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An explosion was reported early on Wednesday in a yard in Yeroskipou, causing alarm but no injuries or damage, police said. A resident called police at around 12:30am after being ...

Forest firefighters staffing the Forestry Department will be staging a strike on May 25 and 26 to protest the violation of their work description. Trade unions SEK, PEO and Deok said on ...

A 29-year-old Turkish Cypriot man has reportedly kidnapped his two-year-old child from its British mother’s home in Limassol after illegally crossing from the north, police said on Wednesday. According ...

A 14-storey building marked as dangerous in the Omonia area of Limassol is finally being demolished. Witnesses told the Cyprus Mail that the roads have been cordoned off, and earth ...

Cypriot MEP Loukas Fourlas called on Wednesday for the European Union to abandon what he described as a policy of equidistance towards Turkey, after Ankara confirmed work on draft legislation ...

The amount of goat milk in halloumi will be reduced from 25 to 15 per cent until the end of the year because of the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease (...

Polling stations for Cypriot voters abroad will operate in Greece, the United Kingdom and Belgium during the May 24 parliamentary elections. In its statement issued on Wednesday the chief returning officer’...

An under-construction apartment building in the Apostolos Andreas estate in Latsi–Yeri has been presented as Cyprus’ first “passive” residential project at an international conference in Germany, it was announced ...

A Cyprus trip offers a unique mix of Mediterranean beaches, mountain villages, ancient history and modern city life. Whether you are planning a relaxing holiday by the sea, a cultural ...

Farmers hit by foot and mouth disease will receive compensation worth €35.6 million, the cabinet decided on Wednesday. President Nikos Christodoulides said the compensation was up to 200 per cent higher than ...

The draining of the lake by Paralimni is being carried out in a controlled manner and in cooperation with the relevant authorities, the municipality of Paralimni-Deryneia said on Wednesday, rejecting ...

There are many ways to explore Cyprus but few of them are more enjoyable than driving as a wine lover to a winery. You form a relationship with the territory, ...

Efforts to restore the historic Sourp Magar monastery are actively underway as Armenian church representatives, heritage experts and members of the Armenian community renewed calls for urgent intervention to prevent ...

A national roadmap aimed at tackling the illegal use of poisoned baits and strengthening protection of the endangered griffon vulture population in Cyprus has been approved, the interior ministry said ...

An “ongoing” initiative with the UN chief could ultimately lead to a plan for a solution of the Cyprus problem, with the upcoming expanded meeting in the coming months to ...

Strengthening Cyprus’ deterrent capability begins with meaningful investment in the human capital of the National Guard, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. Speaking on his way into a cabinet meeting ...

A 45-year-old Limassol man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with four burglary and theft cases committed between October 2021 and August 2024. The suspect was taken into custody under a court ...

Independent power transmission operator Admie has received approval to submit a request to the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the funding of a due diligence study on the Greece-Cyprus electricity ...

May has plenty of causes to celebrate. It is the transition between spring and summer, the celebration of international occasions such as World Turtle Day, Labour Day, Bee Day and ...

A fire broke out in a wooden kiosk near Governor’s beach in the Limassol area on Tuesday night, leaving the building completely destroyed. According to the police, the authorities ...

A 27-year-old woman was on Wednesday morning arrested over her suspected involvement with a vehicle theft case in Paphos. According to the police, a car that had been reported stolen ...

On Wednesday, the weather will be mostly clear with a chance of temporary high clouds. Temperatures will range from around 31 degrees Celsius inland to around 29 degrees on the south and ...

TechIsland announced this week that it has completed another phase of its wildfire recovery programme in Souni, as part of a broader initiative launched following the devastating wildfires that struck ...

By Mary Michaelides Dragonflies have been around for about 300 million years – long before the dinosaurs. They were among the first flying insects to appear on Earth. They entered my life ...