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Real Madrid Travels 4,000 Miles
File Photo Almaty-Real Madrid takes a long, unprecedented trip to Kazakhstan to face Kairat Almaty in the Champions League on Tuesday. Kazakhstan joined UEFA in 2002 having previously competed in the Asian Football Confederation. The western part...

Rule change could see UK travellers refused entry to Spain
It's all thanks to Brexit(Image: DoraDalton via Getty Images) People travelling on a UK passport could be refused entry to Spain, Greece, Italy and a number of other countries due to a post-Brexit scheme set to launch in 2026. Once the initiative...

Training Report: Bayern Munich healthy for Cyprus trip; Josip Stanišić and Jonas Urbig work out individually
Bayern Munich had its final training session before traveling to Cyprus to face Pafos FC in the Champions League.The only absentees from the team training session were the players with known injuries. Head coach Vincent Kompany will have the...

Real Madrid travels 4,000 miles for a Champions League match
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Real Madrid takes a long, unprecedented trip to Kazakhstan to face Kairat Almaty in the Champions… ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Real Madrid takes a long, unprecedented trip to Kazakhstan to face Kairat Almaty in the...

Former footballer Ozil visits Cyprus to boost Tatar’s re-election campaign
World Cup-winning former footballer Mesut Ozil visited northern Cyprus to boost incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s election campaign with less than three weeks to go until election day. He was welcomed by Tatar at his official...

Cyprus Business Now: gas find, travel agency, company results, Paphos properties
Business & economy wrap-up from the day before Cyprus has found “sizeable quantities” of natural gas in blocks Pegasus and Glaucus, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou told the Cyprus Mail on Friday, following an earlier announcement by the...

Cyprus and Saudi Arabia signed memorandum of cooperation in New York
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud during a meeting in New York on Friday signed a memorandum of cooperation, aiming to further strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation...

Europe Powers Ahead as Global Tourism Hub, WTTC Data Shows
Tourists outside the Colosseum in Rome. Europe has reaffirmed its position as the world’s tourism powerhouse as the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) opened its 25th Global Summit in Rome on Sunday. Fresh data released at the event shows the...

City of Jackson to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Cypress Grove Nature Park
City of Jackson to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Cypress Grove Nature Park JACKSON, Tenn. – The City of Jackson, TN, in collaboration with our Parks and Rec department will host the 40th Anniversary of Cypress Grove on Saturday, October 4,...

Dad and daughter vow to never use TUI again after being 'abandoned' en-route to Birmingham Airport
12:52, 05 Oct 2025Updated 12:52, 05 Oct 2025 (Image: Stoke Sentinel/BPM Media) A holidaymaker has pledged to never fly with TUI again after he and his daughter were left stranded overnight. Jason Hall, 54, had been on a nine-day holiday in Cyprus...

Family of four traveling the world on a $40-a-day budget
The Rowe family on their travels. (Ruth Rowe via SWNS) By Talker By Ed Chatterton and Julia Baker A couple "sold everything" they owned before quitting the UK to travel the world with their children, while living out of two suitcases on a budget...

Texas’s Largest Wedding Showcase Drives New Bookings and Tourism Momentum, Confirms 2026 Return to Wimberley
The Wimberley Valley Chamber of Commerce is excited to share the success of the annual “Wimberley Venue Crawl,” which took place September 19–21. The event, now recognized as “Texas’s Largest Wedding Venue Showcase,” brought together 15 premier...

Warning to anyone visiting these 29 countries in Europe after October 12
Leaning Tower of Pisa and Cathedral Santa Maria Assunta(Image: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) UK travellers heading to Europe will face new border checks as the European Union launches its Entry/Exit System (EES) - a major change in how...

Everything British travellers need to know about new border control and Etias for holidays
The UK Government has urged Brits to prepare for longer queues when entering European Union as it starts to roll out its new Entry-Exit system (EES) from October 12. Holders of British passports arriving in mainland Europe may face longer waits at...

Cyprus Tops EU in Plastic Waste Per Capita, Survey Finds
Home Cyprus Cyprus Tops EU in Plastic Waste Per Capita, Survey Finds Cyprus residents produce more plastic waste per person than any other European Union country, according to a recent Eurostat report. The study found that Cypriots generate an...

ExxonMobil Cyprus grants €100,000 to support actions in the fire-hit region of Limassol
Following the devastating wildfires that affected villages in the mountainous Limassol region last July, and after consultations with relevant stakeholders on practical assistance to the impacted areas, ExxonMobil has contributed a total of...

Brits will have to provide fingerprints to travel to Europe from next month – strict new rules explained
Planning on chasing a bit of autumn sun in October, whether that’s on Italy’s coast or over plates of tapas in Spain? Can hardly blame you. The weather in the UK has gotten a bit chilly over the last week or so – and besides, a pre-winter European...

Wizz Air Launches 10 New Routes in Cyprus and surpasses 10 Million Passengers
Wizz Air is celebrating a major milestone in Cyprus, having carried over 10 million passengers to and from the island since launching operations in 2010. Coinciding with the airline’s five-year anniversary at its Larnaka base, this milestone come...

Establish Annual Visits to the Diaspora
The visits of the leaders of Greece and Cyprus to New York last week, as happens every year at this time, had as their immediate purpose their participation in the proceedings of the United Nations. However, on this occasion, they were also given...

Cyprus Business Now: CySEC, shipping, tourism, Kedipes, Jumbo, EIB agreement
Two financing agreements totalling €55 million were signed on Thursday by Finance Minister Makis Keravnos, EIB vice president Kyriacos Kakouris and CING chief executive Leonidas Phylactou. At the signing, which took place at the Finance Ministry...