Cyprus’ National Guard and the French Armed Forces successfully completed the Air Defence exercise TALOS 2022 as Rafale fighter jets flew over the island Monday. A statement by the Ministry of Defence
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides warned MPs that any tampering with a European Union directive to reduce the size of homes entitled to lower 5% VAT could invoke sanctions. Addressing MPs concerns over
Cyprus has an outsized problem with irregular migration that Turkey deliberately stokes, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris. “For us, this is a state of emergency,” Nouris told AFP, adding that 4.6% of
Plans to establish a national anti-corruption agency to conduct real-time audits on politicians and their asset declarations will be voted on by MPs on Thursday. The move comes just weeks after MPs
Another endemic reptile species has been added to the island’s biodiversity, the University of Cyprus (UCy) announced Monday. According to the UCy, the lizard known as ‘kοurkoutas’ corresponds to a distinct species
Recent travel relaxations in the EU have local authorities hopeful that along with an uptick in tourist arrivals, couples from abroad will again head for the island of love to tie the
UK House of Commons speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, begins a landmark three-day official visit to Cyprus on Monday at the invitation of his Cypriot counterpart. “It is the first official visit by
Cyprus reported no coronavirus deaths on Sunday, the first time in ten days, with new cases continuing on their downward path and dropping by 73 to 2,047, while hospitalisations inched up to
Cyprus and Saudi Arabia plan to pick up the pace in their bilateral ties, especially in regional geopolitical as well as relations with the EU, with the foreign ministers of the two
On the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, grappling with an influx of asylum seekers, the small town of Chlorakas has become the centre of tensions. One-quarter of its residents are refugees. While local
