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A bid for a better life turned to tragedy early on Thursday when a young Syrian man drowned trying to make it to shore near Lara, Paphos. He was one ...

Thursday will be mainly fine, with light dust which is expected to start clearing gradually from Friday. Temperatures will rise to 35C inland, around 28C on the southeast and east ...

Employees of the Paphos Bus Company Osypa on Wednesday called off a scheduled strike after they were informed the transport ministry had paid their salaries for May. Osypa workers held ...

A 33-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a bank robbery in Kiti earlier in the day. According to police, at around 10.40am a person wearing a medical ...

In today’s episode, some 11,000 traffic violations recorded by traffic cameras were deemed invalid, with the company operating them asking that they be rescinded. Elsewhere, the proportion of tourists holidaying ...

The current above-average temperatures are expected to remain over the next three days, the met office said. On Wednesday, the temperature will rise to around 37C inland, around 25C on ...

As of today, coronavirus-related entry requirements and the use of masks indoors in most areas has been scrapped. All travellers, irrespective of their country of origin, will from Wednesday no ...

More than half the smokers who took part in last year’s programme for quitting smoking, kicked the habit, said the state health services (Okypy). Okypy said, that 436 people participated ...

Work on the new football stadium in Limassol is going full steam ahead, president of the Cyprus Sports Organisation (KOA) Andreas Michaelides has said. Michaelides said he is taking a ...

While expressing satisfaction with an agreement reached by EU leaders overnight for a sixth round of sanctions against Russia, Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos also warned of their consequences. “Given the ...

An 80-year-old British man reported missing in Ayia Napa was found alive on Tuesday morning in an area of overgrown vegetation. He was reported missing on Monday at 9pm after ...

Thirty seven-year-old independent Charalambos Aristotelous has announced his candidacy for the 2023 presidential elections, making him the tenth candidate so far. “This is a personal initiative embraced by the forces of ...

The weekend’s cricket in the 2022 CCA #BAOGroup T20 Cup featured a 16-ball half century by a number 9 batsman, a century reached with three consecutive sixes, and a generally tough ...

In today’s episode, the Pedieos linear park is getting a facelift with a budget of over €26 million, the municipalities of Nicosia, Lakatamia and Strovolos announced on Monday. Elsewhere, demonstrators ...

Friday’s fire near Panagra in Kormakitis in the north was the result of damage caused to power lines by a garbage truck according to electricity workers. “In the on-scene ...

The Animal Party on Monday condemned as unacceptable, abhorrent and macabre the killing of a fox which was then left in basketball hoop. The fox was found slumped across the ...

The Republic of Cyprus is currently taking all relevant diplomatic action to bring an end to the hostage taking of two Greek vessels and their crew – among them a Cypriot ...

By Andrea Charalambous Limassol traffic police’s motorcycle units reported a total of 78 violations after checks carried out between 7.00 am on Sunday and 2.00 am on Monday, police said in a ...

There will be reduced water supply by the Larnaca Water Board on June 1 because of repairs to the central pipe, the board said on Monday. It said supply will be ...

Christos Christou, Elam’s MP and president, has officially announced his candidacy for the 2023 presidential elections after Elam’s central committee unanimously ratified his candidacy on Sunday. This brings the ...

In today’s episode, a total of €370 million are to be invested by the government in projects to revitalise the mountain areas, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said, stressing it was ...

A large-scale military exercise ‘Agapinor-2022’ in which the national guard and the armed forces of Israel will participate will take place from Sunday until June 2, the defence ministry announced. The ...

A 20-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling €24,000 from the company she worked for in Limassol. If indicted, she faces charges of theft and money laundering. According to ...

Based on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, it is recommended that all citizens, regardless of vaccination history, undergo a self-test or Rapid test once a week. The Rapid ...