Cyprus

Cyprus does not meet the terms and conditions to apply for NATO membership and will not apply for the moment, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said; the position is also taking into account Turkey’s reaction to Finland’s and Sweden’s accession

Sailor Pavlos Kontides is now first in the Laser World Rankings after winning the gold medal yesterday in the Laser category at the World Championships in Hyeres, France, the ‘Wimbledin of Sailing’

The cabinet has approved a six-month temporary urban planning permit to slaughterhouse in its effort to resolve the environmental issues related to noise and odors in the Mitsero-Kato Moni area

Health (36%), the country’s economy (35%), the rising cost of living and inflation (32%), immigration (28%) are the four most important issues facing Cyprus according to EU’s latest barometer, released on Wednesday

With a €1,2 billion budget works on the Larnaca marina and port development, the largest infrastructure investment in Cyprus, started after delays and failure to find investor; in the first 5 years all infrastructure, including a road, will be completed

Larnaca municipal skate park will officially open its doors to the public today, following a long-standing request from the residents

Sports as a way of life and fair play should go beyond wars, said President Anastasiades at the start of the OPAP Limassol Marathon GSO, a flat course from the city centre, along the beach front, to the ruins of the ancient Royal city of Amathus and back

RCB Bank became fully Cypriot-owned on Tuesday after Russian VTB transferred to the local shareholders the 46,29 per cent stake it held

Nine self-recruitment stations for bone marrow donors have been placed across the country, making registration easier and more accessible: everyone aged 18-45 can give a saliva sample and register as a donor

Alpine skier Yianno Kouyoumdjian was the flag bearer and only Cyprus athlete in these Olympics - he declared representing the country was one of his goals as an athlete; his mother and his uncle competed in the 1980 '84 '88 and 1992 Winter Games

The plan for the island wetlands will be completed in 2022; it will provide for the restoration and overall protection of a fundamental system which tells the state of groundwater, ensures food, protects against flooding and erosion, stabilizes coastlines

The shockwaves triggered by the undersea eruption in the Pacific, traveling over 1000 km/h, reached the country 10pm Saturday, provoking an abrupt change in atmospheric pressure for a few minutes; the unusual phenomenon tells of the force of the eruption

Authorities confiscated in a Limassol warehouse 975 kilos of loose tobacco, 749.520 cigarettes and 81.400 heated cigarettes, all duty-free