Emirates daily flights to Cyprus

Emirates plans to increase the flight frequency of its Malta-Larnaca-Dubai route to a daily service starting 1 December. This will return the airline’s operations on this route “back to pre-pandemic levels, signalling

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Joint police exercise boosts hostage negotiations

A specialised British Bases Police negotiator team completed a week-long joint training exercise alongside Cyprus Police Special Forces officers last month. The annual CyPol-led exercise, which aims to test multiple assets within

Huge uncertainty in week ahead

By Craig Erlam Uncertainty sums up the feeling in the markets at the moment and that is highlighted by the moves seen on the opening day of the week. Equity markets in

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EU tourists jump 22% since 2019

Cyprus tourist arrivals have reached 80% of pre-pandemic 2019, with visitors from the EU boosted by 22%. Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios told MPs the EU tourism market is “the most stable framework

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Cyprus has largest tax-to-GDP rise

Cyprus had the largest rise in the EU in its tax-to-GDP ratio, meaning the sum of taxes and net social contributions as a percentage of gross domestic product, according to Eurostat data.

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Russia sanctions on shipping ‘manageable’

The impact of European Union measures against Russia on Cyprus’ maritime industry is “totally manageable,” said shipping minister Vassilis Demetriades. Briefing the parliamentary committee on budgetary affairs, Demetriades said that 144 ships