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French Rafale fighter jets are to probe Cyprus’ defences in bilateral military exercises aimed at bolstering the Republic’s readiness and capabilities for real-life scenarios. Set to last until Sunday, ...

Cyprus has paid up its contribution to the UN budget, joining another 52 members to be up to date with their financial obligations to the 193-strong world body. Cyprus was cited ...

From Wednesday until Saturday, fighter jets from the French air force will take part in a joint training exercise within Cyprus’ air space, the defence ministry said. An announcement said ...

A total of 37 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. Aside from any documents exempting them from vaccination (i....

By Andreas Pavlou The fire service on Wednesday began a series of drills to improve its operational capacity, spokesman Andreas Kettis said. Kettis said Wednesday’s exercise focused a mock ...

Three businesses were booked for a total of €2,500 after workers were found without a SafePass during 503 checks in Nicosia. A kiosk and an office manager who were working without a ...

In today’s episode, farmers working near the village of Denia in the buffer zone on Tuesday reported they were threatened by five soldiers from the north, some of whom ...

Limassol police late on Tuesday arrested a 38-year-old man, who was a passenger in a car they stopped for traffic offences, on suspicion of money laundering and drug possession. The ...

A yellow weather warning for heavy thunderstorms and rain is in force until 4pm on Wednesday. “Isolated heavy thunderstorms are expected to affect initially the western part and gradually the ...

A young man is under arrest in connection with the theft of a bag with €5,900 in cash from a parked car in Paphos, while police also investigate a second theft ...

A teenager, permanent resident of Paphos, is under arrest for burglary and theft after a man spotted him wearing a watch and sunglasses that had been stolen from his home, ...

Limassol court has handed down a two-month jail sentence to a 46-year-old man after finding him guilty of employing illegal workers, police said on Tuesday. Another man, aged 37, was jailed ...

Police handed out fines totaling €6,000 to six businesses for violating health protocols to contain the spread of coronavirus in the 24 hours to 6.00 am Tuesday, the Cyprus News Agency reported. The ...

A 26-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Monday in connection with the attempted murder of another man in Nicosia. Police said the suspect was arrested on Sunday on ...

Tuesday’s state rapid testing will be operating in the following areas: District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Lemesos (6 units) My Mall Limassol (Entrance D, next to “Public” ...

Paphos castle will be lit up red all week to raise public awareness over congenital heart defects, the department of antiquities said on Monday. The campaign is being led by ...

Free testing sites for Monday are as follows: District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Limassol (7 units) My Mall Limassol (Entrance D, next to “Public” store) 9 am – 6 pm 94041843 Pano ...

The health ministry announced that four people had died of Covid-19 and that 2,214 had tested positive from 85,567 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.59 per cent. The deaths concerned ...

Journalist Nikolaos Katsikas, the correspondent in Egypt for the Cyprus News Agency and the Athens News Agency (APE) was found dead in his Cairo home on Saturday night, it was ...

A photo taken on Sunday in the Troodos area shows ‘two suns’, an atmospheric phenomenon commonly known as a ‘sun dog’. A sun dog, also known as a ‘mock sun’ ...

Five people have been arrested in Turkey for “offensive” posts on social media against Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine, who were infected with Covid-19. According to CNA, ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday he had conveyed his best wishes for a speedy recovery to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar by telephone. Tatar contracted the virus last week. ...

Two man aged 25 and 20 have been arrested and remanded for eight days by the Limassol court following a fight at a house party in Kato Polemidia during which two children ...

Police fined 13 individuals and 22 businesses were fined for violating Covid measures over the past 24 hours. They carried out a total of 2,484 checks islandwide. In Nicosia, there were 611 checks, booking 10 people ...