Cyprus residents aged 36-39 who did not previously book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment have the opportunity to do so again on Friday and Saturday, with almost 51% of the population receiving a jab. The Health Ministry said People aged 36 to 39 who did not book a vaccine appointment when offered earlier this month would
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Cyprus reported no deaths attributed to the coronavirus for the second consecutive day, while the number of hospitalisations continues to drop and the new daily infections have stabilised well below 100. The death toll for May remains at 45 and 357 since the pandemic started. The health ministry said in its daily Covid bulletin that
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President Nicos Anastasiades pledged nothing would be swept under the carpet after Volunteerism Commissioner Yiannis Yiannaki resigned after revelations he allegedly forged his academic credentials. “We (the government) do not cover up for anyone, and this has been proven by the increased prosecutions against those who violated or abused the investment program,” Anastasiades told reporters
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Nicosia is unhappy with Brussels following a positive EU agenda for Turkey, as President Nicos Anastasiades argues that Turkish threats do not warrant such an approach. Anastasiades told reporters Thursday that ongoing efforts by Turkey to settle fenced-off Varosha and its two-state proposal for Cyprus flagrantly violates UN resolutions and do not constitute positive behaviour.
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Israel’s Global Knafaim said Thursday it bought a 49.9% stake in the small Cypriot airline Tus Airways with a $5 million investment. The El Al shareholder said it signed a letter of intent covering the acquisition with US entrepreneur Kenneth Woolley, the sole shareholder of the carrier. Under the agreement, Knafaim, through its Global Knafaim Leasing
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By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM A sense of caution enveloped financial markets on Thursday as investors awaited US data expected to offer more clues on inflation, economic growth and the outlook for monetary policy. European markets are mixed, while US futures are slightly lower amid cautious trade. It is shaping up to
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Cyprus will lift more COVID-19 restrictions from Saturday by pushing back the curfew to 1 am before scrapping it on 10 June. Cypriots have endured more than seven months of curfew restrictions which started with local lockdowns in October and extended islandwide in November last year. On 1 June, house visits will increase to a
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The United States views the Republic of Cyprus (ROC) as an important partner for regional stability, security, and prosperity, working closely with Nicosia to advance shared security priorities in the Eastern Mediterranean. According to a US State Department Bureau of Political-Military Affairs fact sheet, cooperation between the United States and the ROC is at a
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British citizens who have moved abroad will be given ‘votes for life’ as the UK government scraps the arbitrary 15-year limit on voting rights. New measures announced in the Queen’s Speech will make it easier for British citizens who have moved to Cyprus to participate in democracy. Decisions made in the UK Parliament on foreign
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Veteran businessman and politician Nicos Rolandis, credited with laying the foundation for Cyprus’ natural gas ambitions in 2003, has died aged 86. He was widely known as a kind and soft-spoken man, a ‘true Cypriot’ and last of the ‘old guard’ of politicians from the 1960s and 70s, including Glafcos Clerides and Vassos Lyssarides. Born
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