Bases environmental experts have confirmed this year saw the second-highest number of sea turtle nests recorded within the Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) since 2009. As the nesting season draws...

By Richard Boxall As Cyprus cricket’s contribution to the European Week of Sport, a six-a-side tournament was held at Ypsonas cricket ground on Sunday, prior to the Autumn T20 League...

An inquest into the death of Colour Sergeant Anthony Oxley, a British Army officer who died in a road collision in June 2016 at the RAF Akrotiri base, is set to begin on Thursday....

Following the very warm July 2023, particularly high temperatures prevailed on the island in August 2023 as well. Table 1, below, presents the maximum daily temperatures recorded during...

Some 60% of the animals and plants that have become extinct globally are due to invasive alien species, according to a new international report. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy...

Shipwrecks have long captured the human imagination. They are also a draw for tourists, both above and under the water finds PAUL LAMBIS People have always been fascinated by shipwrecks....

Sovereign Base Area Police officials have confirmed that a complex raid at multiple houses in Trachoni yesterday has seen approximately 30 kilogrammes of drugs, believed to be cannabis,...

UN peacekeepers were reportedly assaulted on Friday morning by personnel from occupied Cyprus. Credit: Thaizacastilho / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons On Thursday, the UN (United...

The possibility of a cigarette butt starting the fierce forest fire in Limassol district over the weekend that has burnt some nine square meters of land is not ruled out. This is what...

A forest fire in Cyprus raging north of the city of Limassol on Tuesday morning was largely contained with the assistance of firefighting crews from Greece, Israel, Lebanon,...

The month of July in Cyprus this year has emerged as one of the hottest Julys on record, with numerous records either being broken or surpassed, according to the Meteorology Department....

July 2023 broke multiple heat records as the Cleon weather system smothered Cyprus, leading to one of the warmest months with 16 days in a row of over 40 o C degrees. The met office on...

The Department of Meteorology informs that during July 2023, particularly high temperatures prevailed in the island and in general throughout the european south. In particular, an...

A third underwater investigation at Dreamer’s Bay – on the south coast of Akrotiri peninsula – was deemed a success as two ancient stone anchors were transferred to the Local Archaeological...

The Department of Antiquities, Deputy Ministry of Culture, announces the completion of the third underwater investigation at Dreamer’s Bay on the southern shores of the Akrotiri Peninsula,...

The Department of Antiquities, Deputy Ministry of Culture, announces the completion of the third underwater investigation at Dreamer’s Bay on the southern shores of the Akrotiri Peninsula,...

The Deputy Ministry of Culture’s Department of Antiquities has announced the successful completion of the third phase of underwater investigations at Dreamer’s Bay, situated on the southern...

The British Bases Police conducted a three-day seashore campaign at Lady’s Mile and Curium Beach, leading to the arrest of one individual, multiple fixed penalties and written cautions....

Two people drowned in Cyprus on Wednesday, contributing to a rise in drownings this summer. In Protaras, at approximately 6 pm, a 25-year-old man was discovered unconscious in the sea...

Another two people drowned in Cyprus seas on Wednesday, taking the number of deaths to three in as many days. Around 6 pm on Wednesday, a 25-year-old Afghan man was pulled unconscious...

The rape of women during that terrible summer of 1974 is still a taboo subject for Cypriot society Sunday 23 July 2023, “Haravgi” newspaper The rape of women during the tragic events of...

East Sovereign Base Area Police Marine Unit, firearms and patrol personnel at work. Part of a wider CBF Project. A father and his two sons were rescued from the water in Ormidhia on...

The British Sovereign Base Areas Administration (SBA) has announced its intention to construct a new passenger handling facility at its RAF Akrotiri air base. The facility will cost £66...

A £66 million contract has been awarded for the construction of a new Passenger Handling Facility at RAF Akrotiri. The contract – awarded by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation...

A £66 million contract has been awarded for the construction of a new Passenger Handling Facility at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. The contract – awarded by the Defence Infrastructure...