Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides has lauded his country's ties with India calling them "strong strategic, and indispensable" and highlighted how his country can become "gateway for Europe" for Indian businesses and other people to people engagement.

Ties with India are strong, strategic and indispensable: Cyprus FM Christodoulides

Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides has lauded his country's ties with India calling them "strong strategic, and indispensable" and highlighted how his country can become a "gateway for Europe" for Indian businesses and other people-to-people engagement.

Support enhancement of ties between Brussels & New Delhi: Cyprus FM Nikos Christodoulides

Hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a close ally of Pakistan, raked up the Kashmir issue in his address at the UN General Assembly in New York, India called for respecting UN Security Council resolutions on Cyprus.

Hours after Erdogan rakes up Kashmir at UNGA, India calls for respecting UNSC resolutions on Cyprus

Cyprus will give Covid-19 booster jabs to those over 65 and care home residents whose full vaccination is more than six months old, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said Thursday.

Cyprus to give booster jab to over 65s

Authorities have warned that an oil spill the size of New York City, that has spread across the Mediterranean, could reach Cyprus. 20,000 tonnes of fuel oil had spilled last week from a power plant in Baniyas, located on Syria's Mediterranean coast.

Authorities warn oil spill the size of New York City can reach Cyprus

Turkey has decided to partially reopen a town for resettlement of the separate ghost town of Varosha. The move has sparked outrage amongst western powers. Varosha is a town that was abandoned by Greek Cypriots in 1974.

Turkey to partially reopen Cyprus ghost town of Varosha

France on Wednesday accused Turkey of a provocation after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pressed for a two-state solution for Cyprus during a visit to the Turkish-occupied north of the Mediterranean island.

France accuses Turkey of 'provocation' after Erdogan presses two-state solution in Cyprus

A Turkish coastguard vessel on Friday fired warning shots at a Cyprus police boat. The boat was on patrol for undocumented migrants, said Cypriot media. The incident came amid high tensions on the island as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares to visit the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north next week to mark the anniversary of Turkey's 1974 invasion.

Turkish coastguard fires warning shot at Cyprus police ship

The Cyprus Forestry Department said Monday that a deadly wildfire, the island's worst in decades, was now "under full control". The blaze, fanned by strong winds, broke out Saturday and swept through parts of the Troodos mountain range, leaving four Egyptian labourers dead, before being reined in by water bombing by Greek and Israeli aircraft.

Cyprus says huge forest fire 'under full control' 

In Pics | Deadly forest fire in Cyprus finally brought under control

The European Union on Saturday deployed aerial assistance to help Cyprus contain a huge forest fire raging north of the cities of Limassol and Larnaca, a blaze one official called the worst on record.

EU deploys assistance for Cyprus as huge forest fire rages

A huge forest blaze in Cyprus has killed four people, destroyed homes and forced evacuations of villages as Greece, Israel and other countries deployed fire-fighting aircraft to the Mediterranean island.

Four dead in Cyprus' worst forest fire in decades

Pics | Cyprus faces worst forest fires in decades

Cyprus elects a new parliament on Sunday in a process likely to show a decline in support for major parties and a sizeable abstention rate among voters angered by corruption scandals.

Stung by graft and corruption, Cyprus voters elect new parliament 

Cyprus will open its doors from May 1 to British tourists who have been vaccinated against Covid. The Mediterranean island's vital tourism industry had otherwise been devastated due to the coronavirus pandemic -- with arrivals slumping to 631,609 in 2020 from nearly four million in 2019.

Cyprus opens doors to vaccinated British tourists

Cyprus' Animal Party urged the Cypriot government on Sunday to intervene and rescue hundreds of sick cattle on a ship anchored off the island's northern coast. The party said the shipment of animals loaded in Spain in December had ended up off the Turkish-held north of the island because no country would receive them.

Cyprus urged to help save cattle stranded on ship

Thousands of Cypriots protesting against coronavirus restrictions and corruption held a peaceful march on Saturday in defiance of a ban on gatherings. The event, held following a violent crackdown by police of a previous protest which triggered widespread criticism last week, saw marchers holding flowers and banners parade through a central thoroughfare in the capital Nicosia to the island`s parliament.

Cypriots defy ban to protest again over corruption, coronavirus curbs

Cyprus hit out at Turkey on Friday for acts it said were behind the creation of a new migration route that had "disproportionally burdened" it with the EU's highest percentage of asylum-seekers.

Cyprus slams Turkey over asylum-seeker 'burden'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Cyprus was made of "two separate states". His comments came during his visit to the breakaway Turkish held northern part of Cyprus island.

Cyprus made up of 'two separate states', says Erdogan

Ankara-backed, right-wing nationalist Ersin Tatar scored a surprise victory in a run-off presidential election Sunday in breakaway northern Cyprus. Tatar won 51.

Ankara-backed nationalist Ersin Tatar ousts president in Turkish Cypriot poll

Greece and Cyprus pushed for a tougher European Union response to Turkey`s natural gas exploration in contested Mediterranean waters at an EU summit on Friday but were essentially told to hold off until another leaders` meeting in December.

Greece, Cyprus told to wait for EU action on 'provocative' Turkey

Cyprus on Tuesday scrapped a lucrative program granting citizenship to wealthy investors amid new allegations that a top state official and a veteran lawmaker were implicated in attempts to bypass strict vetting rules and issue a passport to a fictitious investor with a supposed criminal record.

Cyprus cancels maligned 'golden passport' scheme

Greek Cypriots held a demonstration on Thursday (October 8) over a decision by Northern Cyprus to re-open part of a beach in a controversial area abandoned since the Turkish invasion of the island.

Cyprus: Hundreds protest against opening of beachfront in Varosha

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