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Emergency response teams of public hospitals and the Okypy ambulance service remain standby and ready to deal with “any emergency” over the weekend, Okypy spokesman Charalambos Charliaou said on Friday. “...

The forestry department on Friday issued a red alert for forest fires due to expected mass public outings for the Assumption of the Virgin Mary holiday on Saturday. The department ...

Music nights, outdoor cinema experiences, concerts with 12 saxophones, shadow theatre and summer song await this month in Paphos as the city’s cultural agenda fills up. A series of mostly ...

Members of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage’s Advisory Board on Thursday joined representatives of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for a technical site visit to review the ...

Cyprus marks 21 years on Friday since Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed into the hills near Grammatiko, Greece, killing all 121 people on board, including 22 children and six crew members. On 14 August 2005, the ...

17 people were arrested in overnight police operations across the island on Wednesday night. The said that 445 vehicles and 556 drivers or passengers were pulled over as part of the operations. A ...

On Friday, it will be partly cloudy. Clouds are expected to develop at noon and early in the afternoon, bringing isolated showers or even a storm, mainly in the mountains ...

Tasos Markou was a major when he disappeared during the second phase of the Turkish invasion in Mia Milia in 1974, but for his son, who was six years old at ...

Former Disy boss Averof Neophytou on Thursday had some advice for MEP and social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou, urging him to choose between being popular and being useful to his ...

The labour ministry on Thursday announced a deal was clinched between workers and employers at the Larnaca desalination plant, averting the possibility of strike action. The dispute was over renewal ...

The Pharmaceutical Services on Thursday warned patients not to stop taking their medication following a recall issued by pharmaceutical company Remedica earlier this week, cautioning that doing so could have ...

Restaurants, cafes and bars are buzzing with business this August, although customers – Cypriots and foreigners alike – are cautious with their spending, industry sources said on Thursday. According to Neofytos Thrasyvoulou, ...

Images showing rubbish and dirty water floating off the Limassol pier have prompted concern online, with a social media user claiming children were swimming and diving in the area. The ...

A 22-year-old woman was injured when the quad bike she was driving went through a guardrail and fell into the sea at Cape Greco on Thursday. The accident happened at ...

Customs agents confiscated 245kg of bovine hides and offal on Wednesday evening, as well as the transport vehicle, during a routine check at Ayios Dhometios crossing point. The customs department ...

A hotel cleaner was arrested in Paphos after a tourist reported that gold jewellery worth around €1,000 had been stolen from her room, police said on Thursday. The tourist discovered that ...

Environmental organisations expressed “strong disappointment and concern” over the termination of Antonia Theodosiou as environment commissioner, lamenting her departure as a loss of environmental expertise for Cyprus. In a joint ...

Limassol district court on Thursday ordered two men, aged 30 and 37, to be remanded for seven days over the alleged stabbing and assault of a 44-year-old man. The incident occurred on ...

The UK Ministry of Defence is buying additional air raid warning sirens for RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, with the new system designed to provide warning coverage for both the military ...

Court summer holidays in Cyprus are a “very good” system that serves several purposes, Nicosia bar association chairman Stefanos Skordis said on Thursday. Skordis said similar arrangements were in place ...

Low-flying aircraft seen over the Kiti and Pervolia areas on Thursday were Greek F-16 fighter jets and a French C-130 military transport aircraft operating as part of routine activities, Defence ...

Migration Deputy Minister Nicholas Ioannides has accused unnamed circles of attempting to shift responsibility away from the government of former president Demetris Christofias for the 2011 Mari explosion. Writing on social ...

Cyprus will make its debut in padel at the Mediterranean Games ‘Taranto 26’, marking the first time the sport has been included in the country’s delegation for the event. The ...

Akamas municipality is preparing to install an artificial reef off Coral Bay in an effort to reduce coastal erosion, with work on the €280,000 pilot project expected to begin following a ...