The mystery behind the tremors and loud noises recorded in Paphos and Episkopi remains unsolved, with Cyprus’ seismological centre saying the phenomena could be attributed to an atmospheric disturbance. Residents on the island’s west coasts had been shaken by earthquake-like tremors, which were initially mistaken for an earthquake. Reports of a possible earthquake in Paphos
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The dispatch of a second humanitarian aid package from Cyprus is on route to Ukraine, with Cypriots donating 215 tonnes of supplies to the war-torn country. On Wednesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said: “with the outbreak of war in Ukraine, a campaign of humanitarian support for the Ukrainian people was launched to collect food,
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Cyprus is to lift COVID-19 restrictions at retail shops and workplaces, as government advisors have reportedly suggested that Safe Pass requirements be scrapped for employees and shoppers. The requirement for customers to carry their Safe Pass documents will be lifted for malls, small shops and some face-to-face services. With the easing of Safe Pass requirements,
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Greece, Cyprus, and Israel will continue working together on natural gas pipeline and electricity cable projects with European energy dependency a new focus due to the war in Ukraine, their foreign ministers said. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, who met his Greek and Cypriot counterparts in Athens, said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had changed
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France has become a major player in the Cyprus holiday market, with the number of French tourists expected to treble this year to 100,000 visitors, said tourism boss Savvas Perdios. The deputy minister spoke from Paris, where he held meetings with tourism stakeholders. Authorities have made efforts to increase the number of arrivals of holidaymakers
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By Craig Erlam Tuesday was another choppy day in financial markets with Europe ending a mixed bag and US indices all in the red, but to varying degrees. Markets are indicative of the uncertainty we continue to see from Ukraine-Russia negotiations, to sanctions, interest rates, recession warnings, lockdowns, etc. There’s no end to the uncertainty,
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Cyprus reported three coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, with new daily cases dipping below the 3,000 marker to 2,987, while hospitalisations increased once again above the 200-bed safety level to 207. The health ministry said in its Covid bulletin that the latest victims were two women aged 71 and 87, and a 96 year old man,
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Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said Tuesday that Nicosia had asked for the EU border agency Frontex to have a presence in Turkey to stop the mass flows of irregular migrants entering Cyprus. “We want Frontex to monitor the southern Turkish coasts, mainly the port of Mersin and Antalya, where the irregular flows come from, and
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Cyprus will not accept a US request to hand over its Russian-made weapons to Ukraine as it would undermine its defence capabilities, said Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides on Tuesday. Petrides argued that Cyprus is doing its bit by sending humanitarian and financial aid to Ukraine. Speaking after the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the minister refuted
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Six out of ten (61%) Cypriots believe the European Union’s biggest problem is migration, with health (32%) and the economy (19%) other major concerns, according to the latest Eurobarometer. Some 14% of Cypriots are also worried over climate change, 14% said crime, 11% about unemployment, 10% said they feared a possible terrorist attack, and 9%
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