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Cyprus to further relax travel curbs
Nicosia, Jan 20 (IANS) Starting from March 1, Cyprus will further relax travel restrictions by dropping pre-travel coronavirus tests for vaccinated visitors and those who have recovered from the disease, a senior official said.
2022-01-20
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cyprus tightens curbs, makes PCR test mandatory for all arrivals
Nicosia, Jan 6 (IANS) The government of Cyprushas announced to step up its Covid-19-related travel and movement restrictions for the second time in eight days in an effort to slow the spread of infections fanned by the Omicron variant.
2022-01-06
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cyprus introduces emergency measures against Covid
Nicosia, Dec 30 (IANS) Starting from Thursday, new emergency measures aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19 in Cyprus will come into force, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas announced.
2021-12-30
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cyprus reports record 1,925 new Covid-19 cases
Nicosia, Dec 28 (IANS) Warning of fresh restrictions, Cyprus' health authorities announced a record 1,925 new coronavirus infections.
2021-12-28
Category: International, Cyprus,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Cyprus imposes further curbs on travellers from UK
Nicosia, Dec 19 (IANS) Cyprus has imposed additional new restrictions on travellers from the UK after the latter country has reported a rapid spread of cases related to the Omicron Covid-19 variant, the Health Ministry in Nicosia said in a statement.
2021-12-19
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Tourist arrivals in Cyprus down 50 pct in 2021: official
Nicosia, Dec 17 (IANS) The coronavirus pandemic caused a 50 per cent drop in tourist arrivals in Cyprus in 2021 compared to 2019, the last year before the onset of Covid-19, Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios has said.
2021-12-17
Category: International, Cyprus,Health/Medicine,Politics
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UN chief appoints Special Representative in Cyprus
Nicosia, Nov 6 (IANS) The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Colin Stewart of Canada as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), a UN press release issued in Nicosia has said.
2021-11-06
Category: International, Cyprus,Diplomacy
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Eight countries involved in search and rescue drill off Cypriot coast
Nicosia, Nov 4 (IANS) An emergency drill involving military personnel from eight countries was carried out off the southern coast of Cyprus, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides announced.
2021-11-04
Category: International, Cyprus,Diplomacy,Politics
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Massive forest fire in Cyprus kills 4 people
Nicosia, July 5 (IANS) Four people were killed in a massive forest fire which has been raging for almost 24 hours in a mountainous area of Cyprus, police said.
2021-07-05
Category: International, Cyprus,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Environment/Wildlife,Politics
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Cyprus requests help from Israel, EU to combat huge fire
Nicosia, July 4 (IANS) Cyprus has requested urgent help from Israel and the European Union (EU) to fight a huge wildfire that raged out of control in the country's southern region.
2021-07-04
Category: International, Cyprus,Environment/Wildlife
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9 European countries added to Cyprus' low risk category
Nicosia, June 22 (IANS) Cyprus' Health Ministry added nine countries in Europe to its low risk category for travel based on their coronavirus epidemiological situation.
2021-06-22
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cyprus receives 436,000 vaccines amid alarming spike in cases
Nicosia, May 1 (IANS) Cyprus has received 436,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines as its 14-day cumulative number of cases per 100,000 persons hit a record high of 1,145.6 on Friday.
2021-05-01
Category: International, Cyprus,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Cyprus to return to strict Covid-19 lockdown
Nicosia, April 24 (IANS) As of April 26, Cyprus will reintroduce a strict coronavirus lockdown regime to stem the rapid spread of Covid-19 infections. The number of new coronavirus cases has doubled in the past two weeks, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou has said.
2021-04-24
Category: International, Cyprus,Health/Medicine
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Cyprus, Greece, Israel, UAE FMs meet
Nicosia, April 18 (IANS) The Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Greece, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) concluded a two-day meeting on regional issues and cooperation.
2021-04-18
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cyprus' national cheese gets EU protected status
Nicosia, March 28 (IANS) Cyprus' "national cheese" halloumi has been recognized by the European Commission as a product of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) after an examination process that lasted more than 15 years, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Costas Kadis said.
2021-03-28
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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'EU committed to backing Cyprus issue talks'
Nicosia, March 6 (IANS) The European Union (EU) is strongly committed to supporting the upcoming talks on the Cyprus issue, Josep Borrell, the bloc's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said.
2021-03-06
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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'Only solution to Cyprus issue is reunification in bi-zonal federation'
Nicosia, Feb 9 (IANS) Cyprus and Greece have said that the only solution to the Cyprus issue is the reunification of the island in a bi-zonal federation, in line with UN Security Council resolutions.
