UN envoy holds consultations with leader...

NICOSIA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- United Nations envoy Jane Holl Lute on Sunday held further consultations with the leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities on restarting the stalled peace neg

Cyprus faces strong Brexit headwinds: S&...

NICOSIA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus ranks fourth among the countries to be hit the hardest by Brexit, according to a latest survey published by the international ratings agency Standard Poor. The sur

Court decision may seriously disrupt Cyp...

NICOSIA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus's top administrative court issued a decision on Friday which the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had warned would raise the prospect of a serious disruption of

IMF warns of risks to Cyprus' capacity t...

NICOSIA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus is expected to maintain its capacity to repay its sovereign debt, currently just above 100 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), but internationa

Millions of butterflies making migration...

NICOSIA, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Millions of multicolor Painted Lady Butterflies are making a migration stopover in Cyprus these days on their way from the hot Arabia peninsula to cooler habitats in the

Cyprus blames EU for being unable to sol...

NICOSIA, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus said on Friday that unregulated immigration is getting out of hand in the eastern Mediterranean island and accused the European Union of being unable to find answ

Cyprus welcomes Turkey-Greece agreement ...

NICOSIA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus on Thursday welcomed an agreement between the foreign ministers of Turkey and Greece to start meetings to explore each other's positions on the security aspect of

FMs of Cyprus, Greece have talks ahead o...

NICOSIA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus and Greece discussed coordinating their actions on Tuesday ahead of a regional meeting on Wednesday and talks between the foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey o

Cyprus steps up emergency planning for n...

NICOSIA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus, one of the countries expected to be the most affected by an uncontrolled exit of Britain from EU, has made emergency arrangements in view of the uncertainty over

Cyprus says unaffected by ban on Boeing ...

NICOSIA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus is unlikely to be affected by the suspension of all Boeing 737 MAX operations imposed by Europe, a Civil Aviation Department official said on Wednesday. Cyprus ac