Madou Koulibaly is the new face of an old Italy. The 24-year-old, who arrived in the country from Guinea in 2018, is blazing a trail as Tuscany’s first migrant bus driver recruited as...

Deputy Minister for Tourism Kostas Koumis and the Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (ACTA) have expressed cautious optimism over next year’s tourist season, as Cyprus, despite the...

Tourism arrivals to Cyprus this year are expected to almost match the record-breaking levels of 2019, boasting a 21 per cent increase on last year, Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis...

Tourism revenue has increased 25% in 2023 compared to the previous year, with the possibility of a new record in revenue clearly visible, Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis said....

Two suspected people smugglers on Monday were remanded for eight days by the Famagusta District court, following the arrival of three migrant boats over the weekend. The two men, 18 and...

The European Union is dealing with an increase in legal and illegal arrivals by migrants, prompting some member states to temporarily re-introduce border controls within what is normally a...

Tourism revenue surged by 25 per cent in 2023 compared to the previous year, potentially marking a new record, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis. Koumis had a meeting...

Two more migrant boats were found by Cyprus’ port police in the Cape Greco area, with hundreds of people on board, police said on Sunday. The first boat was discovered at around 3:20pm on...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting November 27: The government and Chevron have agreed on the terms for developing the ‘Aphrodite’ gas field in block 12...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was undiplomatic and rude to cancel a scheduled meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis last Monday over a few anodyne remarks he made to the...

Tourism revenue experienced a notable surge in September. In contrast to the tourist arrivals that achieved all-time highs in 2019, tourism revenue reached its peak in 2018 when it was...

Some 170 ethnic Rohingya people arrived in Indonesia on Saturday, head of a provincial fishing community said, in the latest boat arrivals in recent weeks that have brought more than...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis on Friday said that tourist arrivals from Poland are expected to exceed 300,000 in 2024, after having conducted a number of meetings with tourism...

Cyprus tourism stakeholders are rejoicing as revenues continue to soar, surpassing the 2019 levels, considered the island’s peak year for tourism, according to data from the Statistical...

Five people were issued with eight-day remands in custody at the Famagusta district court on Thursday, accused of facilitating the illegal arrival of 210 people into Cyprus. The five, of...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis embarked on a journey to Poland on Wednesday with the aim of conducting meetings and discussions with key tourism stakeholders in the country....

There was a 50% reduction in new asylum applications between March and October compared to 2022 as deportations increased, the Interior Ministry said. For the first time,...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis has departed for Poland, where he will hold a series of meetings with tourism the heads of tour operators with travel packages to Cyprus. During...

The National Tourism Strategy's update has recently concluded, announced by Deputy Minister Kostas Koumis, known as "K." This undertaking commenced shortly after his assumption of office...

There is a 50% reduction in the period March-October 2023 in new asylum applications compared to the 2022 corresponding period, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday, noting at the same...

Constantinos Ioannou has rejected the previous government’s policy of erecting a fence along the divided island’s buffer zone to deter irregular migration from breakaway north Cyprus....

During a House finance committee meeting on Monday, Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis revealed projections of record-breaking revenue close to €3 billion from tourism in 2023, while...

Highlighting the sector’s pivotal role in the economy, official forecasts predict an increase in tourism’s contribution to the GDP this year to 12.8%, up from 12.2% in 2022. Tourist...

In today’s episode, MPs heard that significant legal and staffing challenges are slowing down the creation of a deputy ministry for migration, which has been deemed an important move for...

Annual net migration to the United Kingdom hit a record of 745,000 last year and has stayed at elevated levels since, data showed on Thursday, heaping pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...