Cyprus

One fifth of the areas burned by the fires that swept through mountainous Limassol villages last week were part of the Natura 2000 network, the Eratosthenis Centre of Excellence on Monday. ...

Despite critically low water levels at the island’s largest reservoir, Kouris dam, water cuts will be avoided this year thanks to the installation of 12 new desalination units, deputy director ...

The total cost of the massive wildfire in the Limassol mountains last week could rise by an additional €20 million, mainly due to long-term environmental destruction, Professor Theodoros Zachariadis of the ...

And just like that, it was there. Right there. I opened my App Store and, right at the very top, there was the HBO Max app and a prompt asking ...

Israeli property developer Simon Aykut saw his request to be released from custody rejected by the Nicosia criminal court on Monday. Aykut is accused of developing and selling €43 million worth ...

A team of 150 people are working “non-stop” to repair the damage caused to electrical infrastructure in the Limassol district by the wildfire which tore through the area last week, electricity ...

Two people in Paphos were defrauded out of a total of €37,000 after falling victim to a phishing scam, police said on Monday, warning the public to remain vigilant. According to ...

The Forestry Department will submit its report by Friday outlining its support role during the recent deadly wildfire in the mountainous region of Limassol, director Savvas Iezekiel confirmed on Monday. ...

The water development department is “preparing for the worst-case scenario” with regard to Cyprus’ water supply, as a hot and dry summer saw levels of water in the island’s ...

Four people were arrested on Sunday in the wider Limassol area during police patrols carried out as part of fire prevention efforts, police said in a statement on Monday. Officers ...

The newly upgraded Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre has become a hive of activity this summer, welcoming hundreds of young pupils as part of its enhanced educational offering. Over a five-week ...

Charalambos Savva, the deputy mayor of the Paphos district village of Ayia Marinouda, called for stricter checks on landfills, after a fire broke out at a landfill site in his ...

The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) announced on Monday that it has received a €380,000 contribution from the Republic of Cyprus, bringing the country’s total donations to €4,392,700 since 2005. “This new ...

Ierokipia mayor Nikos Palios on Monday announced that he had sent a letter to the Union of Cyprus municipalities, proposing that the union raise €250,000 for the villages which were impacted ...

A book which offers fierce criticism for late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash caused fury among the Turkish Cypriot community over the weekend, with figures from across the north’s ...

President Nikos Christodoulides’ televised apology for the government’s response to the wildfires which tore through the Limassol district and killed two people last week was “not enough”, House president ...

Temperatures on Monday will once again rise above 40 degrees Celsius, reaching a maximum of 41 degrees Celsius inland. On the west coast temperatures will rise to 32 degrees Celsius, while temperatures on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday evening apologised on behalf of the state over the response to the Limassol fires, which tore through villages leaving two dead, and over 120km² burned. “...

Deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou on Sunday attended the national memorial service for the heroes of Kato Paphos at the church of Theoskepasti and Saints Anargyroi in Kato Paphos. In ...

A Romanian man has died in hospital nearly seven months after being seriously injured in a road collision in Limassol. Police are still investigating both the crash and the exact ...

Large amounts of cannabis have been seized in Cyprus in July after customs officers uncovered drugs hidden in postal and courier parcels arriving at Larnaca airport. According to an official ...

Deep in the storerooms of Cyprus’ prehistoric past lies a handcrafted ceramic that has fascinated scholars and visitors alike for decades. The tiny Vounous Bowl, discovered in a Bronze Age ...

Celebrating two decades of films, the Limassol International Documentary Festival will next week fill Limassol with captivating human stories and cinematic explorations. It will be held from August 1 to 8 at ...

A total of three men have been admitted to hospitals in Limassol and Nicosia with heatstroke, as Cyprus experiences high temperatures. One man is in serious condition, officials said. Okypy ...