Cyprus’ House Price Index (HPI) in the second quarter of 2021 reached 104.07 units, registering an annual decline of almost 5% as the market struggles to overcome the pandemic, according to the Statistical Service. Compared to Q1 2021, the HPI increased by 1.2%, while the Index decreased by 4.9% on a yearly basis. The Index
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A special police task force set up to handle cases of child sex abuse in the first nine months had to respond to 209 cases, with some of them involving teachers. Police are looking into a complaint filed by a 14-year-old high-school student in Nicosia, claiming she had been sexually abused by her female teacher
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Cyprus reported no deaths attributed to Covid-19 on Thursday, with the number of new infections rising to 131 and hospitalisations marginally up to 60. The health ministry said that the death toll since the pandemic started in March last year remained unchanged at 557. New cases rose to 131 from 100, while the number of patients
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Cyprus can count on Poland’s support when respecting international law and UN resolutions, the country’s President, Andrzej Duda, said on Thursday during an official visit. After a meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades, at the Presidential Palace, in Nicosia, Duda said UN Security Council resolutions point to “which solution is appropriate for Cyprus.” “Poland supports this
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By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Risk appetite flickered to life on Thursday as progress on debt ceiling talks in the United States and Russia’s offer to stabilise energy markets lifted sentiment in markets. European stocks rebounded amid the improving mood with US stock futures rising, indicating a positive open for Wall Street.
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The Queen’s Baton Relay has begun its 294-day journey across the globe with Cyprus, its first port of call outside the UK, on a 140,000 km journey around the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Games baton relay started at Buckingham Palace on Thursday before making its way to Cyprus on 9 October. It will travel to 72 Commonwealth
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Cyprus will tweak COVID-19 measures, easing restrictions on sporting events, cinemas, and theatres, but wearing a face mask remains compulsory, said Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas. After a visit to the Parliament, where he informed MPs on the latest issues, Hadjipantelas said that entrance to sporting and cultural events would no longer be limited to fully
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The British Bases police chief, Chris Eyre, has described working alongside his Cyprus Police counterparts in this week’s hostage negotiation exercise as a ‘privilege’. The annual week-long CyPol-led training saw the SBA Police’s negotiator team involved to test multiple assets within the MMAD – CyPol Special Forces for the third year in a row. The
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The arrest of a ‘would-be’ Azeri hitman, who allegedly arrived in Cyprus to assassinate an Israeli businessman, is turning into a diplomatic incident between Israel and its arch-foe Iran, as a Nicosia court renews his detention. Originally thought to had been a hitman sent to assassinate a prominent Israeli businessman, Israel now accuses the Azeri
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Cyprus has urged Lebanon’s new government to implement reforms quickly, for the international community to unlock aid to its crisis-stricken neighbour. Nikos Christodoulides is the first foreign minister from the European Union to visit Lebanon since Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s Cabinet took office last month. Mikati has pledged to work toward quick reforms in the
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