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A Greek paratrooper almost fell to his death when his parachute failed to open during a recent military exercise over Cyprus. The incident took place during a military exercise earlier ...

The cabinet has approved a six-month temporary urban planning permit to slaughterhouse Cypra Ltd in its effort to resolve the environmental issues related to noise and odor emissions in the ...

The unlicensed felling of trees to fuel Easter bonfires or, lampradjia, is a punishable offence under the law, the forestry department warned on Wednesday. The department further warned about the ...

Police on Wednesday warned the public to be on alert following a recent incident where money was found to be missing after a woman was allowed into a home to ...

A 40-year-old man wanted in Poland under European arrest warrants was detained on arrival at Larnaca Airport from another European country on Tuesday evening. In a statement on Wednesday, police ...

Police are investigating cases of illegal possession of explosives after firecrackers and fireworks were found in the possession of two men, aged 23 and 33. A number of firecrackers were also found ...

There is sufficient supply of high-quality Cypriot lamb at very low prices, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Tuesday during a visit to supermarkets ahead of Easter. “There is certainly ...

Authorities have confiscated some 4,500 Easter bangers so far, as they step up efforts ahead of Easter, police spokesman Christos Andreou told Alpha TV on Tuesday. “We are dealing with two ...

Larnaca municipality will be setting up a food distribution center for Easter for beneficiaries of the Social Grocery card on Good Friday, April 22 between 8.00 and 9.30am at the municipality’s ...

A new study has revealed that while the Cypriot National Guard’s weaponry and equipment remains numerically unchanged, increasing requirements in maintenance, difficulties in replacing obsolete hardware, and other international ...

A cyclist is in critical condition after the driver of a car tried to overtake but crashed into him, along the Paralimni-Sotira road. Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodoulou said that ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday accused main opposition party Akel of obstructing the government as it tries to reform education. “Ever since Akel has been a minority in parliament, ...

Residents at Episkopi village in Limassol were protesting on Sunday against the idea of merging with Limassol’s municipality on the west, based in Ypsonas. Episkopi community leader Lefkios Prodromou ...

A 61-year-old cyclist was hit by a car in Paphos, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday morning where a car hit the British cyclist and fled ...

Chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Andreas Mavroyiannis has resigned from his post, it emerged on Sunday. His cited reason is the absence of any developments on the negotiation front, ...

A man from Russia has been remanded for four days on suspicion of racism and xenophobia, as well as incitement to commit criminal offences, it was reported on Saturday. The ...

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has conducted a survey on patient accessibility to innovative medicines across 39 countries in Europe, for the period 2017-2020. Innovative medicines are ...

The ministry of health has urgently appealed for blood donors stating that the large number of cases and contacts has reduced blood donations, with the result that blood banks are ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela and his Greek counterpart Thanos Plevris on Friday signed a two-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at further deepening the cooperation between the two ministries and ...

Saturday’s free rapid testing sites for eligible individuals are as follows: District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Lefkosia (23 units) Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 pm 94056785 Agios Georgios Church, Latsia 9 ...

Lakatamia now boasts a dedicated dog park for pet-owners and their four-legged friends, following the inauguration of the new facility by Environment Commissioner Klelia Vassiliou earlier this week. The park ...

Game wardens out on patrol have booked two individuals caught with a hunting rifle at night, and outside the hunting season, the game service said in a post on Facebook ...

Larnaca police early on Friday confiscated 180 Easter bangers and are expected to charge a 19-year-old man with illegal possession of explosives. In a written statement, police said that at around 2.30 ...

Agriculture Minister Kostas Kadis on Thursday presented the Operational Programme for marine, fisheries and aquaculture for 2021-2027, a paper indicating projects that will be co-financed by the European maritime, fisheries ...