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601. Cloudy skies with low chances of rain

A low pressure system is moving back into the area over Cyprus, with mixed weather at the start of the week and possibly elevated dust levels on Wednesday...

602. Mostly clear skies with some weekend rain

A high pressure system has moved in just ahead of the weekend, not without chances of rain, while dust levels are expected to fluctuate...

603. Spells of sunshine mixed with drizzle

A high pressure zone is still affecting the area with periods of sunshine but also clouds and chances of light rain moving in later in the day...

604. Partly sunny, low chances of rain

A low pressure system is affecting areas over Cyprus, with the early part of Friday being mostly clear with low chances of rain over the weekend...

605. Overflowing rivers cause traffic headaches

Several roads were closed on Wednesday morning due to overflowing rivers and debris, causing traffic jams in parts all over Cyprus including Strovolos in Nicosia...

606. Cyprus under wind advisory

Weather officials have issued a wind warning over Cyprus, with gale force winds expected along the coastline....

607. Brief sunshine, more clouds later

A low pressure system is once again affecting the area, with sunshine during the day expected to be taken over by cloudy skies, rain and thunderstorms...

608. President Anastasiades begins official visit to Slovenia

609. Chilly weather with sub zero lows

Drivers are warned of slippery conditions in the mountains as cold temperatures set in along with chances of rain and thunderstorms in parts of Cyprus...

610. Berengaria goes on ‘best offer’ auction

The lienholders of the abandoned Berengaria have chosen to call for best offers on the legendary hotel, following a failed attempt to seal the deal in a recent auction where the minimum asking price of just over €2 million...

611. Eleftheria square to open today

612. Touch down on the red planet

The first robotic lander touched down safely on the surface of Mars on Monday with instruments to detect planetary seismic rumblings never measured anywhere but Earth...

613. Possible suspect questioned in Lofou wildfire

A fire that broke out Saturday and was contained Sunday could be the work of an arsonist, according to officials who are reportedly questioning a person of interest...

614. Cyprus close to Brexit agreement with Britain

615. Five die as storms, high winds batter Italy

616. NGO says trafficking victims lack support

Recent law enforcement operations against human and sex trafficking in Cyprus drew attention to a number of additional problems, including waning state support and landlords refusing to rent homes to trafficked women...

617. Nicosia Mall on track to open next month

The grand opening of a new shopping centre on the other side of town appears to be on schedule, with Nicosia Mall working behind the scenes and paving roads to welcome shoppers around mid November...

618. Cyprus marks World Animal Day

People around the globe are observing World Animal Day on Thursday and Animal Party Cyprus is leading the effort in a number of Cypriot towns to help raise awareness...

619. Cyprus Casinos looking to hire

Cyprus Casinos have announced around 200 job openings for their facilities in Nicosia, Larnaca, and Paphos, which are expected to go into full operation before the year is out...

620. On this Day on 17 September 1625

On 17 September 1625, Pietro della Valle, a Roman traveler of patrician birth, made an entry in his journal about the church of Saint Lazarus in Larnaca, Cyprus...

621. No paddles go up for Berengaria hotel

Despite a recent spike in interest for the auction of the abandoned Berengaria hotel in Cyprus, the historic building failed to draw bidders who would be willing to meet the minimum asking price of just over €2 million...

622. World’s largest offshore wind farm opens off northwest England

623. Renewed, bigger and better: Troodos International mountain race

624. Taking action to clean up Akamas

Putting all other obligations on hold just for a day and armed with the slogan #akamascleanup, we dedicate one Sunday to clean one of the most beautiful spots in the Mediterranean...

625. Strovolos garbage collectors get back to work

Strovolos garbage collectors have agreed to get back to work in exchange of the municipality dropping plans to buy partial services from the private sector at least until November...

626. Officials step up efforts against fires

Cypriot and European authorities are on the lookout for new wildfire threats, as two local fires on Saturday, one in the northwest and one in the southeast, were caused by human action...

627. Most Limassol casino visitors are Cypriots

Officials are amazed with the number of visits to newly-opened Cyprus Casinos C2 in Limassol, with over 34,000 individuals stepping foot into the first licensed facility in the Republic...

628. Dozens of Attica beaches found unfit for swimming

Seventy-one out of 323 beaches inspected by the Panhellenic Center for Ecological Research in the Greek capital’s Attica region were found unfit for swimming, with low cleanliness scores going to popular spots like Loutsa, Oropos and Schinias....

629. Two district workers arrested in Limassol fire

Police arrested two employees of the Limassol District Administration in connection with a fire, which broke out while fire fighters were battling another fire elsewhere...

630. Building permits up by 14.4 percent in April

The number of building permits issued this April compared to last April was up by 14.4% according to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service...