Cyprus Airways has launched its renewed schedule with flights to Greece, expanding the island’s limited connectivity due to the lockdown measures to stem the spread of coronavirus. Cyprus Airways will be increasing the number of flights offering more options to tourists wanting to get to the island for a holiday and Cypriots on the lookout
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Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades briefed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of Turkey’s continued illegal actions in the Eastern Mediterranean calling for decisive EU measures. President Anastasiades briefed the European Commission President on recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean region and continued Turkish violations within Cyprus’ maritime zones. He raised the issue of “Turkey’s
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By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Risk assets are being sold off sharply early Monday following last week’s return of volatility. After dropping below 24 in the first week of June, the CBOE’s VIX almost doubled on Friday, reaching a high of 44 before settling at 36. The broad shift in mood was
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Cyprus reported three new coronavirus cases late on Sunday, all from among people who had returned to Cyprus in the past few days, hours after the Ministry of Health said in its initial daily report that there had been no new infections of SARS-CoV-2. This is the second time in a week that the ministry
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Cyprus on Sunday managed to report no new coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day, the first time it has managed to do that since the outbreak began on March 9. Health authorities said they detected zero COVID-19 cases, after conducting 1,194 lab tests, repeating Saturday’s results. It is the sixth time that Cyprus has
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After three months of writing about the trials and tribulations of facing up to the coronavirus pandemic in Cyprus, I thought maybe its time to change the scenery, as there’s only so much of a killer disease one can take. We’d all like to take a break from this enduring nastiness but holiday options are
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Cypriots wanting to travel abroad this year will have a hard time finding a safe destination while options to spend their holidays in Cyprus are limited as the majority of hotels have decided to remain closed this summer. With local tourism essentially demolished by the coronavirus outbreak, outgoing options do not seem to be in
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Cyprus state officials need to brush up on their restoring public confidence skills, as people are tired of them sweeping everything under the carpet or blaming ‘the system’ for everything from corruption to neglect. Unconvincing comments by politicians of all ideological beliefs have simply instilled a sense of distrust among ordinary Cypriots, who have yet
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Cyprus health authorities announced on Saturday there were no new confirmed COVID-19 cases, after conducting 1,613 laboratory tests, with the total remaining at 980. Cyprus reported zero cases for the fifth time since the outbreak in March but has failed to stay there on consecutive days. According to Health Ministry epidemiological data, no cases were
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A new pocket of real estate is created, as Cypriots owning land in non-military areas inside the British Bases can sell or develop their property, following a milestone agreement between Cyprus and the UK. Experts believe the deal could also push property prices downwards while offering investment opportunities. Although not considered large enough to bring
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