Cyprus Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides and Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Ahmed Zaki have agreed the two countries will soon conduct joint military exercises and training. The two met on Monday during Petrides’ visit
Cyprus reported a near-record 787 new coronavirus cases on Monday, about 30 more than six months ago that prompted the government at the time to impose a lockdown in order to contain
Government incentives to encourage Cypriots to get jabbed while making it tougher on the refuseniks goes live on 9 July with various benefits and restrictions. Accessing hospitality and entertainment facilities will become
Registered unemployed in Cyprus fell by over 4,000, recording an annual drop of 14.3% in June, from 31,158 last year to 26,694, according to the Statistical Service. Unemployed people registered at the
Cyprus’ Tourism Ministry on Monday announced an incentive scheme for vaccinated Cypriot holidaymakers, offering them discounted hotel stays from 15 July to 31 August. The holiday deal is part of a series
Cyprus’ main opposition party AKEL has a new leader, Stephanos Stephanou, elected Secretary-General by a strong majority at the end of a three-day party conference. Stephanou, 56, a former government spokesperson, replaces
Cyprus has downgraded popular travel destination the UK into the red while Denmark, Belgium and Jordan are upgraded to the safer COVID-19 green category. Denmark and Belgium join the expanding number of
A deadly fire in the south-eastern foothill of Troodos that burnt through 10 villages across Limassol and Larnaca, claiming the lives of four Egyptian farmworkers, was brought under control Monday after a
Cyprus reported its first coronavirus death after a 19-day streak, as hospitalisations spiked at 71 and new daily cases remained just below 600, dropping slightly to 577. The health ministry said in
By Tom Brookes & Gernot Wagner Nowhere are the limitations of neoclassical economic thinking – the DNA of economics as it is currently taught and practiced – more apparent than in the
