Cyprus

Cyprus has returned over 3,000 migrants in the first four months of 2024 alone, almost a thousand more than all returns the year before, statistics on Monday showed. Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou is currently in Abu Dhabi to participate in the 14th Session of the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), scheduled to take place from ...

Turkish Cypriot authorities have “requested information” from Turkey on the matter of Cypriots being refused entry to Turkey, ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz said on Monday. Speaking in ‘parliament’, Oguz said, “...

The forestry department currently has a single operational firefighting plane at its disposal, but plans are underway to gradually expand the fleet and acquire self-owned airborne means rather than rely ...

Turkey is following an ‘à la carte’ approach to UN Security Council resolutions, branding them as obsolete or rejecting their content when they do not fit its narrative, Permanent Representative of ...

Three Cypriot patients currently receiving treatment in Israel under a state-funded programme are in good health, it emerged on Monday, following weekend attacks by Iran on Israel. Speaking to the ...

Pareto Limited, a major shareholder in Atterbury Europe Holding B.V., has agreed to exchange part of its debt exposure in Atterbury Europe for a direct interest in both the ...

Island’s wineries working together to promote Cypriot product The Cyprus Wine Consortium was created with a vision to shape the future of high-quality Cypriot wines made from Cyprus grape ...

Monday marked the first day of operation for the electronic platform launched to submit data for the 2024 Conscript Soldiers Training Cycle (ESSO). The platform will remain open until May 2 at ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Jonathan Shkurko A report on a pharmaceuticals warehouse that flooded a few weeks ago has been turned over for review to the audit office, it emerged ...

‘Even in Cyprus, with tensions on the rise, things felt relatively quiet.’ ALIX NORMAN dives into the past 70 years ago, Nothing Happened! Thursday was exactly seven decades on from April 11, 1954. ...

Flights between Cyprus, Jordan, and Lebanon have resumed following Iran’s attack on Israel on April 14, according to airport operator Hermes. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Monday, ...

Cyprus witnessed a notable slowdown in property transactions during the first quarter of 2024, reflecting the cumulative challenges faced by the real estate sector, including inflationary pressures and high interest rates, ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Monday that there appears to be no immediate threat to the Cypriot economy stemming from developments in the Middle East, following a snap meeting. ...

Syrian migrants arriving in Cyprus will from now on be taken to one of the migrant reception facilities to live, following a decision to cut all stipends given to them ...

Fuel prices may soar local experts said on Monday, following escalating uncertainly in the Middle East which has been described as “on the brink” amid fears of an Israeli counter-offensive ...

The government is taking all necessary measures for security following Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday. He said members of the ...

Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland kicked off her meetings in Cyprus on Monday, setting the stage for Friday’s Commonwealth ministers’ meeting on oceans. The Commonwealth SG met President Nikos ...

A man was fined €2,000 last week after confessing to bird trapping offences dating back to January in the Achna forest area, the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) police said on Monday. ...

By Richard Boxall Another busy weekend of cricket started with this year’s first youth cricket session at Ypsonas cricket ground on Saturday, when the potential stars of the future ...

Police in the Famagusta district were on high alert following a shooting near the house of a 36-year-old man in the village of Frenaros. According to various reports, several shots ...

The blast in the early hours of Monday at a Larnaca seaside hotel, which has been closed for renovation work since December last year, was caused by a home-made explosive ...

The Paphos District Court issued a three-day remand for a 33-year-old man implicated in a case of forgery, impersonation and circulation of a forged document. According to Paphos assistant chief ...

In today’s episode, the situation in Israel is “very difficult”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday following a snap meeting of the National Security Council but stressed the island ...