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Sirens mark the 48th anniversary of the Turkish invasion
Sirens sound at 05:30am as the Republic of Cyprus marks the 48th anniversary of the invasion of Cyprus by Turkish troops. Heavily armed Turkish forces landed on the...
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Cargo aircraft crashes in northern Greece
A cargo aircraft crashed near Paleochori Kavalas in northern Greece shortly before 11pm on Saturday. According to Greek Civil Aviation authorities, the plane operated by...
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Get ready for the largest film festival in Cyprus
Popcorn at the ready - the largest film festival in Cyprus starts in just a few days. After taking a break due to the pandemic, the Protaras Summer Film Festival makes a...
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Sirens will sound to mark the 48th anniversary next week
Next week, the Republic of Cyprus will mark the 48th anniversary of the coup against Archbishop Makarios, with sirens on Friday 15th July 2022. Like every year, sirens...
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Parliament approves regulations for the recruitment of 300 special contracted police officers
The Plenum of the Parliament approved the regulations for the recruitment of the 300 special contracted police officers to deal with the increased migratory flows, after...
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Watermelon Festival 2022 - Frenaros
The 13th Pancyprian Cultural Watermelon Festival will take place at the Community Stadium of Frenaros - Frenaros village on Friday July 8th 2022. This free festival will...
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2022: Protaras Film Festival returns next month - full details
The Protaras Summer Film Festival makes a welcome return next month after taking a break due to the pandemic. Now showing films for an eighth year, the festival has...
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Man caught driving nearly eight times over limit
A 35-year-old man was arrested after being caught driving on Monday afternoon while almost eight times the maximum alcohol limit. Specifically, around 4.15pm a member of...
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British nationals residing in EU can't vote or stand in local elections
Brexit caused British nationals living in the European Union to lose the right to vote and stand in local elections across the EU, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has...
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When will Halloumi Fries be available at McDonald’s UK?
McDonald's UK has just announced the addition of the most exciting menu item since the popular Chicken Big Mac - Halloumi Fries! Halloumi Fries will be added to the UK...
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UK PM Boris Johnson wins confidence vote
UK PM Boris Johnson wins a confidence vote by Conservative MPs - 211 to 148. The result of Conservative MPs' vote on Boris Johnson's leadership was announced at 9pm by...
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Reminder: Public holiday next week
The next public holiday in Cyprus, celebrating Pentecost Monday / Kataklysmos, is on Monday 13th June 2022 - falling fifty days after Orthodox Easter. Kataklysmos is a...
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Cyprus to relaunch tourist police
Cyprus’ Deputy Minister for Tourism, Savvas Perdios said on Friday the Ministry intents to launch Tourist Police, a project which appeared in 2019 but was put on...
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Turkey may push for recognition in NATO stand off
The UK's Daily Express reported on Sunday, that Turkey is considering whether to make recognition of the occupied territories in Cyprus, a condition for lifting the veto...
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Suspect arrested in connection with Paphos car arson
A 37-year-old resident of Paphos, was arrested on Sunday afternoon by members of the Paphos Police Department, in order to facilitate investigations into a case of car...
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Cape Greco: 25 year old woman rescued at the sea caves (updated)
A 25-year-old French woman was reportedly injured in a fall at the Sea Caves, Cape Greco, around noon on Saturday, according to an announcement. The Search and Rescue...
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Jordan offers to station firefighting aircraft in Cyprus
Jordan has offered to station firefighting aircraft in Cyprus throughout the summer fire season, the Cypriot foreign minister confirmed on Thursday. Ioannis Kasoulides,...
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Red Moon Over Cyprus Tomorrow
In the early hours of Monday morning, in the year's only full lunar eclipse, there will be a super blood-red lunar eclipse. The total lunar eclipse will be partially...
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Two earthquakes shake Paphos on Tuesday night
Two earthquakes were felt in Cyprus on Tuesday night 26/04, the first at 22:11 and the second at 23:02 local time. According to first information from the...
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When will banks be closed this Easter?
According to a recent Central Bank of Cyprus announcement, all banks in Cyprus will close at the end of business today, Thursday April 21st and re-open on Wednesday 27th...
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Cyprus Post: Free shipment of humanitarian aid packages to Ukraine
Cyprus Post are offering free shipping of humanitarian aid packages (5kg max) to addresses in Ukraine until Monday 18th April 2022. The Ministry of Transport,...
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Getting Back On The Buses
Like many businesses in the tourism sector, The Original Red Bus Company , are getting ready for what will hopefully be a better year after two years of devastating...
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Wizz Air launches new Cardiff to Cyprus flights
Wizz Air UK, the UK-registered and based airline of Europe’s fastest growing airline group, has launched a new base and with it a new route to Larnaca, Cyprus. The...
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Full Statement by the Minister of Health regarding the decisions of the Council of Ministers
Throughout the past, the message from the Council of Ministers was clear: “We trust science and we encourage citizens to faithfully follow its steps”. We...
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Government plans to give away confiscated alcohol & tobacco
Don't Go Rushing Out - This Was An April Fools' Day Joke :-) Authorities in Cyprus have announced plans to redistribute to residents over 53,000 litres of...