French navy frigate La Fayette has arrived off the eastern coast of Cyprus and is expected to remain in the area until Wednesday, official sources told CNA. The French frigate is carrying out patrols in the context of monitoring the Eastern Mediterranean while La Fayette took part in joint French-Greek air and maritime drills off
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Cyprus police have revised its all-out ban on motorbikes, trikes and quads over 125cc from certain roads to just two weekends, as it tries to reduce late-night races and noise pollution. The ban, starting from the August 15 national holiday has been revised to just four hours on Friday and Saturday, August 22-23 and 29-30,
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Cyprus and Greece urge the European Union to take a tougher stance against Turkey’s tension-ratcheting activity in the eastern Mediterranean. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias made an unscheduled trip to Nicosia on Tuesday to coordinate policy among the two EU allies, as a crisis brews after Turkey sent naval ships into disputed waters. Dendias met
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Cypriot health authorities reported eight new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, falling back into single figures after a spike in infections in recent weeks while tests reached a record high. Among the new cases, three had a travel history and one was a footballer for topflight Cypriot club Ethnikos Achna. The eight infections were diagnosed after
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Cyprus has lowered the bar when it comes to tourist arrivals from the UK, as travellers need to undergo a coronavirus test before coming, said Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios. Recent deals with Wizz Air to set up a base at Larnaca and British tour operator Jet2 to resume flights to Cyprus are not enough to
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While the government has said it wants all students to return to class when schools reopen in September, some lessons may be taught remotely. Research, Innovation, and Digital Policy Deputy Minister Kyriacos Kokkinos said that based on Cyprus’ current epidemiological situation, he expects the new school year to involve a mixed system of in class
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Cyprus diplomatic mission in Beirut is preparing proposals as to how the amount of €5 mln which Nicosia donated to Lebanon can be best allocated in the post-blast landscape. Cypriot Ambassador in Beirut Panicos Kyriacou returns to Lebanon on Thursday while an apartment has been rented to temporarily house the Cyprus Embassy and ambassador’s residence
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Cyprus removed Malta from its ‘safe’ travel list of countries, after a spike in cases recorded in the island nation with a population of just over 500,000, earlier in the month. Malta has been downgraded from Category A (no Covid-19 test required), directly to C, effective from Friday, August 20. Malta, like Cyprus, was once
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Authorities in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus have reported nine more COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections on both sides of the divide to 1,572 and 24 deaths. Cases reported in the north now stand at 221 and four deaths since the outbreak in March. Republic of Cyprus health authorities on Monday
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The Department of Meteorology issued an ‘extreme high-temperature warning’ for Tuesday, probably the last one for a while, with maximum temperatures in Cyprus expected to soar to a scorching 40 degrees Celsius. Hotter than usual weather is expected to continue on Wednesday and Thursday, but will remain below 40֯ C, as temperatures will reach a
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