Limassol

The ports of Turkey appear to be the best customers of the two largest Greek ports, Piraeus and Thessaloniki, according to the fourth edition of the sectoral study on the Greek Port Industry, GREPORT2022, edited by George K. Vangelas, Thanos A. Pallis and Evi Kladakis.

Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on June 7 condemned the hanging of a Byzantine flag over a mosque in Greek Cyprus.

A crew member on an Italian cruise ship off the coast of Cyprus was taken to hospital after showing suspected symptoms of the coronavirus.

According to the Cyprus News Agency, the Costa Diadema arrived at Limassol port in the early morning hours on Tuesday, where an individual on the cruise liner was transported to Limassol General Hospital.

More women who traveled to Italy have been quarantined in Cyprus as a precautionary measure, assessed as high risk cases for the coronavirus after coming into contact with confirmed cases.

The flagship of the French Navy, aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle, will be docking at Limassol port at the end of February, prior to the wrapping up of its Eastern Mediterranean mission, Ambassador of France to Cyprus Isabelle Dumont told the Cyprus News Agency on Tuesday.

Cypriot Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos has been promised a change of policy at DP World Limassol, with the company saying it would service more than two cruise ships in a given day following complaints.

An ambitious mass tree planting project has started in Cyprus. The initiative has been taken as part of the fight against climate change, which is already seriously affecting and threatening the Mediterranean island.

IKEA is reaching out to Limassol fans and beyond, with a new Planning Studio location now open in the southern town.
A Planning Studio operated by IKEA is now open in Limassol's Kato Polemidia borough, offering local customers a place where they can access products and services and place orders with help from staff.

The new housing program will be partly funded by the Housing Fund for the Poor. Every foreigner who buys a property in Cyprus and wants local citizenship will have to pay 75,000 euros, said the Bulgarian news reported in our southern neighbour.

A fire broke out on an offshore pipeline rig at Limassol port on Friday, with local media saying there were no injuries.

According to local reports, an oil platform was anchored at Limassol port when its engine caught fire on Friday around noon.