After extreme heat hits many parts of southern Europe in another heatwave, conditions should improve for holidaymakers.

More than a dozen people have been killed, homes destroyed and villages evacuated as wildfires rage across Turkey, Cyprus and Greece. | ITV National News

An Israeli cruise ship which was turned away from the Greek island of Syros on Tuesday after a mass protest was staged at the island’s port arrived at the port of Limassol on Wednesday afternoon. According to Israeli newspaper the Times of Israel,

The fire had burned more than 24,000 acres in Cyprus, where officials had warned of fire danger as temperatures rose above 100 degrees.

As firefighting forces in Cyprus stay on high alert for any additional flare-ups along the fire's front, the devastation from the blaze that claimed two lives becomes increasingly evident. About 125 square kilometres of greenery was reduced to ashes in the mountainous Limassol region,

The Greek Cypriot administration on Thursday said it did not accept an aid offer by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) for the ongoing

The Met Office say that temperatures at popular holiday destinations will be widely 5-10°C above average due to a severe heatwave in the coming days

On this day in 1974, democracy was restored in Greece after seven years of military rule by the junta.

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos has predicted that by 2037, there will be more Muslims than Christians in Cyprus. “In the Paphos district, 57 per cent of the population are Greek Cypriots. By 2034, between 2032 and 2034,

Efforts to reunify Cyprus have repeatedly failed because of deep-rooted mistrust and competing visions for the island's future.

Cyprus marks 51 years since 40,000 Turkish soldiers descended on the island on 20 July, 1974, seizing more than 35% of its territory in a two-phase monthlong offensive.View on euronews

Holidaymakers heading for Cyprus or Greece have been urged to take a simple safety precaution as wildfires hit the popular destinations. Two bodies have been discovered in burnt-out cars on Cyprus, with homes destroyed and a dozen villages evacuated on the southern side of the Troodos mountain range.