Cyprus Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou played down criticism over a decision to withdraw an English Language curriculum schoolbook for praising modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Prodromou argued: “The discussion over the
Cyprus and Bahrain have signed an agreement on exemption of visa requirements for diplomatic, special, and service passport holders and a Memorandum of Understanding on economic cooperation. Monday’s signing followed talks between
The Shipping Deputy Ministry announced Monday the prestigious biennial Maritime Cyprus conference slated for next month had been rescheduled for 2022 due to the limitations imposed by COVID regulations. Maritime Cyprus, the
In H1 2021, the Assets Under Management (AUM) of Collective Investments reached €10.7 bln, a record high translating into a 9% quarter on quarter increase. The Cyprus Investment Funds Association welcomed “this
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at Exinity Group The dollar kicked off the week on a strong footing following five straight days of declines in the S&P 500 and the Dow
A growing cluster of COVID-19 cases at a Larnaca nunnery, combined with several priests contracting the virus, has health authorities deeply concerned. On Monday, the number of nuns infected with the coronavirus
Cyprus’ COVID-19 vaccination coverage is stuck just under 80% of the adult population, with authorities having difficulty persuading younger people to get jabbed. Health authorities want to vaccinate over 80% of the
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades is in Bahrain on an official visit to sign an MoU on Financial and Technical Cooperation and a Visa Waiver Agreement. At Bahrain International Airport, on Sunday, the
Cyprus reported no coronavirus deaths for the first time in 18 days, with new cases dropping to 100, while hospitalisations rose slightly to 112, keeping the transmission rate relatively low. The health
Schools opened this week with gymnasium and lyceum students in class for the new academic year, as elementaries open on Monday, with traffic reaching its peak as everyone rushes to beat the
