#Limassol

A few days after the Limassol fire, President Christodoulides addressed the public from the presidential residence in Troodos, with the solemn-looking community leaders of the affected villages standing around him. ...

Works to stabilise part of the old Paphos-Limassol road that passes from Petrou tou Romiou – known as Aphrodite’s birthplace – have been completed and the road, which had been affected ...

The results of the investigation carried out by the United States’ Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) into the cause of and the circumstances surrounding the wildfire which ...

Fourteen days after the devastating wildfires that ravaged Limassol district, one of Cyprus’s most cherished boutique wineries, Monolithos in Pachna, has finally been reconnected to the electricity grid, offering ...

Authorities said on Thursday they hope by next week to complete cataloguing the damage caused to some 700 premises during the devastating wildfires that swept through mountain communities in the Limassol ...

Residents whose homes were destroyed in recent wildfires will receive compensation based on current market prices to rebuild, not the reduced value of their old properties, Interior Minister, Constantinos Ioannou, ...

Police chief Themistos Arnaoutis on Tuesday said he has “no evidence” that the wildfire which tore through the Limassol district and killed two people last month was started “maliciously”. Addressing ...

Limassol district court on Tuesday remanded seven people in police custody for eight days in connection with the suspected beating and kidnapping of two Syrian nationals over the weekend. They ...

A coordinated police campaign in the Limassol municipality of Polemidia resulted in multiple vehicle seizures and dozens of traffic violations on Sunday evening, according to the police. The operation, carried ...

Seven people were arrested on Sunday afternoon as police investigated a case of abduction of two people in Limassol, which was reported to them earlier in the morning. According to ...

HAVING failed to quieten the widespread public criticism of his government for its perceived inept firefighting policies with his pained looks and heart-felt apologetic words, Prezniktwo decided the only way ...

More than €730,000 has already been disbursed to families whose homes were destroyed or damaged in the deadly July wildfires, with authorities aiming to complete all emergency payments by early next ...

Relatives and friends gathered on Friday morning to say a final farewell to Demetris and Maro Filippides, aged 81 and 77, who died trying to escape the wildfire that swept through the ...

The main reason there had been no Public Warning System (PWS) in operation during last week’s wildfires, to issue people in the middle of the blaze with much-needed information, ...

Relief measures for communities affected by the recent wildfires are in full swing, commissioner for the development of mountain communities Charalambos Christofinas said on Friday. Christofinas was tasked by President ...

Businesses damaged by the recent wildfires in the mountain communities of Limassol will be compensated as quickly as possible for lost equipment and raw materials, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou confirmed ...

The Limassol Criminal Court sentenced a 54-year-old accountant to eight years in prison after finding her guilty of stealing €3.2 million from a group of companies where she was employed. Her 68...

A second protest is set to take place in Limassol on Friday evening, following a mass demonstration on Thursday night over the government’s handling of last week’s deadly ...

Donations for the support of wildfire victims in Cyprus have reached approximately €1.2 million, according to accountant-general Andreas Antoniades, who spoke to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Tuesday. The funds, ...

Compensation payouts to the victims of last week’s wildfires have already begun, the government said on Thursday. In a post on X, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said that already €122,000 ...

Thousands, of people held a demonstration in Limassol on Thursday evening, demanding accountability and protesting the government’s perceived inaction during last week’s deadly fires that swept through mountainous ...

Authorities in Limassol are working around the clock to assess the full scale of destruction caused by the recent wildfire in the mountainous areas of the district. Speaking to the ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Wednesday announced a “financial support plan” worth €1.3 million to help people who have been left unable to work if their workplaces or means of work ...

Eleni Panayiotou Last Wednesday afternoon, I finished my gym class and checked my phone only to find several messages and missed calls enquiring after the well-being of my family. It ...