‘For me, he was the father I lost’ says son of hero Tasos Markou
Tasos Markou was a major when he disappeared during the second phase of the Turkish invasion in Mia Milia in 1974, but for his son, who was six years old at ...
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Man caught at crossing point with 245kg of hides and offal
Customs agents confiscated 245kg of bovine hides and offal on Wednesday evening, as well as the transport vehicle, during a routine check at Ayios Dhometios crossing point.
The customs department ...
Court summer break serves its purpose, says bar association boss
Court summer holidays in Cyprus are a “very good” system that serves several purposes, Nicosia bar association chairman Stefanos Skordis said on Thursday.
Skordis said similar arrangements were in place ...
Media website challenges Isotita to prove ‘paid publication’ accusations
Media website ink.com has called on police union Isotita to explain who exactly has been “paying” the site to post information as the trade union had claimed, otherwise the ...
Israelis caught with tobacco may be involved in ‘ant smuggling’
An Israeli caught on Wednesday with duty free tobacco crossing into the south at Dherynia in a Turkish Cypriot taxi is the latest incident in what the customs department described ...
Kamares anti-flood works ahead of schedule
Larnaca is continuing its anti-flood works, with the project in the area of Kamares now ahead of schedule, the city’s district self-government organisation (EOA) said on Thursday.
Works on ...
Forestry dept on fire alert for mid-August holidays
The forestry department renewed calls on Thursday ahead of the mid-August holiday for extreme caution due to the high risk of fires.
As people in Cyprus usually take their summer ...
Cold water for 25 public schools per year in gradual installation
The education ministry has launched a project to install cold water dispensers in schools across the island, a process which began last year with a tender for 25 schools and will ...
Early morning Orounta fire contained
A fire in Orounta, Nicosia, that started in the early hours of Thursday, has been contained and efforts are under way to put it out completely.
The fire brigade said ...
Ten arrested in overnight operations, 108 booked for speeding
Ten people were arrested in overnight police operations for various offences, including the illegal possession of drugs, causing a disturbance and failing to appear in court.
The police said 505 vehicles ...
Company car lightly damaged in Limassol fire
A company car was lightly damaged in a fire that started just after midnight in Limassol.
The police said the car was parked outside the residence of a 62-year-old and ...
Sunny and hot with afternoon showers, yellow weather warning in place
Sunny and hot weather will be prevailing across the island on Thursday, however clouds forming locally around noon are expected to yield isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly over the mountains.
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New MPs to roll sleeves up come September
The new parliament that emerged from May’s elections has a demanding legislative agenda ahead of it when the session reopens at the beginning of September, with important bills and ...
Welfare benefit increases to be paid in Q4 2026
Welfare benefit increases will be paid retroactively to beneficiaries in the last quarter of 2026, without any action needed on their behalf, the deputy welfare ministry announced on Wednesday.
The increases ...
Forestry dept catches BBQs and stubble burning in time
A group of young picnickers was caught lighting charcoal on Sunday in Akamas and was reprimanded by the forestry department, while in a separate case a man in Koutrafas is ...
Convicts released on presidential pardon to relieve overcrowding
Both Cypriots and foreigners are being released from prison on Wednesday on presidential pardon ahead of the August 15 religious holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in an effort ...
Air firefighting safety ‘should be top priority’
Safety in aerial firefighting missions should be the top priority and continuously improved, aviation expert Chrysanthos Hadjichrysanthou said following a recent firefighting helicopter accident in Greece in which two people ...
Cultural diplomacy office to promote Cyprus abroad
A cultural diplomacy research office will be set up to serve as the scientific and research centre of the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts for matters of cultural ...
Recent fires ‘could have been avoided’
Fires over the past few days were caused by human activity and could have been avoided, the forestry department said on Tuesday, calling on the public to be extremely careful ...
Prison overcrowding spills into police cells
Overcrowding at the central prison is putting increasing pressure on police detention facilities, with some detainees forced to sleep on floors and concerns mounting over hygiene, safety and human rights.
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Larnaca hotel bookings down, hope now on UK carriers
Hotel occupancy in Larnaca fell by 15 per cent in July compared with the same month last year, a decline Larnaca hotel association chairman Marios Polyviou attributed to the conflict in ...
UCy to offer 100 rooms to new students
The University of Cyprus will make 100 rooms available to new students from September, while discussions are under way with the authorities over plans to build additional dormitories to ease accommodation ...
Schools should train people for ‘tomorrow’s jobs’
Demand for specialists in digital and information technologies and computer engineering is expected to grow in the coming years, particularly for those able to combine technical skills with artificial intelligence, ...
PEO concerned over disabled children’s escorts pay standstill
Trade union PEO expressed concern on Monday over the non implementation of an agreement in principle with the education ministry concerning the upgrade of salaries for escorts of children with ...