The island nation’s cabinet has approved the bill to ban the circulation and sale of of any type of disposable carrier bags made with thin plastic. The new regulation shall apply on every usage point, including that of home and office deliveries. Costas Kadis, the minister of Agriculture and the chief architect of the […]
Nicos Anastasiades has failed to garner the a yes from lawmakers for this new 2021 budget. It is being speculated that the rejection was made in the background of the fallout over the flawed investment-based citizenship program. While 24 lawmakers did approve the budget, a vote of disapproval by 29 others meant that the […]
In the latest incident, a residence in Nicosia was burgled, where the thieves in question broke in and took off with a safe containing jewelry and cash. The break-in, which happened between the hours of 10:30am and 1:45pm, led to the theft of money and items worth a total of €150,000. Nicosia’s Criminal Investigative […]
The island nation of Cyprus will be lifting its travel ban on 56 different countries. Many of these countries belong to the European Union and the European Economic Area in general. The Cypriot government has also released new protocols and freshly divided arrivals from foreign countries into green, grey red and orange. Both the […]
The island nation has reviewed its level of cooperation with India in a bid to improve their bilateral relations. According to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (IMEA), various fields were discussed in this process. This included culture, consolatory, economics and of course, politics. This was the fifth round of Foreign Office Consultations between […]
The Cyprus road transport department has announced that the renewals shall begin on the 7th of January. The last date for said renewals will be March 11, 2021. Any renewals made after that will carry a surcharge. Road tax renewals can be made for 3,6,9 or 12 months. All vehicles in said renewals are […]
Vaccinations to prevent the virus from proliferating will be starting on Sunday, the 27th of December. According to an announcement by Olga Kalakouta, a senior health official, the first batch of Pfizer vaccine will arrive in Cyprus. She further explained that the vaccinations will take place through dedicated vaccination centers. The goal of the […]
On the occasion of Christmas, President Nicos Anastasiades went on social media and wish the public good health, just as the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine’s upcoming arrival on Boxing Day. The President added that with the pending arrival of the vaccines, people should now be hopeful of things becoming “more tangible” in […]
In the latest incident, a boat with over 21 migrants reached the shore of Cyprus. This is the third boat full of migrants to arrive from Turkey in a single week. According to the state radio, the police in Cyprus intercepted 21 migrants in the early hours of the morning. They were on a […]
The Cyprus police has arrested a Russian national, who has been suspected of fraudulent activities. The man, 33, has long since been suspected by the Russian authorities for embezzlement and fraud. The man was located from a tip by Interpol based on information by the Russian Federation. The police in Limassol placed him under […]
The Cyprus police found and seized 10 Kgs of cannabis and 0.5 Kgs of cocaine in Limassol. Both varieties of narcotics were found in two separate incidents – one in the flat of a 20-year-old man, and the other with a 34-year-old man. Both men were originally intercepted while driving in Limassol. The Narcotics […]
Eric Schmidt, the former CEO, has his Cyprus citizenship application approved. According to a report by Recode, as well as an October notice in the Cyprus publication Alithia, Eric Schmidt along with and his family have won the approval to become Cypriot citizens. The report further added the repercussion of this move, one of […]
The much-awaited aeronautical military training exercise Medusa 2020 is all set to start on the 30th of November, and is set to continue till the 6th of December. According to a statement by the defense ministry, the joint exercise will be conducted in 3 different phases. These will be dealing with marine formations, cyber […]
The Cyprus Meteorological Service has issued a yellow weather warning in anticipation of intense thunderstorms, which are expected to stay for over a day. According to them, isolated thunderstorms along with rain are expected, with the rainfall intensity to reach over 35 millimeters an hour. They further added that for the Troodos Mountains’ peaks, […]
In the latest incident, the island nation has canceled its mail service due to a worldwide air carrier shutdown. With over 22 countries having fallen victim to the crisis, Cyprus has forcefully stopped its mail services to several countries, seeing as there are no carriers for pickups and deliveries. The countries for which mail […]
The police are currently investigating a case of minors being forced into marriages. The case involved the discovery of 2 minor girls being forcefully married to adults belonging to the same nationality. The girls were initially brought into the country on false pretenses and then married to the adults. The police went on to […]
A massive tornado hit Turkish Cyprus’ Girne (or Kyrenia) district, causing considerable damage to structures and particularly destroying the power grid. The tornado caused roofs being ripped off of rooftops, trees being uprooted, and power lines being completely tangled and disturbed. Some people were also reported to be injured. In particular, the areas of […]
A recent surge in COVID-19 cases has led to all of the island nation’s southwest being put under a 19-day lockdown period. The lockdown entail a complete shutdown of all non-essential businesses, as well as non-essential people movement. This comes after the current set of restrictions failed to curb the surge in infection numbers. […]
Cyprus is continuing to see its temperatures soar, even as the island nation is approaching winter season. Said temperatures currently stand on an average of 36 degrees Celsius, which is over 10 degrees more than the season’ average. And with Temperatures remaining steady at 40 degrees Celsius, October may turn out to be the […]
A spike in new novel coronavirus cases means that Cyprus will be rolling out a new set of restrictions to curb the spread of the disease. The restrictions will be imposed on its most populous districts – Nicosia and Limassol. Gatherings in both private and public areas will be limited to 10 persons, children […]
