A rain storm in Cyprus during the early hours of Saturday helped to extinguish a fire in Kantara, in the Turkish-occupied areas of the island, raging since Tuesday. The UNSG’s Special Representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, expressed appreciation to C…
Day: June 25, 2022
Cyprus President to attend dinner for EU and NATO leaders in Madrid
Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, will attend a dinner for the EU and NATO leaders, that will take place in Madrid next week.Director of Anastasiades’ Press Office, Andreas Iosif, said in a written statement that on June 28 the President will trave…
Officials call on passengers to embrace Cyprus-Greece ferry connection after first trip in more than two decades
Passenger ferry M/V Daleela sailed last Sunday from Limassol port, embarking on its first trip to Piraeus that marked the official launch of the ferry connection between Cyprus and Greece, after more than two decades. Passengers, pets and vehicles boar…
Scope affirms the Republic of Cyprus’ credit ratings at BBB-
Scope Ratings affirmed on Friday the Republic of Cyprus’s BBB- long-term issuer and senior unsecured local- and foreign-currency ratings and revised the outlook from stable to positive.According to Scope’s report, the decision to revise the outlook ref…
Cypriot scientist Kypros Nicolaides calls US decision to ban abortions “incredible”, efforts to overturn it may take a generation, he says
The US decision to ban abortions is incredible, said the world-renowned Cypriot scientist, Dr. Kypros Nicolaides, adding that efforts to overturn the decision may take an entire generation. Nicolaides gave a lecture on Saturday, in Nicosia, at the Engl…