The European Commission has approved a €1 billion Cypriot scheme to support enterprises and self-employed individuals in the context of the coronavirus outbreak, a press release said on Tuesday.

Larnaca municipality is aiming to redevelop the area of the old oil refineries into a people-friendly, urban space, Mayor Andreas Vyras said on Tuesday.

After 15 years of technical and legal setbacks, Cyprus is set to reintroduce traffic cameras in a test capacity in October, even though legislation for their operation has not yet been passed by the House.

The Civil Registry and Migration Department now provides a new service allowing citizens to be reminded via an sms that their passport and ID card is set to expire, Philenews reports.

ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum plan on drilling for gas in an offshore block towards the end of the year, Energy Minister Natasa Pilidou has said.

New country guidelines for travel downgrades Sweden and Belgium from Orange to Red as from Thursday, the island’s Health Ministry announced on Monday.

Ryanair airlines on Monday announced three new Cyprus routes for Germany and Poland for this winter.

Students will be required to present a SafePass to go to school while unvaccinated university students might require a PCR test, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday.

The production of recycled water in 2020 at the wastewater treatment plant in Larnaca, exceeded 3.5 million cubic metres, it was announced on Tuesday.

A Cypriot health expert believes the Delta variant is like having a different virus altogether, saying evidence is very strong in favor of providing a third dose, citing both local numbers as well as data from Israel.