Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said that records from the Red Cross show that in the summer of 1974, following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, a total of 2,647 Greek Cypriots, most of whom were civilians, were captured and about half of them…
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Memorial in Nicosia to pay tribute to 1974 prisoners of war, Presidential Commissioner says
Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said that records from the Red Cross show that in the summer of 1974, following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, a total of 2,647 Greek Cypriots, most of whom were civilians, were captured and about half of them…
Kasoulides to attend EU FM Council, Ukraine, EU – Palestine relations and terrorism among the topics
Ukraine, EU relations with Palestine and terrorism will be among the issues that the EU Foreign Ministers will discuss at the EU Foreign Affairs Council, which will take place on Monday and will also be attended by Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides w…
The latest news from the presidential election campaign trail
Candidates continued their pre-election campaigns vowing if they win the February 5 presidential elections things will change on the island. The Chief Returning Officer also announced the number of voters and polling stations both in Cyprus and oversea…
‘Bulls ready to run’ as Bitcoin hits $21,000
The Bitcoin price rally demonstrates that cryptocurrency investors are pricing in more favourable market conditions in 2023 as inflation looks set to peak, according to the CEO of a leading independent financial advisory and fintech.Bitcoin reached abo…
‘Bulls ready to run’ as Bitcoin hits $21,000
The Bitcoin price rally demonstrates that cryptocurrency investors are pricing in more favourable market conditions in 2023 as inflation looks set to peak, according to the CEO of a leading independent financial advisory and fintech.Bitcoin reached abo…
FM to pay Berlin working visit
Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides is traveling to Berlin next Sunday for a working visit, following an invitation by his counterpart.A press release by the MFA says that Kasoulides will hold a meeting with FM of Germany Annalena Baerbock on Mo…
Another four candidacies were submitted for the Presidential elections (Correction)
(Story refiled with correction in fourth paragraph reflecting the position of candidate Alexios Savvides against a bizonal bicommunal federal solution)Another four citizens officially submitted their candidacies on Thursday for the highest office of th…
More than 560,000 voters registered for the presidential elections, number to be finalized next week
Approximately 561,000 voters are registered to vote in the upcoming presidential elections to be held in February, Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou told the Cyprus News Agency, but he noted that the number will be finalized on January 10th w…
February presidential elections candidacies to be submitted on January 5, Interior Ministry announces
The Ministry of Interior announced on Friday the time, date and site where presidential elections candidacy will be submitted.An official press release said that on the 5th January, between 0800 and 1200, candidacies for the February 2023 presidential …
Preparations underway for a smooth presidential election process, Interior Ministry briefs candidates on the roadmap of the elections
Preparations and all necessary procedures are underway so that Cyprus’ presidential elections will take place smoothly in February 2023. Interior Ministry Permanent Secretary, Costas Constantinou, informed on Thursday candidates or their representative…
Parliament approves the 2023 state budget
The House of Representatives plenary approved the 2023 state budget, the last to be tabled by the 10-year administration of Nicos Anastasiades.The budget was approved by 29 votes in favour and 24 against.The budget provides for general government reven…