Cyprus’ safe travel list has whittled down to just seven countries from which travellers do not need to present a negative COVID-19 test to gain entry. With epidemiological data deteriorating across Europe with fears of a second wave growing, as of Friday Cyprus will be knocking three countries entirely off the list while demoting another
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Cyprus police have not received an international arrest warrant for the Russian owner of a vessel that contained a shipment of fertilizer behind Beirut’s massive port blast in August. Police spokesman, Christos Andreou told the Financial Mirror on Tuesday that Cyprus has yet to receive any request from Interpol or the Lebanese authorities to arrest
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Bicommunal activist group UniteCyprusNow has called on Turkish Cypriots to vote in Sunday’s elections for a candidate who supports the UN-backed reunification process. The peace group said it does not endorse any of the candidates running but urged voter in the Turkish-occupied north to back someone who best represents hope for an end to the
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Cyprus is still enjoying summer weather conditions in early October, as temperatures reach a balmy 38 degrees Celsius, which is the average temperature for August. Maximum temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday will touch 38°C and stay at around 36°C on Thursday, much higher than the seasonal norm of 31°C. Coastal areas will be bathed in
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Banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region will increase mergers and acquisitions because of the coronavirus crisis and prolonged low oil prices, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report Tuesday. “The banks now face larger cost adjustments as low oil prices and the coronavirus fallout constrain growth opportunities and severely dent their profitability,” said
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Cyprus reported 23 new coronavirus cases on Monday as infections continue to be transmitted among football players and family clusters while 10 have a recent travel history. The Health Ministry said total Covid-19 cases in the Republic now stands at 1,847. A number of restrictive measures are in force in Larnaca and Famagusta especially on
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Cyprus’ parliament is expected to pass a unanimous resolution this week in support of the people of Nagorno Karabagh, also known as Artsakh, bombarded daily by Azerbaijan since late September. The death toll of Armenian servicemen defending Artsakh rose to 223 on Monday with another 18 civilian casualties, as Azerbaijan seeks to retake the enclave,
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Brussels on Monday welcomed the departure of Turkish drillship Yavuz from Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone hoping to see similar moves from Ankara, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano told CNA. Stano said at a briefing: “I can say that the departure of the Yavuz vessel constitutes another welcome step towards de-escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean and
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Women in Cyprus will need to wait another 30 years to see their earnings equal those of their male colleagues, according to the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Based on Eurostat data on gender pay gap trends, the ETUC calculates that the EU’s earnings divide will not be eliminated until the next century at the
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Neo Plaza, the island’s first designer outlet and entertainment village to open next year will be larger than originally planned, as demand from commercial stores pushed developers to expand the complex. Following a request filed by Canba Properties the company in charge of constructing the project, Cyprus environmental authorities decided to approve an expansion of
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