Lebanon and Cyprus have reaffirmed their commitment to implement their 2002 agreement that allows irregular migrants arriving by boat on the island to be sent back. The pledge came after Cypriot Interior Minister Nikos Nouris met Lebanon’s visiting Major General Abbas Ibrahim. During Tuesday’s meeting, they discussed the latest migrant arrivals by sea from Lebanon
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Cyprus is to revoke Cypriot citizenship from seven foreign investors for violating the terms of its maligned passport-for-investment scheme, officials said Wednesday. Cypriot government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said the decision was taken during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. “Cabinet decided to begin the process of depriving citizenship to seven people,” Koushos told reporters. “These people
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Cyprus is set to see its hottest October day ever recorded on Wednesday with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning for extreme heat conditions. Despite winter looming, Cyprus is still sweltering under summer-like weather as maximum temperatures reach 40 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, flirting with the highest temperature ever recorded in October. In comments
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US Presidential candidate Joe Biden called on the Trump administration to address the tensions between Greece and Turkey to ensure no further provocative actions from Ankara. Biden expressed support to the efforts of NATO to defuse tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. He welcomed the agreement to establish a military deconfliction mechanism between Greece and Turkey
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Nicosia was caught off-guard as the authorities in the Turkish occupied north of the island announced they are to open part of Varosha, according to main opposition party AKEL. AKEL accuses the government that its tactic of trying to push Turkey into the corner backfired while ignoring the writing on the wall, “as the Turkish
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The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association’s new European office in Limassol gives prestige and consolidates Cyprus as a quality cluster of international maritime activities, the island’s junior minister for shipping said. SMUAE is a member of the Steamship Mutual international group in London, a major player in the protection and indemnity insurance sector (P&I), and operates
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Cyprus’ Health Ministry has extended for another week a set of restrictive measures for the district of Larnaca where several COVID-19 clusters are still growing. The Health Ministry said: “The number of cases reported in recent days is an indication that protocols are not being followed, resulting in transmission chains created within the family, work
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Pre-COVID, eight out of 10 Cypriots consider their health status as good or very good, according to the 2019 European Health Interview Survey published this week. The report provides statistical information on the health status of the population. According to the main findings of the survey, 80.9% of the population aged over 15 consider their
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An elderly woman with underlying health conditions died in Cyprus on Tuesday, the first death attributed to Covid-19 since 7 September while another 29 new coronavirus cases were confirmed. The 90-year-old woman was being treated at the intensive care unit at Famagusta General Hospital’s Acute Care Unit and raises the number of deaths caused by
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The EuroAsia Interconnector electricity cable, investing in research and innovation in energy storage are two key factors that will help Cyprus achieve its climate targets of emission reduction. This is what Energy Minister Natasa Pilides told an informal EU ministers meeting on Tuesday. She told the Energy Council, “Cyprus is ready to contribute to effective
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