Cyprus police rescued 101 Syrian migrants after they were spotted on a drifting boat off the Mediterranean island’s southeast coast, authorities said on Tuesday. Cypriot police said a 33-metre boat was located
Nicosia and Washington have accelerated their efforts to include Cyprus in the United States’ Visa Waiver Program with the two sides establishing a working group to fast-track the issue. Foreign Minister Nikos
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday his government is using diplomacy to ensure international law and stability prevails as the Libya conflict unfolds. Asked about developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and
Income to implement Cyprus’ landmark General Healthcare System (GHS) from March 1 until October 2019 increased by €20 million, while expenditure fell by €50 mln compared to initial projections. In statements to
Cyprus and Greece Foreign Ministers said Turkey’s activities in the East Med and Aegean are counterproductive and taking Ankara outside international law. Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and his Greek counterpart Nikos
Government efforts to counter rising rents and homelessness by giving incentives to building developers to put cheaper flats on the market has fallen short. Part of the state’s new housing policy is
Attorney-general Costas Clerides has appointed two independent investigators to probe circumstances that led to the suicide of a 15-year-old boy last September after a critical report blamed police and social services. A
Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides will hold meetings with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias as Athens and Nicosia coordinate regional diplomacy. On Monday, the two Foreign
For a country that doesn’t even employ goal-line technology, the Cyprus FA is taking a leap of faith in its determination to introduce the highly controversial Video Assistant Referee system next season.
It is worrying that despite establishing a plethora of alliances with our neighbours, to safeguard natural resources and (possibly) the island’s defence, there is no clear strategy on Cyprus’ role in maintaining
