Cyprus police have arrested a 46-year-old man from Nicosia for the suspected attempted murder of AEL Limassol’s US basketball player Corey Manigault while looking to identify others involved in the attack. AEL forward Manigault, 23, has been hospitalized with a brain haemorrhage and hematoma following serious injuries he sustained during a violent altercation early Sunday
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The first anti-viral pill for COVID-19 is expected in Cyprus after mid-December for mild to moderate cases, deputy head of pharmaceutical services Elena Panagiotopoulou said. Panagiotopoulou told the Cyprus News Agency the EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) had approved Merck’s request for emergency use of the drug. Merck Sharp & Dohme’s pill, called Molnupiravir, can
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Xylofagou local council is offering €500 to anyone who can provide information regarding the vandalism of its landmark ‘Big Potato’ monument, said community leader George Tasou. The Famagusta village is determined to get to the bottom of the case, seeing their four-metre testament to the potato sprayed with football slogans related to Anorthosis Famagusta FC.
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Businesses are legally required to electronically check the validity of COVID Safe Pass documents held by their customers using the newly introduced CovScan application. Door greeters at business establishments, where more than ten individuals can gather, must scan a unique QR barcode presented by customers before they are allowed to enter. The application to electronically
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Cyprus Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas has met President Nicos Anastasiades to finalise new COVID-19 measures to be introduced this week, including restrictions for the unvaccinated, while limiting social activities during the festive season. Hadjipantelas will brief the President over the island’s coronavirus outlook after receiving recommendations from the experts. Decisions taken on Monday are expected
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By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at Exinity Group The European single currency is struggling to find support, having fallen more than 7.5% so far in 2021. The euro is now the second worst performing currency after the Japanese Yen, and the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections is adding to its losses. Just when we
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Despite heavy rain falling over Larnaca, around 7,500 runners from 72 countries, including ministers and diplomats, participated in Sunday’s 4th Radisson Blu International Marathon. Annita Demetriou, House Speaker, expressed satisfaction that the marathon was held after last year’s disruption caused by the COVID pandemic. “I think the participation shows how much the people needed this
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Cyprus reported fewer daily cases of 212 and no coronavirus deaths on Sunday as hospitalisations rose significantly to 105, breaking past the 100-marker for the first time in just over two months. Hospitalisations were up by 13, of whom 35 are serious, unchanged from Saturday. Cyprus health officials have not been so worried with hospitalisations
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What was said or disagreed at Crans Montana before the Cyprus peace process collapsed four years ago may never be known, but its consequences linger. Classified papers have been leaked that seeks to vindicate the Greek Cypriot position that Turkey was being constructively vague about what its true intentions were in withdrawing its occupation troops.
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News the American University of Beirut, one of the region’s oldest and most prestigious institutions, is contemplating a Cyprus campus, more so in Paphos, proves education could play a pivotal role in developing a sustainable economy. Some sectors of activity, such as agriculture and the clothing-footwear industries, have dwindled due to rapid changes sweeping across
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