UN agencies ramp up pressure over buffer zone migrants
The UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) on Thursday said it was raising its concerns with the government of Cyprus over the “growing humanitarian situation” they are facing inside the ...
Heavy outdoor work banned from 12 to 4pm
The labour inspection department on Thursday ordered that all outdoor heavy to moderate work must cease between midday and 4pm due to extremely high temperatures.
A general amber warning is ...
Burglar handed 16-month sentence
A 34-year-old man was sentenced to 16 months in prison on Wednesday for burglary by the Paphos district court.
Police said the crime was committed in March.
A 44-year-old man, who ...
Woman arrested at airport for drug smuggling
A 31-year-old woman was arrested at Larnaca airport with 5,879 pills and nine packets of white powder – believed to be controlled substances – in her luggage.
According to the police, the woman’...
What’s on this weekend
Poetry nights, beer festivals, yoga mornings at the museum and accessibility events are coming up this weekend in the island’s main cities. Read on to discover what’s on ...
Attorney-general testifying in auditor-general case
The cross examination of attorney-general Giorgos Savvides continues on Thursday before the Supreme Constitutional Court, which is hearing the case calling for auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides’ dismissal on the grounds of ...
Heatwave persists, amber and red warnings
The heatwave persists on Thursday with a new amber warning for temperatures and red for forest fires.
The amber warning is in place from 12 noon till 5pm, when temperatures are ...
MPs wrangle over AC units in schools
The House education committee on Wednesday discussed the plague of sweltering heat in schools, amid a three-year education ministry plan to roll out air conditioning units across all schools at ...
One person and two Cyprus companies included in latest US sanctions
A Cypriot and two companies registered in Cyprus have been included in the latest list of sanctions imposed by the US against Russia, it emerged on Wednesday.
The US Treasury ...
UNHCR alarmed by treatment of migrants stuck in buffer zone
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday that it is “alarmed” by the safety of 31 migrants trapped in Cyprus’ buffer zone, after two weeks of migrants being forced to ...
Strong UK-Cyprus relations lauded at King Charles’ birthday reception
The relationship between the UK and Cyprus is unique and deeply valued, British High Commissioner Irfan Siddiq said on Wednesday at King Charles’ official birthday party in Nicosia and lauded ...
New project to boost Turkish Cypriot business via the Green Line
The European Commission on Wednesday launched the ‘eunite: SME’ project designed to support private sector development in the Turkish Cypriot community and boost Green Line trade.
In an announcement, the ...
Serial drink driver issued driving ban in Paralimni
The Famagusta District Court on Wednesday banned a 41-year-old from driving any motor vehicle, after he was found drink driving twice and causing two accidents.
As Steve Theodoulou, spokesman for ...
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‘All we see is black,’ Paphos residents mourn fire destruction (Update 4)
Firefighters were battling ‘continuous and intense’ flare-ups between the communities of Polemi and Kourdaka, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Wednesday afternoon.
The fire that broke out on Tuesday ...
Fire in Nicosia
The fire service on Wednesday was working to extinguish a blaze in reedbed in Nicosia, the service spokesman announced.
Fire Service spokesman Andreas Kettis said in a post on the ...
Last minute dithering over local government reform
MPs at the House interior committee decided on Wednesday to reconvene in an extraordinary session on Thursday, supposedly to give local authorities and the interior ministry a day to hash ...
Cyta Partners with PVCC to boost volunteerism
Cyta has partnered with the Volunteerism Coordinative Council (PVCC) to enhance social well-being through volunteering.
The state-owned telecommunications company has reinforced its commitment to fostering an inclusive and prosperous society ...
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Attorney-general grilled over move to dismiss auditor-general (Updated)
Attorney-general George Savvides took the stand for close to five hours on Wednesday before the Supreme Constitutional Court, which is hearing the case calling for auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides’ dismissal on ...
Primary, nursery schools partially closed due to heatwave
Some classes will be cancelled on Friday, due to the high temperatures of around 43C expected to affect the island, the education ministry announced on Wednesday.
Thursday is already a ...
Two former officials under investigation over Akamas roadworks
Possible disciplinary offences by state officials have been recorded in the investigation into illegal intervention in the Akamas, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday.
An investigative officer is expected ...
Cyprus will buy more firefighting aircraft – minister
Cyprus has a specific plan for the procurement of private aerial firefighting means to upgrade and ensure self-reliance, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday.
Panayiotou, who was expected to ...
American professor to be given honorary citizenship of Paphos
By Robert Morgan
Professor Joan Breton Connelly, head archaeologist of Yeronisos island off Peyia, will be given honorary citizenship of Paphos on Friday, June 14 in a ceremony at the Attikon ...
House focuses on innovative RES schemes
Two new items of legislation intended to support integration of innovative renewable energy source technologies into the grid and encourage use of solar energy by farmers, have been proposed by ...
Nine years for cocaine smuggler
A woman will spend nine years in prison for attempting to smuggle nearly a kilogramme of cocaine into Cyprus, the Larnaca criminal court ruled on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old was arrested ...