Parliamentary Elections in Cyprus Today – Low Attendance

Today, Cypriots are called to vote for the 56 parliamentary representatives. A total of 1136 polling stations, including 6 in UK and Greece, opened at 07:00 and will close at 18:00. Final results are expected before midnight tonight. 493 candidates from 12 political parties / movements and some independent candidates are competing for 56 places. […]

2015: Most tourist arrivals of the past 10 years

2659000 tourists from abroad enjoyed holidays in Cyprus during 2015. A record number only topped by the arrivals of the years 2000 and 2001. The top 5 countries which also account for over 70% of the tourists in Cyprus are Britain (1041000 tourists), Russia (525000 tourists), Greece (140000 tourists), Germany (112000 tourists), and Israel (99000 tourists). […]

Central Bank of Cyprus Governor accuses former president

Despite the fact that the previous government appointed him as the governor of the central bank Mr Panicos Demetriades is blames Demetris Christofias government for the current situation in the banking sector and the economy in general. He unveiled that Laiki Bank was not shut down last June because the former president implied that it should be kept on […]