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Tree planting programmes and reforestation after a fire require a delicate balancing act By Antigoni Pitta State forest has not escaped unscathed from the fires that swept through Cyprus in ...

The health ministry on Saturday announced 960 people tested positive from 69,310 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.39 per cent. No deaths were announced. There are 125 patients with COVID-19 in ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will on Sunday attend the 10th anniversary memorial service for the 13 sailors and firemen who died in the explosion of July 11, 2011, at the Evangelos Florakis naval base ...

A Syrian national who was detained in Cyprus for almost two years after being accused by a compatriot of participating in a terrorist organisation, has been released after it emerged ...

A new yellow weather warning has been issued for high temperatures from midnight tonight. The warning covers the period from midnight to 4pm Sunday. According to the met office the ...

The vaccination of hotel staff sends a positive message to tourists that hotels in Cyprus are safe, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Saturday as the government’s new target ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Sunday, 71 in total. People need to present an identification document. The ministry also recalls that from July 9, in places where a ...

Volunteers on Saturday placed water and feed troughs for animals in the areas that were burned by the fires last week in the mountainous areas of Larnaca and Limassol. The ...

Police on Saturday confirmed that officers were called in after complaints that a woman who had tested positive for coronavirus was out and about in violation of quarantine. The incident ...

New regulations will be in place for crossings from Monday, as the two sides upped the risk level to dark red. The two sides will now take vaccination certificates into ...

UN Secretary- General, Antonio Guterres warned in his latest Good Offices Mission report that unless parties act decisively now, continuing dynamics in and around Cyprus could render future efforts to ...

In the last 24 hours, more than 5,000 inspections were carried out by police islandwide to catch people who were out and about without authorisation from the state. In all 88 people were ...

A fire that broke out in the early hours of Saturday on a boat docked at Pomos in Paphos completely destroyed the vessel, authorities said. According to police, the fire ...

A 22-year-old man was arrested in Nicosia on suspicion of possession and distribution of child pornography. The man was arrested after information was received from Europol whose Cybercrime Sub-Directorate arrested 22 ...

A recently established brand that produces clothes and accessories is dedicated to helping preserve and protect the seas. Alix Norman meets the people behind it “Salty Souls,” says Milada, “is ...

The Larnaca District Court has sentenced a 42-year-old man to 30 days in prison for driving under the influence of alcohol. The man was driving at almost six times the legal ...

A fire broke out at 2am on Saturday in a room of the facility housing unaccompanied minors in Larnaca. The 21 minor children were safely evacuated, authorities said. According to the ...

Leading multi-asset broker Exness has offered financial assistance of €300,000 to facilitate the restoration of areas affected by the fires near Larnaca and Limassol. Earlier this month, Cyprus suffered from one ...

The Cyprus government is already at work to find a solution for the country on the OECD minimum corporate tax proposal that has been agreed to by the G7 and ...

The fallout from the latest SafePass requirements continued on Friday with the divide proving particularly noxious ahead of the weekend. The council of ministers this week decided that businesses will ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has recommended the renewal of Unficyp’s mandate for a further six months and has stated his concern over Turkish activity in Varosha. An informal ...

The health ministry announced that there had been no new deaths from Covid-19 on Friday, and that 882 people tested positive from 62,161 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.42 per ...

Despite the challenges of the pandemic, domestic exports managed to hold their own last year while leading products such as pharmaceuticals and halloumi even registered an increase over 2019, President Nicos ...

The health ministry on Friday presented updated instructions for the rescheduling of vaccination appointments, reminding the public that the vaccination portal will from now on be open to everyone aged 16 ...