Over 900 people remain missing since Turkey illegally invaded and occupied Cyprus in 1974. The Committee of Missing Persons in Cyprus continues to search for the missing under the auspices of the United Nations. However, without the cooperation of Turkey for the effective investigation of the missing, this issue remains a humanitarian crisis, especially for […]
The forthcoming visit of Pope Francis to Cyprus is an important event of international scope that arouses global interest, Cyprus’ Deputy Government Spokeswoman, Niovi Parisinou, said in a written statement. According to Parisinou, 77 journalists who will accompany the Pope’s mission, have already been accredited for the visit of the Primate of the Roman Catholic […]
Pope Francis is arranging to transfer a number of migrants to Italy from the east Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus, where he is opening a three-day visit next week, a Cypriot government official said on Thursday.Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos told The Associated Press the Vatican is now making the arrangements with Cypriot authorities. There are […]
Cyprus regained recently 38 of its antiquities. The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, has announced that on the 11th November 2021, 38 antiquities belonging to various prehistoric and historic periods, were handed over to the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Washington, USA, by Katherine Grayson Wilkins, who […]
The Vatican will build an Embassy in Cyprus.
Larnaka Tourism Board (LTB) and the Youth Board of Cyprus (ONEK) have received an international award for promoting Larnaka and Cyprus with their joint project, the video ‘Ancient Port of Kition 3D Virtual Reconstruction’. The award was presented by the International Confederation ‘The Phoenicians’ Route of the Council of Europe’, in the category ‘Innovative and […]
Tourist arrivals in Cyprus marked their highest monthly reading since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic in October 2021, with total arrivals for January – October 2021 reaching 1.69 million, lagging significantly behind the pre-covid levels.
The piece-by-piece leaking of minutes from meetings at the Crans Montana conference and the attempt to make use of them has different goals and starting points for different people on the domestic front. Certain forces and circles may want to promote their longstanding views on the solution of the Cyprus problem.
The Cyprus Meteorology Department has issued a yellow warning for near gale to gale winds on Wednesday, noting that gusts may locally reach force 8 Beaufort.
Cyprus authorities announced a new categorization of countries to be put in effect on Thursday, November 11. Bahrain is now in green category, Italy, New Zealand and Canada move to amber zone, and Liechtenstein, Sweden and Jordan are now in the red zone.
