Cyprus
Cyprus shuts malls, restaurants to beat COVID-19 spike
Cyprus ordered the closure of malls and restaurants until the end of the year to try to subdue an aggressive jump in…
Turkey extends seismic survey work in disputed Mediterranean area to November 29
Turkey said it was extending the seismic survey work of its Oruc Reis ship in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean…
Cyprus announces new restrictions and curfew
Cyprus announced new restrictions on Wednesday to fight a resurgence of COVID-19 after a rise in cases in recent weeks. A curfew…
EU launches infringement procedures against Malta and Cyprus on golden passport schemes
Today, the European Commission is launching infringement procedures against Cyprus and Malta by issuing letters of formal notice regarding their investor citizenship…
PM Tatar wins North Cyprus presidential vote
Ersin Tatar, prime minister of the breakaway state of North Cyprus, won a presidential election runoff on Sunday with almost 52% of…
Turkish Cypriots vote on Sunday in a leadership runoff
Turkish Cypriots in the breakaway northern Cyprus voted in a tight presidential runoff that pits two different views of ties with the…
Cyprus posts new high in coronavirus cases
Cyprus registered a daily record of 203 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, health authorities said, urging the public to stick to strict…
Cypriot parliament speaker resigns in wake of passport scheme scandal
The speaker of Cyprus's parliament resigned on Thursday in the wake of a cash-for-passports scandal which has embarrassed authorities in the EU…
Cyprus scraps citizenship programme
Cyprus has terminated a citizenhip programme which sold passports to wealthy investors, after two high-ranking politicians were filmed in an undercover documentary…
North Cyprus President to face Prime Minister in runoff
Northern Cyprus's President Mustafa Akinci and Prime Minister Ersin Tatar will go to a run-off in a week's time after each won…
Turkish Cypriots vote in delayed Presidential elections
Turkish Cypriots are voting for a new president tasked with overcoming their deep political chasms with rival Greek Cypriots. Among the top…
Russia offers to mediate in any Cyprus-Turkey talks over Med energy exploration
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Cyprus on Tuesday that Moscow was ready to help mediate in any talks with Turkey as…