Cyprus

There are alarming developments that Turkey may become the next unstable country in the region with messy consequences. Primarily, there are two reasons for that: the twenty five million persecuted ethnic and stateless Kurdish people that seek autonomy; and...

The job vacancy rate in Cyprus stood at 1% during the first quarter of 2016. This is one of only three decreases in the EU, by 0.1 percentage points compared to last year. Meanwhile, in the euro area (EA19) job...

When Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met in Athens on Saturday a resolution to the Cyprus issue were a critical part of what the two leaders discussed. As PM Tsipras emphasized discussions between Turkish...

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades met with Turkish Cypriot Leader Mustafa Akinci on Friday to discuss the long-standing Cypriot dispute. Following the meeting, Anastasiades said that progress was made and the groundwork was laid for the powers of the state...

If there is one thing that really gets me its political hypocrisy. On June 23, the British people will decide the fate of their country and vote in a Referendum to either remain IN or get OUT of the...

On the occasion of the feast of Apostle Barnabas, known as the founder of the Church of Cyprus, faithful Greek Orthodox patrons visited and prayed on Saturday at the main Cathedral of the historic monastery dedicated to Apostle Barnabas...

President Nicos Anastasiades intends to send proposals to the parliamentary parties as regards the restructuring of the National Council, his top advisory body on the Cyprus problem comprising the parliamentary parties. Political parties have been criticizing the President for not...

European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen has called on Cyprus to consider setting up an investment platform combining both the public and private sector in a bid to tap risk-financing from the massive European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)...

According to the CNA, the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama will showcase works from Aristophanes, Aeschylus and Sophocles that are to be performed at the ancient conservatory of Paphos, Kourion in Limassol and the Makarios III Amphitheatre in...

Cyprus is one of nine EU member states, where employment rates for non nationals are higher than those of Cypriot nationals, according to Eurostat. While the employment rate for 2015 stood at 79.3 for Cypriots, Eurostat says that it was...