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Cyprus is facing a challenging tourism season as the conflict with Iran has eroded the island’s safety image abroad, according to Charis Papacharalambous, president of the Association of Cyprus Travel and Tourism Agents (ACTTA). Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), Papacharalambous said that the main problem facing Cyprus as a tourist destination is the […]
The now former civil defence chief Maria Papa left her post and took up a position at the audit office for purely administrative reasons, the Cyprus News Agency quoted sources as having said on Friday. The sources said that her secondment was “not a last-minute development”, but instead, “something which had been underway for days”, […]
The parents’ association in Akrotiri on Monday requested the temporary relocation of the community’s nursery and primary schools, citing growing fears following last week’s drone attack on the nearby Royal Air Force base and ongoing security alarms in the area. Education ministry sources told the Cyprus News Agency that efforts were under way to find […]
France plans to send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus following a drone attack on a British air base on the island, according to the semi-official Cyprus News Agency.
A total of 48 flights between Cyprus and the Middle East were cancelled on Sunday, Hermes airports told the Cyprus News Agency.
The United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Europe Stephen Doughty is to visit Cyprus on Wednesday, according to reports. The Cyprus News Agency reported that Doughty will land at Paphos airport on Wednesday afternoon, before visiting the British Akrotiri air force base, and then travelling to Nicosia to meet Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, House President […]
The European Commission confirmed on Thursday it has closed the file on Cyprus’ citizenship-by-investment programme, ending the infringement proceedings it had initiated in October 2020. European Commission spokesperson Markus Lammert told the Cyprus News Agency that they decided to close the case on Wednesday. “The Commission’s position was clear from the outset, such programmes are […]
The regional hostilities were discussed on Thursday during a phone call between President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Cyprus News Agency sources said they exchanged views on the situation. Meanwhile, Reuters reported that French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with the prime ministers of Italy and Greece and to coordinate on sending military resources to […]
Anti-missile and anti-drone systems, as well as a frigate, will be sent to Cyprus by France to bolster the Republic’s defence capabilities, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported on Tuesday.
The Turkish Cypriot property management service is investigating a total of 110 contracts signed by the Paphos municipality for the use of abandoned Turkish Cypriot property in the town, according to reports on Wednesday. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the interior ministry has also received files related to contracts signed by the Paphos municipality […]
An investigation being carried out into the use of Turkish Cypriot property by the Paphos municipality is expected to be complete within the next two weeks, according to reports on Friday. The Cyprus News Agency reported that the Turkish Cypriot property management service will submit its findings to Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou by March 25, […]
Fuel prices in Cyprus are expected to rise further in the coming weeks after the recent surge in global oil prices, petrol station owners’ association chairman Savvas Prokopiou said on Monday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), Prokopiou said crude prices had climbed sharply in recent days, with a barrel rising from around $93 […]
France plans to send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus following drone attacks on a British air base on the island, according to the Cyprus News Agency.
President Nikos Christodoulides held a telephone conversation with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun following the drone attack on the British bases in Akrotiri, reportedly fired by Hezbollah in Lebanon, sources said on Monday. The same sources told the Cyprus News Agency that so far there was no information regarding a threat against the infrastructure of the […]