will provide almost €710 million in support to displaced people and communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
1520: Suleiman the Magnificent succeeds his father, Selim I, as Ottoman Sultan and rules until 1566 1846: Anesthetic ether is used for the first time by American dentist Dr. William Morton to extract a tooth 1862: Minister-President of Prussia Otto von Bismarck delivers his famous “Blood and Iron” speech on the unification of German territories […]
