
Famagusta Gazette
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Police probe continues into bomb at Cyprus Referees Association
(File: Famagusta Gazette) Investigations continue after a bomb exploded outside the building of the Cyprus Referees Association in the early hours of last Thursday. The incident...
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Defence and Security Dialogue between Cyprus and the United States
_upscale The second Defence and Security Dialogue between Cyprus and the United States has been held in Washington. Officials from the Ministry of Defence and the US Department of...
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Cyprus records increase in revenues from tourism
(File: Famagusta Gazette) Based on the results of the Passenger Survey carried out by the Statistical Service, revenue from tourism in Cyprus reached €97,8 mn in March 2023 compared to...
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ECB president hints at more interest rate hikes
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB) hinted at more interest rate hikes in a speech on Monday re-affirming the ECB’s commitment to combating inflation. At a hearing of the...
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Cyprus seeks low-cost electricity, says minister
Cyprus’ Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou has confirmed that several energy companies are interested in building a natural gas pipeline between Israeli gas fields in the eastern...
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Cyprus Planetarium opens to public
This photo taken on June 4, 2023 shows the main building of the Cyprus Planetarium in Episkopio Village in Nicosia, Cyprus. The Cyprus Planetarium, the first of its kind in Cyprus,...
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Bases in Cyprus organise a European Bioblitz on Alien Species
The European Bioblitz took place at the Akrotiri Environmental and Education Centre (AEEC) between May 26-28 with the emphasis on the Akrotiri wetlands area. The three-day...
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TUS Airways in Cyprus to open Dubai route in October
TUS Airways i n Cyprus has unveiled plans to launch direct flights between Larnaca and Dubai in the U nited Arab Emirates . The new route w ill be...
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Cyprus seems to be on course for a record year for tourism, says minister
(File: Famagusta Gazette) Cyprus seems to be on course for a record year for tourism as arrivals are already 8 percent higher than in the same period of the record year 2019 and...
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Eastern Mediterranean can be energy model, says Cyprus president
Nicos Christodoulides President Christodoulides has said the maintenance of a stable and safe environment in the Eastern Mediterranean remains of the utmost importance. He was...
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Cyprus Post warns pubic about fake texts
The Cyprus Post informs the public that mobile messages which require tax payment to the Cyprus Post are fake. The Cyprus Post has nothing to do with such messages and urges the...
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Statisticians in Cyprus begin Structure of Earnings Survey
The Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT) has launched a Structure of Earnings Survey for 2022. The Survey, one of the largest carried out by the CYSTAT, is conducted according to...
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Thirty-six Cypriot antiquities repatriated to Cyprus from Australia
Thirty-six Cypriot antiquities have been repatriated to Cyprus from Australia. The repatriation was made possible following the considerate initiatives of private individuals in...
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Cyprus Bases take part in RoC multi-nation firefighting exercise ‘Pyrsos’
Pictured here is Exercise Pyrsos taken place in Pyrsos Cyprus on the 24th May 2023, involving the Cypriot Fire brigade from Limassol and Cypriot Police Department with aid from the...
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Cyprus: Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices rose by 5,9%
The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in Cyprus rose by 3,9% between April 2022 and April 2023, and by 0,9% in the month between March 2023 and April 2023. The HICP is an...
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Cyprus records upswing in holidaymakers, increase in Israeli arrivals
The arrivals of tourists to Cyprus reached 342.736 in April 2023 compared to 289.335 in April 2022, recording an increase of 18,5% . For the period of January – April 2023, arrivals...
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Cyprus bases: Cycle Challenge raised money for charity
The annual Sovereign Base Area (SBA) Police led Cycle Challenge took place for the fourth time recently with organisers expecting to have raised €30,000 for the Cyprus Anticancer...
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Three Cyprus-based entities added to sanction list
Washington has published a revised sanctions list targeting entities and individuals connected to the funding of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. Reports suggest three Cyprus-based...
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Cyprus completes military exercise
The Multinational CIMIC Exercise “ARGONAUT 2023” took place in the maritime, air and land area of the Republic of Cyprus and was successfully completed today. The exercise was conducted...
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Repatriation of Cypriot antiquities from USA completed
The Department of Antiquities in Cyprus recently announced that the repatriation of over 80 Cypriot antiquities from the United States was completed. The antiquities date to various...
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Cyprus records slight fall in unemployed
The unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices in Cyprus on the last day of April 2023, reached 11.284 persons. Based on the seasonally adjusted data that show the...
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Cyprus: Increase in new car registrations, figures show
(File: Famagusta Gazette) The Statistical Service has announced the publication of the report entitled “Registration of Motor Vehicles” for the period January-April 2023. In April...
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Cyprus publishes encouraging growth rate estimate
The Cyprus GDP growth rate in real terms during the first quarter of 2023 is positive and it is estimated at 3,4% over the corresponding quarter of 2022. Based on seasonally and working...
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David Hunter: British pensioner in Cyprus back in court
Janice and David Hunter had been together for 56 years British pensioner David Hunter has admitted he “helped” end the life of his terminally ill wife, Janice, during her murder trial...
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Cyprus records increase in tourism revenues, UK largest market
(File: Famagusta Gazette) On the basis of the results of the Passenger Survey carried out by the Statistical Service, revenue from tourism reached €56,6 mn in February 2023 compared to...