Cyprus

The recent fires have strengthened the government’s determination to create a comprehensive plan including disasters, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday while receiving the annual report from the Commissioner ...

A 50-year-old man who was driving drunk without a licence and under the influence of drugs injured an officer and crashed into a police car late on Monday in Paphos. ...

Famagusta municipality on Tuesday invited refugees from the occupied town and everyone else join them on Monday July 19 evening at the protest in Dherynia against Turkish moves in Varosha. The ...

Farmers who were affected by the weekend’s fires will soon be able to apply for compensation for their losses, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry announcement backed ...

Cricket made a welcome return to the Lakatamia stadium, allowing the Nicosia-area teams to play their matches in the 2021 CCA #BAOFINANCIAL T20 Cup at a convenient local venue, while the ...

Twenty-two migrants, including five women and four children, arrived in the Limnitis area, police said early on Tuesday. After the migrants were spotted in Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias around 8am, the ...

Nicosia police are investigating after an explosion from the car of a 44-year-old man in his garage early on Tuesday caused damage to his house. The explosion, which completely destroyed ...

A 36-year-old drunk driver who was 18 times over the limit and injured a pensioner in Larnaca, had his driving licence revoked for a month, the Cyprus News Agency reported on ...

Four people were arrested on suspicion of stealing perfumes worth €950 from a Nicosia shop, police said on Tuesday. The suspects, aged 18, 20, 25 and 32, were arrested on Monday after police received information ...

Police fined 35 people, including a business owner after 2,392 checks for coronavirus measures violations between 6am on Monday and 6am on Tuesday. The majority of checks were carried out in Nicosia, ...

Nicosia-based student accommodation UC Halls has announced it will only accept fully vaccinated residents in its studios opposite the University of Cyprus, citing the epidemiological situation. The decision was met ...

Hoteliers sounded the alarm on Monday over booking cancellations already underway, warning that unless something “drastic” happens, it could be curtains on the entire 2021 tourist season. Speaking to Stockwatch, Marios ...

One death and a surge in the number of new coronavirus cases to 787 were announced on Monday. The new cases were reported from 43,678 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate ...

Four illegal male migrants were arrested in Paphos over the weekend, police said on Monday. Members of the crime prevention unit and traffic police arrested a 25-year-old man on Sunday ...

The catastrophic fires that raged throughout the weekend in the mountainous areas of Limassol and Larnaca did not damage any ancient monuments, according to the antiquities department. In a written ...

Authorities and financial regulators on Monday poured cold water on a parliamentary bill seeking to further extend a moratorium on home repossessions, warning of the dangers it could pose to ...

The deadly fires that devoured houses and properties in seven villages in the mountainous areas of Larnaca and Limassol over the weekend have also killed many animals with volunteers rushing ...

A bank account was set up on Monday on the instructions of President Nicos Anastasiades for donations to support the people affected by the fires over the weekend in the ...

The health ministry announced a total of 60 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Tuesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

The latest decree of the health minister was published Monday, affording coronavirus vaccinees the entitlement to take the entire day off from work on the day they get the jab, ...

Paphos police said on Monday they are investigating after visitors found six human bones in Akamas. Officers rushed to the area after they were notified on Sunday about the discovery ...

The huge forest fire in the south-eastern foothill of Troodos was declared under control on Monday morning after killing four people, caused millions in property damage and devastating damage to ...

Residents and business owners of the villages affected by the deadly fires said on Monday they were determined to rebuild all they lost in the blaze that raged for almost ...

Thirty-five per cent of the holiday accommodation costs of those who have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine or have recovered from the virus in the last 180 ...