Nicosia has called for more help from the EU after irregular migrant flows recorded an increase in March, while 19,000 asylum applications are still pending, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris. The minister
President Nicos Anastasiades said Wednesday that Cyprus has ordered and expects to receive enough COVID-19 vaccines to innoculate two million people, twice the island’s 900,000 population. To inoculate two million people with
The National Guard’s air defence system’s operational readiness was successfully tested during the military exercise Onisilos-Gideon 2021, an annual defence cooperation programme between Cyprus and Israel. “The annual exercise proves the upgraded
Registered unemployed in Cyprus rose by 25% annually in March to 29,676 as the labour market suffered from lockdowns and the coronavirus pandemic’s prolonged effects. According to the Cyprus Statistical Service, unemployment
The European Medicines Agency will not advise EU member states to discontinue the AstraZeneca vaccine administration at the end of an evaluation into rare blood clots, Cypriot officials said. EMA will inform
Cyprus COVID-19 vaccination rollout has reached those over 61 as the online portal opens on Wednesday, offering 19,378 appointment slots, the Health Ministry announced. The portal will be open from 8 am
Turkey’s end game for two separate states in Cyprus will not come to fruition because it is an unacceptable solution, said Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades. In an interview with Greek TV station
The Cyprus House of Representatives official website came under attack by a Turkish hacker, following similar attacks on the Defence Ministry, the legislative body said in a statement on Monday. “The Parliament’s
Boosted by 60,000 COVID vaccine doses arriving this week, Cyprus’ vaccination rollout could reach people aged 57 by the end of the week, said Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou. Cyprus is enhancing its
The Cyprus ministry for shipping, upgraded from a government department with a Cabinet presence since March 2018, is preparing a strategy that will determine the future of the maritime sector for decades
