The Cypress Observer
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The Cypress Observer is your online news source for current events across the country of Cyprus. We strive to bring you the latest news, updates and current events from across the region with a major focus on politics and business.
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October 20, 2018
2-DAY STRIKE STAGED BY CYPRUS PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
An astonishing 120,000 number of primary, middle and high school students in the island nation have had to stay at home, courtesy school teachers going on a two-day strike to protest the government’s move “save money” – without having made any prior consultations with them. According to the leaders of the teachers’ union, the […]October 17, 2018
CYPRUS’S RES ONLY MAKES UP 9 PERCENT OF ITS TOTAL CONSUMPTION, SAYS REPORT
Shocking as it may seem for a rapidly progressing nation, a Eurostat report has recently revealed that Cyprus only 9% of its energy consumption comes from RES, which is quite the bleak situation considering its EU-mandated goal to at least 20 per cent RES share by the year 2020. Cyprus ranks as one of […]October 15, 2018
ARMENIAN PM AND CYRPUS PRESIDENT MEET
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with President Nicos Anastasiades of Cyprus at United Nations Headquarters. The press service of the Armenian government has revealed that the meeting was pleasant, with PM Pashinyan attaching importance to the development of friendly relations between Armenia and Cyprus. He also expressed his happiness with the current situation […]October 12, 2018
2ND CAPITAL LINK INVEST IN CYPRUS FORUM TO BE HELD IN NYC
Banking on the success of the 1st Capital Link Invest in Cyprus Forum, the 2nd edition of the same is all set to take place at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. The 2nd Capital Link Invest in Cyprus Forum is a conference which aims to increase public awareness on how Cyprus can […]October 10, 2018
NUMBER OF VISITORS IN THE NORTH DECREASING, SAYS REPORT
According to Halkin Sesi, a Turkish Cypriot daily, the number of visitors to northern Cyprus have continued to dwindle at an alarming rate, despite the authorities’ best efforts. According to Fikri Ataoglu, Turkish Cypriot ‘minister of tourism’, the main reason for this is the reluctance of foreign tourist to have to travel via Turkey. […]October 8, 2018
ANOTHER MIGRANT BOAT REACHED CYPRUS
A boat carrying eighteen different migrants has been brought to land at Ayia Thekla, Sotira. The boat, which was in dire straits, carried a few women and children, and eleven men were brought to shore by the port authority police. Cypriot authorities have stated that the after being given medical checks, most of the […]