Austria’s Laudamotion low fares airline has launched twice weekly flights from Larnaca to Vienna with fares starting from €20. “Our routes work because we have the right offer for price-sensitive customers. In particular, with our new routes, I'm sure to increase the traffic with our new non-stop service to and from Vienna,” said Andreas Gruber,

A war of words between Athens and Ankara over East Med energy plans and territorial waters intensified on Friday when Turkey responded defiantly to a rebuke from Greece. Continuing the row with with Greece over energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkey on Friday said it would “continue to act in line with the equitable

Rival Cypriot leaders agreed on Friday to open the first crossing points in eight years across the Island’s divide in a move to improve the climate of deadlocked Cyprus negotiations, the UN said. “The leaders are pleased to announce that on 12 November 2018, crossing points at Lefka/Aplici and Dherynia/Derinya will be open,” a UN

President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci were meeting on Friday at the United Nations compound in Nicosia to find a way out of a 15-month deadlock in Cyprus reunification talks.     “I go to the meeting with the Turkish Cypriot leader with the best intentions to resume a creative dialogue that

Cyprus will soon become year-round destination buoyed by record tourism figures of 3.24 million for the first nine months of 2018, President Nicos Anastasiades said during the grand opening of luxury hotel Radisson Blu in Larnaca. He expressed conviction that through a joint effort of both the private and public sector, Cyprus will become an

Cyprus issued a total of 18,971 residence permits in its territory in 2017 putting it second behind Malta, according to Eurostat. Out of the total number 18,971 permits, citizens of India received 4,710, (24.8%), there were 2,883 Russians (15.2%) followed by Nepal 1,406 (7.4%). The total of 18,971 equates to 22.1 permits for 1,000 Cypriot

Despite reassurances from government that other airlines would step in to fill the void left by collapsed Cypriot carrier Cobalt airfare have gone skywards. It was argued that prices would not go up, as airlines would offer cheap ‘rescue fares’ to travellers, but the opposite has happened. After the closure of Cobalt last week, airfare

Friday’s Cypriot leaders meeting is crucial in keeping momentum alive for new peace talks, UN Cyprus chief of mission Elizabeth Spehar said. Spehar, addressing a reception in Nicosia’s buffer zone, said that while not signalling a resumption of Cyprus negotiations, Friday’s meeting is a significant step to keep the dialogue open on important issues, including

Cyprus is supporting a campaign by several fellow EU states that claim richer members are dumping their older high-emission vehicles on poorer countries. Bulgaria, Slovenia and Poland have taken an initiative to persuade Brussels to take restrictive measures regarding exports of cars from one EU country to another. The Ministry of Environment and Agriculture has