Cyprus president highlights threats to EU security beyond Russia

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – President Nikos Christodoulides emphasized the importance of strengthening the European Union’s defense during a briefing on the sidelines of the Extraordinary Summit of the European Council last night. Christodoulides highlighted the …

Cyprus’ Tourism Minister Secures Promising Results at ITB Berlin

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis’s efforts at ITB Berlin were fruitful, indicating the German market will continue to grow in 2025 with more airline seats on offer. Koumis met with key tourism and airline executives, and held …

FEATURED: UoK students set for life-changing exchange programme in Cyprus

Illegal Items Discovered in Cyprus Prisons Department Operation

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – As part of strict measures to prevent the introduction of illegal items into the Prisons Department, authorities discovered 14 mobile phones and 12 charging cables hidden in a small refrigerator. The refrigerator, intended for a …

Cyprus Film Days 2025 to Focus on Educational Endeavours

The 23rd Cyprus Film Days International Festival, running from April 4-12, 2025, will emphasize educational efforts through a rich program of parallel events. Highlights include a VR filming masterclass at CYENS by award-winning filmmaker Deniz Tortum, a …

Council of Europe Maintains Supervision on Cyprus Missing Persons Cases

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cyprus has acknowledged the Committee of Ministers’ Deputies of the Council of Europe’s decision to continue supervising the implementation of the ECHR rulings on the Cyprus v. Turkey (Missing Persons) and Varnava and …

Cyprus: Registered Unemployed: February 2025

Registered Unemployed: February 2025   The unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of February 2025, reached 12.761 persons. Based on the seasonally adjusted data that show the trend of unemployment, the number of …

Kazakhstan, Cyprus Chart New Course For Economic And Trade Partnerships

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 7. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus Konstantinos Kombos and discussed new initiatives on …

Cyprus Consumer Price Index (CPI): February 2025

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in February 2025 increased by 0,38 points, reaching 117,11 units compared to 116,73 units in January 2025. Inflation in February 2025 increased at a rate of 1,9%. (Table 1) The largest change in economic categories compared …

Cyprus call centre served as hub in fraud ring

A call centre in Cyprus was used as a front for an Israeli scam operation that appears to have targeted nearly 27,000 individuals around the world, convincing thousands of people to make “investments” of at least €230 mln on fake trading platforms from …