2021-02-09
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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UN envoy meets Cyriot leaders over new peace talks
Nicosia, Jan 12 (IANS) Jane Holl Lute, the UN special envoy to Cyprus, held separate discussions here with the leaders of the divided island, in a bid to nail down details for an international conference to promote new peace negotiations, officials of the two sides said.
2021-01-12
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cyprus enters three-week coronavirus lockdown
Nicosia, Jan 11 (IANS) Cyprus entered a three-week lockdown in its latest bid to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
2021-01-11
Category: International, Cyprus,Health/Medicine
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Pompeo 'deeply concerned' over Turkish energy exploration in East Med
Nicosia, Sep 13 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that he was "deeply concerned" over Turkey's gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean amid growing tensions between Ankara, Cyprus and Greece.
2020-09-13
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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French frigate sails in Cyprus waters amid E.Mediterranean tensions
Nicosia, Aug 20 (IANS) A French frigate was sailing inside Cyprus' territorial waters in the context of a defence agreement between the island-nation and France amid the ongoing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said.
2020-08-20
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cypriot footballers reject cut in salaries, propose negotiations
Nicosia, April 15 (IANS) Even though no decision has been made yet on when to restart the Cypriot football league fixtures, Pancyprian Footballers Association (PASP) has rejected a proposal by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) to cut player's salaries in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, PASP President Spyros Neophytides said on Wednesday.
2020-04-15
Category: International, Cyprus,Sports,Football
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Cyprus to gradually dismantle anti-Covid restrictions
Nicosia, Feb 16 (IANS) Cyprus' government has decided to gradually lift coronavirus restrictions as a result of a stabilization in daily Covid-19 infections in recent days, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said after a meeting of the Council of Ministers.
2022-02-16
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cyprus paralysed by general strike against inflation
Nicosia, Jan 27 (IANS) Thousands of workers across all sectors in Cyprus staged a three-hour island-wide strike to demand inflation-linked pay increases.
2023-01-27
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Asylum seekers flee overcrowded reception centre in Cyprus
Nicosia, Oct 29 (IANS) Hundreds of asylum seekers fled the main reception centre in Cyprus for irregular migrants after a fire broke out there amid clashes, police said.
2022-10-29
Category: International, Cyprus,Immigration/Law/Rights
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Asylum seekers arriving in Cyprus doubles y-o-y
Nicosia, Oct 21 (IANS) The number of asylum seekers arriving in Cyprus has doubled so far this year, compared to the same period in 2021, official figures showed.
2022-10-21
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cyprus racing to free hundreds of companies from impact of UK, US sanctions
Nicosia, May 20 (IANS) Cypriot authorities are racing to help hundreds of service providing companies affected by the sanctions the US and the UK have recently introduced against Russia, an official said.
2023-05-20
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cyprus inflation falls to 3.7%
Nicosia, May 5 (IANS) Cyprus' inflation rate fell for a ninth consecutive month to 3.7 per cent year-on-year in April, the lowest level since peaking at 10.6 per cent in July 2022, the country's statistical institute said.
2023-05-05
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cyprus, Israel kick off joint military exercise
Nicosia, May 30 (IANS) Cyprus and Israel have kicked-off their "biggest ever" joint military exercise in the Cypriot air, sea and land territory, a Defence Ministry statement said.
2022-05-30
Category: International, Cyprus,Diplomacy,Politics
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Cyprus says will not send Russian arms held by it to Ukraine
Nicosia, April 8 (IANS) No Russian arms held by Cyprus' National Guard will be sent to Ukraine, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis has said.
2023-04-08
Category: International, Cyprus,Defence/Security,Politics
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Cyprus re-establishes sea-link with outside world for 1st time in 21 yrs
Nicosia, June 20 (IANS) Cyprus, an island country in the eastern Mediterranean, has re-established a regular sea-link with the outside world for the first time after 21 years.
2022-06-20
Category: International, Cyprus,Diplomacy,Politics
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Cyprus reinstates indoor mask mandate over Covid resurgence
Nicosia, July 7 (IANS) The government of Cyprus has reintroduced the indoor mask mandate, just over a month after scrapping the measure, following a Covid-19 resurgence.
2022-07-07
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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S. European countries urge to enhance migrant check on borders
Nicosia, Oct 9 (IANS) Ministers of interior and immigration of Italy, Spain, Greece, Malta and Cyprus called for enhanced surveillance of external European Union (EU) borders to check irregular immigration.
2022-10-09
Category: International, Cyprus,Diplomacy,Politics
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Cyprus' President-elect, Turkish Cypriot leader meet in buffer zone
Nicosia, Feb 24 (IANS) Cyprus' President-elect Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar met for the first time, but failed to move any closer to restarting the long-stalled peace negotiations for the reunification of the eastern Mediterranean island.
