Cyprus health authorities announced ten new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Thursday, mostly to a growing number of transmissions within known clusters, ending a two-week wave of single-digit infections. The new cases the
Nicosia will not proceed with Cyprus talks under Turkish threats but welcomed the fact that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is committed to resuming peace negotiations after the October election for a Turkish
An art teacher’s controversial paintings lambasting the church and politicians has caused a stir after the Education Ministry launched a probe when shocked parents complained about his work posted online. George Gavriel,
Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, tourist arrivals in Cyprus plunged 81.2% in August to 104,261 from 553,845 in 2019, according to official data released Thursday. Tourists from the largest market Britain were only allowed
Cyprus has called on its European Union counterparts to take common action on air travel and connectivity to mitigate the negative impact of the coronavirus. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos sent a non-paper
Although Turkey has withdrawn its survey ship from Greek waters, extending its drilling activity off Cyprus will only escalate a crisis in the East Med, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said. “The
Successful joint Cyprus-Israel three-day military manoeuvres codenamed ‘Iason 2020’ has enhanced the capabilities of the National Guard, the Defence Ministry said Thursday. The exercise was held from 14-16 September in the framework
Omonia Nicosia is seeing its European dream turn green, after knocking out Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League advancing to the playoffs for the first time in its 72-year history. Qualification
Moody’s has cut the covered bonds issued by five Turkish banks by one notch, following successive downgrades of 13 banks on Tuesday and Turkey’s sovereign last Friday, warning of possible balance-of-payments crisis
By Andrie Kypridemo As if the haircut on deposits required for the bail-in of banks in March 2013, and the credit constraints that brought Cyprus businesses to their knees, weren’t enough, just
