The tourist season in the free Famagusta and Larnaca areas has started on a positive note, with tourist flows being significantly increased compared to last year and estimates for the summer months being promising.The increase in flows compared to April 2022, is estimated at 15-20%, the hoteliers p
The golden beaches of Cyprus may seem a long way from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but many on the eastern Mediterranean holiday island fear damaging financial fallout from unprecedented sanctions on Moscow.Nicosia and Moscow have close political and cultural ties, but a day after Russia sent troops into Ukraine, the Cypriot parliament unanimously passed a resolution condemning the invasion, while President Nicos Anastasiades said the island stood "together with all Europeans".
NICOSIA - Russian visitors are a major tourism market for Cyprus - where many wealthy Russians hide their wealth in banks – but worries that Russia will launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine has Cypriot officials anxious that possible sanctions will keep them out.
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