Yellow weather warning, temps to hit 41C
Wednesday will be clear and hot with a yellow weather warning in place for temperatures at 41C in the interior 34C on the south and east coasts, 33C on the ...
Parties vie to win over diaspora Cypriots and Brits abroad for UK election
With the United Kingdom’s general election just three weeks away, British political parties are vying to win the votes of both diaspora Cypriots in the UK and British citizens ...
Families of Cypriot earthquake dead travel to Turkey for next phase of trial
The families of the 24 Cypriot children who were killed when the Isias hotel in the Turkish city of Adiyaman collapsed travelled to Turkey on Tuesday ahead of the resumption of ...
Yellow weather warning issued for Wednesday
The met office on Tuesday issued a yellow weather warning for Wednesday afternoon, with temperatures set to reach as high as 41 degrees Celsius inland.
The warning will be in place ...
Audit office to assess how much spent on election campaigns
With the elections for MEPs and local government officials over, the Audit Office will now step in to inspect if all candidates stuck to the rules over their spending.
There ...
Buffer zone migrants feeling nauseous ‘a daily occurrence’
The 27 migrants stuck in the buffer zone in the heat dealing with dizziness, mosquitoes and fainting, the UNHCR said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, UN refugee agency spokeswoman ...
17% in Cyprus at risk of poverty
Just under 17 per cent of the Cypriot population was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2023, according to data released by the Statistical Service (CyStat) on Tuesday.
Specifically, 16.7 per ...
District governors pledge to work collectively
Newly-elected district governors, mayors, deputy mayors, municipal councillors and school superintendents were officially installed on Tuesday, during lengthy proceedings following the unprecedented numbers of positions and nominees.
The new district ...
Cyprus prepared for ‘herculean effort’ to restore Gaza
Cyprus is ready to contribute to the ‘herculean effort’ required to reconstruct Gaza if a ceasefire goes ahead, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the Dead Sea Summit ...
Ministry to assess decision to allow away fans back to games
The justice ministry and police are to examine a decision by the Cyprus Football Association to allow the return of away fans to stadiums in the new season before taking ...
60 looted Cyprus antiquities to be returned
Sixty Cypriot antiquities looted after the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974 are to be returned to the island following the signing of an agreement between Cyprus and German authorities, ...
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Houses burnt down in out-of-control Paphos wildfire
A total of three villages have been evacuated as homes and animals have been engulfed in flames as wildfires raged out of control in the Paphos district on Tuesday.
Psathi ...
Six new fire-fighting aircraft arrive in Cyprus
Six new fire-fighting aircraft are joining the forestry department’s fleet, it announced on Tuesday.
Two planes arrived from Argentina on Monday afternoon, with two more from Australia due to ...
UNSG ‘committed’ to restarting Cyprus talks
President Nikos Christodoulides met UNSG Antonio Guterres in Jordan on Tuesday, as they both attended a conference over the dire humanitarian conditions unfolding in Gaza for months.
Government sources said ...
Police presence stepped up on Lady’s Mile beach
Police presence will be stepped up at Lady’s Mile beach until September, Sovereign Base Areas police announced on Tuesday.
The Limassol beach is expected to receive 20,000 visitors during the ...
MEP newcomers aim to ‘break the mould’
With Fidias Panayiotou and Elam both making their first foray into the European parliament, both highlighted the themes they campaigned on – an interest to learn for Panayiotou, and a willingness ...
Doctors say benefits hit by hospitals downgrade
Public doctors in Cyprus, some of whose annual salaries have surged to €150,000 since the implementation of the national health scheme (Gesy), are now in dispute with their employer, the state ...
International media stunned by Fidias’ election as MEP
The unexpected win of an MEP seat by 24-year-old YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou, dubbed as the “Fidias Phenomenon” has been making the rounds of international news outlets with coverage ranging from ...
Twelve years jail for man found with 28kg of cannabis
A man was sentenced to twelve years in prison on Tuesday after being convicted of possessing 28kg of cannabis with the intent to supply.
The defendant had made €1,470 from the ...
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‘All options’ remain on the table for LNG plant
The Chinese-led consortium tasked with building the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Vasiliko is open to exploring alternative agreements beyond the scope of the current contract, Energy Minister ...
Limassol: three days, seven walks, one city
A series of walks exploring the life, culture, buildings and communities of Limassol will be held this weekend, organised by the Lemesos 2030 team. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday visitors can ...
Roof collapse in Paralimni clinic
Part of a roof collapsed on Tuesday morning in the waiting room of a Paralimni dermatology clinic, according to a report on state broadcaster CyBC.
A woman, who was the ...
Newly elected MEPs officially instated (Video)
The official proclamation took place on Tuesday for the six newly elected MEPs for a term of five years.
The six MEP are distributed as follows: two seats to Disy, ...
AJC forum: Cyprus one of Israel’s ‘best friends’
The head of the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa Institute of the American-Jewish Council (AJC), Michael Feldstein, termed Cyprus as one of Israel’s “best friends” during the council forum ...