Phone lines across the island are down in a second outage in as many weeks. The Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) says they are working on the problem but gave no indication when it will be fixed. The issue came to the surface when the Electricity Authority (EAC), the Ambulance Service, and the Fire Department reported
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Cyprus moved three countries to its safest green category under the latest COVID travel risk assessment, but EU member, the Czech Republic, exits the list, dropping to the higher risk orange. The Czech Republic’s downgrade leaves the island with just two EU members in the safest category, as only Malta and Poland are in the
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A 57 year old woman died of Covid-19 in Cyprus on Monday, as new infection cases rose to 170 and hospitalisations dropped slightly to 58. The health ministry said in its daily Covid report that the death toll since the pandemic started in March last year rose to 559, of whom seven died in October.
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EU-Turkey relations are under ongoing assessment at several levels, after Ankara announced a new survey mission in the Eastern Mediterranean with its vessel Oruc Reis, said European Commission spokesperson for foreign affairs Peter Stano. “It’s up to the EU leaders and the leaders of the Member States to make a definitive assessment when the time
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Cyprus’ Health Ministry is pleased with the country’s recent upgrading by the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) from the high-risk ‘red’ zone to less risky orange, attributing it to “the huge public effort”. In a written statement on Monday, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas expressed his content, saying: “This was the result of the huge
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A London-based Cypriot billionaire is set to take over Omonia Nicosia FC in a €28 mln deal, less than three years after New-York based investor Stavros Papastavrou stepped in to save the club from financial ruin. According to local media reports, Yianis ‘John’ Christodoulou, a self-made real estate king in London, is close to reaching
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By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at Exinity Asian equities and commodity markets kicked off the week on a strong note, with Chinese technology shares rallying on easing concerns about Beijing’s crackdown on internet companies. The weaker yen, which tested the lowest levels since December 2018 against the dollar, provided a solid boost for Japanese
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Promoting sustainability in the armed forces is a win-win approach for the Defence sector and Europe, said Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides, addressing a Climate Change and Security conference in Larnaca. “The armed forces can reduce expenses in energy and would benefit from greater availability of resources to key objectives from the operational point of view.
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In September, annual car sales plunged 19.6%, while vehicle registrations were also down by nearly 5% for the first nine months of the year. Last month, total registrations of motor vehicles were 3,327, recording a decrease of 19.6% compared to September 2020. Passenger saloon cars also recorded a decline of 19.5% to 2.561. Total registrations
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Politicians and their parties fail to make the grade, as more than six out of ten Cypriots do not trust the political system in Cyprus, pointing to a serious democratic deficit. According to a survey carried out on behalf of online media outlet Stockwatch, the average credibility of 16 state institutions and organizations rose to
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