The civil registry and migration department’s online appointment system was scrapped this week after allegations of rampant exploitation and abuse of the programme. For almost two years thousands of tax paying citizens faced immense stress...

Winter has returned and gripped the island as the met office issued a yellow alert in effect until 5pm Saturday, with snow on the mountains and police urging caution on the roads. The met office said to expect showers and storms as it detailed the temperature during the day is...

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus increased by 65.6 per cent year-on-year in February 2023, reaching 119,081 visitors, up from 71,921 during the same month of the previous year, according to a report released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service. Between January and February 2023, tourist arrivals totalled 209,630, compared to...

The met office has issued a yellow warning for isolated and possibly heavy thunderstorms to affect Cyprus on Friday. In a tweet, it said the warning is in effect from 05:30 until 14:00. Isolated, probably heavy thunderstorms are likely to affect the area at times. In that case, it added,...

Humans and pets in Cyprus are in serious risk from an increased processionary pine caterpillar presence in recent years, Philenews reported on Friday. Because the white hairs that cover the body of this commonly-found insect in Cyprus contain a toxic substance that can cause skin irritation and allergic reactions in both humans and animals. The […]

A massive 60-person police operation in Chlorakas on Thursday morning targeted a well-known crime hotspot which found that seven apartments were stealing electricity. Michalis Nikolaou, Paphos police spokesman and head of the department, told the Cyprus Mail that officers from the rapid response unit, the drug squad and migration department...

Police on Monday confirmed foul play in the case of a 28-year-old woman found dead in the vicinity of Petra tou Romiou in Paphos on Saturday morning. On Sunday police took into custody her 30-year-old partner, who was with her at the scene, and had claimed she had fallen to...

The weather is set to take a turn for the worse on Monday as the Met Office has issued a Yellow weather warning. In place from 5am until 7pm, the warning is for storms. Heavy thunderstorms are likely to affect the area, the warning said. Heavy rain is set to...

A 28-year-old woman was found dead at the Petra tou Romiou site in Paphos on Saturday morning. According to police, she was there with her partner where under conditions that are still being investigated, she slipped and fell. The woman is originally from Ukraine and a permanent resident in Paphos....

Russian nationals were the largest group of foreign real estate buyers in Cyprus during the first two months of 2023, according to data from the Department of Lands and Surveys. The data were presented by the Department’s director, Elikkos Elia said during the opening of the 5th Property Show, on Friday in Nicosia. Buyers from […]

Police in Paphos arrested a 27-year-old man on Wednesday afternoon in connection with two armed robberies of two different kiosks in Chlorakas that took place early in the morning of the same day. A police statement said the arrest only concerns the second robbery, in which three people seem to...

An appeal was made at the weekend to the EU border agency to help Cyprus manage its migratory flow. The difficulties Cyprus is facing managing the flow of illegal migrants making their way into the Republic through the Green Line was outlined during the Med5 summit in Malta on Friday...

Mostly sunny on Monday but rain and possible thunderstorms are on the way as Cyprus is coming under high pressure weather, the Meteorology Service predicts. On Tuesday, intermittent clouds, that is, partly cloudy and partly sunny, may bring isolated showers mainly in the mountains. On Wednesday, it will be mostly cloudy and isolated showers and […]

Health authorities have issued an urgent call for blood donations due to very low stock levels as a result of a recent 10% increase in the number of surgical operations. This is what Philenews reported on Friday, adding that the anxiety of doctors and patients, particularly thalassaemia ones, gets higher and higher. “The number of […]

Some 25 shopkeepers in Paphos were furious on Thursday after they woke up to find their shop shades seized by local authorities. The incident may make an interesting start for the new minister of interior Constantinos Ioannou, as shopkeepers angrily said they were going to send him a letter of...

House MPs will hold two extraordinary meetings to vote on the extension of a bill reducing the consumer tax rate for fuel until April. The extension was meant to be from March 1 until April 30, but the Ministry of Finance – apparently caught up in last month’s presidential elections – only sent the bill […]

Mostly sunny on Wednesday, with dust in the air. Winds will be variable, easterly to south-easterly, mainly moderate, force 3 Beaufort. And the sea smooth to slight. The temperature will rise to 27 C inland, 25 C in coastal areas and 18 C in the mountains.

The federation of environmental organisations on Tuesday expressed its support for the finalised Akamas plan, which it said succeeds in walking the fine line between conservation and sustainable development. Speaking on CyBC radio, scientific officer of the federation, Klitos Papastylianou, praised the effort made towards fairness in the plan, saying...

Kissonerga community leader Giorgos Stylianou on Tuesday welcomed the announcement of new tenders for the creation of a marina in Paphos. The decision by the council of ministers to create a marina including a jetty for luxury cruise ships, a hotel and residential and commercial areas, is a step in...

Cities in Cyprus emptied on Monday as most people headed out into nature for picnics to celebrate the start of the Orthodox Eastern Lenten period. The skies filled with kites, as is the main tradition for Green Monday, as the holiday is known. According to the met office, the weather...

Police on Thursday seized around 22 kilograms of cannabis, 400 grams of cocaine, a gun and a large sum of money exceeding €50,000 in a large-scale operation carried out in cooperation with the Ykan drug squad in Paphos. Shortly after 1.30pm, police officers stopped a car driven by a 23-year-old...

The Mediterranean island’s new government will have to take final decisions on four compensatory measures proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture for Akamas property owners affected by environmental protection plans. This is what Philenews reported on Friday, adding that the Local Akamas Plan will be published in the Government Gazette on Tuesday – the last […]