A seven-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being involved in a Limassol road accident that claimed the life of a 43-year-old Russian man. According to police, the child of Greek nationality was injured when the 43-year-old man lost control of the large three-wheeler motorcycle he was driving in the tourist area of Yermasoyia.
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An influx of tourists during the non-Orthodox Easter weekend has hoteliers optimistic about the summer prospects after writing off almost one million tourists due to the war in Ukraine. In comments to the Financial Mirror, the Director-General of the Cyprus Hotel Association, Philokypros Roussounides, said hotels were pleased to report that Paphos and Limassol saw
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Cyprus Airways announced it would operate flights from Cairo to Larnaca starting 30 April, with two weekly flights, every Tuesday and Saturday. It is part of a summer schedule that includes flights to 12 destinations: Jeddah, Athens, Thessaloniki, Preveza, Skiathos, Mykonos, Rhodes, Santorini, Heraklion, Cairo, Tel Aviv and Beirut. Simon Camilleri, CEO of Cyprus Airways,
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Cyprus has lifted the Safe Pass requirement for retail shops and malls while also scrapping the passenger locator form (flight pass) and colour-coded country risk assessment as it moves toward removing all COVID-19 restrictions. From Monday, presenting a Safe Pass document is only required for higher risk hospitality venues such as the indoor facilities of
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Cyprus ship management revenues increased to €516 mln during the second half of 2021, or 4.2% of GDP (as turnover), marking a steady recovery from the pandemic and associated decline in economic activity, according to a Central Bank survey. An increase of 15.4% from the first six months of 2021 generated €447 mln (4% GDP).
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By Jeffrey Halley With most of Europe, as well as Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand on holiday on Monday, the focus has been on the tier-1 data releases from China. China GDP YoY for Q1 beat expectations, rising by 4.80% (4.50% exp), and rising 1.30% QoQ (0.60% exp), industrial production in March fell to
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It would be no shock if Nicosia were secretly studying the UK plan for asylum seekers, sticking them on the plane and sending them 6,500 km away to Rwanda. Britain’s half-baked approach to tackling irregular migrants crossing over the Channel in small boats is similar to Cyprus rolling out barbed wire and CCTV cameras on
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Anxious to hastily remove all restrictions and measures, as if the coronavirus had not passed through Cyprus, officials seem to be unaware of the virus recurring in China’s commerce and wealth capital, Shanghai. Lockdowns over the past few weeks, the impact of which will be felt in Cyprus, have slowed trade in the world’s busiest
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The Armenian Representative in the Cypriot parliament criticised the hypocrisy of world powers in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and apathy towards victims of other aggressions, including Cyprus. “The international community must finally stop pretending to act based on economic and geostrategic interests and should take on the role of defender of world
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Cyprus is becoming a melting for higher education, attracting international universities ready to establish a campus, while local institutions are upgrading their status. One of the most prestigious universities in the region, the American University of Beirut (AUB), has cast its vote of confidence as it plans to establish its first international campus in Paphos.
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