Dutch royals visit potato fields in Cyprus, highlight agricultural ties Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima have toured a Cypriot potato field and a production facility The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025
Confusing Brexit travel red tape questions answered by Simon Calder All you need to know on EES, Etias and the best procedure for travellers blessed with EU and UK passports The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025
Campaign opposing British military bases in Cyprus using spy planes in Gaza launches A COALITION of organisations have launched a campaign opposing British military bases in Cyprus for their use in allegedly facilitating… The National (Scotland) · Mar 1, 2025
Cypriot authorities failed British teenager who reported alleged gang-rape, says ECHR Court highlights shortcomings in 2019 police investigation amid ‘certain biases concerning women in Cyprus’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025
Cyprus failed to effectively probe British teen's rape claims, Europe's top human rights court says The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Cyprus’ law enforcement authorities failed to live up to their obligation to thoroughly and effectively investigate a British teenager’s claims that she had been gang-raped by a group of Israelis while on a 2019 vacation in a popular resort town The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025
Cyprus authorities ‘failed’ to properly investigate gang rape case, court finds The European Court of Human Rights was considering the case of a British woman who claimed she was raped by a group of Israeli men in 2019. Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025
British woman allegedly gang raped in Cyprus was ‘failed’ by authorities, ECHR rules Woman ‘feels vindicated’ as court concludes investigation into allegations mishandled in ‘landmark decision for victims of sexual violence’ The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025
Innovative Auvs To Monitor Offshore Artificial Reefs EONIOS project deploys AUVs to monitor artificial reefs off Cyprus coast, enhancing marine life and offering potential applications in energy exploration a... Top News · Feb 25, 2025
A swarm of underwater drones can help artificial reefs off Cyprus bring back sea life, officials say Officials say a first-of-its-kind project will use a swarm of small, independent submersibles to monitor, protect and provide data on offshore artificial reefs whose purpose is to attract new marine life in otherwise barren sections of sea The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025
Descendants of Holocaust survivors mark 76th anniversary of internment camps' closure in Cyprus Snunith Shoham says she was only a few months old in February 1947 when British authorities permitted her family to leave one of around a dozen internment camps in Cyprus that held tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors and head for “the homeland.” The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025
Cyprus-Egypt Gas Agreements: Milestone For Regional Energy Cooperation Recent gas agreements and exploration projects between Cyprus and Egypt are reshaping the regional energy landscape. Top News · Feb 17, 2025
Asil Nadir obituary Businessman whose meteoric rise in the 1980s at the head of the Polly Peck empire ended in scandal and prosecution The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025
Ethnically split Cyprus' rival leaders say they're ready for UN-led meeting to restart peace talks The rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus say they’re ready to take part in a U.N.-led gathering next month that could pave the way to a resumption of formal talks after an eight-year hiatus The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025
Asil Nadir, Polly Peck tycoon turned fugitive, dies aged 83 Once one of Britain’s richest men and a Tory donor, Nadir was found guilty in the UK of stealing millions from his company to fund a lavish lifestyle The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025 Cyprus jails Syrian man over the death of a 3-year-old girl on overloaded migrant boat A Cyprus court has sentenced a Syrian national to three years in prison after finding him guilty of causing the death by negligence of a 3-year-old girl from dehydration aboard an overloaded boat that was adrift for six days without adequate supplies of food and water
The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025 Roman Abramovich’s tax affairs must be investigated, MPs say Cross-party group on tax calls for HMRC to act after Guardian investigation finds former Chelsea owner may owe up to £1bn
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025 Roman Abramovich may owe HMRC £1bn for unpaid taxes, analysis shows Exclusive: Leaked papers suggest billionaire’s overseas firms should have paid UK tax on profits from hedge funds
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025 Revealed: how Roman Abramovich dodged taxes on cost of running his fleet of superyachts Cyprus Confidential files suggest offshore scheme was used to evade tens of millions in VAT on long list of expenses
The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025 Egypt and Eni-Total consortium to sign deal on processing Cypriot natural gas for export Officials say Egypt and a consortium made up of energy companies Total of France and Italy’s Eni will sign a key agreement next month to transport natural gas from an undersea deposit inside Cypriot waters to Egypt, where it will be liquefied and processed for export
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025 US air force looks to upgrade Cyprus airbase as humanitarian staging post for the Middle East A Cypriot official says experts from the U.S. Air Force are looking at ways to upgrade Cyprus’ premier air base for use as a humanitarian staging post in future operations in the Middle East
International Business Times · Jan 21, 2025 Leader's Vision In Making Cyprus A Cycling Destination: An Interview With Limassol Deputy Mayor Demos Katsis In 2024, the city hosted two major cycling events in collaboration with a significant cycling group, INEX CLUB.
Top News · Jan 20, 2025 Cyprus Leaders Fail To Reach Agreement On Opening Crossing Points Leaders in Cyprus fail to agree on opening new crossing points to build trust, stalling progress in resolving ethnic division.
The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025 Leaders in ethnically divided Cyprus fail to reach deal on new crossing points A meeting between the two leaders in ethnically divided Cyprus has ended without an agreement
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025 More than 1,000 Syrians have withdrawn asylum applications in Cyprus, another 500 have returned home A Cypriot official says more than 1,000 Syrian nationals have withdrawn their applications for asylum or international protection because they intend to return to their homeland
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025 Syrian Christians want their identity and freedoms protected in any new constitution, envoy says As Syria begins recovering from 50 years of autocratic rule by the Assad family, an international envoy says Christians and other religious groups expect their rights and freedoms to be preserved under a new constitutional settlement