Rebekah Gregoriades

The need for better cooperation and coordination between the fire service and forestry department, as well as a thorough assessment of firefighting means, were outlined in a report drawn up ...

Wednesday will be mainly clear with temperatures peaking at 37C inland, 32C along the coast and 29C in the highest mountains. Winds will be a southwest to northwest gentle to ...

Ministries will be submitting proposals for approval at Wednesday’s cabinet meeting in relation to the compensation of those affected by the fires that swept through the Limassol district last ...

A 15-year-old girl was injured on Tuesday after she fell off her e-scooter in Paphos, the police said on Wednesday. The accident happened at 11am on Tuesday, when the teen ...

Minor incidents could “easily escalate” in Cyprus without Unficyp’s “constant vigilance”, the UN undersecretary-general for peace operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said on Tuesday. Addressing the UN Security Council in New ...

A 21-year-old was arrested on Tuesday after police found and confiscated a large quantity of drugs in Nicosia. The suspect will be taken before a court on Wednesday for a ...

Cyprus stands ready to reactivate the maritime humanitarian corridor to Gaza, permanent representative to the UN ambassador Maria Michail said on Tuesday. Speaking at the international conference on the Palestinian ...

A three-year-old child is being treated at Makarios hospital in Nicosia with head injuries and pulmonary contusion after falling from the third floor of a block of flats in Limassol. ...

As Cyprus’ largest ever recorded fire raced through villages in the Limassol district this week, destroying houses in its wake and killing two elderly people fleeing the inferno, it left ...

The fire service on Friday apologised for not being able to help all those in need during the wildfire that swept through villages in mountainous Limassol destroying homes and killing ...

All outside and heavy work, as well as transport and deliveries, are set to halt at noon on Friday till 4pm, due to the heatwave. The labour department called on ...

Two teenagers were charged in writing on Thursday in Larnaca in connection with the possession of drugs. The bicycle police stopped a car on Athinon Avenue for a check and ...

A building in Paralimni was lightly damaged by a fire that broke out in the early hours of Friday, which police have attributed to arson. The police were notified at 3...

As winds are expected to gradually pick up again on Friday, firefighting forces remain in place and on alert to manage the situation, after the raging wildfire that started on ...

Friday will be sunny and hot with temperatures reaching 44C inland, 36C along the coast and 34C in the highest mountains. An orange warning is in place till 5pm. The ...

Two fires are raging out of control in Limassol and Paphos districts and people are being evacuated from various villages with one serious injury already reported. Houses and cars have ...

Serious violations of essential terms included in the demolition permit were identified after the building on Makarios Avenue collapsed on Tuesday, scattering scaffolding and rubble onto the road, the Nicosia ...

Four people from Syria were remanded on Wednesday for five days in connection with a case of illegal possession of property. A fifth Syrian, aged 17, was released by the Larnaca ...

A building being demolished on Nicosia’s Makarios Avenue collapsed on Tuesday, scattering scaffolding and rubble onto the road. As a result, part of the avenue from the police station ...

Five people arrested in a Europe-wide operation to uncover an international band promoting fake marriages, centred in Cyprus, were found guilty on Tuesday by the Larnaca criminal court. The court ...

Half of the cars on Cyprus’ roads have been imported secondhand and, despite efforts to move forward with the replacement of faulty Takata airbags following deaths and injuries, Transport Minister ...

The driver of a twin-cabin pickup truck, who was found guilty of manslaughter on July 2, after his actions on the road were found to have caused the New Year accident ...

Nine people were arrested on Monday in Limassol during a police operation to combat illegal employment. Three of those arrested were also found to be residing in Cyprus illegally. The ...

A 41-year-old was arrested on Monday for assault and causing actual bodily harm during an incident in Kalo Chorio in Larnaca on Saturday evening. The suspect will be taken before ...