The mandatory wearing of a protective face mask indoors so as to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Cyprus is here to stay, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday.

Israel’s Global Knafaim said Thursday it bought a 49.9% stake in the small Cypriot airline Tus Airways with a $5 million investment.

Cross-border natural gas projects in Cyprus and Malta that currently have Projects of Common Interest status should retain that funding until those countries are fully connected to the European gas network.

The health ministry will proceed with the vaccination of secondary education students, with priority to those who will join the National Guard this summer.

British citizens who have moved abroad will be given ‘votes for life’ as the UK government scraps the arbitrary 15-year limit on voting rights.

Cyprus’ economic sentiment in May reached its highest point since the pandemic in 2020, reflecting the improvement in business confidence as activity gradually returned to normal.

The night-time curfew will be pushed to 1am from Saturday and will be scrapped completely from June 10, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting.

The Republic of Cyprus is adopting age restrictions for the AstraZeneca vaccine, following a fatal blood clot incident and intense debate amongst health experts, with the decision coming just hours after the health minister had warned he would seek answers abroad if the advisory team failed to deliver a solid recommendation.

Cyprus’ Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage has been awarded an EU cultural heritage award in the category ‘Dedicated Service to Heritage’, the European Commission and Europa Nostra have announced.

“Privatisation is coming soon to the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE),” Chairman Marinos Christodoulides told the Cyprus Mail in a note.