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The met office on Friday evening announced that an orange weather warning would be in force between midnight and 5pm on Saturday. It said temperatures are only expected to drop ...

The mosque in the Limassol district village of Malia suffered serious damage in the wildfire which has been raging in the region since Wednesday. Bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage ...

The labour inspection department issued 11 on-the-spot fines over the past two days following a wave of workplace inspections aimed at protecting workers from extreme heat, the department announced on Friday. ...

The civil defence on Friday continued to work to find temporary accommodation for people displaced by the wildfire which has been raging in the Limassol district since Wednesday, its chief ...

Several ancient monuments have been damaged by the recent wildfire in Limassol, though many others remain unharmed, the Department of Antiquities said in a statement on Friday. An inspection of 62 ...

A wildfire which broke out between the Kyrenia district villages of Ayios Amvrosios and Charkeia on Friday has been brought under control. Turkish Cypriot Ayios Epiktitos and Ayios Amvrosios mayor ...

In a statement today, Palestinian ambassador Abdallah Attari condemned the treatment of three activists who were charged in writing after raising the flag of Palestine during a football game on ...

Two churches in the Limassol district sustained damage during the recent wildfires, Archimandrite Filotheos of Limassol told CNA on Friday. He also noted the intention of Metropolitan Athanasios to provide ...

Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Friday said that “we had absolutely no loss of life” in the wildfire which has been raging in the Limassol district since Wednesday, except for ...

Activists from the Brussels-based Hind Rajab foundation on Friday called for the arrest of a soldier serving in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) who they report is currently on holiday ...

The fire brigade is “dealing with resurgences” in the Limassol district wildfire near the village of Omodos, its spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Friday afternoon. According to the Cyprus News ...

A 45-year-old man was sentenced to ten years in prison on Friday for causing a fatal crash that killed four members of the same family in Limassol on New Year’...

Strovolos mayor Stavros Stavrinides, deputy mayor Stella Sourmeli and other members of the municipal council visited the Tseriou Avenue construction site on Wednesday to review progress on the ongoing roadworks. ...

A case has been filed against two 41-year-old men allegedly involved in a fight in the village of Kalo Chorio on July 19, which left one person injured and caused damage ...

The ministry of agriculture has begun immediate assessments for crop damage across 28 communities in Limassol following the massive wildfires, it announced on Friday. However, winemakers are voicing concern that the ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) on Friday instructed pharmacists to prioritise individuals affected by the Limassol wildfire who lost their prescriptions or medical consumables, following complaints that some had been ...

The electricity authority (EAC) is “intensively” continuing its efforts to restore power to fire-affected areas of the Limassol district, with every village in the district now receiving at least a ...

DNA identification results on the charred remains of the two people found in a burnt out car in the area of the large fire that swept Limassol villages are still ...

The fire service on Friday apologised for not being able to help all those in need during the wildfire that swept through villages in mountainous Limassol destroying homes and killing ...

“We made a very good start, the best half of the year we have had since 2020 in the top category of the NASCAR Euro Series Championship,” emphasised Vladimiros Tziortzis at ...

A loud explosion heard early on Friday morning in the area of the Latsia highway was put down to a burst tyre, police said. The incident took place around 7am, ...

A traditional festival arrives this weekend, and it is perhaps centred on the most Cypriot product of them all. Dedicated to Cyprus’ pride and joy, halloumi, the festival at Prastio ...

All outside and heavy work, as well as transport and deliveries, are set to halt at noon on Friday till 4pm, due to the heatwave. The labour department called on ...

Two teenagers were charged in writing on Thursday in Larnaca in connection with the possession of drugs. The bicycle police stopped a car on Athinon Avenue for a check and ...