Lebanon eyes Cyprus energy cooperation

Lebanon stands ready for energy cooperation with neighbouring Cyprus once Beirut discovers natural gas, Lebanese Foreign Minister Αbdallah Βou Habib said Friday. The minister was in Nicosia for talks with Cypriot counterpart

5,000 asylum applications in three months

Members of parliament heard an Interior Ministry representative that the Asylum Service in Cyprus had received some 5,120 applications in the first three months of the year. The Deputy Director of the

Award for cruise pioneer Loizou

Cyprus cruising pioneer Costakis Loizou, who transformed a small family travel agency into a major hotels and tourism company, received the InBusiness Lifetime Achievement Award for his 50 years’ contribution to the

Meat, veg prices soar

No end to hiking inflation is in sight as a slew of essentials items, including cooking oils, meat and vegetables, saw their prices skyrocket in recent days. According to the latest monthly

Ukraine war may derail public debt

The government aims to reduce public debt to 94% of GDP in 2022, but this target could be affected by the economic crisis, and the war in Ukraine, said Finance Minister Constantinos

COVID19: Cases are falling but still high

Despite daily COVID-19 cases remaining high, Cyprus epidemiological indicators have recorded a significant improvement in the past fortnight, according to Friday’s report issued by the Health Ministry. According to the surveillance report,

ECB’s unhelpful ambiguity

By Craig Erlam European stocks edged higher Thursday ahead of the long bank holiday weekend; ending the week not far from where they started as investors mull the latest policy decisions, inflation

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COVID19: Cyprus soon to lift last of restrictions

Cyprus will soon be lifting the last COVID restrictions, as authorities are encouraged by a significant drop in daily cases and hospitalisations, according to Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela. In comments to the