Cyprus

Seven active missing-person digs; MPs press occupiers for more permits

Seven excavations for missing persons are currently taking place across Cyprus, AKEL MP and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Refugees Nikos Kettiros announced...

Erhürman: “The north is not just casinos and money laundering”

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman told visiting Turkish journalists on Tuesday that “the biggest problem we have is the informal economy in all its...

Fidan: Boosting pseudo-state’s international status is a “priority”

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan declared on Tuesday that “achieving the position the TRNC deserves in the international community and lifting the inhumane embargo...

Christmas bonus for farmers: €1m emergency drought aid

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a €1 million emergency package to help professional farmers cope with skyrocketing electricity bills caused by prolonged drought. The Agriculture...

Cyprus and Serbia sign defence cooperation agreement

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas and Serbian counterpart Bratislav Gašić signed a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) in Nicosia on Wednesday. The pact strengthens the...