Prolonged rain and heavy local thunderstorms are expected to affect Cyprus on Wednesday; the Meteorology Department said when issuing a yellow weather alert. It follows an orange warning for unusually stormy weather in the previous two days as Cyprus has endured an unsettled climate with above-average rainfall and little sunshine. The Met Office issued a
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After years of official support by the US Administration for energy projects in the East Mediterranean, Washington has shed its clothes. As expected, Washington’s perceived support for a regional offshore gas pipeline connecting Egypt-Israel-Cyprus with mainland Europe has been cancelled, even though the Biden Administration has not yet officially killed the total project. After years
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Cyprus reported four coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, a drop in daily cases to 3,515, an increase in hospitalisations to 252 and critical patients down to 76 from the previous day. Some 87 of the new cases were detected in high schools where tests continue on a daily basis and stricter measures are being considered. The
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The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on gender equality, increasing inequality, injustice and discrimination against women across the EU, with Cyprus slightly improving on the Gender Equality Index. The island ranked 21st on the EU’s Gender Equality Index, improved its overall rating from 56.3% to 56.9%, according to a statement by the Commissioner for
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Tuesday’s earthquake measuring 6.1 in magnitude was one of the strongest quakes ever recorded in Cyprus, with the Geological Survey Department warning of possible powerful aftershocks. The powerful earthquake tremor that struck Cyprus at 3.08 am was the second strongest quake in the island’s history. It is the biggest earthquake to shake the island since
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The value of bounced cheques issued in 2021 rose to €0.93 mln, up 25.6% from €0.74 mln in 2020, whereas the number of bad cheques dropped to 363 from 454 the year before. According to data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus, the value of cheques issued in December alone and included in its
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Ioannis Kasoulides was sworn in as Foreign Minister on Tuesday, returning to the ministry he had left four years ago when he decided to retire from public office. He takes over from Nikos Christodoulides, who stepped down following a row within his party DISY over his plans to run for president in 2023. The new
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David Maria Sassoli, outgoing President of the European Parliament, whose term ended next week, died in a hospital in Italy on Monday. Politicians and colleagues praised his vision for a stronger Union. He was 65. Cyprus House Speaker Annita Demetriou said, “the European family lost a very valuable member”. Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said he
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Cyprus’ newly introduced speed camera network has caught over 5,000 offending drivers in the first nine days since officially penalising motorists from 1 January. The network was introduced on 25 October, but authorities decided to impose a grace period before sending out tickets to offenders. As of Sunday, 5,222 tickets have been issued to offending
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The Central Bank of Cyprus has expressed its concern over the soaring price of building materials, sending the cost of construction to skyrocket to new highs and pushing property prices further up. In its December bulletin on the island’s economy, CBC noted that the real estate market would have to be closely monitored in a
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