The United Nations has defended its head of mission in Cyprus, calling Turkish Cypriot reports suggesting bias were completely unfounded. UN spokesperson Aleem Siddique told CNA that everything included in the Turkish
Cyprus’ economy came to a standstill on Thursday during a three-hour general strike affecting the wider public sector in a dispute over the reinstatement of the inflation-linked Cost of Living Allowance as
Cyprus saw the second largest rate of new asylum seeker applications per million of the population in the EU behind Austria, according to the latest Eurostat data. First-time asylum applications increased by
A memorial plaque was unveiled at Limassol port to honour the Greek families who accommodated thousands of children from Cyprus after the 1974 Turkish invasion. The plaque, at the passengers’ terminal, was
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that his government would continue working to resolve the Cyprus problem quickly. Cleverly addressed a traditional event to welcome the new year organised by the Conservative Friends
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides briefed his EU counterparts on the assistance that Cyprus is providing Ukraine, with Poland, to help the war-torn country purchase electricity generators. At Monday’s EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in
The first International Defence and Security Conference began in Limassol to highlight the Cyprus defence industry, new trends and technologies. Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said the conference emphasises that Cyprus remains resolute in defending
In the first major transfer to the Cyprus ship registry in recent years, Royal Caribbean re-registered its new ‘Spectrum of the Seas’ under the Cypriot flag, coinciding with the cruise giant’s plans
With policies and actions, the government is supporting the fisheries sector and the prospects of blue growth, such as the €11 mln Liopetri fishing shelter upgrade, said President Nicos Anastasiades. He laid
European Union household consumption expenditure saw the second largest annual increase in Cyprus, with almost 13% behind Croatia (21.2%), according to Eurostat. In 2021, household consumption expenditure in the EU increased by
