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20-12-2021 12:44
Fraud through emails
We inform the public that messages that have been send through emails for tax payment to Cyprus Post, are fake. Cyprus Post has no involvement and urge the public to ignore these messages. A sample of the fraudulent message may be seen here: (ΕΗ)
20-12-2021 12:21
Epidemiological risk assessment of countries concerning COVID-19, dated 20/12/2021
Following a decision of the Council of Ministers, on 18 February 2021, regarding the Action Plan for the gradual resumption of flights and the re-opening of airports, the Epidemiological Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Health has made a re-evaluation of the epidemiological situation in various countries as regards COVID-19.The categorization for the countries of the European Union and the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) as well as Switzerland, in the Green, Orange ...
19-12-2021 12:53
Rapid antigen testing units – 20 December 2021
Based on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, and aiming at the suppression of the dispersion of the virus SARS-CoV-2, in places where SafePass is required, individuals aged 6 and above must hold one of the following:Certificate of full vaccination.Proof that they have been infected with COVID-19 during the last six months.Certificate of a negative rapid antigen test, valid for 7 days, for individuals aged 6-11 years old.Certificate of a negative PCR or rapid antigen test, valid fo...
18-12-2021 12:48
Rapid antigen testing units – 19 December 2021
Based on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, and aiming at the suppression of the dispersion of the virus SARS-CoV-2, in places where SafePass is required, individuals aged 6 and above must hold one of the following:Certificate of full vaccination.Proof that they have been infected with COVID-19 during the last six months.Certificate of a negative rapid antigen test, valid for 7 days, for individuals aged 6-11 years old.Certificate of a negative PCR or rapid antigen test, valid fo...
17-12-2021 20:43
Announcement by the Ministry of Finance regarding the signing of agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on IncomeThe Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income has been signed today, 17th of December 2021, in Nicosia, between the Republic of Cyprus and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The Treaty was signed by the Minister of Finance, Mr Constantinos Petrides, on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus, and by the Jordanian D...
17-12-2021 20:33
Photo Album -PoR – King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein – Εxtended Talks
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, and the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein, hold extended talks with the delegations of the two countries, at the Presidential Palace.
17-12-2021 20:27
Photo Album - Decoration Ceremony
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, at the decoration ceremony with the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein, at the Presidential Palace.
17-12-2021 19:58
Photo Album - Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance and Justice – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan – Signing of Agreements
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, the Minister of Finance, Mr Constantinos Petrides, the Minister of Justice and Public Order, Ms Stephie Dracos, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan, Mr Ayman Safadi, sign Agreements, at the Presidential Palace, in Lefkosia.
17-12-2021 19:34
The President of the Republic met with the King of Jordan
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, met today, in the afternoon, at the Presidential Palace, the King of Jordan Abdullah II, who is paying an official visit to Cyprus.Upon his arrival at the Presidential Palace, a military honorary guard presented honours and the national anthems of Cyprus and Jordan were performed.Then the King of Jordan laid a wreath at the Monument of Archbishop Makarios III.Subsequently, the President and the King of Jordan held a private meeting duri...
17-12-2021 16:46
EMA recommends approval for use of Kineret in adults with COVID-19
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended extending the indication of Kineret (anakinra) to include treatment of COVID-19 in adult patients with pneumonia requiring supplemental oxygen (low or high flow oxygen) and who are at risk of developing severe respiratory failure, as determined by blood levels of a protein called suPAR (soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor) of at least 6 ng per ml.Kineret, marketed by Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ), is an immunosuppressiv...
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