High dust concentrations affecting the island are expected to decrease in the next few days with rain showers forecast, according to the Met Office. In comments to Alpha TV, the director of the island’s meteorological services, Kleanthis Nicolaides, said that Monday marked the drop of extremely high dust levels, especially on the coast. Dust levels
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Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the Creator and Owner of the easy family brand is awarding Youth Entrepreneurship in Cyprus for the first time this year. He is granting €60,000 to the top three business ideas, which will receive the following awards: 1st Prize – €30,000, 2nd Prize – €20,000, and 3rd Prize – €10,000. The “Stelios
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will prolong his two-decade rule of the NATO country for another five years after prevailing over his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s runoff elections with 52.1% to 47.9%. In the first round of elections on May 14, Erdogan secured 49.5% of the votes, while his main opponent Kilicdaroglu garnered 44.9%.
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Greek and Turkish Cypriots united their voices for the opening of new crossing points along the divided island to facilitate people-to-people contact. About 110 parties, trade unions and NGOs from both communities organised an “Opening new roads – Reuniting Cyprus” event on Saturday. It included a march starting from Ledras Street in old Nicosia and
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The energy workshop taking place in Nicosia is viewed as the first significant milestone in shaping the decisions of Cyprus’ future oil and gas strategy. Minister of Energy George Papanastasiou told CNA this is the first milestone concerning the infrastructure to be created, while the second is his visit to Israel on June 14-15, where
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Like the wave of incompetence that swept across our passports-for-cash scheme, nobody believed they would get caught playing fast and loose with the rules. There were rumblings from far-off Europe about giving away EU passports to dodgy types, fugitives who ripped off governments and authoritarian rulers who stole from everybody else. When the sound of
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Cyprus is facing a housing crisis, as young couples are locked out of the property market by skyrocketing prices, while supply is quickly diminishing due to thousands moving to the island. President Nikos Christodoulides recently called it “an unprecedented housing crisis, affecting mainly younger generations”. “The particularly high cost of building a house and the
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Cyprus is fast running out of space for housing, causing extreme hardship in society and widening the income gap, compounded by near-zero household wage growth. The problem has been exacerbated by the relocation of Ukrainians and others, exerting greater pressure on the real estate market. In the past, too much importance had been given to
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Three reds and four traditional Commandaria sweet wines won the highest Grand Gold awards in the 14th Cyprus Wine Competition, with the agriculture minister reiterating support for the €4 mln export industry. “This competition affirms the great importance that the state gives to the wine sector and its determination to help its further development,” said
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I’ve studied the government’s new proposal on how foreigners (non-EU members or companies) secure a permanent residence permit, and I fail to understand its purpose. Is it to attract foreign investors from third countries to the island or their near prohibition to reside in Cyprus? I understand the government’s cautious approach after the passports saga
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