President refutes ‘racism’ in passports row

President Nicos Anastasiades refuted claims that his cabinet’s decision to revoke 14 Cyprus passports held by Turkish Cypriot officials was racist and a violation of human rights. The President was drawn into

No end to scorching summer heat

The Mediterranean island has endured prolonged heatwaves throughout July and August, with no end in sight to the high temperatures falling after the Cyprus Met Office issues another yellow alert. Experts say

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Maritime Cyprus conference to embrace change

The Deputy Ministry of Shipping hosts its biennial Maritime Cyprus conference in Limassol in October to tackle a rapidly changing industry in seafarer welfare, digital transformation, green finance, and the changing role

Accepting credit cards compulsory from September

From 20 September, all businesses offering services are legally obligated to accept credit card payments, but smaller retailers are asking the authorities for some ‘slack’ due to increased operating costs. From kiosks

COVID19: EU bumps up vaccine production

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved an additional manufacturing site to ramp up the production of Comirnaty, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer. The site, located in Saint Remy

Cyprus to host UN environment summit

Cyprus will host in October 2022 the 9th Ministerial Summit for the Environment and Sustainable Development Education of the UN’s Economic and Financial Committee. A briefing meeting about the Summit took place