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Psychological help and support will be offered to those who have been affected by the raging fires, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said. Four people have died as a result of ...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said that Turkey’s and the Turkish Cypriot side’s stance on the Cyprus Issue leaves little room for optimism. In an interview with the ...

The Pancyprian veterinary association announced on Sunday that as a result of the extensive destruction of the fires on the island, free care would be offered for all animals affected ...

Three people were remanded at Larnaca district court for eight days on Sunday in connection to 27.5 kilos of cannabis found in their luggage at Larnaca airport. The three, aged 32, 41 and 47 ...

British expats struggle with shortages of much-loved food Marmite-loving British expats have become selfish creatures. “I have been trying to find Marmite for days at various supermarkets, but everywhere I’...

Akel’s Stephanos Stephanou was elected on Sunday as the new secretary-general of the party, replacing Andros Kyprianou who has held the post since 2009. He was elected by the party’...

A 25-year-old man was remanded for five days at Limassol district court on Sunday in connection with a fire at the Pyrgos community on Saturday. The fire began an hour ...

Climbers come to the fore With temperatures rising even more rapidly, this is a difficult time in our gardens. In high summer plants scarcely grow and it is not a ...

Looking for a new beginning, a trio from Cameroon jumped from the Venetian walls into what they thought was Nicosia. They remain stuck in the buffer zone six weeks later ...

The ongoing fire in Cyprus is the worst tragedy the island has faced since the invasion, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday. The fire has a perimeter of more than 35...

Police have given out contact numbers to be used by those who are in immediate need and have to evacuate as fires continue to rage Saturday evening in communities of ...

A 67-year-old man was remanded at Limassol district court on Sunday for eight days in relation to the fire raging across Limassol and Larnaca that is now counting four people ...

The European Commission announced late on Sunday that Cyprus activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism on 3 July 2021, requesting support to tackle forest fires in the Limassol district. The EU now ...

Though authorities remained alert until all flames were obliterated, deputy government spokeswoman Niovi Parissinou said on Sunday that all communities were now deemed safe. “After the effective fight of Greek ...

No deaths from coronavirus were announced on Saturday as the health ministry announced 583 new cases. These were the result of 48,358 PCR and rapid tests, giving a positivity rate of 1.21 per ...

Cyprus has the second highest availability of computer tomography (CT) scanners and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) units in hospitals relative to the number of inhabitants among the EU27, according to 2019 ...

For Sunday,4 July ministry of health testing units will be at the following locations: District Testing location Hours Limassol (21 points) Grigori Axentiou Square, Limassol 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. TEPAK, ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday expressed Cyprus’ will to further its cooperation with the UK in the fields of security and defence during a visit to the British Navy’s ...

A huge fire raged out of control on Saturday evening after destroying homes and large areas of pine forest, forcing authorities to evacuate communities in Limassol, where it started, and ...

Tourism industry professionals were left reeling on Saturday after Cyprus was placed in the Red category by the European Centre of Disease Control (ECDC) because of a surge in coronavirus ...

Paphos police have arrested a 67-year-old woman on suspicion of stealing €17,000 from an elderly man who died on Friday. The 81-year-old man had been in hospital in the past few ...

A new women’s freediving world record was set in Limassol on Friday when Jennifer Wendland descended to a depth of 93 metres. Holding only one breath and powered by a ...

Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Demetriades will pay an official visit to Athens from Sunday to Tuesday. “I am going to Athens to discuss with my Greek counterpart the current ...

A fire in the area between Trahipedoula and Kelokedara was set by youths who wanted to get back at the authorities for booking them for various traffic offences, a court ...