Stage set for difficult fire season
By George Psyllides Rich vegetation in the countryside combined with drought set the stage for a difficult summer as regards firefighting, fire service chief Markos...
Solea fire
A year after devastating fire, Solea is slowly recovering
By Andria Kades A full year after the catastrophic Solea fire which killed two firefighters and destroyed over 18.5 square kilometres of forest, the area...
Cyprus to get €7.3m from Solidarity Fund after fires
The European Commission has proposed granting Cyprus €7.3m from the EU’s solidarity fund to alleviate the financial burden of the damage caused by a drought...
Cyprus joins effort to put out wildfires in Israel
A team of fire-fighters from Cyprus has joined the effort to put out wildfires blazing in nearby Israel since Monday that has approached residential areas...
EU approves aid to tackle fire aftermath, drought
The European Commission decided on Friday to grant Cyprus close to €730,000 from the EU Solidarity Fund, as an advance payment following the island’s request...
An acceptable solution – not a quick one – is the priority, says government
The government on Wednesday rejected the notion that failing to solve the Cyprus problem within a year would be a lost opportunity because its main...
Reforestation programme for land destroyed by Solea fires
By the end of the month authorities will have fleshed out a detailed plan for restoring the forest land incinerated in a massive blaze last...
Kouyialis defends staffing levels in forestry department
Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis on Sunday responded to criticism from public service unions over a hiring freeze the wake of the devastating fire in the...
Second firefighter laid to rest
Andreas Sophocleous, the second firefighter who lost his life while battling the flames in the Solea area, was laid to rest on Thursday as grieving...
Nicolaou deflects criticism over small number of RoC firefighting aircraft
Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou on Thursday deflected a direct question relating to some criticism as to the number of firefighting aircraft the Republic has at...
Forestry department calls on public not to plant trees willy nilly
Following the springing up on environmental tree-hugging social media sites of groups planning to meet in order to plant trees in the fire gutted areas...
Government declares fallen firemen ‘heroes’, pledges support to families
President Nicos Anastasiades will not be attending any formal events until the end of the week, while he is to attend the funerals of the...
Limassol beachgoers warned to mind aircraft diving for water
Police announced on Wednesday that the firefighting aircraft recruited to help put out the fire in the Solea area, raging for the fourth day, are...