Royal Caribbean International announced on Thursday that all-new 7-night cruises will be departing from from Limassol, starting July 10.

Cyprus is gearing up to welcome back tourists in May, amid concerns over loss of traffic from the UK where officials said that Britons may not be allowed to travel abroad this summer.

The vaccination centre operating at the Cyprus State Fair venue, in Nicosia, serves 1,400 citizens every day, state healthcare professional, Maria Roka, has said, adding that 30-35 healthcare workers are currently employed there.

By June, over 60% of Cyprus’ adult population wishing to the coronavirus jab will be vaccinated, the deputy head of the state health services Dr Olga Kalakouta said.

This note seeks to provide an overview of some of the key recent developments in the area of competition law with regards to the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic (“the pandemic”) and the disruption induced by digitalization and online marketplaces.

The cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal for a single referendum to be held on local authority reform whose discussion has been dragging on for years amid opposition from political parties and certain communities.

With the total demolition of fuel and gas storage tanks on Larnaca’s coast expected to be realised by early August, preparatory work is moving fast, Petrolina Group of Companies CEO Dinos Lefkaritis has told Philenews.

Cyprus trade deficit recorded a drop of about €300 million in 2020 compared to 2019 due to a large decrease in imports, data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service, on Tuesday, show.

The 2021 results of the Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies Rankings have ranked the University of Nicosia (UNic) among the Top 201-250 universities in the countries or regions classified by the London Stock Exchange’s FTSE Group as “advanced emerging”, “secondary emerging”, or “frontier”.

The Cabinet on Tuesday put its foot down in response to mounting pressure by parents of middle and Limassol primary school students for the reopening of schools ahead of the planned date on April 2.