Play to hit the schools about bullying
George’s Room is a play that is set to continue touring schools for the second year, tackling the issue of cyberbullying and using the internet...
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Turkish drillship ‘flagrant violation of Cyprus’ rights’ says Mitsotakis (update 2)
The Turkish drillship Yavuz arrived within the Cyprus EEZ on Thursday night, according to a tweet on Saturday morning by Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez....
Teenager sought after rape allegation
Paphos police are searching for a teenager after an accusation of rape. According to the police, on Wednesday afternoon a 16-year-old foreign girl reported that...
Arrest after man gets naked videos of kids using fake ID online
A 28-year-old man has been arrested as part of an investigation into the sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography and using a false...
Fire burns hectare of weeds in Paphos district
A hectare of reeds was burned by a fire on Sunday near the village of Milias in the Paphos district. According to the forestry department,...
16-year-old boy found dead in his room
A 16-year-old school boy was found dead in his room at around 7.30 on Sunday morning in a village in the Larnaca district. According to...
Military parade on Tuesday to mark independence
Celebrations to mark the 59th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the Cyprus Republic will, as usual, include a military parade on October 1,...
Response being drawn up over President’s private jet use
The president’s office is reportedly drawing up a statement about the plane used to take President Nicos Anastasiades to New York, after questions were raised...
‘Nature is not a rubbish dump’
Confronting the unchecked throwing of rubbish in areas of nature is an issue both for our way of life and the law, environment commissioner Ioanna...
Turkey issues new navtex warnings
Turkey has issued five new navigational warnings (navtex) for military exercises, some of which are off the coast of Cyprus. According to state radio CyBC,...
Akinci in constructive mood ahead of UNSG meeting
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said the Cyprus problem must not remain unsolved, adding that he is approaching an upcoming meeting with UN secretary general...
Remand after man found with 10g cocaine on him (updated)
A 45-year-old man was remanded in custody on Sunday after his arrest on Saturday afternoon after 16 packets of cocaine weighing 10g were found in...
Turkey dismisses tripartite statement as ‘fictional allegations’
The Turkish foreign ministry branded statements made after a joint meeting of the foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt in New York as “fictional...
President’s plane forced to turn back for New York (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades and other members of the delegation that has been in New York for the UN general assembly returned to New York overnight...
Using phones at the wheel focus of new police campaign
As part of continuing efforts to reduce the number of traffic accidents the police will on Monday begin a campaign to make sure drivers have...
Rain and storms hit, start fire
The Met office has predicted storms with the possibility of hail on Sunday afternoon and the weather took a serious turn for the worse in...
Emergency services on the scene after car spotted in lake (update)
Firemen, members of the Emak police unit and divers were mobilised at about 3.30 on Sunday afternoon after it was reported that a vehicle had...
Service held at Lysi church for first time in 45 years
For the first time in 45 years a service was held at the church in occupied Lysi on Sunday. Led by Bishop Porfyrios of Neapolis,...
Cavusoglu in the north for meetings with leaders
Shortly after the UNSG’s special envoy Jane Holl Lute left Cyprus after a week of back to back meetings with both leaders, Turkish Foreign Minister...
Finance minister to brief MPs on Estia, foreclosures
Finance Minister Haris Georgiades will inform the House finance committee on Monday about the Estia scheme to help those with non performing home loans as...
