Cyprus on Friday reported just four new Covid-19 infections, squeezing total cases since the outbreak began past the 1,500 barrier. Health authorities have, however, succeeded in keeping daily cases in single-digit figures for a week, following fluctuating rates of coronavirus. Friday’s results were reported after an unusually low number of 1,810 tests was carried out,
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Cyprus on Friday sent its third and largest shipment of humanitarian aid to Lebanon – after the deadly blast that decimated Beirut port in early August. A total of 20 containers with food and two with medical supplies were loaded onto a commercial ship at Limassol Port. Together with the previous two shipments, the humanitarian
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Cyprus is regaining British tour operators trust, as the UK’s largest travel firm TUI reinstated flights and holiday packages for the Mediterranean island which is considered among Europe’s top COVID-19 low-risk destinations. Following Jet2, which reinstated flights on 17 August, TUI has announced that it is resuming flights to Cyprus with 11 flights arriving this weekend.
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Cyprus is set to swelter under scorching 45°C on Friday, but the maximum temperature could go beyond that making it the hottest day ever recorded. On Friday, the Met Office issued another red alert, the fourth this week with top temperatures expected to exceed 45 degrees Celsius, Meteorologist Panayiotis Mouskos told CyBC radio. The Met
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The cabinet has approved the creation of a Fast Track Business Activation Mechanism for setting up a company in Cyprus by third-country nationals to attract more foreign investment. A proposal was submitted by the Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry, Natasa Pilides, in coordination with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Finance and Labour. According
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In a worrying turn of events, authorities in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus reported 17 more COVID-19 cases, the second-highest daily number of coronavirus infections since the outbreak in March. Thursday’s results follow a five-day streak of reporting single-digit infections, taking the total number of cases in the north to 361. Divided Cyprus combined
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By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM US equities are set to fall further on Friday with futures now in the red, being led once more by tech stocks. The Nasdaq Composite Index saw a 4.96% plunge on Thursday which was its biggest single-day decline since 11 June, while the S&P 500 dropped 3.5%. The
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Cyprus reported just three new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, keeping daily cases in single-digit figures for a sixth day running, following a week of fluctuating rates of coronavirus. Thursday’s results were reported after an unusually low number of 2,149 tests was carried out, bringing the national COVID-19 total to 1,498. The three new cases included
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Cyprus announced on Thursday that it has decided to extend until the end of October financial support schemes introduced to mitigate the effects of the lockdown and restrictive COVID measures imposed. Talking at a press conference with Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said the government will be continuing measures worth €106 mln
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Next year will see several changes in the Cyprus electricity sector, with the energy regulator saying that two interconnector cables ready by 2023 will transform the island into a regional hub. Presenting the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority’s annual report to President Nicos Anastasiades, CERA chairman Andreas Poullikkas said that electricity costs have been significantly reduced
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