Cyprus health authorities reported 20 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Sunday, with the total since the coronavirus pandemic started in March passing the 2,000 mark to reach 2,006. Cypriots were urged to strictly follow hygiene rules as new COVID-19 cases surged to 35 on Saturday, the second-highest spike since mid-April. Of the new Covid-19 cases,
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Allowing the Cyprus problem to fester for more than three years without any real hope of resuscitating it was never going to get a feel-good Hollywood ending. No matter what side of the political spectrum you are on there is no quick-fix to end the island’s painful division. They may say that hope dies first
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Turkish Cypriots head to the ballot box Sunday to elect their new leader amid rancour over Turkey meddling and the opening of the Varosha beachfront in the occupied north. Authorities in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus opened part of fenced-off Varosha’s beachfront to visitors for the first time in 46 years, in what incumbent
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We have been hearing about sustainability and job creation ever since the incumbent ‘pro-business’ administration came into office the first time around, over seven years ago. We were supposed to transform into a green-blue economy with hundreds of jobs to be created because of rapid developments in natural gas discoveries as well as the use
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Cypriots were urged to strictly follow hygiene rules as new COVID-19 cases surged to 35 on Saturday, the second-highest spike since mid-April. Cyprus is suffering its worst outbreak of coronavirus since the pandemic peaked six months ago. This has prompted the Health Ministry to tell the public to follow COVID protocols at work and in
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Cyprus Citizenship for Investment Scheme is under scrutiny once more following revelations the cabinet approved the naturalisation of 42 relatives of a Saudi businessman with friendly ties to the President. The case involves relatives of the owner of JetStream Aviation, Abdulrahman Mahfouz whom President Nicos Anastasiades called a friend following a scandal in 2018 when
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By Ravi Bangar Cyprus, strategically located in the eastern Mediterranean, which Henry Kissinger described “as a stationary aircraft carrier in the middle of the sea”, is again in the news due to the decision, by Turkey and the breakaway Turkish Cypriots to open part of Varosha beach for development. For the first time in 46
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One of the many attractive features that Cyprus has, is water dams which are scattered everywhere, especially in the Paphos and Limassol regions. In addition to the human necessity of such water dams, they could be used for a variety of sports for which the dams are especially suited, such as rowing, canoeing, small boat
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An elderly woman with serious underlying health issues has died of COVID-19, the third death this week with a spike of 33 new cases on Friday, the second-highest since mid-April. Cyprus is suffering its worst outbreak since the pandemic peaked in April. The Health Ministry said that the latest coronavirus victim was an 89-year-old woman
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Cyprus Health authorities are alarmed as they have found that people identified as close contacts of known coronavirus cases are violating their mandatory 14-day quarantine. If people exposed to the virus do not self-isolate, then they are helping the virus to spread with all the negative consequences that entail. This is a major factor in
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