Nicosia: The Cyprus government on Wednesday announced schemes to support people and businesses affected by last week’s wildfires in the Limassol district that include financial support to rebuild houses, rent allowance, support to farmers and tourism businesses. The schemes, submitted by the competent Ministries, were announced after approval by the
Nicosia: Significant progress has been made in restoring electricity to the fire-affected areas, according to the Minister of Energy George Papanastasiou. Speaking on Wednesday, Papanastasiou said that the goal is for 80% of communities to be reconnected to the power grid by the weekend, either through standard connections or with
Nicosia: The Cyprus Department of Meteorology has issued a forecast for the sea area of Cyprus, indicating the influence of a seasonal low-pressure system. The forecast, valid from 0600 on July 30, 2025, until 0600 on July 31, 2025, anticipates mainly fine weather with periods of locally increased low cloud
Nicosia: The bilateral cooperation between Cyprus and France, developments in the region, and the Cyprus issue are some of the topics set for discussion on Thursday between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Constantinos Kombos, and his French counterpart, Jean-No«l Barrot, in Nicosia. According to Cyprus News Agency, the meeting is
Nicosia: Cyprus constitutes ‘a context where small, minor incidents could easily escalate without UNFICYP’s (UN peacekeeping force) constant vigilance,’ the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said, addressing on Tuesday the UN Security Council in New York. According to Cyprus News Agency, Lacroix noted that for decades, UN peacekeeping
Nicosia: Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties convened on Wednesday to deliberate on the integration of Greek and Turkish language education in primary schools across both communities. According to Cyprus News Agency, the discussion took place during a bicommunal meeting under the auspices of the Slovak Republic’s Embassy in
