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In raids across the country, police on Thursday arrested 41 foreign nationals residing here illegally. The persons arrested were of various nationalities, the police said in a statement. The 41 are being ...

It is always a busy and creative month and this December is no different. Apart from the big Christmas markets, festive recitals and ballet shows, the island’s creative scene ...

Thursday will be partly cloudy with isolated rains and a chance of storms, initially in the east and later in the mountains. Temperatures will rise to 19C inland, 21C on ...

Cyprus submitted its candidacy for the presidency of the OSCE for 2027 on Wednesday. “Cyprus already submitted its candidacy for the presidency, participating at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in ...

Hiking trails in the Machairas national forest park, from Kyprovasa to Skotini and Vrysi tou Petris to Pente, will be closed from Wednesday to Friday, the forestry department announced. The ...

On Wednesday the weather will be intermittently cloudy with isolated rains, mainly in the interior and the mountains, with a chance of a morning storm in the east. Temperatures will ...

Larnaca port and marina could face a temporary closure due to a planned protest by the association of docked boat owners who said on Tuesday they were unhappy over the ...

Paphos police have arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of burglary and theft at a construction site. The case refers to a break-in at an onsite warehouse in the Petra tou ...

China has reaffirmed its principled stance “for a just and sustainable solution” to the Cyprus issue based on UN Security Council resolutions. The affirmation was made by Wang Aiwen, member ...

A 24-year-old man was arrested at Paphos airport on Monday after insulting a police officer who asked him to move his car. According to police, the man had parked his ...

An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale was reported on Monday night off Limassol and was felt across the island. The Geological Survey Department said the quake struck at 11.23pm ...

Parts of the Limassol district were without power after a lorry crashed into an electricity pylon on Monday evening. Electricity authority (EAC) spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou told news website Alpha that ...

A yellow warning has been issued for thunderstorms from 6am till 6pm on Tuesday, with hail and strong winds possible in Bora-hit storm areas. The Meteorological Service said the Bora ...

Anexartisias street in Limassol will be pedestrianised for the next three Sundays for the Christmas and New Year holidays. The Limassol municipality has announced that the street will be closed ...

The Forestry Department announced on Monday the start of maintenance work on the pedestrian paths in the Academia park in Nicosia. It said the works will last approximately for 20 days ...

Three people staged an armed robbery in the early hours of Monday at a kiosk in Tseri. The three people, armed with a pistol, entered the kiosk at around 4.15am ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs, reckless and dangerous driving, and other offences. Polis Chrysochous police arrested the man near the village of ...

The police association (Sak) on Monday wished a speedy recovery to a colleague who was injured in a traffic accident in Larnaca. The accident happened on Sunday shortly before 5pm ...

Monday will start off mostly clear, later turning cloudy with afternoon rains expected, as the Bora storm system which affected Greece starts to move in, although in a weakened state. ...

Sunday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear, with increased cloud cover in some parts of the island during the afternoon hours. Temperatures will rise to 20 degrees Celsius inland, 21 ...

A 24-year-old man is in a critical condition at the Larnaca general hospital after falling out of a moving vehicle in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to the ...

Cold winds are to hit Cyprus in the coming days, with a “bora”, the name given to a strong, cold, dry wind in the Adriatic, currently making its way towards ...

A 70-year-old woman is in intensive care after her apartment in Limassol caught fire on Friday night. The woman suffered burns to her airway and second-degree burns to her back, ...

A 38-year-old woman was jailed for 12 years on Friday after having flown to Paphos airport with a total of 16 kilograms of cannabis in her luggage. The woman had travelled to ...