Yellow weather warning issued for Wednesday
The met department on Tuesday issued a yellow weather warning for temperatures climbing to around 40 degrees Celsius and above for Wednesday.
The weaning will be in place from 2pm to 4.30...
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Court upholds landlord’s burglary conviction
The appeals court has upheld the conviction of a landlord found guilty of burgling a property he had rented out and stealing his tenant’s belongings following a dispute over ...
Minister chairs talks on policing and migration
Public safety, crime prevention and strengthening policing in areas with larger migrant populations were the focus of a meeting chaired by Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Friday.
The meeting, attended ...
Power cuts ‘unacceptable’ for modern tourist destination
Power cuts are “unacceptable” and inconsistent with the profile of Cyprus as a modern European tourist destination, the association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) said on Friday.
Stek expressed its ...
Electricity demand expected to be fully covered on Friday
Cyprus’ electricity demand is expected to be fully covered throughout the day, the Transmission System Operator’s Haris Zavallis said on Friday.
Zavallis said the available conventional production stood at 1,188 ...
Anastasiades graffiti pops up across Nicosia
Graffiti with the words ‘Mafia State’ and depicting former President Nicos Anastasiades holding a sign saying ‘passports on sale’ were spotted on Friday across the old town of Nicosia.
The ...
Tourist couple victims of football violence in Larnaca
Football violence erupted during the AEK Larnaca – Beitar Jerusalem match on Thursday night, with a South Korean tourist couple becoming unintended victims after their rental car was damaged in the ...
Today’s weather: Hot and mostly sunny
On Friday, it will be predominantly clear, although there will be an increase in cloud cover in some areas.
The temperature will reach around 39 degrees Celsius inland, around 32 degrees in ...
EAC unions suspend strike action until September
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus’ (EAC) trade unions, Epopai, Sidikek, Sepaik and Syvaik, announced on Thursday that they had suspended planned strike action until September, citing the “difficult conditions” facing ...
Search of safety deposits in Zavratonas case ruled unlawful
The supreme court has rejected attorney-general George Savvides’ appeal against the annulment of the search warrant for two safety deposit boxes belonging to social media personality Natalie Tziapoura, ruling that ...
Cabinet approves new funds for public research organisations
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the implementation of a new funding mechanism for publicly funded research organisations, which will be implemented in 2027.
In remarks after the meeting, Deputy Research Minister ...
Further orange weather warning as Cyprus deals with hottest days of summer
An orange weather warning has been issued for Thursday, the Met office said as it forecast temperatures were expected to reach 43C and above for the second day in a ...
Ten students with full marks as Pancyprian results announced
Ten students got full marks in the Pancyprian exams, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou announced on Wednesday as 3,113 students secured places at Cyprus universities and Greek military academies.
“The Pancyprian exams ...
Outdoor work suspended due to extreme heat
The labour inspection department announced a mandatory suspension of moderate and heavy labour on Wednesday due to extreme heat, valid between midday and 4pm.
The department called for all deliveries ...
Fire brigade investigates cause of Ergates fire
The fire brigade and the police are investigating the cause of the fire that broke out in the Ergates industrial area of Nicosia on Tuesday.
The fire broke out on ...
Holguin to meet with new EU Cyprus envoy in Brussels
United Nations envoy for the Cyprus problem Maria Angela Holguin will on Wednesday meet with the European Commission’s newly appointed envoy for the Cyprus problem Raffaele Fitto in Brussels.
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Car destroyed in fire in Strovolos
A parked vehicle belonging to a 34-year-old woman was destroyed in a fire on Wednesday morning.
According to the police, the fire broke out at around 4.40am in an open ...
Today’s weather: Hot and sunny, orange weather warning
On Wednesday the weather will be overwhelmingly clear with temperatures reaching up to 43 degrees Celsius inland, 33 degrees on the west coast, around 36 degrees in the remaining coastal areas and around 32 ...
Customs agents decry persisting issues with new automated import system
Ten months after its launch, the automated import system (AIS) continues to cause issues for customs agents and importers, the agents association said on Tuesday.
Head of the association, Christos ...
Promotion of local artists biggest cultural gain of EU presidency
The international promotion of Cypriot artists was the greatest achievement of the cultural programme organised during Cyprus’ EU Council presidency, deputy culture minister Lina Kassianidou said on Tuesday.
“This was ...
‘Inconceivable social media user finds abuser when police can’t’
Police on Tuesday said investigations into the case surrounding the publishing of a Down syndrome abuse video are ongoing, assuring its cybercrime unit had undertaken the necessary steps to identify ...
Customs seize 44 cartons of cigarettes
A British woman was on Monday arrested at Paphos airport after customs officers seized a total of 44 cartons in her luggage.
The cartons, containing 200 cigarettes each, did not bear the ...
Tender for Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road remains pending
The tender award process for the first phase of the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road remains pending, with an update on the project expected by the end of the month, Paphos chamber ...
NGO calls for ban on live animal prizes
The practice of offering live animals as lottery and fairground game prizes should be banned because it poses serious risks to animal welfare, NGO PI Animal Welfare Initiatives said on ...