Multinational, multiagency large-scale exercise Nemesis 2020 involving assets from eight countries took place in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone for the seventh consecutive year. A total of 22 navy vessels, 10 aircraft and personnel from Cyprus, France, Greece, the United Kingdom, the USA, Egypt, Israel and Italy, as well as six private company ships, are taking
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Paphos, which is almost completely dependent on tourism, has suffered irreparable damage from the economic impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official told MPs with arrivals down by 85% and hotels at 20% capacity. “Due to its unique characteristics, Paphos should be included in the list of affected areas as it is not
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Cyprus will extend the use of mask-wearing to all indoor areas after Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou conceded the pandemic was on the verge of getting out of control. The use of masks will be mandatory in all indoor environments where there are two or more people present, the minister said. “It has been decided masks
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A rare bird of prey, Bonelli’s Eagle, was found dead by the Game and Wildlife Service, probably killed after it crashed into a nearby wind farm turbine at Ayia Anna, just outside Larnaca. It was one of 25 Bonelli’s eagles that have been tagged by the Cypriot authorities as part of the #LIFEBonelliEastMed programme and
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The fifth online Cyprus property auction conducted by BidX1 raised €3.3 mln worth of sales, for a total of €33.27 mln so far. The company said 100 bidders took part in the latest auction, submitting 526 bids with 26 of the 47 properties sold. The sixth auction takes place Wednesday, October 14. According to data
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Cyprus police have begun their investigations following revelations by Al Jazeera undercover journalists who caught Cypriot officials on camera offering to get passports for criminals. Police spokesman Christos Andreou told CNA a special investigative team has started its probe to see if any criminal offences were committed and everyone caught on the Al Jazeera video
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The International Monetary Fund estimates the Cyprus economy will bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic at a lower GDP rate than its earlier projections. In 2021, the Cyprus economy is projected to grow by 4.7% GDP compared with 5.6% in the April outlook with the Euro Area expected to recover with 5.2% growth. According to
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Cyprus Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou meets his top scientists on Wednesday to discuss a possible lockdown option as COVID cases have rocketed out of control in recently. He has expressed “deep concern” over a record increase in the number of COVID-19 cases reported in Cyprus in the last 24 hours. Cyprus reported 83 daily cases
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Cyprus health authorities announced a record 83 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Tuesday, passing the last highest of 58 cases on April 1, and warned of a high risk that the current situation will be derailed. Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou will be chairing the scientific advisory committee meeting on Wednesday morning where the rapid rise
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Germany said Tuesday the onus was on Turkey to de-escalate tensions in the eastern Mediterranean after Ankara redeployed the research ship at the centre of an energy row. “It is now up to Turkey to create those conditions and the climate so that there is the possibility of conducting exploratory talks without further challenges,” visiting
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