Cyprus

Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem will be paying an official visit to Cyprus, from February 10th to the 13th, at the invitation of Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus. According to a notice, the Patriarch of Jerusalem will land in Larnaka Airport on...

Celebrity singer Julio Iglesias is suing the breakaway state for $10 million in damages due to claims he had been “deceived” after being invited to do a gig in occupied Kyrenia, reports say. Iglesias was invited to perform at Merit...

The song La La Love, sung by Ivi Adamou, will represent Cyprus in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. The song was chosen last night in a special programme called A Song For Ivi by a 50/50 combination...

Greek natural-gas supplier Depa has conducted a preliminary study into building an underwater pipeline between Cyprus and Greece, Environment and Energy Minister George Papaconstantinou stated. The pipeline, which would carry natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean, would run from Cyprus...

High Commissioner of Canada to Cyprus Robert William Peck stressed Friday that his country recognises the Republic of Cyprus` sovereign rights and supports the efforts to reach a solution of the Cyprus problem based on the relevant UN Security...

Greece and Cyprus may agree to link the power grids of Crete, Greece’s largest island, and Cyprus to raise security and increase supplies, the Greek energy minister said. “We will look into the financial and technical aspects of linking Cyprus...

A dinner hosted by Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu for the UN team in Cyprus was concluded late on Thursday evening at the village of Pyla. Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis...

Cyprus undertook duties relating to European Security and Defence Policy as of January 1st, 2012, as Denmark took over the EU Presidency. Cyprus Defence Minister Demetris Eliades stated that Denmark is not participating in the running of European Security and...

Attorney-General Petros Clerides lodged on Tuesday an appeal to the Supreme Court against the Assize Court`s majority ruling to acquit the five defendants over a fatal air crash in 2005 in which 121 persons died. According to credible sources the...

According to figures compiled by site monitoring service Pingdom, Facebook is now so popular that over half the total population of some countries are using the service. Countries leading the way with Facebook usage are Cyprus (69 percent), Hong Kong...