World Health Organisation to open office in Cyprus
The government approved plans on Wednesday for the opening of a national office of the World Health Organisation in Cyprus.
The bill will now be submitted to the House of ...
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Professional first aid trainers admitted to chamber of commerce
The association of professional first aid training providers, the First Aid Providers of Cyprus, was inducted into the Larnaca chamber of commerce, with the aim development and promotion of the ...
Fire breaks out in two cars and damages kitchen in Oroklini
A house in Oroklini and two vehicles caught on fire on Wednesday.
According to a statement from the fire service, around 6.05am the Larnaca fire station responded to the alert ...
Three arrests for cannabis in Famagusta and Nicosia
Three people were arrested in two separate cases after a total of 7.3 kg of cannabis were detected in Famagusta and Nicosia on Tuesday.
Customs authorities carrying out checks ascertained that ...
Today’s weather: Clear, rising temps
Wednesday will be mostly clear with increased afternoon clouds, mainly in the mountains. Temperatures will rise to 37C in the interior, 33C on the south and east coasts, 31C on ...
Man caught with smuggled tobacco fined €15,000
Police on Monday confiscated a large amount of duty-free cigarettes and tobacco packets from a vehicle driven by a 34-year-old man, on the Nicosia-Limassol highway.
According to police statement, around 6.30...
Man arrested in Paphos for breaking and entering, knife assault
Police in Paphos on Monday arrested a 34-year-old man for an investigated case of burglary.
According to the police, the complaint was filed on July 30, by a 28-year-old man, that ...
Man in Paphos arrested for kidnapping and psychological abuse
Paphos police on Monday arrested a person for allegedly kidnapping a 24-year-old woman and attempting to force her into a sexual relationship with him.
According to Paphos CID chief Michalis ...
Today’s weather: Sunny with isolated rains
Tuesday will be mostly sunny with locally increased afternoon clouds likely to bring isolated rains, mainly in the mountains. Temperatures will rise to 35C inland, 32C on the south, east ...
First ladies get a tour of Nicosia’s old city
The First Lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides and the spouse of the prime minister of Greece, Mareva Mitsotaki, were given a guided tour of the historic neighbourhoods of Ayios Kassianos and ...
Scholarships offered to girls choosing engineering at Frederick university
Two scholarships will be awarded to girls wishing to study engineering at the Frederick university this academic year.
Frederick University and Chevron are offering two scholarships for the 2023-24 academic ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, a tripartite meeting between leaders of Cyprus, Greece, Israel will be held on Monday, to discuss regional issues of interest.
President Nikos Christodoulides and his team ...
Woman arrested in Paphos for burglary and credit card theft
Police in Paphos on Monday announced the arrest of a 28-year-old woman for investigation into a case of burglary, theft and fraudulent payment.
According to the police, on September 3, a 31...
Police double down on crime in Paphos in wake of racial attacks
Heightened checks and patrols over the last three days in Paphos resulted in a total of seven arrests police announced on Monday.
The operations focused on the communities of Chlorakas, ...
Police investigating malicious fire set in Paphos restaurant
A fire broke out shortly before midnight on Sunday in a restaurant in Paphos, which was extinguished before it could spread.
According to the police, the fire was called in ...
Today’s weather: Mostly clear with afternoon rains
Monday will start off mostly clear gradually becoming partly cloudy with isolated rains and storms, mainly in the mountains, the interior and the north. Temperatures will rise to 34C inland, 31...
Netanyahu on two-day visit to Cyprus
The developments in Cyprus-Israel bilateral relations, energy issues, regional developments, and EU-Israel relations will be among the key topics of discussion during the meeting between the President Nikos Christodoulides, and ...
Police checks in Paphos
One hundred and fifty drivers in the Paphos district were stopped and searched overnight on Friday with police particularly targeting Chlorakas, Emba and Tremithousa.
According to Eleni Konstantinou, a police ...
Lorry overturns on highway
Police on Saturday announced that they had closed two lanes on the Paphos-Limassol highway after a lorry overturned.
“Traffic is being diverted towards Limassol from the exit before the tunnel,” ...
800kg of ‘ghost nets’ retrieved from Cape Greco sea floor
A total of 800 kilograms of ‘ghost nets’ were retrieved from Cape Greco by the Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre during the Dixan Clean in Depth environmental programme.
Ghost nets are ...
Today’s weather: Mostly clear with localised clouds at times
Thursday’s weather will be mostly clear, but with localised clouds at times.
Temperatures will rise to around 37 degrees inland, 31 degrees on the west coast, 33 degrees on the rest of ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, sunbeds and umbrellas will never be accepted on Lara beach, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said as he announced the much-anticipated Akamas local development plan, which was ...
Today’s weather: Mostly clear with localised clouds
Thursday’s weather will be mostly clear, but with localised clouds and the possibility of light rain, particularly in the mountains.
Temperatures will rise to around 36 degrees inland, 30 degrees on ...
Flights back to normal after British delays
Flights in Cyprus had been brought back to normal on Wednesday after disruptions felt in Larnaca and Paphos airports, following technical problems in UK air traffic control systems earlier in ...