President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday defended his administration’s decision to expand the Citizenship for Investment Scheme in 2013 while refuting his family law firm was given preferential treatment. Anastasiades, testifying before the
Budget airline Ryanair, Tuesday announced it will add 5 additional flights every week from Paphos to Tel Aviv as part of its Summer 2021 schedule. Following strong demand from Cypriot consumers, Ryanair
A decision by the Cyprus Church to demolish four listed buildings surrounding the site of a new cathedral under construction in Nicosia caused a public outcry with demands for Archbishop Chrysostomos II
Total assets of Cyprus residents stood at €684.57 bln against higher total liabilities of €711.78 bln at the end of September, Central Bank data shows. Cypriot residents’ assets included €106.56 bln in
Cyprus announced three coronavirus deaths on Monday, with a small rise in new COVID-19 cases to 120, as lockdown measures started easing and more people gradually return to work in an effort
In December, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 8.3%, up from 7.4% in 2019 while in Cyprus the jobless figure was similar at 7.3%, according to Eurostat. The EU unemployment rate
Fifth-generation mobile networks have arrived after the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority announced its 5G network, covering 70% of the population, is up and running. Through social media, Cyta announced the “beginning of a
A prominent scientist in the government’s fight against COVID-19 Dr Leondios Kostrikis, on Monday, resigned from the government’s advisory committee on coronavirus. Kostrikis who had been the face of the COVID-19 advisory
As Cyprus starts lifting lockdown police are stepping up checks to ensure the public and businesses follow the rules during the exit strategy. With COVID data improving significantly, as a result of
Cyprus on Monday began the gradual exit of a second national lockdown to stem coronavirus which peaked in December with 907 cases. As of Monday, barbershops, hairdressers, and beauty salons have reopened
