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An outhouse made of wooden beams and tin located in the Larnaca village of Avdellero suffered “extensive damage” after catching fire, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Saturday. The ...

A car caught fire in Limassol on Friday night. According to the fire brigade, the car had been parked in the city’s Omonia neighbourhood and caught fire shortly before 9...

A moped caught fire in Limassol shortly before midnight on Friday and suffered “extensive damage” as a result. The moped had been parked in an open area in the city ...

A lorry, a trailer and a car were destroyed by a fire which broke out in an industrial area near Paphos on Saturday morning. Police said they were informed of ...

A car and various other items which had been reported stolen in recent days were found in what the police on Sunday described as a “fenced area” in Larnaca, with ...

A 25-year-old man was arrested in Nicosia as part of a police operation aimed at stamping out the dealing of drugs, the police said on Saturday. The man was arrested ...

Saturday’s weather will be mostly clear across most of the island, though clouds are expected to gather from time to time in some parts. Temperatures are set to rise ...

Mythical figures from Cypriot folk tradition, legends and more are the focus of an upcoming multi-thematic exhibition by the Press and Information Office (PIO), which will take place at the ...

Cyprus business & economy wrap-up from the day before The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) welcomed Cyprus’ assumption of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union ...

Public ceremonies ending with crosses being thrown in the water, followed by swimmers keen to claim it, will be held on Tuesday by the municipalities of Nicosia, Paphos and Ayia ...

The Turkish Cypriot Journalists’ Union (Ktgb) said that three journalists were threatened by a family member of a defendant while reporting on a trial at Kyrenia district court on Friday. “...

Positions remain hardened over a recently announced police reform aimed at adjusting working hours and holiday regulations for officers of all ranks, with police unions threatening protests following a meeting ...

Cyprus assumes the reins of the EU Council presidency with strong public finances and high investment levels, according to figures released by Eurostat on Friday. The data show Cyprus running ...

Trade unions are preparing to escalate pressure on the government over labour policy, with a request for a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides and a key labour advisory body meeting ...

The rollout of smart electricity meters is continuing across Cyprus in January, with the electricity authority (EAC) on Friday announcing the list of neighbourhoods which are to have smart meters ...

Hospitality venues across Cyprus recorded full occupancy over the New Year period, while hotels reached around 60 per cent, according to industrial bodies. Hospitality venues association (Pasika) president Neophytos Thrasyvoulou informed ...

Cyprus recorded above average rainfall in December, with totals reaching 116 per cent of the monthly norm, according to preliminary data released on Friday by the met office. Average rainfall measured 122.8 ...

A seven-year-old girl is in a serious but stable condition at Makarios hospital after being injured in a road collision in Limassol on New Year’s Day, police said. The ...

Hospitals across Cyprus were between 85 and 90 per cent full during the holiday period, with that figure set to rise over the coming days in the aftermath of festive gatherings, state ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Friday held a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha, with the pair discussing both the ongoing war in Ukraine and the country’s ...

Efforts to save the griffon vulture population in Cyprus have delivered fragile yet tangible results after three years of intensified conservation work, BirdLife Cyprus said in a New Year post. ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday called for dialogue and said he had contacted the United Nations in the aftermath of an incident in the buffer zone earlier in ...

Seven people were arrested during overnight police operations across the island as officers intensified checks aimed at maintaining public order, police said on Friday. Two people, aged 25 and 27, were arrested ...

A world-famous Michael Jackson tribute show is coming to Cyprus this January, bringing back the tunes, dance moves and spirit of the pop king. His most renowned understudy, Sergio Cortes, ...