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Cyprus’ dams are at 60.2 per cent full, with farmers and consumers on tenterhooks that this winter will match the bountiful rains of the winters of 2018 and 2019 and not last year’...

Ahead of the start of the hunting season on Sunday, the forestry department has appealed to hunters to be particularly careful and to avoid any actions or activities that may ...

A second high dependency unit has been in operation at Famagusta Hospital to meet increased needs for Covid-19 patients since last week, its scientific director Amalia Hadjiyianni told the Cyprus ...

A 43-year-old woman was remanded in custody for six days by Limassol district court on Wednesday in connection with the theft of €40,000 in cash from a Limassol home on Monday. ...

Morphou Bishop Neophytos has tested positive for the coronavirus but is so far experiencing mild symptoms and is being treated by doctors he “trusts” it was announced on Wednesday. In ...

Black Caps edge out Sri Lankans in top of table Cyprus cricket clash Black Caps gained a narrow victory in the top match in the eastern group of the 2021 CCA #...

A total of 37 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Since Sunday, free rapid testing for the ...

The European Commission has approved a €1billion Cypriot scheme to support enterprises and self-employed individuals in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid ...

The health ministry on Tuesday announced that a brand of organic food spread was being withdrawn from the market as it contains a preservative that was not listed as it ...

Ryanair airlines on Monday announced three new Cyprus routes for Germany and Poland for this winter. The new destinations concern Cologne and Memmingen in Germany, as well as Wroclaw in ...

Applications for a new holiday scheme for low-income pensioners for the period of September 1 to December 22 covering accommodation and full board at premises in the mountain resorts and in Pyrgos ...

The health ministry on Monday issued an urgent plea to the public for blood donations, citing very low reserves. According to blood bank of the ministry, the blood supply reserves ...

The health ministry has announced 46 rapid testing sites for Tuesday. People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport, or driver’s licence. District Locations ...

Around 8.6 per cent of children between 12 and 15 have received their first Covid jab, the health ministry said on Monday, as fully vaccinated adults in Cyprus surpassed 70 per cent. According to ...

Police arrested three men and two women on Sunday after they allegedly tried to travel overseas from Larnaca with documents that did not belong to them. Police said in two ...

Police said they have booked 59 individuals and two businesses over the past 24 hours after conducting 3,435 checks as part the enforcement of Covid measures. In Nicosia, officers carried out 275 checks and ...

The health ministry announced there had been no new deaths from Covid-19 but said 165 people tested positive from 14,008 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.18 per cent. The death ...

The met office issued a new yellow alert valid from 9pm on Sunday to 4pm on Monday. Forecasters said temperatures would not fall below 26C inland and 27C on the ...

An elderly man in Paphos was fined 11,126 euros on Sunday for hunting during the closed season, and for poaching. According to police, the man was seen leaving his house in ...

Two special constables in Paphos have been arrested, one for allegedly making threats against the city’s police chief on social media. According to police, the first suspect aged 41 is ...

A cruise ship, the Portuguese-flagged ‘World Navigator’, anchored on Sunday off Paphos for a short stopover. According to the port police, it arrived from Heraklion, Crete and carries 115 crew and 78 ...

The forestry department said on Sunday that a “red alert” for fires continued to be in effect as thousands of people left the city to picnic in rural areas. The ...

Limassol district court on Sunday issued a five-day remand for a 36-year-old who was arrested on Saturday in connection with Thursday’s incidents after a football match between Apollon and ...

Police said on Sunday that in the preceding 24hours they had carried out 6,105 checks islandwide looking for Covid violators. Most of the violations concerned not wearing a mask or being ...