Health experts sounded the alarm over the sixth wave of coronavirus infections threatening to overturn plans for a ‘normal’ summer as COVID-19 cases are exploding. Cyprus reported two deaths in the weekly
The European Council has expressed deep concern regarding Turkey’s recent behaviour toward EU-members Greece and Cyprus as tension in the Eastern Mediterranean rises. In Thursday’s Council conclusions adopted by EU leaders, Ankara
By Jeffrey Halley The second day of Jerome Powell’s semi-annual testimony on Capitol Hill passed without incident, in contrast to Wednesday’s frenzy. The Fed Chair reiterated an unconditional commitment to fight inflation,
Hospital outpatient clinics are to begin working longer hours, catering to patients on weekday afternoons and weekends from 9 July, the Health Ministry announced. According to the ministry, plans to operate outpatient
Tourists from Cyprus’ three largest markets, the UK, Russia, and Israel, must pay to enter the island next year after an EU decision subjecting all third-country nationals to a visa waiver fee.
Cyprus will beef up its Air fighting capabilities as the Defence Ministry proceeds with the purchase of six French light utility H145M helicopters to replace its fleet of Russian MI35s, which have
The recovery of European air connectivity from the COVID-19 pandemic is uneven and still difficult, according to the Airport Industry Connectivity Report for 2022. This reflects the combination of yet not fully
A senior police officer has been suspended due to an alleged blackmail attempt against central prisons governor Anna Aristotelous and a female colleague with a compromising video. According to local media, the
Kyrenia villages in the Turkish-occupied north are being evacuated as a wildfire spreads, with the Israeli and Cyprus governments sending firefighting aircraft to help. The two Israeli aircraft were expected to fly
Nicosia backs Ukraine’s application to enter the European Union, which is on the agenda of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday. Ukraine is set to be approved as an EU candidate at
