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A red alert for fires was issued by the forest department during the August 15 holiday weekend, urging extreme caution from the public in their outdoor activities. The department highlighted that ...

A tavern in Paphos was closed on Friday night after it was found operating without the relevant licences. Officers who carried out the check discovered that the business was operating ...

A 53-year-old Larnaca-based doctor was remanded for another five days on Saturday on suspicion of issuing fake Covid vaccination certificates to his patients. Larnaca district court remanded the doctor for ...

Saturday marks 16 years since Cyprus’ Helios Airways Boeing 737 crashed on a hillside near Athens on August 14, 2005, killing all 115 passengers and six crew on board, making it the worst air tragedy ...

Larnaka: the Anthology provides a view of a multi-cultural town on the rise Let’s generalise a little, shall we? If you were a first-time visitor to Cyprus, you’d ...

Paphos police on Saturday were investigating after a man reported that more than €8,000 in cash and other items were stolen from his apartment. The man told police he left his ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday said that unity is key to preventing Turkey’s provocations in Cyprus so that the island can become a modern European country without an occupation ...

Police said two men died in separate traffic accidents in Nicosia early on Friday. The first accident took place at around 4.15am on the Palechori to Anthoupoli road when under ...

A 21-year-old restaurant employee was arrested for showing a fake SafePass to officers early on Saturday during daily checks for violations of coronavirus measures. Police were conducting checks at a ...

Two male suspects, 16 and 20, were arrested late on Friday on suspicion of participating in clashes between AEL and Apollon football fans that saw eight vehicles damaged and one destroyed by ...

Police said they will be stepping up their presence over the August 15 holiday weekend to avert traffic collisions and protect properties. There will be more police patrols and an increased ...

Pegeia mayor Marinos Lambrou is pushing forward with development projects worth a total of €7 million. According to statements made to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), Lambrou said the first project ...

The British High Commission has stressed the need for UK nationals to continue to vote and be eligible to stand as candidates in local elections and was awaiting clarification on ...

More than 25,000 trees and shrubs are expected to be planted in the mountainous areas of the Larnaca and Limassol districts affected by last month’s fires, the forestry department said ...

Kapnos Airport Shuttle on Friday launched a new, upgraded electronic reservation system to facilitate bookings. “Using the new, upgraded, and user-friendly online reservation system, passengers can book their seat and ...

The strike at Limassol port that has been ongoing since Wednesday over four layoffs was called off on Friday night after marathon shuttle talks with the union and employers. The ...

The health ministry announced that one person had died of Covid-19 and that 419 more had tested positive from 54,173 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.77 per cent. The death ...

The government has come up with a temporary arrangement for Turkish Cypriots to obtain an EU green pass. Turkish Cypriots currently face problems as regards travel abroad since the vaccination ...

Singer, songwriter and producer Johnny Worth, whose father was a Greek Cypriot has died aged 90 after a short illness. Following a massive music career that stretched from the 1950s to ...

By Stefanos Messios A 15-year-old boy of African origin has been taken into custody after allegedly presenting a fake Portuguese ID card at Paphos airport. He is facing charges of ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Saturday, 51 in total. To get tested, people need to present identification such as ID, passport, or driver’s licence. There will ...

The health ministry on Friday announced clarifications for the procedure for pregnant women who are not recommended to be vaccinated for medical reasons need to make to be able to ...

Hundreds of non-Gesy beneficiaries braved the heat to wait in line at walk-in vaccination centres on Friday as Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas urged members of the public who have yet ...

Twenty-seven patients are currently hospitalised at the two Covid-19 ward in Paphos General and all but one are unvaccinated, according to the hospital director. In addition, the ages of patients ...