Greek authorities were in “full readiness” on Tuesday as a new Turkish drillship, Abdulhamid Khan was expected to set sail for exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean, around noon.The drillship’s exact destination is expected to be revealed at a cerem…
Day: August 9, 2022
Cyprus secures 16th position among 72 countries in Commonwealth Games
The 2022 Commonwealth Games came to an end on Monday evening in Birmingham, with Cyprus securing the 16th position among 72 countries.The Cypriot team will return home with 11 medals, 2 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze, an outcome which is deemed as very sa…
President Anastasiades congratulates Cypriot athletes for their performance in Birmingham 2022
President Anastasiades congratulated on Tuesday the athletes that participated in the national delegation at the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. He particularly praised the two “gold” athletes, Elias Georgiou and Giorgos Balarjisvili, for their …
Almost 1.2 million passengers travelled to and from Cyprus airports in July
Almost 1.2 million passengers travelled to and from Larnaka and Pafos airports in July, which translates to 82% of the traffic for the corresponding month in 2019.A representative of Hermes Airports told CNA that “August is considered peak season and t…
Theatre project “Enter Hamlet” to open the Verona Shakespeare Fringe Festival
The theatre project “Enter Hamlet” has been invited to open the Verona Shakespeare Fringe Festival on August 23, 2022.This modern-day revisiting of Shakespeare’s classic, Hamlet, Enter Hamlet, is written in English and is the new international project …
People’s Republic of China donates €10,000 to CMP
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) received a donation of €10,000 from the People’s Republic of China on 8 August 2022. This contribution brings China’s financial assistance to the CMP to a total of €20,000 since 2019.According to the CMP…
COVID-19 vaccines: Commission and Moderna adapt delivery schedules for late summer and winter
The European Commission and Moderna have reached an agreement to better address Member States needs for COVID-19 vaccines for the late summer and winter period. This will ensure national authorities have access to the vaccines, including variant-adapte…
NASA to establish how dust affects climate, shows image of Cyprus
On its website, NASA shows a satellite image with Cyprus in the center saying “a dust plume stretches over the eastern Mediterranean, shrouding parts of Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus. NASA’s EMIT mission will help scientists better understand how airborne…
Antitrust: Commission seeks feedback on performance of exemption for liner shipping consortia
The European Commission has launched today a call for evidence inviting feedback on the performance of the EU legal framework which exempts liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules (Consortia Block Exemption Regulation or ‘CBER’).Today, the Com…
Trade deficit up by €1.12 billion in first half of 2022, CyStat data show
Trade deficit was up by €1.12 billion in the first half of 2022, data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat), on Tuesday show.In particular according to the official data, imports of goods (from EU Member States and from third countries) i…