Current Events

  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...

  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...

  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...

  Cyprus' Makarion Stadium was ravaged by hooligans, who brutally vandalized the property and destroyed property extensively. According to Kleanthis Georgiades, Chairman, Cyprus Sports Organization, the vandals littered the pitch with nails, screws, and broken glass,...

  The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) has openly criticized the ongoing ban on arms sales from the US to Cyprus. The statement was made by the AHI in a new briefing on the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). The ITAR, which was originally signed in...

  According to Egypt's chief prosecutor, Cyprus has extradited the hijacker of an EgyptAir plane which was diverted to the island country in 2016. Egypt's chief prosecutor Nabil Sadek revealed the fact that that Egyptian police have found and taken custody of Seif...

  In a surprising news for professionals and workers alike, a UK-based company's survey has revealed that Cyprus stands at the top of EU countries as regards celebrating the number of bank holidays. According to an interactive map produced by mapping software...

  If Fitch Ratings' recent announcement is anything to go by, the pace of ratings for Western European countries seems to be going on the up and up. Fitch Ratings recently announced that all three of Cyprus, Greece and Andorra had upgrades in their ratings and that...

  Georgios Lakkotrypis, the energy minister of Cyprus has said that the island nation will re-negotiate its contract's financial terms of its contract with a consortium regarding the exploitation of a gas field off the Cypriot southern shore. Mr. Lakkotrypis announced...

  A man has been arrested in north Cyprus in connection to the murder of George Barker, who was stabbed to death at a gym in Bexley around two years ago. The suspect, Charles Riddington, has been identified as the guilty party and is was on the police's wanted list....

  In what is being considered a great news for the Cypriot and the European tech scene, Natasa Pilides, Deputy Minister of Shipping has announced that the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) along with other projects that will form the groundwork for Larnaca...

  The constantly devaluing Turkish Lira has caused several Turkish Cypriots to spend their holidays celebrating the ‘Feast of the Sacrifice’ in government-controlled areas on the island nation. According to Havadis, a Turkish Cypriot daily, Nicosia's Ayios Dhometios...

  A 20-year-old man has been remanded in connection to the trident bakery robbery. The man was remanded from Liopetri, Famagusta district on grounds of using a speargun trident to rob a prominent bakery. The suspect, who was arrested a few days prior to being...

  In what is being considered a tragic accident Cyprus, 19 people have been reported dead after a boat had capsized off the northern coast of Cyprus. The Turkish coastguard has said that while rescue crews did save 103 people, 25 more are yet to be found. The...

  According to Thomas Cook Group, their annual profit will scale lower than their expectations, courtesy the adverse effect on late holiday bookings caused by the sudden surge in temperature weather all over Europe. The British travel company usually makes most of its...

  In what is being considered an overarching action made by Cyprus, the island nation's government has announced its plans to ask the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to help it defend the two Turkish Cypriot journalists who are being...

  The man who was charged with the murder Robert Birch, the Welsh builder who was on holiday in Cyprus has been accused in court. The 35-year-old accused, who was arrested on charges of pre-meditated murder, will be entering plea the following month. A 23-year-old...

  Panayiotis Kafkaris, the island nation's longest-serving convict has been released. The 72-year-old, who had killed a man along with his two children, was released post the parole board's approval of his repeated appeal requests. Kafkaris has served 31 years after...

  Cyprus has always been keen on making the world a better place, and recent events have made this a bigger fact. In what is being a welcoming news for the philanthropic community, The Cyprus Hotel Association has announced a donation of €100,000 to aid those affected...

  Cyprus tourism has recently experienced a much-deserved boost, and it comes as no surprise the passenger traffic too has increased exponentially. Hermes Airports operator data has revealed that Paphos and Larnaca airports have seen a combined total of 5,939,198...