Cypriot authorities managed to return 3,500 irregular immigrants in the first half of 2022, placing Cyprus as the top EU country in migrant send backs compared to its population, said Interior Minister
The departure of Turkey’s Abdulhamid Han drilling vessel for the Eastern Mediterranean has alerted Nicosia, with officials waiting for Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to announce the ship’s destination. In a tension-raising
The government spent an additional €2 bln in the past two and a half years to support the economy struck by the coronavirus pandemic, which subsequently suffered blows from the Ukraine war
The House is looking into the relocation of asphalt factories from Dali to other Nicosia areas after work was halted by residents physically blocking the entrance to one site. The residents of
Tourist arrivals will reach 70%-75% of the levels welcomed in 2019 when a record 3.97 million visitors came, the Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (ACTE) estimates. They said hotel occupancy for July
After seeing maximum temperatures consistently hitting 40 degrees Celsius for two weeks, Cyprus has been given a respite from a heatwave gripping the island since 24 July. From Monday, maximum temperatures will
All three people who tested positive for monkeypox are responding well to their treatment, said the Health Ministry on Monday, after the first vaccinations against the virus were carried out. According to
A late medal surge at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham saw Cyprus win 11 gongs, including two golds, to place them 17 in the table. The Games wrap up in Birmingham on
Despite claims that annexation of the Turkish-occupied north is not on its agenda, Ankara is stepping up its influence and control over the Turkish Cypriots economically and politically. In comments to the
Head of the Blood Bank Androula Panayiotou has urged Cypriots to donate blood before they head off for their traditional long summer break to maintain quantities at a safe level. She told
