Cyprus has sent 150 tonnes of humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Ukraine, as a demonstration of “tangible solidarity” to the Ukrainian people, the Foreign Ministry said. The humanitarian aid was transported via cargo ship to Thessaloniki and then to Poland where the European Union has established a logistics hub of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism in
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Russian forces neared Kyiv on Thursday, as international leaders and Ukraine accused Russia of a “barbaric” attack on a children’s hospital in the besieged city of Mariupol. As the violence continues, Russia and Ukraine’s foreign ministers are in Turkey for the highest-level talks of the conflict so far, though hopes for a breakthrough remain low.
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Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates found their way back to the green category on Cyprus’ safe travel list based on a country’s COVID-19 epidemiological risk. A week after Cyprus lifted all travel restrictions for the fully jabbed, authorities have reclassified countries according to their COVID risk with rules applicable to passengers without a vaccination
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Cyprus reported three coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, all men, aged 71 to 77, as new daily cases dropped to 2,866, with hospitalisations climbing to 124, of whom 25 are critical. The Health Ministry said in its Covid bulletin that the March death toll rose to 22 and the national figure to 886, two years into
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Cyprus has asked the EU’s top diplomat and security chief Josep Borrell why NATO member Turkey is not pulling its weight over the war in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides is requesting the EU undertake its responsibilities regarding Turkey since the Republic of Cyprus does not control the airspace over the occupied areas and therefore
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Cyprus has received almost 3,000 Ukrainians fleeing the war since Russia invaded last month, said the Interior Ministry Wednesday, fending off criticism that authorities responded inadequately to the humanitarian crisis. In a statement on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said a total of 2,935 Ukrainians had fled to Cyprus without problematic red tape, rejecting reports that
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The Health Ministry’s COVID-19 ‘test to stay’ school testing policy will be extended to include teaching staff at schools in the public and private sectors next Monday, 14 March. A ministry announcement on Wednesday said the procedure for teachers is the same as the one followed for students reported as close contacts. According to the
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By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group Asian stocks are mixed while US and European futures are in the green, as markets are tossed about by the headline blitz stemming from the Ukraine crisis. Oil benchmarks have persisted with their parabolic climb, with Brent still trading around its highest levels since 2008 and
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Cyprus is braced to lose revenue from Russian and Ukrainian tourists, as the economy is expected to lose around 2% of its GDP due to the Ukraine conflict. As the war in Ukraine rumbles on, with sanctions on Russia taking their toll on the economy, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said that Cyprus could no longer
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Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the price of oil has been rising relentlessly. On February 24, Brent crude was trading at $95/barrel. However, following President Biden’s announcement that the US is banning all Russian oil, gas, and energy imports, it rose to $134/barrel. And it will rise further if more countries, in addition to
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