Just over 72 per cent of people voted in the first round of presidential elections, while close to 30 per cent of people abstained, a trend that has been steadily rising over the past two decades.

Cyprus’ tourism revenues for the period between January and November 2022 are estimated to have amounted to €2.3 billion, coming close to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat).

Cyprus and the north have agreed to work together for a study that could pave the way to create a photovoltaic park in the buffer zone, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos has said.