2023-02-24
Category: International, Cyprus,Diplomacy,Politics,Defence/Security
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Christodoulides wins Cyprus presidential election
Nicosia, Feb 13 (IANS) Former Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides won the runoff election and will be the next President of Cyprus, Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou announced after the counting of all ballot papers.
2023-02-13
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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FMs of Cyprus, Lebanon discuss energy cooperation, bilateral relations
Nicosia, April 16 (IANS) Lebanon is considering new proposals for the demarcation of its maritime borders with Israel, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said after talks in Nicosia with his Cypriot counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides.
2022-04-16
Category: International, Cyprus,Diplomacy,Politics
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Cyprus marks inflation increase due to Ukraine crisis
Nicosia, May 1 (IANS) Cyprus' inflation further increased in April this year, marking a spike of 8.6 per cent due to the Russia-Ukraine war, according to provisional Eurostat data.
2022-05-01
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Israel, Cyprus to build natural gas pipeline
Nicosia, May 16 (IANS) Israel and Cyprus have agreed to build a natural gas pipe that will carry Israeli natural gas to Cyprus, the latter country's Energy, Commerce and Industry Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou said here.
2023-05-16
Category: International, Cyprus,Diplomacy,Environment/Wildlife,Politics
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UN committed to settlement of Cyprus issue: Official
Nicosia, March 16 (IANS) The UN is committed to a resolution of the Cyprus problem, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo said here.
2023-03-16
Category: International, Cyprus,Diplomacy,Politics
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Cyprus' shipping significantly reduced due to Russia-Ukraine war: Minister
Nicosia, March 31 (IANS) Shipping in Cyprus has been seriously impacted by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the resulting European Union (EU) sanctions against Moscow, a Minister informed Parliament.
2023-03-31
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cyprus' tourist arrivals to surpass pre-pandemic level in 2023: Minister
Nicosia, Nov 23 (IANS) Tourist arrivals in Cyprus next year are expected to surpass the record-high figure reported in 2019 despite international adverse economic conditions, Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios said.
2022-11-23
Category: International, Cyprus,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Cyprus begins constructing electricity link between Asia and Europe
Nicosia, Oct 15 (IANS) The construction of an electricity link between Asia and Europe was launched at an event in Cyprus.
2022-10-15
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cyprus, Israel, Greece join forces on energy
Nicosia, April 1 (IANS) The foreign ministers of Cyprus, Israel and Greece agreed to cooperate more closely on issues including energy, defence, economy and tourism.
2023-04-01
Category: International, Cyprus,Diplomacy,Politics
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Cyprus rescues 477 migrants in 24 hrs
Nicosia, Sep 21 (IANS) In two separate operations, at least 477 migrants were rescued off the coast of Cyprus in a span of just 24 hours, the country's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) said.
2022-09-21
Category: International, Cyprus,Immigration/Law/Rights
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Cyprus, Israel plan natural gas pipeline
Nicosia, June 1 (IANS) Cyprus' Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou has said that several energy companies are interested in building a natural gas pipeline between Israeli gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus.
2023-06-01
Category: International, Cyprus,Diplomacy,Environment/Wildlife,Politics
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Cyprus rules out transfer of Russian-made weapons to Ukraine
Nicosia, April 6 (IANS) Cyprus cannot accept the US' suggestion to send its Russian-made weapons to Ukraine as this would create gaps in its deterrence capabilities, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said here on Tuesday.
2022-04-06
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cyprus, European Commission sign MOU on unregulated migrants
Nicosia, Feb 22 (IANS) Cyprus and the European Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at managing an unchecked influx of unregulated migrants.
2022-02-22
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Dead whales washed up in Cyprus likely linked to earthquakes
Nicosia, Feb 11 (IANS) Several dead whales that washed up on the north coast of Cyprus probably died as a result of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, an expert has said.
2023-02-11
Category: International, Cyprus,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Human Interest/Society,Environment/Wildlife
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Cyprus announces policy shift towards Turkey
Nicosia, Feb 20 (IANS) Cyprus' Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said that his country's policies towards Turkey have shifted in recent weeks away from confrontation to confidence-building measures.
2022-02-20
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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Cyprus inflation hits 40-year record in June
Nicosia, July 8 (IANS) The annual inflation rate in Cyprus stood at 9.6 per cent in June, the highest level in over 40 years, the Statistical Service (Cystat) of the Ministry of Finance said.
2022-07-08
Category: International, Cyprus,Politics
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