Cabinet approves €1m solar water heating grant scheme
A new €1 million grant scheme to help households install or replace solar water heating systems was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday, offering subsidies of up to €900 as part of ...
Investigation launched after sewage reported at Timi beach
An investigation is underway after bathers reported what appeared to be sewage in the sea at Timi beach on Wednesday, prompting concerns over water quality and public health.
The reports ...
Legal service to assess possible corruption offences in VideoGate probe
The Legal Service will examine whether evidence gathered during the VideoGate investigation supports possible offences involving two individuals, it was reported on Wednesday.
Government investigator Andreas Paschalides identified two areas ...
Limassol-Paphos highway reopens after Paramali crash
The Limassol-Paphos motorway towards Paphos remains closed near Paramali following a collision involving two cars and a road-marking vehicle at a roadworks site, police said on Wednesday.
One driver was ...
Turkey to commence seismic surveys for gas pipeline to Cyprus
The Turkish government on Wednesday issued a navtex, a message used to transmit information to seaborne vessels, informing nearby ships that it intends to commence seismic surveys for the construction ...
Further orange weather warning as Cyprus deals with hottest days of summer
An orange weather warning has been issued for Thursday, the Met office said as it forecast temperatures were expected to reach 43C and above for the second day in a ...
Two arrested after man stabbed in Nicosia
A 38-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman were arrested on Wednesday after a 30-year-old man was stabbed in Nicosia.
The incident happened at around 4am on Tuesday when officers were ...
One arrest and 291 traffic violations in overnight police operations
One person was arrested on suspicion of stabbing during nationwide overnight operations aimed at preventing crime and maintaining public order, police said on Wednesday.
Officers stopped and checked 491 drivers and 212 ...
Damning audit report questions Limassol municipality overtime payments
Serious shortcomings in staffing practices and overtime payments at Limassol municipality were identified in a report by the Audit Office released on Tuesday, which warned of a sustained pattern of ...
Ten students with full marks as Pancyprian results announced
Ten students got full marks in the Pancyprian exams, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou announced on Wednesday as 3,113 students secured places at Cyprus universities and Greek military academies.
“The Pancyprian exams ...
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Windcraft Music Fest is just around the corner
Only a few days remain until Windcraft Music Fest returns to the village of Katydata, Solea, from July 24 to 26 July for its 12th edition, once again transforming the village into ...
Outdoor work suspended due to extreme heat
The labour inspection department announced a mandatory suspension of moderate and heavy labour on Wednesday due to extreme heat, valid between midday and 4pm.
The department called for all deliveries ...
Fire brigade investigates cause of Ergates fire
The fire brigade and the police are investigating the cause of the fire that broke out in the Ergates industrial area of Nicosia on Tuesday.
The fire broke out on ...
Holguin to meet with new EU Cyprus envoy in Brussels
United Nations envoy for the Cyprus problem Maria Angela Holguin will on Wednesday meet with the European Commission’s newly appointed envoy for the Cyprus problem Raffaele Fitto in Brussels.
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Car destroyed in fire in Strovolos
A parked vehicle belonging to a 34-year-old woman was destroyed in a fire on Wednesday morning.
According to the police, the fire broke out at around 4.40am in an open ...
Today’s weather: Hot and sunny, orange weather warning
On Wednesday the weather will be overwhelmingly clear with temperatures reaching up to 43 degrees Celsius inland, 33 degrees on the west coast, around 36 degrees in the remaining coastal areas and around 32 ...
Forever chemicals and single-use plastics: What the EU’s new rules mean for Cyprus
By Antonia Christou
As Cyprus handed back the rotating presidency of the EU Council on June 30, one of its more consequential environmental marks is also one of its least publicised. ...
Prison guards accuse Fitiris of publicity stunt visit
The prison officers’ union Isotita (Equality) on Tuesday accused Justice Minister Costas Fitiris of staging a “PR stunt” during his recent visit to the central prisons.
In a statement, the ...
EU backs UN efforts on Cyprus issue after Kallas Holguin talks
The European Union remains committed to supporting United Nations efforts to achieve a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said after speaking with UN ...
Ertugruloglu meets Turkey’s Bozay
Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu on Tuesday met Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Kemal Bozay in Nicosia, with the former having been something of an outlier in refusing to offer ...
Quest for Cyprus solution ‘not served by policies of isolation’, Annita says
The search for a solution to the Cyprus problem is not served by “policies of isolation or wise words”, House President Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday, with efforts both in ...
Woman injured in moped bag snatch in Larnaca
A 38-year-old woman was injured after two men riding a moped snatched her handbag while she was walking in Larnaca on Tuesday morning.
According to police, the incident happened at ...
How do you feel when you hear the sirens?
A day after sirens rang out in the Republic – audible in the occupied north – to mark July 20, the anniversary of the 1974 invasion, we asked people on both sides how it ...
‘One of the greats’; Keegan remembered for Cyprus football visits
Kevin Keegan, a two-time Ballon d’Or winner and former England captain, visited Cyprus on several occasions during the 1980s, taking part in exhibition matches that remain part of local ...