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Russia’s foreign ministry’s spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Friday praised Cyprus’ authorities for the way they handled the incident over the fire at the Russian cultural centre in Nicosia ...

By Andria Kades and Elias Hazou Authorities on Thursday said investigations were still ongoing over the fire at the Russian cultural centre in Nicosia a day earlier, although a media ...

State secondary school teachers’ union Oelmek on Wednesday called for immediate measures to protect schools following the latest fire at a high school in Nicosia on Tuesday night. “Oelmek condemns ...

A large fire at the Russian cultural centre in Nicosia was the result of foul play, a Russian official said on Wednesday. The blaze has been extinguished, the fire service ...

The UN peacekeeping forces in Cyprus have begun their training on fire safety ahead of this year’s summer season. In a post on Twitter the UN in Cyprus said ...

The first phase of the government action plan on fire prevention will be ready by May 1, in time for this year’s fire season, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides-Procopiou said on ...

Fireman rescued five people and two pets from a blaze at a Nicosia apartment building late on Friday night, they said. Spokesman Andreas Kettis, said in a post on Twitter ...

Cabinet on Monday sought to crunch down on combating and responding to fires, ahead of the dangerous summer season. To begin with, the agriculture ministry’s permanent secretary will now ...

A fire that broke up near Alassa community on Thursday morning was put under control about four hours after it started. Firefighters remained at the scene to tackle the fire ...

All the relevant services are better staffed and better equipped to deal with fires than they were last year, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday. He was speaking after ...

The fire service on Wednesday responded to a call about smoke coming from a ship docked in Larnaca Marina. According to fire service spokesman, Andreas Kettis, two fire engines, including ...

Fans at the Anorthosis-Apollon basketball semi-finals fought with police officers on Sunday, and set fire to a bus stop and offices following the match, the fire services reported. According to ...

Edek vowed that it will not kneel before the political underworld as it condemned an attack by arsonists on its office building in Tsiakkilero, Larnaca. “Behind the cowardly act, there ...

A fire that broke out in an abandoned house in Strovolos, Nicosia killed one person, and has put another man in the hospital with second degree burns, the fire services ...

A large fire that broke out on Monday morning in a furniture manufacturing company in the industrial area of northern Nicosia has been brought under control, authorities in the north ...

A fire at the Kaimakli industrial area set six vehicles alight in the early hours of Sunday morning. The vehicles were at two car repair shops that were also affected ...

A fire that broke out at around 1am on Thursday in Limassol’s area of Ayios Ioannis and that burned three cars parked nearby is being investigated as a malicious ...

Police in Limassol are searching for suspects that vandalised and set fire to a school in Ypsonas, authorities said on Sunday. According to police, the fire service was alerted to ...

Police arrested a second 18-year-old suspect for arson, following the arrest of a 26-year-old for the same case a day ago, authorities said on Wednesday. According to police, the fire ...

Fire broke out on Monday shortly after 9pm in a three-storey house in Emba village in Paphos. The police and the fire services arrived at the scene and brought the ...

The wooden pergola of a house in Peyia caught on fire on Sunday, resulting in extensive damages to the home, the fire service reported on Monday. The fire service received ...

A fire that broke out in the area of Ayios Dometios in Nicosia on Thursday morning caused extensive damage to a car parked outside a home and firefighters had to ...

The Kofinou fire service responded to a call shortly after 1am on Wednesday involving a fire that broke out in a residence in Mazotos. According to an official statement, the ...

Homeless people were sleeping at the Larnaca brick house that was damaged by a fire early on Saturday, the fire service said in its statement. Three fire engines from Larnaca ...