The UK has kept Cyprus on its amber travel list, allowing fully vaccinated Cypriot students studying in the UK to settle back into university life without having to quarantine under COVID-19 restrictions. UK government health advisors decided to keep the Mediterranean island in amber, which means that people entering the country from Cyprus will not
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Cyprus’ Foreign Ministry is urging students leaving the island for studies abroad to register on the Connect2CY online platform set up to help Cypriots overseas in times of crisis like COVID-19. The online platform was launched in March last year when the coronavirus pandemic broke out, aiming to chart the presence of Cypriots around the
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Cyprus strongly condemned the terrorist attacks on Kabul Airport that killed scores of people and 13 US service personnel involved in the evacuation from Afghanistan. The Cypriot Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying: “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the heinous terrorist attacks at Kabul Airport, which caused numerous casualties among innocent civilians and
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The first Cyprus-Egypt Intergovernmental Summit will take place on September 4 in Cairo, with delegations headed by Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The Cyprus News Agency (CNA) said President Anastasiades would be accompanied by Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, Energy, Commerce and Industry Minister, Natasa Pilides, Agriculture and Environment Minister, Costas
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Cyprus reported five coronavirus deaths on Thursday, propelling August among the deadliest months during the pandemic, with the toll rising to 67 and to 491 during the past 17 months. The latest victims were four men, aged 47 to 84, and a 57 year old woman. Despite recording no deaths on Wednesday for the first
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President Nicos Anastasiades will meet key political figures in the coming weeks, including a friend of Cyprus US senator Robert Menendez. Regional and international issues of common interest, emphasising developments in the wider region and Eastern Mediterranean, will be discussed when they meet. According to a statement by the Presidency, on 30 August, Menendez will
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The number of registered unemployed in the second quarter of 2021 was 39,224 taking the jobless rate to 8.4% (men 7.5%, women 9.5%) from 30,451 (6.8%) in the same quarter last year. According to the Statistical Service, the labour force in Q2 amounted to 466,525 persons or 63.9% of the population (men 70.4%, women 57.9%)
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Although the record spike in coronavirus infections has subsided, Cyprus Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Thursday said the government would not loosen restrictions in place such as the Safe Pass. In comments to the Cyprus News Agency, Hadjipantelas said it was difficult to relax the measures, as “no one can foresee what will happen in
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High ranking civil servants and politicians enjoy some of the fattest salaries on the island, with monthly earnings touching €9,000, according to data released by the Accountant General’s office. The top of the highest-paid civil servants’ list, earning more than President Nicos Anastasiades, is Attorney General George Savvides and his deputy Savvas Angelides. They are
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Post-pandemic Cypriots have gained an appetite for gambling, as they have spent over €137 mln on slot machines at Cyprus Casinos in just six weeks, according to Q2 data released by operators Melco. Melco’s Q2 financial results show that casino visitors risked €137.1 mln on slot machines from April to June, a 181.5% increase compared
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