The Cypriot Meteorology Department has issued a yellow warning on account of potential hail and/or thunderstorms. The warning in question shall remain in effect for roughly 36 hours. The Meteorological Department further said that the isolated thunder shower may hit the western side of the island nation, then move across the rest of the […]
The court in Cyprus has sentenced a woman who stole 22.41 Euros. The woman, Kadriye Denise Surucu, 29, had a prior criminal record for fraud and was sentenced to two years in prison. The woman started crying upon being given her verdict, complaining how two years was far too much for her much pettier […]
A car fire that took place in Paphos has been ruled as an intentional act by the authorities. The fire in question happened in a car in a parking lot outside the residence of the owner in Paphos’ Apostolos Pavlos area. Passersby and neighbors who then saw the major fire happening informed the police, […]
The skeleton that was found near the General Hospital in Limassol has finally been identified. The body was identified via DNA analysis. This method helped find out the age, ethnic origin and gender of the victim – but was unhelpful in finding the cause of death on account of the level of deterioration of […]
Akamas National Forest Park’s famed “Avakas Gorge” trail is now officially closed on account of safety issues. Cyprus’ Department of Forests has announced that the development comes after unfavorable observations such as slip-prone terrain, higher water levels and the gorge being vulnerable to falling pieces of soil and rocks. They have further stated that […]
A violent incident in a school gym led to a student sustaining injuries and losing consciousness. Local news platform Phileleftheros has reported that a group of 3 students picked up and threw him up, which led to him collapsing on the floor. The victim in question lost his consciousness the moment of the impact. […]
The Cyprus Police have charged the man they caught for driving under the influence of alcohol. The man, who underwent a breathalyzer test ended up testing six times more than the permissible limit. Specifically, the police said that the man registered 138 mg on the alcohol test, as opposed to the 22 mg maximum. […]
The meteorological department of Cyprus has announced its predictions of moderate temperatures and cloudy skies. They have said that Sunday will expectedly be normal with cloudiness and potential cases of rain showers, fog or mist – especially in the eastern regions. Winds shall flow towards the north-east, and is expected to be variable. They […]
In the latest developments, Cyprus Airways is launching direct flights from Larnaca to Dubrovnik in Croatia. The news comes after Cyprus Airways revealed their flight schedule for summer 2024. The direct flights will run for two days a week – on Fridays and Mondays from the 1st of July to the 6th of September. […]
OECD’s PISA test results have revealed that a major percentage of Cypriot students lack even the basic required proficiency in reading. According to PISA international assessments, over sixty one percent of children of 15 years of age are insufficient at reading. In the same age bracket, fifty two percent of students had subpar skills […]
The Cyprus Police have determined the clothes and human remains found in Akamas to be of a British man. The man was 69 when he went missing in the month of April in 2023. A police officer on off-duty-time found the remains while on a hunting trip with friends. According to Michalis Nicolaou, the […]
A fire that broke out at a sauna station on the ground floor of a building has been put out with the combined power of 3 fire engines. The fire was reported by the Moutayiaka house’s owners, who reported the outbreak to the fire department. After firefighters reached the scene, they took some time […]
Over twenty thousand Ed Sheeran concert tickets were sold within the span of 24 hours for his upcoming Larnaca concert. Roughly ten thousand people visited Cyprus’ Ticketmaster website the moment the tickets became available to the public, which was roughly at 10am in the morning. A total of 21,863 tickets were sold within 24 […]
A fire has destroyed over a hundred hay bales and a tractor in an agricultural region near Paphos. Michalis Nicolaou, the spokesperson for the police in Paphos declared that the fire in question broke out at around 4 am in the morning in Neo Chorio’s neighboring area of Kokkinogremos. According to Nicolaou, the tractor […]
A major operation led by European border protection agency FRONTEX in collaboration with the Cyprus Police has sent back 14 individuals from foreign nations who were illegally residing in Cyprus. This is the eleventh such operation, which will now have sent over one-hundred-and-seven individuals back to their nations of origin. The current set of […]
The Cyprus Meteorological Service has announced that the island nation will see sunny skies, with some gentle breeze in after noon. On the other hand, winds are set to vary between a force 3-4 on the Beaufort scale, with moderate-to-strong winds going north to north-easterly. The winds will be variable, moderate to strong, northerly […]
The phone call which was previously set to take place between UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has been postponed by one day. The alteration in schedule was announced on X (previously, Twitter) by Victoras Papadopoulos, the Director of the Press Office for the President of Cyprus. The president, who […]
In the latest incident, the Paphos Police has arrested a man for stealing a machine used for construction purposes. The police said that the theft in question was reported by the company’s owner, 55. He reported the theft of an assortment of tools and materials, which were kept in the open within the premises. […]
The high dust levels in Cyprus have been a major issue in the past couple of weeks, but that is set to go away very soon. The Cyprus Meteorology Service has informed that the fine particles of dust in the air are present at the moment but will soon disappear. Additionally, the weather will […]
The number of those who are unemployed have reduced by a major number. According to the Office of Statistics, as of October 2023, the island nation has seen an unemployment rate lowered by 17.4% – which equals over 1,951 people. This has made the total number of those who have been registered as unemployed […]
