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Cyprus Property Prices Stabilize After Growth. The RICS Cyprus Property Price Index for Q4 2024 shows stabilization in the market. Either a slight or zero growth is noted. Price dynamics for 2024 Apartments: +3.39% Houses: +0.95% Commercial premises: -0.21% Warehouses: +0.96% Offices: +1.74% Holiday apartments: +0.43% Vacation homes: +0.25% Rental property values continued to rise, according to the RICS...

Dubai Land Department (DLD) has announced an opportunity for private property owners to change the ownership of their plots to freehold (full ownership). The offer applies to 457 plots in the areas of Sheikh Zayed Highway (from the shopping center traffic circle to the water canal) and Al Jadaf. The opportunity is open to all nationalities and includes 128 plots along Sheikh Zayed Highway and 329 in Al...

Tokyo sparkles with light installations and holiday shows, bringing Christmas cheer despite the holiday's non-religious roots. In Taipei, a festive Christmas tree and entertainment zone light up near Taipei 101. Nairobi's malls dazzle with Christmas lights, while Dubai embraces the season with fairs and a giant Santa. European capitals are glowing too. London shines with angel decorations on Regent Street...

Christmas illumination has been lit up in London. An 18-meter tall Christmas tree stands in the square near the Covent Garden shopping center. It was grown in Great Britain. 30,000 bulbs sparkle among the branches. The building itself is also decorated with garlands. And inside, giant bells are frozen under the ceiling, which seem to be about to ring. The shopping center is always crowded. Tourists are...

A celebration in Paris. The huge word “Thank You” glows on the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. It's a message to everyone who helped revive the iconic landmark after the fire. And now, five years later, Notre Dame is open again. While world leaders, including Donald Trump, gathered inside, hundreds of Parisians came to watch the reopening from the outside. : “I wanted to hear the bells. The life of...

Twinkling lights decorate trees and buildings in the historic center of Zagreb. The 15th annual Advent festival has begun here. The event was opened by the mayor of the city, lighting a candle at the city fountain. “Advent” lasts four weeks before Christmas. Last year it attracted more than 120,000 foreign visitors to Zagreb. This year, according to the city's tourism office, hotels and other...

Marianna Seiman, an artist from Estonia, crochets flowers, mushrooms and shells. The pieces are very realistic with fine details. Marianne learned to crochet as a child. As she grew older, she mastered various crafts: felting, sewing and making jewelry from polymer clay. But in the end, the woman returned to crochet. First she crocheted brooches, then mushrooms, sea creatures and flowers. “The flowers...

Trees on the Champs-Elysees in Paris turned into sparkling diamonds. Christmas lights were solemnly lit here. The famous street was temporarily closed for cars. A total of 400 trees were decorated with garlands. Now the lights shine the entire two-kilometer street from Place de la Concorde to Place de la Star, where the Arc de Triomphe rises. Indian tourist: “Gorgeous, beautiful. We come here for the...

Five days a week, Athena Powell turns her Perth garage into a temporary food bank to help those in need. Everything here is free. Athena Powell, Perth resident: “The movement has really grown, so many volunteers and so many people in need of help.” It was her personal experience that prompted the Australian to start helping the people of Perth. The fresh food comes from supermarkets and producers. They...

The Christmas Fair at St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest has already been recognized as the best in Europe. Here you can not only buy handicrafts, but also take a gastronomic journey. This year, almost 200 types of food and drinks are on offer. The official culinary curator of the fair is the famous Hungarian chef Lazar Kovacs. He visits the market every day and goes around the food stalls. Lazar Kovacs,...