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A fire that broke out at 2.24pm in the area of ​​Palaichori was brought under complete control at 5.20pm, the forestry department said on Sunday. The fire burned ​​10 hectares of ...

The Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis is on an official meeting to the island on Monday to discuss issues of relations between Cyprus and Greece, Turkey, and the EU. ...

Drones have proven extremely useful as a means to help prevent fires, the spokesman of the fire department said on Sunday as he called on the public to become “safety ...

Secularism under threat as summer courses for children offered in mosques “Today, the tyranny of secularism [in the northern part of Cyprus] has matched the tyranny of Greek Cypriots. This ...

After a heatwave of 10 straight days with 40-plus temperatures, we asked people on the streets of Nicosia if the summer heat really is worse now than it was in the ...

An arson attack on a stolen car caused a brush fire that destroyed a hectare of wild vegetation near the old Paphos-Limassol road in the early hours of Sunday, police ...

There can be no accepting the Turkish occupation, nor can the current status quo be the future of Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday during a memorial service for ...

With 274 passengers, 60 cars, 15 motorcycles and 11 pets Cyprus-Greece ferry left the island on Saturday night marking its first journey to Piraeus from Larnaca. The popular ferry service was revived last year ...

A pensioner in Limassol who left his bag on a chair at a beachside restaurant in Limassol on Saturday while he went for a swim had his car stolen, police ...

Two people aged 29 and 20 were caught on the Nicosia–Larnaca highway driving at excessive speed, the first at 210 km/h and the second at 194 km/h, police said on Sunday. ...

A large quantity of illegal cigarettes, tobacco and dairy products have been seized from a barber shop in Nicosia, police said on Sunday. The shop owner, aged 73 was arrested, fined ...

Despite the extended heatwave abating somewhat, the forestry department said it would remain on red alert on Sunday due to the danger of fires, calling on the public to exercise ...

Cyprus’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate and inflation rate are expected to reach 3 per cent, respectively, for 2023, consistent with the predictions made in May, according to a report released ...

Six people, three of them children aged 4-6 were injured in an accident off ​Lady’s Mile in Limassol on Saturday afternoon when a banana boat collided with a water ...

But visiting State Department official underlines US support for the island although there is ‘more work to be done’ Cyprus must raise standards across the board if it is to ...

The Greek Cypriot side should resist solutions to the Cyprus problem which would violate the human rights of its people, Archbishop Georgios said on Saturday. The recently-elected archbishop also said ...

A national energy plan aims to upgrade energy efficiency and production at public schools, with public consultations ongoing as the state aims for 25 near-zero emission schools. The education ministry reached ...

A photo of a patient lying on the floor in the A&E department at Paphos hospital because of a lack of beds prompted government health services Okypy on ...

The Greek Cypriot side did not expect the unacceptable Turkish and Turkish Cypriot stance on the Cyprus problem to shift within the first official meeting between current leaders, government spokesman ...

Two people were hospitalised on Saturday afternoon after a car crash on the Nicosia-Limassol highway, which also led to the closure of two lanes. Police said the incident occurred near ...

A six-point proposal to deal with the issues faced by Akamas communities – which includes calls for a green fund to compensate landowners – was issued by Neo Chorio’s community council ...

Cyprus’ record 16-day heatwave of temperatures over 40C degrees came to an end on Saturday although only just – with 38C-39C degrees expected over the next three to four days. ...

The first Larnaca-Piraeus ferry sets sail on Saturday with over 4,000 tickets having been booked already. Speaking at an event before the boat’s departure at 6:30pm, Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras ...

The funeral of senior member of Eoka Thasos Sofocleous was held on Saturday with solemn crowds attending the service in Strovolos, including senior government officials. Sofocleous, aged 91, was described by ...