. While East Med offshore gas exploration is heating up, with Turkey upping the ante with its two offshore drilling ventures, Cyprus is to establish a so-called sovereign wealth fund, in which part of the expected gas revenues should be deposited for future generations. The small island, of which parts are still occupied by Turkish
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Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci hold informal meeting in the buffer zone on Tuesday to hopefully break the deadlock over stalled reunification talks. They have begun talks on Tuesday at the Nicosia residence of the UN chief of mission, Elizabeth Spehar. At the same time, the UN envoy Jane Holl
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Cyprus has seen an alarming rise in domestic violence with more than 30 women murdered by their partners in the past 15 years. Parliament’s Human Rights Committee heard Ministry of Justice officials give worrying accounts on the increase of domestic violence incidents during a discussion into the government's decision to create a support centre for
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In the event of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, London seeks an agreement with the Republic of Cyprus and Brussels to secure the operation of British military bases on the island and allow Cypriot citizens who live and work there to carry on doing so normally, a 10 Downing Street spokesperson said. The smooth continuation of military
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Cyprus health authorities on Monday said the death toll from symptoms associated with influenza A since December has risen to 13 making it the worst outbreak for a decade, although the virus is said to be abating. The Cyprus Health Ministry issued a statement saying influenza activity still remains relatively high with one deaths recorded
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Cyprus is determined to stick to its energy roadmap despite Turkey’s opposition, with Nicosia going ahead with new exploratory drilling planned for later in the year. And positive results are expected to be announced soon from the finds of ExxonMobil test drills off Cyprus in block 10 of its exclusive economic zone. Government spokesman Prodromos
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Cyprus’ investment for passport scheme has lifted the construction sector out of recession, triggering growth and jobs as multi-storey high-rises change the urban landscape. Chairman of the Cyprus Building Constractors Association (OSEOK) Costas Roushias told Stockwatch, that the passport scheme had helped the construction sector to come out of the stagnation it had found itself
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In 2017, nearly four in ten people (38%) in the European Union went to see their generalist medical practitioner once or twice in the 12 months prior to the survey, this figure was 42% in Cyprus. Moreover, 32.3% of Cypriots said they had never visited a GP for a period of at least a year
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Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said the meeting of the EU-Arab partnership is an important milestone, which highlighted that strategic relations contribute to regional peace, security, stability and economic growth. In his intervention at the first Plenary Session of the League of Arab States – European Union Summit, President Anastasiades said transnational challenges such as terrorism,
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A long-delayed bill creating a Cyprus hydrocarbons fund will be put to parliament for a vote, with the aim of utilising profits from natural gas for future generations to enjoy but there are fears the cash cow will be abused. The government submitted the bill in 2015 but it got shelved as it fell victim
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