Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said for there to be stability in Cyprus, the existing system of guarantor powers must be scrapped, and withdrawal of foreign troops is necessary. The ministry’s
Cyprus tourist arrivals surged 153.7% in the first nine months of this year but are still down by 60% to record pre-COVID 2019 levels, official data shows. According to CyStat, arrivals reached
Cyprus reported two deaths attributed to Covid-19 on Wednesday, as new infections dropped to 143, but hospitalisations continued to rise to 64. The ministry said in its daily Covid bulletin that the
The Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition leader, Ersan Saner, has denied involvement in a ‘sex tape’ making the rounds on social media, claiming he has been set up. Saner’s National Unity Party (UBP)
Motorists are queuing up outside petrol stations in the Turkish occupied north, as a fuel crisis is brewing following the collapse of the Turkish lira. Turkish Cypriot media reported long queues of
The European Commission has called on Turkey to reverse its actions in Varosha and “actively” support Cyprus negotiations within the UN framework in its report on the enlargement process. The enlargement package
Newly introduced speed cameras recorded 500 violations in two hours on a busy Nicosia junction as authorities re-establish a traffic camera network 14 years after the previous scheme was dismantled due to
The Cyprus problem and prospects for a resumption of stalled UN-backed talks under Turkish hostility will be on the agenda when Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides meets his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov,
Cyprus’ case fatality rate due to COVID-19 is 0.46%, while the healthcare cost for the pandemic hit €100 mln, said Christis Loizides, Executive Head of State Health Services Organization (SHSO). Loizides said
The government is under attack from consumers for standing by as motorists face a rollercoaster ride of petrol price increases. President of the Cyprus Consumers Union and Quality of Life, Loucas Aristodemou,
