Six pristine highland areas slated for total protection
The Environment Ministry on Tuesday presented plans to protect six pristine mountain areas from all forms of human intervention, including a ban on the construction of controversial wind farms.
Data point to Q4 rebound in Cyprus
The Cypriot economy continued its recovery in the last quarter of 2021 as the year-on-year increase of the Cyprus Composite Leading Economic Index shows.
Cyprus to lift entry restrictions in March
Tourism-reliant Cyprus will lift all entry requirements on March 1 for inbound travelers who have a valid vaccination certificate showing they received a booster shot, the country’s tourism minister said on Wednesday.
Cypriot state schemes for the jobless
The five incentive schemes the Cypriot Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance has introduced for hiring unemployed people attracted great interest as 1,319 applications had been submitted by potential employees January 17, an indication that the target set for 1,450 applications would be met.
‘We are Taiwanese’: China’s growing menace hardens island’s identity
When Li Yuan-hsin, a 36-year-old high school teacher, travels abroad, people often assume she is Chinese. No, she tells them. She is Taiwanese.
Greek unemployment falls to 13.3% in November
The Greek unemployment rate fell to 13.3% of the workforce in November 2021, from 16.1% in November 2020 and 13.4% in October 2021, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Wednesday.
Erdogan calls on citizens, firms to convert foreign currency savings into liras
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Turkish citizens and companies on Wednesday to convert their foreign currency savings into Turkish lira, as Ankara seeks to boost demand for the local currency.
ATHEX: Fresh rise for majority of stocks
Greece’s new 10-year bond issue and the boost observed on foreign markets following statements that suggested the threat of a clash in Ukraine had diminished somewhat gave the Greek bourse an afternoon push that earned the benchmark some decent gains.
Farewell to a painter of ‘contagious’ optimism
At a later stage of his life, according to art historian and friend Efi Agathonikou, Alekos Fassianos described artists when young as “a river close to the source.”
Probe into suspicious tanker shows oil trafficking
An international oil trafficking ring is believed to be hiding behind the case of the Eirini 1 oil tanker, which, although banned from sailing from the port of Rhodes island on December 8 last year, “escaped” to Turkey.