Cyprus

Leading Cyprus group Thanos Hotels & Resorts announced on Wednesday it is entering the Greek luxury hospitality market with a three-year investment plan aimed at opening 10 new hotels.

In 2023 the group introduced a new hotel concept, the Amyth Hotels, on Mykonos island.

A British Royal Navy ship will supply aid to Gaza as part of an international effort to help set up a new humanitarian maritime corridor in early May, the foreign office and ministry of defense said on Saturday.

Cyprus' Industrial Turnover Index reached 121.1 points in January (base 2021=100), recording an increase of 2.6% compared to January 2023, according to data published by the Statistical Service of Cyprus on Friday.

Over 100 ancient Greek theaters have been unearthed in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and Turkey to date

Migration is top of the agenda this week in Cyprus, with President Nikos Christodoulides calling for the EU to step in to help Cyprus deal with a surge in arrivals on its shores. Cyprus is pressing Brussels to designate parts of Syria as safe for returns of migrants, and also to condition EU aid to Lebanon on its preventing migrants from departing.

Last month the price of olive oil in Cyprus surged by 61.7% compared to March 2023, per the Cyprus Consumers Association. Additionally, passenger transport by bus and coach witnessed a notable increase of 16.5%, according to data compiled in a table by the association, analyzing the consumer price index.

Israel's attack on a humanitarian organization in Gaza and on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus on April 1 will have serious consequences in our already shaken region. The United States had demanded that Israel contribute toward the provision of aid for the population of Gaza through a "humanitarian corridor" from Cyprus.

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides will discuss with the head of the European Commission on Sunday an unprecedented surge in arrivals of mainly Syrian refugees this week on the island and he will then visit Lebanon on Monday, officials said.

Defying relevant UN resolutions and the decades-old agreed premise for a solution to Cyprus' division, the representative of the Turkish Ministry of Defense, Zeki Ozturk, insisted on a two-state solution on Thursday. 

US Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed on Wednesday Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and esteemed members of the Greek American community, at the White House, ahead of the official celebrations for Greek Independence Day.