MIGRATION Cyprus recorded the highest number of relocations among the five Mediterranean countries participating in the programme. Photo credit: Euronews video capture Cyprus completes EU voluntary relocation programme for 3,039 asylum applicants Newsroom Cyprus has completed its participation in the European Union’s Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism, a scheme designed to ease migration pressures on member states located at the EU’s external borders. READ MORE
Cyprus Parliament approves Code of Conduct for MPs The Code governs the broader conduct of MPs both in and outside the Parliament, and regulates issues of transparency, such ... Newsroom / CNA 19/02/2021 | NEWS
Study detects 37 different Covid strains among Cyprus samples A strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, named B.1.258, is currently the most prevalent in Cyprus, according to a scientific study ... Newsroom / CNA 19/02/2021 | NEWS
Russia says backdoor Cyprob plan by UK 'unacceptable' Imposing a blueprint for a Cyprus settlement from the outside is unacceptable, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria ... Newsroom 19/02/2021 | NEWS
Limassol keeping Cyprus out of Covid safe zone Cyprus remains above the safety threshold of 150 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, mainly due to the deteriorating ... Newsroom 19/02/2021 | NEWS
Cold continues through the weekend Low chances of rain and frosty conditions with temperatures beginning to rise gradually but only slightly Newsroom 19/02/2021 | NEWS
Cyprus to push for help from Brussels on migration issue The Republic of Cyprus will make its case to Brussels and other international fora, both at the political and technocratic ... Newsroom 19/02/2021 | NEWS
Guterres to announce 5+1 sitdown ‘very soon’ UN spokesperson clarifies Secretary General’s intent to convene informal meeting despite opposing views Newsroom 19/02/2021 | NEWS
High school student says she was gang-raped Limassol girl says three teens got high and took turns to rape her, suspects say sex was consensual Newsroom 19/02/2021 | NEWS
Driver jailed for punching father and son Local man detained after father-son demanded explanation following road collision in Limassol Newsroom 19/02/2021 | NEWS
Perseverance successfully lands on Mars Mars rover packed with cool gadgets reaches Red Planet, a key step in NASA’s search for signs of ancient life Newsroom 19/02/2021 | NEWS