Famagusta tourist industry focus of deputy minister’s meeting
The lack of human resources in the tourism sector was among the issued discussed during a meeting between the deputy minister of tourism Kostas Koumis and the Famagusta Board of ...
More Gesy beneficiaries visit private doctors year-on-year, data shows
The vast majority of outpatient visits to specialists and personal doctors concerns health professionals in the private sector registered under Gesy, data from the state statistical service showed on Friday.
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Crucial period for Cyprus problem, president says
The government is focused on efforts to resume negotiations on the Cyprus problem, with the next two months being considered crucial, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday.
The Greek Cypriot ...
More young, diverse voices needed at diaspora conference, Nepomak says
More young voices need to be heard at the annual diaspora conference, the World Organisation of Young Overseas Cypriots Nepomak said on Sunday.
The 21st World Conference of Diaspora Cypriots ...
Polarisation efforts go against majority’s will for reunification, president says (updated)
Those who seek to create tension and a negative climate do not reflect the desire of the overwhelming majority of Greek and Turkish Cypriots to reunite the island, President Nikos ...
Cypriot mission moves to “dangerous front” in Evros
The Cypriot firefighting mission in Greece relocated to a “large and dangerous” front in Evros on Sunday.
The 31-member team travelled to Alexandroupolis on Sunday together with the Special Forest ...
Sanctions against Turkey in case of new developments in Varosha, says US senator
US Senator Robert Menendez proposed sanctions be imposed against Turkey if the country proceeds with further developments in the fenced-off area in Famagusta.
The carrot and stick motivational approach could ...
Storms and rain expected in the last days of August
The met service said storms are expected on Sunday, less than a week before the end of August.
Isolated showers or thunderstorms will affect mainly the mountains and eastern half ...
Greek Cypriot side reiterates aim to resume talks ahead of UN official’s visit
The aim is the resumption of the UN-led peace talks for the solution of the Cyprus issue, the Greek Cypriot side reiterates, ahead of the visit to Cyprus of the ...
Cyprus welcomes annual renewal of US arms sales to island (Updated)
Cyprus on Friday welcomed the extension of the lifting of the US arms embargo for the 2024 fiscal year.
Following the decision of the US state department that will continue to ...
Cyprus records significant drop in asylum applications in April this year
Asylum applications in Cyprus were down by over 70 per cent in April this year compared to the same month in 2022, Eurostat data showed on Tuesday.
According to the EU’s ...
Royal tombs found in Cyprus among most luxurious in Mediterranean
Archaeologists in Larnaca have unearthed a collection of royal tombs dating back to the Bronze Age, considered among the most luxurious in the Mediterranean.
The excavation, conducted near Alyki Larnaca ...
Resumption of new effort for a Cyprus settlement a priority, minister says
The resumption of a new effort for a Cyprus settlement has been set as a priority by the Government of Nikos Christodoulides, the Minister of Justice and Public Order, Anna ...
Cyprus ‘warmly welcomes’ amendment to extend renewal period on arms sales to the island
Defence Minister Michalis Georgallas on Sunday welcomed the US Senator Robert Menendez’s proposed amendment to the National Defence Appropriations Act (NDAA) extending to three years from one the renewal ...
Annual impact of Turkey’s economic embargo on RoC at 1% of Cyprus GDP
The impact of Turkey’s economic embargo on the Republic of Cyprus amounts to around one percentage point of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually.
According to the data collected ...
Cyprus-Greece-Israel trilateral postponed due to Netanyahu’s surgery (updated)
The Cyprus-Greece-Israel trilateral meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent surgery on Saturday.
The prime minister’s office said planned trips to Cyprus ...
President says will not engage in public confrontation games
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said he will not engage in “public confrontation games” after the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said Turkey stopped Cyprus union with Greece in 1974.
Speaking ...
New solar park to significantly curb airports’ CO₂ emissions
A new photovoltaic park at Larnaca airport will prevent the emission of over 3,850 tonnes of CO₂ per annum, Hermes Airports said on Wednesday.
The company added that together with their ...
Six heatstroke hospitalisations amidst soaring temperatures
Six people are hospitalised with heatstroke, including one who is intubated, state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Wednesday as soaring temperatures continue.
After one patient was discharged, an 89-year-old ...
Four arrests following arrival of 114 irregular migrants
Four people suspected of transporting 114 irregular migrants from Syria to the Republic have been arrested, police said on Wednesday as officials seek measures to curb arrivals from the West-Asian country.
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France, ‘a valuable friend of Cyprus’, President Christodoulides says
President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday expressed the conviction that France would continue to be Cyprus’ solid partner to efforts to reunify the country, for the benefit of all Cypriots.
In ...
Australian MP to Cyprus opens discourse on human rights, migration and peace
Australian MP and Chair of the Australia/Cyprus Parliamentary Friendship Group, Maria Vamvakinou paid a visit to Cyprus last week, opening the discourse on human rights, migration and peace, the ...
UCLan shares prestigious joint Unesco sports position with Qatar
The Larnaca-based British University of Cyprus promotes social responsibility in sports with a joint leadership of Unesco chair on governance and social responsibility in sport.
The Cyprus campus of the ...
Investors ‘significant’ for Cyprus’ economic growth and for creating more jobs, president says
Attracting productive direct investments in our country is of paramount importance for the Government, Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides said in his address at the 11th Invest Cyprus International Investments Awards ...