Cyprus says it won’t take the bait as Turkey tries to raise tensions over the East Med gas search after Ankara fired warning shots against Nicosia and Athens. Cypriot government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou says Turkey is obviously trying to artificially create a climate of tension in order to send unwanted messages to the international community,

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

Online purchased counterfeit and illicit medicines confiscated in Cyprus has tripled from previous years, according to a global Interpol operation conducted this month. Cyprus police spokesman Andreas Angelides said that during the week-long operation in 116 countries, a total of 1,811 packages were examined at local post offices and at Larnaca International Airport. Four operations

UN envoy Jane Holl Lute arrives in Cyprus next week to hold talks with Cypriot leaders on the next steps to resume stalled reunification talks. Lute is scheduled to criss-cross the divide to hold meetings with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on October 31. UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, said

Turkey Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said Wednesday, Ankara will not allow Greece to interfere in its activities in the eastern Mediterranean. It has issued similar warnings against Cyprus' energy search recently. Akar told the Anadolu Agency, that no project was possible in the East Med without the involvement of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots, in

Larnaca Municipality has demanded the intervention of Energy Minister George Lakkotrypis to ensure the removal and relocation of petrol and LPG installations from the town’s coastline to Vassiliko in Limassol. The municipality fears that petrol and gas companies may back down from what was agreed. Larnaca town hall has sent a letter to the Minister

Rita Superman, head of the police anti-trafficking unit said girls are being exploited as child brides sent to Cyprus from Syria for an arranged marriage. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Superman recounted incidents of forced marriages involving minors, her office had to deal with. “This happens mainly with underage girls from Syria, sent to

An important agreement was recently signed between Screentale, a new company with representatives from Cyprus, and world-renowned Tribeca Enterprises, which belongs to Hollywood legend Robert de Niro. The film star’s company organises one of the most important film festivals in the world, Tribeca Film Festival, based in south Manhattan, New York. This festival was established