Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday criticized Greece and Cyprus over their cooperation with Israel, warning it could heighten regional tensions, in an interview with Anadolu news agency.
Hotel occupancy rates during the Easter period ranged between 25% and 45%, Christos Angelides, Director General of the Cyprus Hotel Association, told CNA on Monday, noting that the situation with cancellations and reduced bookings remains largely unchanged.
The mobile desalination unit installed at the port of Limassol has been put into full operation, according to a press release by the Ministry of Agriculture, which notes that planning continues uninterrupted for a permanent solution for water scarcity.
Inflation in Cyprus rose by 1.2% in March compared with the same month in 2025, picking up pace after slower increases earlier in the year. The rise has been tied to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which has affected overall price levels.
Cyprus recorded a naturalisation rate of 1.21 per 100 non-Cypriot residents in 2024, down from the rate recorded in 2023 (1.51 per 100), according to data published by Eurostat on Friday. In total, 2,800 people acquired Cypriot citizenship in 2024, compared with 3,318 in 2023.
Cyprus participated in the international wine and spirits exhibition PROWEIN 2026, in Düsseldorf, Germany, between 15 and 17 March, for the fifth consecutive year, with a state pavilion.
The Cypriot government expressed criticism last week regarding how the UK responded after drone attacks targeted an RAF base on the island. Cypriot High Commissioner to the UK, Dr Kyriacos Kouros, told BBC Newsnight that people in Cyprus were “disappointed” with the level of information shared with residents after RAF Akrotiri was struck overnight last […]
Cypriot foreign minister Constantinos Kombos says there needs to be a “conversation” about removing the UK’s two RAF bases in Cyprus, after a drone strike on RAF Akrotiri last Sunday.
Rejecting opposition claims that the government is drawing the country into war, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated on Wednesday that Greece’s mission to Cyprus is defensive.
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – Cyprus said Wednesday it plans to vaccinate thousands of goats, sheep, hogs and cows in an effort to contain an outbreak of a foot-and-mouth disease that threatens exports of halloumi cheese and will result in the culling of at least 13,000 animals.
