The Turkish Cypriot Mufti says precious Greek Orthodox icons dumped in a castle for 44 years should be returned to the Church of Cyprus. “The icons in Kyrenia Castle belong to the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus and we will support their return,” said Mufti Talip Atalay. Bishop Porfyrios of Neapolis, head of the Synodical

President Nicos Anastasiades says he his committed to supporting bi-communal initiatives, like the Sir Stelios awards, that will help Cypriots broker a Cyprus settlement. Addressing the Stelios Bi-Communal Awards 2018 at the foundation’s premises, Anastasiades praised the winning teams for their efforts to promoting creative bi-communal interaction and co-operation, with the aim of achieving lasting

The cabinet decided on Wednesday to invite energy giants already licensed to explore for oil and gas in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to bid for an unclaimed block. This means that US giant ExxonMobil, France’s Total, Italy’s ENI are all eligible to bid for a license to explore and exploit block 7 offshore Cyprus.

The 5-star Radisson Blu seeks to change the tourist map of Larnaca while upgrading the island’s leisure industry with Cyprus’ first purpose-built business hotel. Located next to Larnaca port, the hotel cost €50 mln to build and employs 200 staff. It is said to be the first luxury hotel built in the town since 1978.

After negative international media in connection with dirty cash, Cyprus is set to undergo an assessment from a Council of Europe committee set-up to combat money laundering. Moneyval, a group of experts on combating the legalization of income from illegal activities and financing of terrorism, is to conduct research in cooperation with Cypriots authorities and

In their messages for Cyprus Independence Day, France and Russia gave support for stalled reunification talks to get back on track sooner rather than later while backing the island as a key partner in the region. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his hope for the resumption of Cyprus peace talks “as soon as possible”, in

President Nicos Anastasiades has received a congratulatory message of strong support from US President Donald Trump to mark the 58th anniversary of the Independence of Cyprus. The message underlines the growing improvement in relations between Nicosia and Washington which bodes well for future cooperation in the field’s energy, trade and regional security. In his message