Sources: BBC
Cyprus reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,081 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 86,185. 2021-07-13
Cyprus, Greece, and Israel sign an agreement to build the world's largest and deepest submarine power cable that will connect the three Mediterranean countries' power grids at a cost of about $900 million. The project is expected to be completed by 2024. 2021-03-8
Cyprus announces a cautious easing of the second nationwide lockdown beginning February 1 following a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases that peaked after Christmas. 2021-01-27
The European Council agrees on sanctions against Belarus. Opposition by Cyprus is lifted by also agreeing on a warning to Turkey. 2020-10-2
The Minister of Health of Cyprus confirms the first two cases in the island; one a health professional who visited United Kingdom and the other a 25-year-old man who had traveled from Italy. 2020-03-9
Cyprus closes four of its checkpoints along the border with Northern Cyprus for the first time since 2003 due to coronavirus concerns. The checkpoints are expected to be reopened within a week. 2020-02-28
2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis: Minister of Finance of Cyprus Michael Sarris says that his talks with officials in Russia about a possible rescue package for Cypriot banks have led nowhere. 2013-03-22
2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis: Cypriot lawmakers overwhelmingly reject the EC–ECB–IMF troika plan to tax all bank deposits. 2013-03-19
Television host Elena Skordelli goes on trial for the murder of Cypriot media mogul Andis Hadjicostis. 2010-06-8
Pope Benedict XVI calls for an urgent international effort to resolve tensions in the Middle East, at the end of a three-day trip to Cyprus. 2010-06-6