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Good Friday in Rizokarpaso and Greek Cypriots living in the north adorn the bier with flowers at Saint Synesios church ahead of the evening service.

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos and the town’s bishop Tychikos are at loggerheads over the organisation of an event next month to mark May 19, the day observed by Pontic Greeks ...

A visit to three supermarkets and one butcher in Limassol left Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou confident that ample products are available for the Easter feast. Panayiotou said that dozens of ...

Supermarkets, shops and malls will stay open on Good Friday and Easter Saturday until 6pm. On Easter Sunday and Monday all shops and supermarkets will be closed including the ones ...

The forestry department has issued a warning targeting illegal cutting of trees for the traditional lambradjia bonfires ahead of the upcoming Easter holidays. Emphasising that the felling of trees without ...

A spell of unseasonably warm, settled weather is sweeping across the region this Easter week, as a weak high-pressure system promises sun-drenched days and balmy temperatures well above seasonal norms. ...

Authorities have arrested 23 people in the run-up to Easter during a series of joint operations near Pyla village, police confirmed on Holy Tuesday. The arrests followed six coordinated raids involving ...

Police stepped up their patrols overnight and into the early hours of Holy Tuesday, carrying out 235 targeted checks on premises and open spaces in a coordinated effort to tackle juvenile ...

Police ramped up their operations as of Holy Monday in a firm bid to stop the use of illegal firecrackers and fireworks. Police warn that the risks to public safety ...

The Red Cross will donate 2,500 ‘love packages’ to support needy families for Easter. The initiative is organised by Cyprus Red Cross for the 12th consecutive year, in an effort to ...

Inspections carried out at all stages of the food chain, both at retail and wholesale level, will be intensified in the run up to Easter, the agriculture ministry said on ...

The government’s latest bill aimed at regulating traditional Easter bonfires, known as “lambriadjies”, will not be voted on by parliament before Easter. Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis’ final attempt to ...

Limassol municipality has urged organisations, schools, businesses and community groups to contribute to its Easter care package initiative, which will be distributed through its ‘social grocery.’ “These packages aim to ...

The social welfare deputy ministry on Tuesday defended the reduction in the number of pensioners eligible for the government’s Easter allowance after the number fell from 18,822 in 2022 to 11,000 this ...

A heated debate erupted in the House legal committee on Wednesday over proposed legislation regulating Easter bonfires, as authorities seek to enforce stricter safety measures ahead of the holiday. The ...

Members of parliament on Wednesday expressed their bemusement at the government’s latest bill aimed at regulating traditional Easter bonfires, known as “lambradjies”. The House legal affairs committee examined the ...

Diko MP Panicos Leonidou is to visit the Vatican City on Wednesday over plans for Easter to be celebrated on the same day by all denominations of Christianity. Leonidou is ...

Police in Limassol made a second arrest on Wednesday in connection with the torching of a police car on Easter Saturday night. Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriakou explained that the ...

Supermarkets experienced increased activity during the final days of Holy Week in Cyprus, with consumers mainly focusing on buying food and Easter table essentials, according to the head of the ...

Accepting Turkey’s conditions to resume talks for the Cyprus problem would be a mistake, Archbishop Georgios said in his Easter message on Saturday. He sent an “anguished appeal to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides stressed “the importance of Easter” and extended his wishes for the wellbeing and success of all Cypriots while delivering a televised speech to the nation. Christodoulides acknowledged ...

The fire service on Saturday said strong winds across Cyprus mean the traditional bonfire may risk homes, infrastructure and human lives. Spokesman for the service Andreas Kettis urged authorities and ...

Consumers across Cyprus are “waiting until the last minute” to do their Easter shopping, supermarkets’ association chairman Andreas Hadjiadamou said on Thursday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), he ...

The Limassol municipality’s social grocery store has begun delivering around 450 Easter ‘love packages’ to people in need during these festive days. Limassol Mayor Nikos Nicolaides, along with other mayoral ...