Nicosia

The percentage of minors at or below the poverty line in Cyprus stood at 18.1% in 2022, equivalent to around 31,000 youngsters according to Eurostat data, the EU Commissioner for children's rights said last week in Nicosia.

The heads of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Greek Energy Exchange Group (EnExGroup) signed a memorandum of understanding in the presence of Deputy Minister to the President Irene Piki and Director of the President's Office Charalambos Charalambous on Thursday, at the Presidential Palace of Cyprus in Nicosia.

The remains of recently identified Greek soldiers were killed on duty in Cyprus from 1963 to 1974 have been returned to their families following their identification using DNA in some cases. Eight of the soldiers will be repatriated and buried in Greece. 

The governments of eight European Union member states said Friday the situation in Syria should be re-evaluated to allow for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees back to their homeland.

Paphos remains the champion city of Cyprus in property sales to foreigner nationals for the current year 2024.

The moment our plane landed the Lefkoşe (Nicosia) airport, I realized how much I missed the island. North Cyprus used to be a regular stop for me, especially in early spring when it was just the right time for wild asparagus, the so-called "Ayrelli" in Cypriot Turkish.

Greece and Cyprus have overcome the crisis of the previous decade and are heading forward to steady growth, said National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis as he visited Nicosia on Wednesday and met with the Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos.

This summer will mark 50 years since Turkey's invasion of Cyprus, and for the last five decades tens of thousands of Turkish occupation troops have been present in the northern part of the island. 50 years later, the US still refuses to officially recognize Turkey's illegal occupation as an occupation.

ENI's discoveries in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the scenarios for the utilization of the confirmed drillings as well as the preferred solutions to efficiently meet domestic energy priorities were discussed in a meeting of the president of the republic, Nikos Christodoulides, with ENI's Chief Executive Officer Claudio Descalzi on Tuesday in the presence of the ministers of energy

The European Union will offer economic aid to Lebanon when the European Commission and Cypriot presidents jointly visit Beirut on Thursday, a Cypriot official has said.

Cyprus has grown increasingly concerned at a sharp increase in the number of Syrian refugees making their way to the island. Lebanon, a mere 185 km away from Cyprus, hosts hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees.