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1. Airports in Cyprus reach milestone

   Hermes Airports announced that, "for the first time in the history of Cyprus' airports," passenger traffic has reached 13 million travelers in a year.

2. Cyprus’ GDP grows 3.6% in third quarter

   Cyprus’ GDP growth rate in real terms in the third quarter of 2025 is estimated at 3.6% over the same quarter of 2024, the Statistical Service of Cyprus (CyStat) said on Monday.

3. Looking forward, not back

   Revisiting history by those who played a key role in it is valuable for national self-awareness, even without the distance that allows for cool reflection – even when it intersects with active political ambitions.

4. A proposal for social service for returning Greeks

   Compulsory military service is an inevitable part of life for every male Greek citizen. For Greeks abroad, however, it is an obstacle to coming back home and a bureaucratic complication. 

5. AI is necessary for all Greek businesses

   Artificial intelligence is entering our daily lives much faster than we expected, senior Google officials have told Kathimerini.

6. Brakes put on Santorini sprawl

   New zoning plan seeks to make it nearly impossible to build tourism or residential facilities.

7. ATHEX: Index regains all ground lost on Friday

   The benchmark of the Greek stock market recovered all its Friday losses on Monday.

8. Greek Youth Diaspora Symposium wraps up in Athens

   The 2nd Greek Youth Diaspora Symposium concluded in Athens at the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center, gathering young Greeks from 31 countries across five continents.

9. Olympiakos’ Christos Mouzakitis wins 2025 Golden Boy Web Award

   Olympiakos midfielder Christos Mouzakitis has been named Europe’s most promising under-21 footballer, winning the 2025 European Golden Boy Web award.

10. Greek officials to assist Cyprus in organized crime fight

    Greek officials will travel to Cyprus this week to help establish a new central agency to tackle organized crime.