Cyprus

Tourist destinations gear up for summer without Russian visitors
Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus face uncertain summer season as numbers of Russian tourists slump amid war on Ukraine.
Published On 31 May 2022
Cyprus overturns UK woman’s conviction for making up rape
Cyprus highest court quashes the conviction of a British woman found guilty of faking a claim of being gang-raped.
Published On 31 Jan 2022
Cyprus Orthodox Church to suspend priests over COVID vaccination
Archbishop Chrysostomos II threatens a dozen unvaccinated priests if they continue to defy church rules on COVID-19.
Published On 31 Jan 2022
Syrian refugees in Cyprus struggling to rebuild lives torn by war
Asylum seekers face host of difficulties amid delays in application processing as gov’t renews European support call.
Published On 30 Dec 2021

About 12,000 Lebanese have moved to Cyprus over past year to secure livelihoods and find better economic opportunities.

Turkish leader calls on Cypriot authorities to secure houses of worship or prepare to ‘pay for such acts’.

Iranian embassy in Nicosia says Israel is ‘always making such a baseless allegation’ against Iran.

UN Security Council calls for ‘immediate reversal’ of decision by Turkey and Turkish Cypriots to reopen part of Varohsa.

Greek Cypriots condemn Turkish-backed move to transfer part of abandoned town to Turkish Cypriot control.

Decision to reopen two drew international condemnation with US top diplomat calling it provocative and unacceptable.

Turkish leader reiterates Ankara’s support for self-declared TRNC in speech delivered on anniversary of 1974 invasion.

Police make five arrests after the violence which followed a rally by thousands of protesters in the capital, Nicosia.

Erdogan expected to underline his support for a two-state solution to the decades-old dispute on the divided island.

A week after a deadly fire, residents of a Cypriot village face questions over farm workers’ treatment.

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