Remand after 24kg of cannabis found in luggage
A 25-year-old woman was arrested at Paphos airport on Sunday after customs officers discovered 40 packages of cannabis in her luggage, with a total weight of 24kg.
Police said the woman, ...
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DJ Bliss to perform in Cyprus tonight
Following a high-profile set at Romania’s Untold Festival, DJ Bliss will touch down in Cyprus to perform at the Official WIBA Mediterranean x Blings Afterparty at Summer Breeze Club ...
How do Cypriots really feel about August on the island?
Time stands still in August. At least in Cyprus, it does. Shops close, work is paused, tourists are in, locals are out. Cultural life is brimming, the beaches are packed, ...
Police investigate armed robbery at Ayia Napa kiosk
Police are investigating a robbery at a kiosk in Ayia Napa in the early hours of Monday, August 11, after a man allegedly brandished a firearm when confronted by an employee.
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Republic sends power to north amid blackouts
The Republic of Cyprus is providing electricity to the north on Monday, as the north’s energy woes continue into a fourth day following an explosion at a substation on ...
Working outside banned again due to hot weather
The labour inspection department on Monday ordered that all outside work be suspended between 12pm and 4pm in areas impacted by the orange weather warning, with high temperatures forecast for ...
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August welcomes first Larnaca Film Festival
Cyprus cinephiles have one more reason to look forward to this month’s events as a brand new festival launches. From August 28 to 31, the first edition of the Larnaca Film ...
Anastasiades slams Disy for ‘adopting Turkey’s narratives’
Former president Nicos Anastasiades attacked the leadership of his own party, Disy, for “adopting Turkey’s narratives” on the Cyprus problem and for “distancing” itself from the government he led ...
Another orange weather warning issued for high temperatures
The met office on Monday issued another orange weather warning for extreme high temperatures, with the mercury set to rise to 43 degrees Celsius inland again.
The weather warning will be ...
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Third arrest made in Paphos kidnapping case
The police on Monday announced that they had made a third arrest as part of their investigations into the alleged kidnapping of a 48-year-old Romanian woman.
The person arrested was ...
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Man stabbed in Larnaca
A 29-year-old man was arrested on Sunday night after allegedly stabbing a 25-year-old man in the back in Larnaca, the police said on Monday.
The police said they were informed ...
Today’s weather: Temperatures to continue to increase
Temperatures are set to rise above 40 degrees Celsius once more on Monday, with a high of 43 degrees Celsius expected inland.
On the south and east coasts, temperatures are expected to ...
Ustel goes on attack over north power cuts
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Sunday evening levelled criticism at political opposition and the Republic of Cyprus as the north suffered a third day of power cuts ...
Mari and Paphos bases ‘of Cypriot interest and Cypriot ownership’
The Evangelos Florakis naval base at Mari and the Andreas Papandreou airbase in Paphos are “of Cypriot interest and Cypriot ownership”, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Sunday.
He had ...
12 desalination units from UAE now working, more to arrive next year
A total of 12 mobile desalination units imported from the United Arab Emirates are now in operation, with one more set to enter service soon, and more to be imported next ...
Forest fire risk set at ‘red alert’ for Monday
The risk of forest fires breaking out on Monday has been set at “red alert”, the forestry department said on Sunday afternoon.
It also warned the public that the act ...
Pachyammos village council demands crossing point in Kokkina
The Pachyammos village council on Sunday demanded that President Nikos Christodoulides set as “a matter of highest priority” the opening of a crossing point into the Turkish Cypriot exclave of ...
A new era for the Nicosia International Festival
New beginnings are on the horizon and as such the Nicosia International Festival enters a refreshed phase. Not only will it present a rich sixth edition packed with performances and ...
North’s electricity woes continue into third day
Sporadic power cuts across the north continued into a third day on Sunday after an explosion at a substation on Friday had caused the entire grid to collapse.
The north’...
Ayia Napa: not quite so crazy now
It’s looking like another mixed – but mostly acceptable – year for Ayia Napa, and another step in its gradual transformation.
Clubbing-wise, the resort’s heyday was a crazy few years ...
Greek Cypriots mark Battle of Tillyria anniversary
Two days after Turkish Cypriots had travelled to the village of Kokkina to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the Battle of Tillyria, a Greek Cypriot memorial service for the same ...
Twenty years on from the Helios tragedy
Twenty years ago on August 14, 2005, a Boeing 737-300 took off at 9.07am from Larnaca airport with 115 passengers and six crew on board. By 12.03pm, no one on that Helios Airways ...
Larnaca court to decide whether Kenan Ayaz serves sentence in Cyprus
The Larnaca district court will in the coming days make a ruling to decide whether Kenan Ayaz, who was convicted last year of being a member of a proscribed terrorist ...
Working outside banned again due to hot weather
The labour inspection department on Sunday ordered that all outside work be suspended between 12pm and 4pm in areas impacted by the orange weather warning, with high temperatures forecast for ...