Staff Reporter

A tornado was spotted in the Geri area on Wednesday. Known as a “dust devil”, it struck on farmland near the village. This is the second such “dust devil” to ...

A non-essential travel advice to Niger was issued by the foreign ministry on Wednesday, effective from August 1. According to a press release, taking into consideration the security situation in Niger ...

A truck was on fire at the Nicosia-Larnaca highway on Wednesday, with police warning the public this was affecting traffic in the area. The driver left the truck without any ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 23-year-old for an investigated case of burglary, theft and malicious damage. According to the police, on June 19 a petrol station in Nicosia was broken into ...

The risk of wildfires in all forest areas remains extremely high on Wednesday, the Forestry Department announced. “The public is urged to be extremely careful and to completely avoid actions ...

Police on Tuesday in Paphos arrested two women for an investigated case of car theft while a third male suspect is wanted for the case. According to police statement, the ...

Firefighting services on Wednesday morning brought under complete control a fire that broke out in Lemythou village in Limassol. According to a statement by the forestry department the fire broke ...

Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) will be carrying out cable works on the highway from the Rizoelia roundabout to the Livadia exit in Larnaca on Wednesday and Thursday. The works will ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 37-year-old man and his parents, aged 65 and 68, for a case of illegal drugs possession with intent to supply. According to the police, members of the ...

A yellow warning for high temperatures has been issued for Wednesday, in force from midday until 5pm. The weather will be clear with a high of 40C inland, 35C on ...

The finance ministry on Tuesday reminded municipalities and sewerage boards to prepare their budgets for the first half of 2024 “with prudence and rationality” given the coming transition to the new ...

In today’s episode, British pensioner David Hunter was released from prison after the Paphos criminal court handed him a two-year prison sentence on the count of manslaughter. Elsewhere, Greek ...

A yellow warning is in place for extreme high temperatures on Tuesday. The met office warning says that the maximum temperature over the inland areas is expected to rise to ...

The British bases are optimistic that it will be able to keep bird trapping at record low levels as the blackcap migration period begins. The bases announced on Tuesday that ...

Two people were remanded in custody for eight days on Monday after being found with almost 40 kilograms of cannabis and cocaine on Sunday. The pair appeared in court in Paphos ...

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air celebrated its six millionth passenger to either take off from or land at Larnaca airport on Monday. The airline gave a travel voucher to the ...

Police on Monday issued another warning about phone scams, where people receive calls from unknown persons urging them to invest in get-rich-quick schemes. Using mobile phone numbers starting with 94, 95, 96, 97 and 99, ...

By Richard Boxall The Cyprus cricket team had to contend with a strong host nation and some wet weather during their international 10-over tournament over the weekend. After losing three ...

In today’s episode, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due in Cyprus on an official visit. One of the main topics on the agenda today will be EU-Turkish relations, ...

A fire in Palaichori was caused by a short circuit at an abandoned water pump that was not meant to be receiving electricity, director of the Forestry Department Charalambos Alexandrou ...

Police on Sunday arrested two men in Paphos for a case of burglary and theft and causing malicious damage. The arrest of the two men, aged 24, was preceded by a ...

Police on Monday are appealing for information that may help locate Menik Sureka Seelangalage, aged 54, from Sri Lanka, who has been missing since 14 July from her home in Larnaca. The 54...

On Monday temperatures are expected to rise following the weekend’s slight respite, and a yellow weather warning has been issued in place from 11am until 5pm. Temperatures will rise ...

A new yellow alert was issued by the met office on Sunday, warning of high temperatures on Monday. Inland temperatures are expected to rise to 40C. The alert will be ...