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The government now aims for the 2024 growth rate to exceed 4 per cent, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said, following a flash estimate by the Statistical Service for a growth rate of 3.6 ...

Nineteen years have passed since the tragic crash on August 14, 2005, of the Boeing 737-31S aircraft of Helios Airways in the mountainous area of Grammatiko in Attica, Greece. The devastating ...

A memorial service was held on Sunday at Kykkos Monastery for Archbishop Makarios III, the first President of the Republic of Cyprus, who passed away on August 3, 1977. The service was ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos after meetings held in Egypt, stressed the strategic importance of relations between the two countries. Following a meeting on Thursday in Cairo with new Egyptian Foreign ...

US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Immigration Julieta Valls Noyes is expected to visit Cyprus on Tuesday for meetings with senior government and international officials followed by ...

The 30th session of the federation of Cypriot expatriates is meeting in Nicosia on Tuesday for a three-day conference. Participants are the world federation of Cypriot expatriates (Pomak), its youth ...

Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Duric is in Nicosia on Tuesday on an official visit. In the morning Duric will have a one-on-one meeting with Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, which will ...

The handling of irregular migration, the cost of living, and terrorism and security issues are the main challenges that the European Union is facing according to Cypriot respondents of a ...

The athletes of the Cyprus Olympic delegation to the Paris games are the “best ambassadors of Cyprus abroad”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday as he visited the IOlympic Village. ...

The Foreign Minister of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, is visiting Cyprus on Monday, by invitation of his counterpart, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos. The two will hold a private meeting and then ...

In July 2025, the electricity market will open and consumers will be able to choose their supplier, as they do currently for phone use, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Thursday ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and first lady Philippa Karsera depart for Paris on Friday to attend the opening of the Olympic Games, at the invitation of the President of France Emmanuel ...

President of the Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Wednesday said Hellenism could never rest while the Cyprus issue remains open. The head of state was speaking to the media at an ...

President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated on Wednesday the government’s commitment for a just and viable solution of the Cyprus problem but said that there are limits to the concessions and ...

Cyprus’ permanent mission to the United Nations has confirmed the protection of human rights is among the island’s foreign policy priorities. The comments were made as Nicosia presented its ...

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has released a video statement published by Theresa Villiers, confirming Conservative support for the efforts of Cypriots to negotiate a settlement to reunite the island ...

Friday marks the 20th anniversary of the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, while in Cyprus this collaboration ‘has been crucial in cultivating ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is expected to meet with UN Secretary General personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin in the sidelines of the European council summit being held June 27 to June 28. During ...

“We are aware of the challenges but we remain confident and optimistic” said Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, referring to Cyprus discussions of UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy for ...

Cyprus is a centre for humanitarian operations in the region and this is proven every day, President Nikos Christodoulides stressed on Wednesday. Invited by reporters to comment on Turkish media ...

UK political parties on Monday have responded to a call by the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK to pledge their support for a free and reunified Cyprus, as ...

Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou emphasised the importance of integrating Cypriot communities into UNESCO’s Biosphere Reserves, highlighting the Diarizos-Xeropotamos Valleys as the first area in Cyprus to pursue this status. ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou is travelling to Luxembourg to participate in the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, which will take place on Monday, in the framework of the Belgian Presidency of ...

Deputy Minister of European Affairs Marilena Raouna will be travelling to Luxembourg on Monday to participate in the European Union’s General Affairs Council meeting on Tuesday while on the ...