High profile Cypriot politician and former defence and interior minister Socrates Hasikos passed away on Monday at the age of 64 after suffering from cancer. Hasikos was a close associate of late
In a landmark move, halloumi has earned its Cypriotness after the EU registered the island’s famous traditional cheese as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product after a long political battle. The
A young hacker who became the first-ever Cypriot citizen extradited to America has been jailed for 12 months and one day after pleading guilty to committing cyber-crimes before a court in Georgia.
On Wednesday, the Cabinet approved a special scheme worth €420,000 to support restaurants offering Cypriot cuisine to improve the image of traditional Cyprus gastronomy. The new scheme supports taverns and restaurants offering
In a rare move, a well-known Cypriot actor and radio producer has come forward to name his abusers to police as historical sexual assault cases pile up. Following a wave of sexual
Cypriot start-up EMBIO Diagnostics is among five winners of the first online Start-up Innovation Challenge by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to encourage creative and innovative responses to COVID-19. Some 226 companies from 30 countries
Brussels has included two traditional Cypriot products produced in the mountain village of Pitsilia (sausage and lountza) in the list of EU-protected geographic indications (PGIs). The Ministry of Agriculture welcomed this development
A young hacker who became the first-ever Cypriot citizen to be extradited to the US has pleaded guilty to committing cyber-crimes before a US court in Georgia. Joshua Pelloso Epifaniou, now 21,
By Pavlos Loizou The real estate sector poses one of the biggest questions for 2021. The repeal of the Citizen by Investment Programme (CIP), the consequences of the pandemic – economic and
A recent law passed on the obligation of Authorities/Government to furnish a reply to an enquiry by the public within 30 days is a development in the right direction. What a citizen
