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Police had to rescue drivers on Sunday after they tried to cross the Xeros river in the Paphos district, which had developed a strong flow after recent heavy rainfall. In ...

Three people died from coronavirus on Sunday as the ministry reported 1,813 new Covid cases. The three deaths bring to 712 the total number who have died from the virus since the ...

By Dr Stelios Platis It is quite likely that in the next few days we shall come to see the stepping down of the UK’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, ...

High winds across the island on Sunday left certain areas without power since Saturday night, the Electricity Authority (EAC) said. Areas in Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos were affected. EAC spokesman ...

From the UK to the US and from South Africa to Australia, the Cypriot diaspora continues to thrive while remaining committed to their homeland The Cypriot diaspora, which includes all ...

As expected, voter turnout in the north for ‘parliamentary’ elections on Sunday was very low, with only 58.23 per cent of those eligible taking part by the time polling stations closed. ...

A total of 32 testing sites will be operated by the ministry of health on Monday offering free tests for eligible groups. There are those who have a certificate of full ...

Paphos police were on Sunday carrying out intense searches after two people, aged 29 and 33, were arrested in connection with a string of burglaries and thefts and the possession of hand ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Sunday expressed the government’s disagreement over planned increases in charges at Limassol port, saying that efforts are being made so that these will not ...

By Glafkos Constantinides The social and economic future of the old inner part of Nicosia, the Walled City, is in serious doubt. It is a unique area in many ways ...

Occupancy levels of hotels that are open in Paphos are not even reaching 20 per cent, president of the Paphos Hoteliers Associaion Thanos Michaelides said on Sunday. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

A 40-year-old man remanded in police custody on Sunday won €14,000 in recent weeks from the Limassol casino after marking cards. According to Limassol CID on Saturday night the manager of ...

A 28-year-old man has been remanded in custody for four days following his arrest for allegedly cheating two people out of €39,700, paid for the supposed import of vehicles from overseas. ...

A military exercise with the participation of a frigate of the French Navy took place on Friday in the sea south of Larnaca, the ministry of defence said on Sunday. ...

The Test and Stay scheme to be introduced in schools as of Monday to allow close contacts to stay in lessons will only create more problems, deputy leader of the ...

The Argaka dam, which holds 990,000 cubic metres of water has overflowed, the local community leader said on Sunday. Community leader Spyros Pelopida said the dam overflowed earlier this year than ...

State support has been laughable say those in artistic community A year ago, the Cyprus Mail spoke to artists, actors, writers and musicians who were virtually all in dire straits ...

Traffic congestion has been caused on roads leading to Troodos as those with unsuitable vehicles have ignored police advice and headed for the mountains. The chaos picked up pace shortly ...

Coordinated police operations in Chlorakas continued over Saturday night with two people found illegally staying in the area charged. A new operation was staged on Saturday lasting from the afternoon ...

Concerns about the environmental costs and risks to public safety posed by the plans to upgrade the Chlorakas coastline were expressed on Sunday by President of the AKTI Rehabilitation and ...

Eight businesses in Nicosia were fined €500 for employees not having a SafePass while one was fined €1,500 because the manager was not wearing a facemask as almost 3,000 checks of Covid measures ...

As extreme winds grip the island the ministry of health on Sunday announced changes to its rapid testing locations. A site in Kyperounta due to offer free rapid tests to ...

No information so far indicated people in Cyprus were involved in the well-publicised rape of a 24-year-old woman in Thessaloniki, Cyprus the Cyprus News Agency reported on Sunday. From the ...

Roads to Troodos were closed to all traffic on Sunday morning police said as snow remained heavy in the area. The Platres-Troodos, Karvounas-Troodos and Prdromos-Troodos roads were closed due to ...