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1201. Inland continues to bake in hot weather

A heat advisory continues Friday afternoon due to extreme high temperatures in the interior, with maximum inland highs trending upwards and milder temperatures expected along the coast throughout the weekend...

1202. Inland under afternoon heat advisory

A heat advisory has been issued for Thursday afternoon due to extreme high temperatures in the interior, while milder temperatures are expected along the coast through the weekend...

1203. Cyprus formally asks EU to share burden

Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides has made good on his promise to seek help in “practical ways” from his EU counterparts on the migration issue and redistribution of asylees...

1204. Week starts hot, low chance of rain

A low pressure system is affecting the area with the interior still under a hot sun in the upper 30’s, low 30’s along the coast, and low chances of mountain rain in the afternoon...

1205. Cyprus ready to push on migration question

Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides is drafting a letter for his EU counterparts, in which he is expected to formally ask for a number of individuals under protection status in the Republic of Cyprus to be relocated to other member states...

1206. Heat advisory but some rain chances

A heat advisory is in effect Sunday afternoon due to extreme high temperatures in the interior, while there are low chances of rain mainly in the mountains...

1207. Getting warmer this weekend

Mostly clear skies are expected throughout the weekend with periods of scattered clouds and humidity levels likely to rise due to a low pressure system...

1208. Another warm front moving in

A heat advisory continues to be in effect at the start of the week due to extreme high temperatures in the interior, with a low pressure system over the island and maximums expected to rise to around 41 degrees...

1209. Searing heat grips inland areas

A heat advisory went into effect Saturday afternoon due to extreme high temperatures in the interior, with levels expected to remain unchanged for the next few days...

1210. Cyprus and Greece strike a chord on migration

Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides says immigration and refugee issues are of “national importance” during comments on return policies for undocumented migrants throughout the EU...

1211. Blistering inland temperatures continue

Hot weather continues following heat advisories in the last few days, with Wednesday highs around the capital reaching 39 degrees and humidity trending upwards along the eastern coast...

1212. Afternoon heat warnings continue

A heat advisory continues to be in effect on Tuesday, as inland midday high temperatures are expected to reach 40 degrees while humidity levels are dropping...

1213. Week starts with new heat advisory

Another yellow warning has been issued for Monday, following a similar alert Sunday due to extreme high temperatures with 40-degree weather inland...

1214. Island interior under heat advisory

Weather officials have issued a yellow warning for Sunday afternoon due to extreme high temperatures in the interior of the island...

1215. Clear skies with low chance of rain

There is a low chance of rain on Friday afternoon in parts of the island while temperatures are expected to rise over the weekend...

1216. Syrians trapped at Ercan head to Turkey

Turkish Cypriot officials say Ankara has decided to host 50 Syrians who have been trapped in Ercan airport due to visa issues...

1217. Larnaca on the rise

The construction of the tallest building in Larnaca and third tallest in all of Cyprus has received the green light from local environmental authorities, which will undoubtedly change the famous Finikoudes strip...

1218. Cabinet approves 25,000 free dog chips

The Cabinet approved a plan on Wednesday through which up to 25,000 dogs would get microchipped for free...

1219. Johnson and Hunt fight for British PM job

1220. Collaboration Limassol Del Mar - ARCLINEA

An acclaimed collaboration announced between Limassol Del Mar and ErgoHomeGroup’s ARCLINEA...

1221. Trump wades into Britain's 'interesting' Brexit crisis

1222. Argonaut 2019 maritime exercise underway

1223. Cyprus scolded for unlawful detention

ECHR orders Cyprus to pay €30,000 in damages for the unlawful detention and degrading treatment of an Iranian national, mounting more pressure as MP's are debating a new asylum bill currently stuck under review...

1224. Auditor General blows whistle on Pissouri payouts

Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides is calling on the interior minister to seek a legal opinion before reaching a final decision on Pissouri payouts due to landslide problems...

1225. Professor turned away at Larnaca Airport

A Japanese professor who was visiting a university in the north was refused entry at Larnaca International Airport, prompting reaction on both sides of the divided island...

1226. Parallel House on Kea earns two young architects Domes award

Located in a wild, inhospitable and isolated corner of the Cycladic island of Kea, the Parallel House took the prize for Best First Work by a Young Architect at this year’s Domes Greek Architecture Awards earlier this month. Katerina Kourkoula and Hannes Livers Gutberlet of the firm En Route designed a residence along the contours of the natural landscape, parallel to the island’s southeastern coast, looking out toward the nearby island of Kythnos....

1227. Bill pushes for police taser guns

A bill sponsored by the government aims to put taser guns in the hands of law enforcement officials, while also take away hunting rifles from criminals convicted of domestic violence...

1228. New study and payouts for Pissouri landslide

Tax payers may have to foot the bill for Pissouri homeowners affected by an active landslide, but details remain unclear as to how much money and who may qualify...

1229. NASA's Opportunity bids farewell

1230. Officials alarmed over deactivated reservists

Thousands of Greek Cypriot men do not show up for reserve military service, with the auditor general sounding the alarm over a vast majority of cases not being properly documented...