• Cyprus poised to bolster tech and business credentials, experts say

    Cyprus was recently given a vote of confidence at the recently held 'Cyprus: the New Global Tech & Innovation Hub Summit', with a panel of industry experts underscoring the country's appeal for living, working, and conducting business. Marianna Hadjiantoniou from Energame underscored the evolving needs of Generation Z, said that

  • Cyprus’ malaise down to solely blaming outsiders

    First in a series of articles by retired ambassador and former permanent secretary of the foreign ministry, Andreas Pirishis who looks at the Cyprus problem from the viewpoint of a career diplomat There is a widespread conviction among Greeks that we have been treated unfairly by foreign powers and this

  • Ioannou to inform EU counterparts on need to increase migrant returns

    Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou will outline the need to increase migrant returns at an EU ministerial meeting on Monday. According to a ministry statement, Ioannou departs for Ghent, Belgium later on Sunday to attending the meeting, which will focus on asylum and migration. The meeting is being organised as part

  • Criteria of the residency through investment scheme

    Is the programme just another tool for promoting real estate? We literally live in a world on the move. People choose to migrate to other countries in pursuit of better opportunities for themselves and their families, both in terms of career advancement and better lifestyles. Others are forced to migrate

  • Nicosia protest demands end to second-class status for migrants

    Hundreds of people took to the streets of Nicosia on Saturday in a peaceful demonstration for equal rights covering all migrants living in Cyprus. The protest at Eleftheria square was held in memory of Anisur Rahman, a 23-year-old man from Bangladesh who fell to his death as he sought to

  • Mothers of Cypriot earthquake dead meet Turkish justice minister

    The mothers of two Cypriot children who were killed in last year’s earthquakes in Turkey met with Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc on Wednesday. Rusen Yucesoylu Karakaya and Pervin Ipekcioglu, whose daughters Selin and Serin were among 24 Cypriot children and 11 Cypriot adults killed when the Isias hotel in