Cyprus’ original First Lady, Mimi Kyprianou, wife of the late President Spyros Kyprianou, died on Monday at 89. She had been hospitalised recently at Nicosia General Hospital. Mimi was married to the
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
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
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
With some resistance, the Cyprus government, trade unions, and employers are getting down to the nitty-gritty of the thorny issue of introducing a national minimum wage. The Labour Ministry is determined to
We spend a lot of time, effort, and money to promote Cyprus as an attractive place for foreign investments. The various pluses for attracting foreign investors are known, but the execution is
Developments in the Eastern Mediterranean will be discussed during the first quadrilateral meeting of Foreign ministers from Cyprus, Greece, Egypt and France in Athens. Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides is in Athens
Moody’s has deemed the latest Bank of Cyprus transaction to offload nonperforming loans and a property portfolio worth €700 mln as credit positive for the group’s balance sheet. It said the transaction,
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis attended Wednesday the first-ever production of the traditional Cypriot halloumi cheese bearing the EU product of protected designation of origin (PDO) certificate. The first badge of halloumi bearing
Every 27 hours in Cyprus, a child falls victim to sexual abuse, according to the Commissioner for the Rights of the Child, Despo Michaelidou. She cited reports from the “Hope For Children”
