ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum plan on drilling for gas in an offshore block towards the end of the year, Energy Minister Natasa Pilidou has said.

New country guidelines for travel downgrades Sweden and Belgium from Orange to Red as from Thursday, the island’s Health Ministry announced on Monday.

Ryanair airlines on Monday announced three new Cyprus routes for Germany and Poland for this winter.

Students will be required to present a SafePass to go to school while unvaccinated university students might require a PCR test, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday.

The production of recycled water in 2020 at the wastewater treatment plant in Larnaca, exceeded 3.5 million cubic metres, it was announced on Tuesday.

A Cypriot health expert believes the Delta variant is like having a different virus altogether, saying evidence is very strong in favor of providing a third dose, citing both local numbers as well as data from Israel.

The European Commission has approved a €50.6 million government scheme providing partial debt write-off to distressed, socially vulnerable borrowers with loans secured by primary residences, it was announced on Friday.

In 2020, a total of 55.3 million tonnes of potatoes were harvested in the EU with Germany being the largest producer and Cyprus the smallest one.

Hundreds of non-Gesy beneficiaries braved the heat to wait in line at walk-in vaccination centres on Friday as Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas urged members of the public who have yet not received the jab to follow their example and get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

With regard to rapid antigen tests carried out free of charge, by way of exception, for pregnant women who, are not recommended to be vaccinated for medical reasons, it is clarified that as of August 8, only pregnant women who obtain approval by the ad hoc committee of the Cyprus Medical Association and the ministry of health shall be served free of charge.