UK airports gridlock is taking its toll on Cyprus tourism as passengers flying to and from the island have either suffered long-hour delays or had their flights cancelled. A shortage of ground staff at UK airports has meant that many flights leave the country with long delays, or flights are scrapped from the airline schedule.
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Cyprus Police confiscated servers hosting websites that sold hacked personal data of American citizens in a joint operation with the FBI. Head of the Cyber Crime Unit, Andreas Anastasiades, told CNA: “The FBI is investigating the theft of personal data and illegal access to electronic data of 24 million US citizens stolen and offered for
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By Craig Erlam Stock markets endured another negative day on Wednesday in Europe as investors await Thursday’s hotly-anticipated ECB meeting. Much like the other two days this week, it’s hard to read too much into trading as there’s very little of note driving it. And with the ECB, US inflation on Friday and the Fed
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One out of two Cypriots aged 15 to 24, during the past year, has bought at least one counterfeit product online, either knowingly or unwittingly, according to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). According to a recent EUIPO survey, 53% of young Cypriots said that they had bought a knockoff at least once in
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In May, the total registrations of motor vehicles rose 28.2% annually, although, for the first five months of the year, the trend was downward. According to the Statistical Service on Wednesday, registrations from January-May compared to the same period of 2021 decreased by 6.5%. In May, motor vehicle registrations reached 3,671, recording an increase of
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Police have found the body of a man suspected of entering a home in Limassol and pouring petrol over the furniture setting it on fire, killing one person –his 79-year-old uncle and injuring two more. The suspect was found dead in a field around 1 km away from the crime scene, he had a gunshot
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Cyprus’ real estate market is experiencing a mini-boom as Cypriots rush to buy property before an increase in building costs takes its toll on the market, and insecurity from the Ukraine war sets in. According to data released by the Land Registry Office, the first five months of 2022 have seen the highest number of
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Low-cost airline Ryanair announced its biggest ever Cyprus winter schedule with 32 routes to destinations such as Manchester, Vienna, and London. It brings Ryanair’s total Winter ‘22/23 routes to/from Cyprus to 32, giving customers more travel options than before and driving further inbound tourism throughout the off-peak season. “With 90 bases and over 2,500 routes
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A three-day mourning period in honour of the late Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou was announced by the cabinet on Wednesday; she will lie in state before her funeral on Friday. The minister died in an Athens hospital late Monday after being placed in an induced coma last month when suffering a cerebral aneurysm. During Wednesday’s
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Twenty femicides have been committed in Cyprus since 2019 following the murder of an 82-year-old woman by her 84-year-old husband in Limassol. The 20 murders include the killings of five women and two young girls who were slain at the hands of Cyprus’ first serial killer. The murders of the women were recorded in 2019,
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