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Ambulance services responded to 422 emergency calls during Christmas break, with 172 of these in the Nicosia district, the head of the ambulance service Riana Constantinou said on Saturday. She said that ...

Conservation works will soon start at two historic churches in northern Cyprus, the co-chairman of the bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage, Sotos Ktoris, said on Saturday. The churches are ...

Police were alerted on Friday night after a horse was seen trotting alone on roads in the Protaras area, raising safety concerns. Members of the public contacted the police after ...

Police arrested 11 people and issued 120 traffic fines during a night-time operation on Friday, as part of intensified checks across Cyprus, authorities said on Saturday. Police said that the arrests and ...

A 40-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly trying to bring paper sheets soaked with a banned substance into central prisons, authorities said on Saturday. The justice ministry stated that ...

Situated in Pelendri village is Tsiakkas Winery, which, apart from its local wines, is well-known for its thrilling events. Each season, the winery puts together a grand celebration, transforming its ...

The weather forecast for the final days of 2025 in Cyprus includes local rain and thunderstorms, as well as a drop in temperature and strong winds from Sunday onwards, according to ...

The tender process for the purchase of three firefighting aircraft is currently under way, with one of the aircraft to be financed through the Recovery and Resilience Facility, permanent secretary ...

The environmental group Friends of Akamas has accused the government of “lacking clear political will to redefine policy towards declaring the Akamas peninsula a national park of international standards,” warning ...

Larnaca court on Friday ordered the five-day remand of a 30-year-old resident of Larnaca district to facilitate police investigations into a series of cases involving vehicle arson, attempted arson and ...

Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Friday that the government had struck a “golden balance” on the increase to the national minimum wage, which will apply for the next two ...

Passenger traffic has increased at Cyprus’ airports in Larnaca and Paphos amid the festive holiday period. On Boxing day, Friday December 26, 65 international arrivals and 38 departures were scheduled at Larnaca international ...

Nearly 10,500 hotel beds are available in Paphos district for the winter season, according to official figures from the Paphos hoteliers association, its president Evripides Loizides said, adding that while the ...

A 51-year-old man was arrested in the early hours in Larnaca for drink driving and illegal residence in Cyprus, police said on Friday, as nationwide checks on Christmas night led ...

A car belonging to a 27-year-old Syrian national, a permanent resident of Cyprus, was targeted in a suspected arson attack early on Friday morning in Limassol, police said.According to ...

Partly cloudy conditions are forecast on Friday, with isolated showers expected and a possibility of thunderstorms, according to the meteorological service. Temperatures are expected to reach around 18C inland, around 20...

A ground-breaking performance is set to take place in Nicosia before the end of the year, blending classical ballet and music with multimedia productions. Up next on the Nicosia International ...

Here’s a quick quiz. Ready? Off we go… 1. What are there 2,962 of in Cyprus? 2. What’s another name for Boxing Day? 3. When did Good King Wenceslas look out? As ...

A 38-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Thursday morning under a court warrant, after a European arrest warrant – issued by Romanian authorities – was executed against him, police said. The ...

Shepherds and Christmas go together like crumpets and tea – but they’re mostly NPCs, as the kids say. They do their own thing, watching their flocks by night as the ...

The home of a 36-year-old football referee in Limassol was targeted in a criminal attack late on Wednesday night, police said. According to the police, the explosion occurred at around 10.25...

Police arrested a minor late on Wednesday night after receiving reports that a group of youths had set fires at a roundabout in Limassol. According to the police, they received ...

Limassol police arrested two people in the early hours of Thursday in connection with a case involving unlawful entry into a building, malicious damage, attempted theft and the illegal possession ...

A report of an injured person near Eleftheria Square in Nicosia was received by police at around 2am on Thursday, authorities said. According to police, the individual was taken by ...