Cyprus News
The island's latest: politics, economy, society, incidents and business — updated throughout the day.
EconomyRevelations by the OCCRP
German Gref denies the involvement of the Sberbank in the offshore schemes. He has announced that Sberbank has never completed any suspicious transactions via the off-shore schemes. On the 3rd of April the OCCRP…
SportsLimassol Marathon- Registration has finished
The Registration for the Limassol marathon which will take place on the 10th of April has ended today.…
EconomyNew oil and gas tender has started
The Cyprus authorities begun to accept applications for the participation in tender to develop the three off-shore areas…
SocietyElectricity prices decrease even further
The Electricity authority of Cyprus announced that the prices for electricity supply in March have decreased by 8%…
TourismBritish Airways doubles the number of flights
British Airways announced that they are doubling the number of daily flights from Larnaka to Heathrow. The key…
TourismCyprus – the most popular holiday destination in Russia
The RossTour in its press-release reports that Cyprus is the most popular destination among the Russian tourist for…
WorldNew security measures proposed by the G7
The authorities of G7 are planning to force the airline companies to provide the lists of arriving passengers…
Incidents27 people saved in the sea near Akamas
On Friday night the Coast Guard service of Cyprus has saved 27 migrants who got themselves into trouble…
EconomyPrivatization of the Limassol Port
After the careful consideration of the details of the deal, the Parliament has agreed to the commercialization of…
PoliticsNo more stuffed post boxes!
The chaotic distribution of the flyers and promotional materials through the post boxes will be regulated by the…
IncidentsExtradition of the hijacker
Egypt has requested the authorities of Cyprus to extradite the hijacker of the EgyptAir aircraft. The relevant official…