Cyprus

The newly elected President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides made his first official visit abroad to Greece on Monday where he met President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and PM Kyirakos Mitsotakis. Christodoulides and Mitsotakis announced the creation of a new body, the Supreme...

Pop star Michalis Hatzigiannis was appointed deputy minister of culture in Cyprus by President-elect Nikos Christodoulides, who announced his cabinet on Monday. Hatzigiannis is a famous pop singer in Greece and Cyprus, and has won many awards in both countries...

The Cyprus-Greece ferry link will resume for a second consecutive year in late spring with a new schedule expected to be announced soon. Scandro Holding, which in 2022 was awarded the project of reviving the maritime link between the two...

President-elect of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides met the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday for the first time since the presidential elections earlier in February. The meeting took place at the residence of the head of the United Nations Peacekeeping...

Internationally, Cyprus is known for its beautiful sandy beaches, vibrant culture, and tasty Mediterranean cuisine. Fewer people are aware of the island's darker past and the events that led to Cyprus's division and the occupation of the north. Since the...

Nikos Christodoulides was elected the new president of Cyprus following the runoff elections on the island on Sunday. Christodoulides secured 51.91 percent of the vote while his opponent Andreas Mavroyiannis got 48.09 percent. Amid booming chants calling Nikos Christodoulides “the great”,...

At least 16 members of a group of school volleyball players have been killed in Turkey when their hotel collapsed after the earthquake in the city of Adiyaman. A group of 39 people - including boys' and girls' teams -...

A Greek Cypriot farmer has alleged that he was shot by Turkish soldiers. According to Cypriot media sources, he was struck in the shoulder and is being treated in a hospital. Two other Greek Cypriot men were with the farmer...

Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides edged into the lead in Cyprus's presidential election on Sunday, according to the results on the 95 percent of the votes cast, but was unlikely to clinch an outright majority, leading to a runoff...

Cyprus is holding a presidential election on Sunday where the successor to President Nicos Anastasiades will be elected. A record number of candidates will compete in the elections. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a runoff will...

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades visited Greece for the last time as President and conveyed his gratitude for Athens’s constant support to his government. Elections for a new president of Cyprus are held this weekend. Anastasiades, of the Democratic Rally, who...

Turkey condemned the decision by the UN Security Council on Monday to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus for another year. "In view of the prevailing conditions on the island, it is necessary to keep the...

Nicolas Skourides, the first Greek Cypriot to settle in the occupied north of Cyprus after the Turkish invasion of 1974, passed away according to an announcement on Tuesday in the Turkish-Cypriot daily, Yeni Duzen. The story of the brave Cypriot...

In Greece and Cyprus, it is custom to follow a widely-used pattern of naming a child after their grandparents.

A record number of candidates will compete in the 2023 presidential elections in Cyprus to be held on February 5th. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a runoff will be held on February 12th. Incumbent President Nicos...