Cyprus will reopen its airports on June 9 as it gradually lifts restrictions imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus, Cyprus Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios announced on Wednesday. “We expect…
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Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday announced that Cyprus will be easing coronavirus lockdown restrictions by allowing some businesses to reopen from May 4. “The danger, I repeat, has not gone away. As…
Constantinos Ioannou, the Minister of Health for Cyprus stated that the country is close to reaching its target of containing the novel coronavirus, but it is not yet there. At the time…
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Turkey’s announced intention to continue drilling inside Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). On Sunday, the Turkish Defense Ministry on their website said its drillships –…
With online shopping on the rise due to the pandemic lockdown measures, Greece and Cyprus are well below the EU average in online shopping compared with the rest of the member states.…
European Union spokesman Peter Stano has said that the European Union will respond with more sanctions against Turkey if it continues illegal energy drilling in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), according to…
We are all witnessing a Turkish policy which is burdening the tense situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, Cypriot Government Spokesman Kyriacos Kousios told Cypriot News Agency, noting that Ankara is behaving like…
Drugs and medical supplies were illegally transferred to the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ pseudo-state by the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı, according to a statement issued by the illegal ‘Prime Minister’s…
On Saturday, a town in Cyprus that has become a coronavirus hotspot carried out mass testing, amid fears the virus had been spreading unchecked for several weeks. Aradippou, a town of 25,000 residents near Cyprus’s…
On Monday, Cyprus imposed a curfew to contain the spread of coronavirus, extending a broad lockdown introduced two weeks ago after a weekend surge in recorded cases. According to the latest reports,…
A Greek C-130 (military transport) aircraft will travel to China on Sunday to load the essential medical supplies that the country is providing, in order to assist Cyprus’ battle against the coronavirus.…
A boat carrying around 100 illegal migrants was refused entry into Cypriot territorial waters on Friday. The boat was spotted approaching the coast of Cyprus, some 10 nautical miles off Cape Greco by…
Cyprus has announced it will shut its borders for 15 days to fight the deadly coronavirus. The measures include a ban on entry as of Sunday for 15 days to any citizen…
Greek authorities have approved the reintroduction of a ferry connection between Greece and Cyprus, a line that stopped operating in 2000. Greek Tourism Minister Haris Teocharis, Greece’s Shipping Minister Giannis Plakiotakis and the…
Greece recorded over 24,000 cancer-related deaths, at 249 per 100,000 inhabitants, just below the EU average whilst Cyprus recorded the lowest rate with 194 deaths from cancer per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by…
Greece was amongst several major western nations classified as a ‘flawed’ democracy in the latest white paper known as the Democracy Index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). According to the…
With the EU recording an annual inflation rate of up to 1.6% and the Euro area 1.3% in December 2019, Greece and Cyprus have managed to register lower rates at 1.1% and…
The US State Department announced on New Year’s Day that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not be travelling to Cyprus as originally scheduled due to tensions with Iraq following the attacks…
US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo is scheduled to visit Cyprus during the first week of January, as he returns from a trip to Asia, Cypriot media have reported. According to sources,…
The frigate Federico Martinengo from the Italian Navy has made a stop in the port of Larnaca, Cyprus and is conducting a patrol operation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to carry out activities…