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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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January 17, 2019
FIRST EVER TOURISM MINISTER APPOINTED IN CYPRUS
In a move that will serve to bring in more economic revenue to Cyprus, the island nation has appointed its first ever tourism minister. Savvas Perdios, former hotel executive is all set to be sworn in as the first ever deputy minister for tourism. The move is part of its strategy to help develop […]January 15, 2019
PIZZA DELIVERY MAN PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED
A 27-year-old pizza delivery man was physically assaulted in Limassol as he was delivering pizza. The robbery took place at 7.30pm in Limassol’s Neapolis area as three men surrounded the delivery worker and stole €300 worth of restaurant takings from him. They also stole the pizza that was on his way to deliver. The […]January 11, 2019
AN AVERAGE CYRPIOT’S EARNS 1,827 EUROS, SAYS STATISTICS
An eye-opening statistic on the earning trends in Cyprus has revealed that the average Cypriot employee earns 1,827 euros every month. According to provisional statistics put forward by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), the figure has increased by over 3.1 percent from last year’s 1,772 euros. According to Cystat, the data used to calculate […]January 8, 2019
CYPRUS TO BREAK TOURIST ARRIVAL RECORDS
Cyprus has always been a well-known and popular tourist spot, and in the last two years has managed to secure a record number of tourist visits. The island nation is yet again on its way to break records as official figures have revealed that the number of tourists coming to it has surpassed a […]January 4, 2019
US DIPLOMATS WORK ACTIVELY TO IMPROVE US-MEDITERRANEAN RELATIONS
Kathleen Doherty, the US ambassador in Cyprus, has visited the ExxonMobil drilling site in Cyprus’s EEZ. The high-ranking diplomat was flown to the area by helicopter along with Cypriot ministers of energy and foreign affairs, Giorgos Lakkotrypis and Nikos Christodoulides respectively. Also present in the helicopter was Exxon vice president Tristan Asprey. In the […]December 31, 2018
UK ALLOWS CYPRUS REFUGEES ENTRY AFTER 20 YEARS
The refugees, who included over 75 people from Iraq, Syria, Sudan and Ethiopia, had previously abruptly landed in Cyprus after the boat they were traveling to (with Italy as their intended destination) capsized in 1998. While these individuals were recognized as refugees, they were barred from entering Britain by the then interior minister Theresa […]