Cyprus

The EU environment agency, or EEA, released a report on Monday which declares that Greece is among the top five European nations in terms of the cleanliness of its swimming waters, while Cyprus is at the very top of...

The US government continues to cast aspersions on the legitimacy of the memorandum of understanding on sea borders signed by Turkey and Libya last November, calling it "provocative" and "counterproductive." The arbitrary demarcation of the two countries' maritime borders violates...

Cypriot officials said on Wednesday that they expect to welcome the return of British and Russian tourists in July of this year. Tourism accounts for some 13 percent of the income from goods and services in Cyprus, with nearly four...

Turkey reacted angrily on Monday to a joint declaration issued earlier in the day by Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, France and the United Arab Emirates denouncing “ongoing illegal Turkish activities” in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami...

The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Palmer called earlier in the week on Cyprus to halt regular navy port calls by Russia. Palmer was responding to a letter by the president of the...

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Tuesday regarding Ankara's fresh drilling intentions inside the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus. “This is yet another provocation which ignores appeals by the European Union and...

The Cypriot Parikiaki weekly newspaper in the UK reported recently that more than 200 Cypriots in the United Kingdom have died from the coronavirus pandemic. The newspaper does not quote official data, however, they claim they have contacted hospitals, community...

The video appeal of a Cypriot girl to President Nicos Anastasiades to get rid of coronavirus as soon as possible has gone viral. The girl called Maria addresses Anastasiades as "Mr. Nikaros" and confuses the word "καραντίνα" (quarantine) with "καραμπίνα"...

Cyprus reported the first fatality in the country caused by the COVID-19 pandemic late on Saturday. The gentleman was a 70-year-old native of Great Britain. The patient was initially hospitalized at Pafos General Hospital with a diminished life expectancy, as he was...

Cypriot Health authorities on Tuesday ordered a ban on mass gatherings of people -- including churches -- after two cases of Covid-19 coronavirus were recorded on the island. Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said that the ban, which will be in...