Cyprus News
The island's latest: politics, economy, society, incidents and business — updated throughout the day.
SocietyEvery 30 minutes a driver is fined for talking on the phone
The Cyprus police is concerned by the growing tendency to use mobile phones whilst driving. In-Cyprus reports that statistically, every hour, there are two drivers being fined for that violation. The ministry of transport…
WorldAirports are closed due to strike
The employees of the Civil aviation have announced that the airports in Greece will not work on the…
SocietyWeather forecast
The summer weather in Cyprus which all of us could feel over the last few days will only…
IncidentsMotorcyclists are in high-risk group
The statistics, which is tracked by the Cyprus Road Police, shows that 50% of the lethal road accidents…
SocietyDanger! Mines!
More than 7000 mines, which are spread around the area of 2 million sq.km, still remain in Cyprus.…
EconomyRevelations by the OCCRP
German Gref denies the involvement of the Sberbank in the offshore schemes. He has announced that Sberbank has…
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…