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Police were on Sunday continuing to investigate after a phone call on Saturday night warned of a bomb onboard a plane travelling from Cyprus to Abu Dhabi. Officials at Larnaca ...

Cyprus tourist arrivals have increased by 32 per cent this year, deputy minister for tourism Costas Koumis said on Sunday, expressing the hope that visitors will continue to flow to the ...

A memorial service for 16 victims of the Helios air crash in 2005 was held in Paralimni on Sunday. The plane crashed killing all 121 on board on August 14, 2005 in the mountainous Grammatikos ...

After the issuing of an orange weather warning delivery services will not be working on Sunday between the hours of noon and 4pm. This follows a decree issued to this ...

Cyprus returns to heatwave conditions on Sunday with the meteorology department issuing an orange weather warning. The department warned of extremely high temperatures, adding that inland the temperature will reach 43...

Hoteliers in the Famaguta area are projecting a very good August for tourism, president of the region’s hoteliers association Panayiotis Constantinou said on Sunday. With occupancy levels of between 85 ...

If it is unique music experiences you are looking for, then these upcoming performances are ones to note down. Commencing in September, a series of music nights will take listeners ...

The swift intervention of two police officers to save a two-year-old boy in Ayia Napa proved to be a lifesaver, the force announced on Sunday. At 9.30 on Saturday night while ...

MPs, the deputy tourism ministry and some municipalities are dragging their heels over clamping down on noise pollution Stiffer fines and stricter penalties are coming for bars, nightclubs and other ...

It may feel like a while away as we sizzle in the summer heat yet the autumn’s What’s On agenda has already started shaping up. The post-August-holidays is ...

The risk of fires is on red alert for Sunday while a yellow weather warning is also in place for extremely high temperatures. The maximum temperatures are expected to reach ...

A fire broke out in Goudi village, near Polis on Saturday afternoon, burning dry grass, wild vegetation and a number of trees. The fire services responded with seven fire trucks ...

Cyprus on Saturday issued an anti-Navtex in response to the Navtex issued by Turkey for the activities of drilling ship Abdülhamid Khan. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) said ...

A report on Saturday raised fears over the private health sector in Cyprus transforming into a monopoly held by foreign interests, after it emerged US company CVC Capital is allegedly ...

Police on Saturday denied reports it had tried to shut down the Jho Low parody account on X (formerly Twitter) after pressure from President Nikos Christodoulides. Instead, police had moved ...

Construction on a photovoltaic park in Aradippou is set to begin next month, making the municipality the first in Cyprus to have its own solar park, it emerged on Saturday. ...

Police will be taking increased measures ahead of the August 15 public holiday, in a bid to ensure public safety. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency on Saturday, police press officer ...

Seven nightclubs were reported in Paphos on Friday night, as part of police efforts to clamp down on noise pollution, police announced on Saturday. The reports were part of an ...

Bibliophiles are increasingly flocking to libraries, with an observed interest in crime novels and social sciences. According to three librarians interviewed by the Cyprus News Agency, libraries are becoming increasingly ...

Every August a magical phenomenon happens in the night sky. The Perseid meteor shower cuts through the summer sky creating hundreds of shooting stars. Year after year, the crowds flock ...

Summer in Cyprus! The recipe for enjoying the island comes alive when you have to show its high points to visitors says RODDY DAMALIS Today, I don’t have a ...

A 67-year-old man’s vehicle was engulfed in flames outside his Limassol home in the early hours of Saturday morning, in what police believe is an arson attack. According to ...

From scissors to ATMs, everything is designed for right-handers. To celebrate International Lefties Day, Alix Norman asks what it’s like to be a rare left-hander in a world that ...

The peak of the Perseid phenomenon, known in lay terms as shooting stars, started on Friday and will last through Sunday. During this time up to 100 shooting stars per hour ...