Hospitals prepared to handle increased needs amid Middle East conflict
Public hospitals will be able to effectively handle increased needs for treatment linked to the conflict in the Middle East, Health Minister Popi Kanari said...
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‘We are responding to the maximum of our abilities’ – Cyprus on Israel-Gaza crisis
Cyprus has received 26 requests from 26 countries for support in transporting foreign nationals currently in Gaza or Israel to their home countries via the...
US embassy in Israel to evacuate nationals via Cyprus on Monday (updated)
The US embassy in Israel has offered American citizens and their immediate relatives evacuation by sea from Haifa to Cyprus on Monday, a US embassy...
Mortgage to rent applications to begin in October
Applications for the new mortgage to rent scheme will be accepted starting October, the finance ministry said on Thursday, a day after the scheme was...
Cabinet approves mortgage to rent scheme
The cabinet approved on Wednesday a mortgage to rent (MtR) scheme, following approval from the European Commission last week, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said. The...
Foreign minister welcomes evacuees from Sudan
The first flight that arrived from Sudan to Larnaca was welcomed on Tuesday evening by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Constantinos Kombos. According to an announcement...
Over 70 per cent of housing scheme applications eligible for loans
The Ministry of Finance announced on Thursday that 1,318 applications have been submitted, potentially qualifying for loans totalling €131.1 million under the Oikia housing scheme....
Mortgage to rent scheme for distressed borrowers moves ahead
The mortgage to rent scheme is moving forward as state-owned asset management agency Kedipes, the finance ministry, banks and the EU are finalising the details,...
Lenders told not to foreclose on properties if Estia approval still pending
The financial ombudsman has advised banks and credit-acquiring companies to refrain from foreclosing on mortgaged properties before the definitive conclusion of procedures within the Estia housing...
EU Commission expected to green-light ‘mortgage to rent’ scheme
The government anticipates that the European Commission will soon give it the green light to roll out the ‘mortgage to rent’ scheme. Speaking to the...
