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As the heat wave continues to grip Cyprus, the met office has issued a new extreme high temperature warning for Thursday when temperatures are expected to reach 41C inland and 33...

Two sea turtles – Androniki and Emma –were released back into the sea on Wednesday after recuperating at the Sea Turtle Rescue Centre of the Fisheries Department where they were taken ...

The environment service has launched a two-month public consultation on draft regulations to manage plastic waste in the agricultural sector. Uncontrolled dumping and burning of plastic agricultural waste pollute the ...

Church services to mark the saint’s day of Ayia Marina will be held at the chapel of the same name in the Dherynia buffer zone on Friday and Saturday, ...

Bus and taxi drivers must be vaccinated or have a 72-hour negative test to work, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said in new guidelines for the public transport sector issued on ...

Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court on Wednesday jailed a 33-year-old man from Greece for 13 years after finding him guilty of illegally importing 27 kilos of cannabis. The man was arrested at Larnaca Airport ...

The SBA Police is warning all beach goers to follow the rules and remain safe. In liaison with the Area Office, the SBA Police has announced that Operation Jetstream at ...

Police on Tuesday said they arrested a 46-year-old man on suspicion of child porn possession and distribution. The arrest was made after local police received information from Europol regarding an ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides departed for Brussels on Monday to take part in the Eurogroup meeting taking place on the same day and the Ecofin (Economic and Financial Affairs Council) ...

In the last 24 hours, more than 5,000 inspections were carried out by police islandwide to catch people who were out and about without authorisation from the state. In all 88 people were ...

A fire that broke out in the early hours of Saturday on a boat docked at Pomos in Paphos completely destroyed the vessel, authorities said. According to police, the fire ...

A 22-year-old man was arrested in Nicosia on suspicion of possession and distribution of child pornography. The man was arrested after information was received from Europol whose Cybercrime Sub-Directorate arrested 22 ...

The Larnaca District Court has sentenced a 42-year-old man to 30 days in prison for driving under the influence of alcohol. The man was driving at almost six times the legal ...

A fire broke out at 2am on Saturday in a room of the facility housing unaccompanied minors in Larnaca. The 21 minor children were safely evacuated, authorities said. According to the ...

Despite the challenges of the pandemic, domestic exports managed to hold their own last year while leading products such as pharmaceuticals and halloumi even registered an increase over 2019, President Nicos ...

The met office on Friday issued a yellow alert – the second in as many days — warning of extreme high temperatures on Saturday. The alert is in force from 1pm to 5...

Stepping up efforts to contain a surge in coronavirus cases, the health ministry said on Friday that from July 13, cinemas and theatres will be obliged to implement rules equivalent to ...

Amid a record surge in the number of positive coronavirus cases, the health ministry on Friday reiterated that individuals who test positive must isolate for 14 days and cannot end their ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 73 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

SBA police have confirmed that two individuals have been charged with possessing crystal meth with the intent to supply, whilst a third person is facing charges of possession after they ...

Ten presidents of Greek American organisations in a letter express grave concern regarding the renewed threats currently facing Cyprus coming from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and urge US president ...

The human centered approach used at the Cyprus prison has led to reduced rates of reoffending, its director Anna Aristotelous said on Thursday. She said in recent years the number ...

Commerce Minister Natasa Pilides on Thursday toured four factories in the Larnaca area, rounding off visits to industrial areas in all districts to record problems and seek solutions. Aradippou Mayor ...

The met office on Thursday issued a yellow alert, warning of extreme high temperatures on Friday. The alert is in force from 1pm to 5pm when maximum temperatures inland are ...