The state wants to see public higher education institutions attract more foreign students, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Wednesday after discussing with MPs a government bill to introduce non-Greek language programmes of study in state universities.

The energy sector in Cyprus is changing drastically due to the creation of the energy centre in Vasiliko and the supply of natural gas, President Nikos Anastasiades has said.

There have been significant developments regarding the integration of private oncology centres in the General Healthcare System (GeSY), Andreas Papakonstantinou the director of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) announced, speaking to Active and the show “Agenda”.

New business loans in Cyprus recorded a 25.4% drop in July from June while consumer loans and home mortgages increased, according to Central Bank data.

PEPPER has successfully completed its non-performing loan (NPL) servicing contract for the Bank of Cyprus plc, having outperformed market expectations.

Armonia Estates Ltd, a member of the Leptos Group of Companies, was awarded first place among the ten best contractors by the Cyprus Recycling Organisation (OAK) in recognition for the company’s efforts to improving the quality of the human and natural environment.  The company received the “Class A” Gold Environmental Award for using its resources in sustainable and ecological ways.

The government of the Republic of Cyprus says Chevron and Noble Energy have reaffirmed the importance that the two companies attribute to the development of Aphrodite gas field.

The Cyprus health ministry on Tuesday downgraded Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Lichtenstein to category B in its three-tier risk-based travel classification system, while Rwanda and Monaco were bumped down to category C.

The autumn and winter seasons are expected to see increased numbers of coronavirus cases, member of the government’s coronavirus advisory committee, Professor Constantinos Tsioutis, said Tuesday, noting that both the Cyprus health system and public is ready to face a new surge.

Washington has announced a partial lifting of a decades-old arms embargo to the Republic of Cyprus, with Turkey saying the decision ignores equality and balance between the two sides on the divided island.