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Leading information and communication technology companies are joining forces with other businesses to help those affected by the catastrophic fires last weekend by donating €900 thousand. According to an industry announcement ...

Alphamega supermarkets announced on Tuesday they were donating coupons totalling €100,000 to the people affected by the fires in the mountainous areas of the Larnaca and Limassol districts. The company’s ...

Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Tuesday effectively shut down opposition lawmakers’ aspirations to lower the retirement age from 65 to 63, saying such a move would endanger the long-term viability of the ...

A heart-warming tale of a Rottweiler, Danny, credited by his owner with saving his life by licking his face to revive him when the man passed out from the heat ...

The health ministry announced a total of 66 rapid test sites that will operate around the island on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

A 31-year-old man from Ukraine, wanted by authorities in his country for prostitution related offences, has been arrested upon his arrival at Larnaca airport, police said on Tuesday. According to ...

A 33-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Tuesday on suspicion of running over and killing another man in Limassol. The suspect denied any involvement with the incident and ...

Cases could shoot up to a thousand if we are not careful, member of the advisory committee on coronavirus Dr Petros Karayiannis said on Tuesday in response to the previous ...

Efforts continued on Tuesday to restore power in all the communities affected by the fire over the weekend, Cyprus electricity authority’s spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou said. Papadopoulou told the 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 ...