National Council to review next steps post Berlin

Recent developments in UN efforts to resume stalled Cyprus reunification talks will be the focus of Wednesday’s National Council meeting of party leaders. Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, who will chair the country’s

Burger King begins operation in occupied north

US fast-food giant Burger King has officially started operating in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus by opening its first branch on the Nicosia-Kyrenia highway thus ignoring the Republic as a sovereign

New ministers urged to push through reform agenda

President Nicos Anastasiades told his new ministers to work hard with decisiveness and determination to implement overdue health, education and justice reforms. He made the comments on Tuesday, at the Presidential Palace

Cyprus to see its first LNG terminal in 2021

Cyprus is soon to see the construction of its first LNG terminal station after the government reached an agreement with a Chinese-led consortium for its operation from 2021. Following the contribution of

Radical reform plan of local government launched

Outgoing Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides presented the government’s plans to reform local government by merging authorities to create 17 greater municipalities. In total 30 municipalities and 48 communities will be merged, creating