The government will investigate reports that a Turkish businessman opened booking reservations for 2025 for hotels in the fenced-off area of Turkish-occupied Varosha. It is claimed he bought four hotels, 86 apartments and 20 acres of land in the so-called ghost town resort. The once-thriving resort has remained untouched and decaying for decades. According to sources, the
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An increasing number of Syrian refugees arriving by sea has alerted authorities as they step up efforts to contain irregular migration from the war-torn country by excluding Syria nationals from a voluntary relocation scheme to other EU countries. The Interior Ministry announced the move on Wednesday, as police confirmed that 113 Syrian migrants were picked
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The Famagusta village of Xylofagou promises to deliver more than just another event in September, as locals gear up for the ‘Big Potato International Festival’ with big surprises. The community’s “grand event” takes place September 7-8, with local authorities promising a Guinness World Record without elaborating. Could the four-metre-tall ‘Big Potato’, erected in 2021, get
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Shares in French cable and fibre optic giant Nexans soared 5% Wednesday after announcing a record €1.43 bln contract to build the world’s longest and deepest subsea electricity link between Cyprus and Greece. The Euronext-listed stock rose from Tuesday’s close of €77.32 to open at €80.72 and continued on its rising path to €81.67 by
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Syrian members of an organised crime group attempting to smuggle Middle Eastern and African nationals into Cyprus through the British Bases have been jailed for a combined three years. Two Syrian nationals pleaded guilty at His Majesty’s Court Dhekelia for facilitating the illegal entry of two male prohibited migrants from the Congo. The two men,
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The repatriation from Italy of three Cypriot antiquities, which were seized by the Italian authorities, was announced Wednesday by the Department of Antiquities. It said a Florence court decided the return to Cyprus of three archaeological objects for which the Cypriot authorities had requested the initiation of return proceedings. These antiquities are three pottery vessels
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By Craig Erlam It’s been a long time coming, but inflation in the UK is finally on the decline and in a rare show of good news, it’s falling at a faster pace than expected on both the headline and core levels. We haven’t been treated to many reports like this in recent years, and
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The Cyprus passport now opens more doors as it strengthens its position among the most powerful and desirable in the world, according to an index by London-based Henley and Partners. The index is part of Henley and Partners’ Global Mobility Report 2023 Q2, according to which the Cyprus passport is now the twelfth most powerful
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Cyprus’ top 50 real estate transactions in June yielded a combined €79 mln, according to Ask WiRE figures. Ask Wire compiled the total value of the ten most expensive property transactions completed in June 2023 and the top ten sales by each district. As the real estate tech company reports, the 50 most valuable property
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Turkey’s harsh approach to the Cyprus question remains one of the main stumbling blocks between Brussels and Ankara, an EU official said. The EU official commented to the Cyprus News Agency ahead of Thursday’s Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, which includes EU-Turkey relations. Relations with Turkey will be the subject of the Foreign Ministers’ working
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