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Over 23 kilos of cannabis was found on Saturday in the luggage of a man aged 25 who flew into Paphos airport from Greece, police said. A search of the luggage uncovered 40 ...

A man aged 65 was arrested on Saturday night after Nicosia police found 699 boxes of cigarettes in his car during a police check. They also said they found five packs of ...

One death from coronavirus and 401 new positives cases were announced on Saturday, out of 54,496 PCR and rapid tests. The positivity rate is 0.74 per cent. The death was of a woman, ...

Financial literacy classes should be compulsory for all secondary school pupils to give future adults the necessary life skills, an academic advising the government on the issue told the Cyprus ...

A red alert for fires was issued by the forest department during the August 15 holiday weekend, urging extreme caution from the public in their outdoor activities. The department highlighted that ...

A tavern in Paphos was closed on Friday night after it was found operating without the relevant licences. Officers who carried out the check discovered that the business was operating ...

The health ministry announced that one person had died of Covid-19 and that 419 more had tested positive from 54,173 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.77 per cent. The death ...

Singer, songwriter and producer Johnny Worth, whose father was a Greek Cypriot has died aged 90 after a short illness. Following a massive music career that stretched from the 1950s to ...

By Stefanos Messios A 15-year-old boy of African origin has been taken into custody after allegedly presenting a fake Portuguese ID card at Paphos airport. He is facing charges of ...

The health ministry on Friday announced clarifications for the procedure for pregnant women who are not recommended to be vaccinated for medical reasons need to make to be able to ...

Hundreds of non-Gesy beneficiaries braved the heat to wait in line at walk-in vaccination centres on Friday as Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas urged members of the public who have yet ...

A total of 76.3 per cent of the adult population had received the first jab against the coronavirus and 69.9 per cent were fully vaccinated by August 12, the health ministry said on ...

Police in Limassol were trying to track down football fans who took part in clashes on Thursday night that saw eight vehicles damaged and one destroyed by fire. The clashes ...

Visitors at the Parasolia beach in Kiti on Thursday were thrilled to see scores of newly hatched baby turtles making their way to the water. The baby loggerhead sea turtles, (...

The met office has issued an alert, warning of heavy thunderstorms with rain and the possibility of hail for Friday. The yellow alert is in force from 11 am to 5.30 pm. “...

As a tourist destination, Paphos has been irrevocably hurt from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the trade and industry chamber said. Marios Stylianou told the Cyprus ...

The transport ministry is recalling that as of August 13, all passengers planning to travel to Cyprus by presenting either the Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate or the Covd-19 Recovery Certificate – issued by ...

Mobile rapid test units will once again make the rounds when secondary schools reopen in September, the health ministry has assured teachers’ unions, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. ...

BirdLife Cyprus is asking for assurances from the Game Service that an EU-mandated programme to limit hunting of the threatened turtle dove this autumn will be effectively monitored. It fears ...

Famagusta district court ordered the temporary closure of an Ayia Napa business that was operating without the relevant license from the deputy ministry of tourism and without a liquor permit, ...

A 29-year-old man was shot and killed in Yeri on Wednesday while his father, 52, was seriously injured, apparently over a parking spot. Police have arrested their 58-year-old neighbour in connection ...

By Stefanos Messios The annual Perseids showers will reach their peak on Thursday and viewing conditions are expected to be under ideal conditions, according to astronomers. According to a post ...

The health ministry has announced 34 rapid testing sites for Thursday. People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport, or driver’s licence. District Sampling ...

Famagusta district court suspended the operation of an Ayia Napa business that was operating without the relevant license from the deputy ministry of tourism, police said on Wednesday. According to ...