A fire broke out at noon on Friday near Gialias River at Agios Sozomenos, next to the buffer zone. According…
Top French court approves law requiring COVID health pass for bars, restaurants
France’s highest court on Thursday (August 5) upheld a new law requiring the public to hold a health pass to…
Rapid antigen testing units – Wednesday 7 August 2021; who is eligible
District Location of testing units Operating hours Lemesos (12 units) ‘Tassos Papadopoulos’ TEPAK building, Agia Zoni (Ifigeneias and Themidos corner)…
Summer hail in Troodos (VIDEO)
A summer hail storm struck Troodos just after one at noon.
Turkey spent only fraction of forest protection budget before wildfires erupted
Turkish authorities battling the country’s worst ever wildfires have been accused of failing to prepare for the threat after official…
ICU admissions have hit record high, SHSO spokesperson says
Intensive care unit admissions have reached a record high, the Spokesperson of the State Health Services Organisation (SHSO), Charalambos Charilaou,…
Bomb threat against new mall under construction in Larnaca
A bomb threat against a new luxury mall which is under construction in coastal Larnaca was made on the phone…
Hundreds evacuated by sea from island as Greek wildfires rage
Hundreds of people were evacuated by boat from an island near Athens as Greece braced for a fourth day of wildfires on…
Festivals for Britain as events get $1 billion Covid reinsurance cover
Britain launched a government-backed reinsurance scheme totalling more than 750 million pounds ($1 billion) on Thursday to cover live events…
Works for the improvement of Ellados Avenue in Paphos have begun
Much-anticipated construction work for the improvement of Ellados Avenue in central Paphos has begun, Philenews reported on Friday. Parts of…