Halloumi cheese is considered Cyprus’ white gold worth €1.34 bln in exports from 2017-2021, with revenue expected to grow exponentially in the coming years. According to the Ministry of Commerce data, Cyprus dairy producers in the first nine months of 2022 exported 32,000 tonnes of halloumi worth €227 mln. An increase of 23% compared to
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President Nicos Anastasiades briefed on Wednesday Princess Anne on burgeoning ties with the UK post-Brexit, the Cyprus issue and Turkish actions. Princess Anne, visiting Cyprus to meet and thank British peacekeepers serving in UNFICYP, met Anastasiades at the Presidential Palace. She was welcomed at the Presidential Palace by Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides. “During the meeting, the President
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Hospitals are overwhelmed as the health system comes under pressure from a wave of respiratory infections, such as Influenza A. Authorities are also concerned over COVID transmission within hospitals; visits at Paphos General were cancelled after at least two clusters were found. The clusters were formed after visitors passed on the virus to family members
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Authorities were flooded with nearly 1,000 applications within 24 hours of the second phase of a €30 mln incentive scheme to encourage motorists to go electric went live. The Transport Ministry said its inbox had been overwhelmed with applications since the authority launched the scheme on Monday. Transport Ministry permanent secretary Yiannis Nicolaides said that
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The Federation of Patients’ Associations (OSAK) is angered at reports of patients being mistreated at state hospitals, including being tied to their beds. Families complained that they found their loved ones tied to their beds while COVID measures were ignored entirely. OSAK’s secretary Charalampos Papadopoulos told Phileleftheros daily: “Over the past 15 days, the associations
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Cyprus will recommend wearing face masks at airports while introducing COVID-19 testing for travellers from China. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela will present a set of COVID measures drawn up by scientists before the Cabinet on Wednesday. The Health Ministry recommends mask-wearing for all flights to Cyprus and the island’s airports. Travellers from China must take
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Winter will pay Cyprus a short visit after the island had one of its driest and warmest Decembers. The Met Office reported the coldest night of this winter, as temperatures on Monday dropped to 1.6 degrees Celsius in Nicosia, oddly lower than the mountains, which saw a minimum temperature of 2.1°C. Cyprus is heading for
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By Craig Erlam European stock markets are trading softer on Tuesday following a similar session in much of Asia as invCestors turn more cautious ahead of Thursday’s US inflation data. The commentary from Fed officials at the start of the week was more hawkish than what investors wanted to hear following a knockout jobs report.
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said a two-state solution for Cyprus is not an option, and Germany will continue to push for a de-escalation of tensions on the island. “Germany is solidly on your side. “A solution can only be found based on the basis of United Nations resolutions,” said Baerbock during a joint news
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Cyprus is among the ten most popular destinations for British holidaymakers this year, according to a survey conducted by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA). The sunny Mediterranean island landed tenth on a list of the 23 most desirable destinations for Britons planning a holiday. Publishing its ‘Top 23 for 23’, ABTA identified the
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