Attempted murder against Syrian man in Limassol
Police on Sunday said it was investigating an attempted murder against a 21-year-old Syrian national who was stabbed while walking with a friend near the seafront on Saturday night.
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Cyprus celebrates Independence Day, Christodoulides pledges to protect country at all costs (Update 2)
Cyprus on Sunday celebrated its 63rd anniversary of independence, with the annual parade in Nicosia attracting scores of people who waived Cypriot and Greek flags.
The parade began at 11am ...
British bases and Republic in fight over cocaine trial
A criminal investigation into 17.5kg of cocaine hidden in banana crates has turned into a legal wrangle between the British bases (SBAs) and the Republic of Cyprus, in what has ...
‘Golden passport’ scandal: legal service grapples with caseload
The legal service is dealing with one of its biggest ever caseloads surrounding the ‘golden passport’ scandal, with over 110 box files of data to be processed, it emerged on Friday.
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Tender for new legal service building cancelled (Updated)
The transport ministry has cancelled a tender for a new building for the legal service due to “proper management of public finances” it announced on Friday.
As a result, plans ...
New boards for semi-governmental organisations to assume roles in 2024
The new boards of semi-state organisations will take over in early 2024, chairman of the advisory council George Arestis said on Thursday after a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides at the ...
‘Widespread bird killings fuelled by low fines and lack of enforcement’
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) charged on Thursday that low fines and lack of enforcement patrols have resulted to a widespread killing of protected birds in Famagusta and Larnaca.
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New deputy spokesman has long career in journalism
President Nikos Christodoulides has appointed journalist Yiannis Antoniou as the new deputy government spokesperson, the presidency said on Thursday.
Antoniou will be replacing Doxa Komodromou, who recently resigned over a ...
New deputy government spokesman appointed
Journalist Yiannis Antoniou is being appointed as the new deputy government spokesman, it reported on Wednesday.
A formal announcement was expected after Wednesday’s cabinet session.
Former deputy government spokeswoman ...
National Council briefed over Cyprob developments in New York
‘Resuming negotiations does not just depend on Greek Cypriots’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday briefed the National Council over his contacts in New York and his meeting with UN general-secretary ...
Contentious e-basket bill discussed in parliament
Discussions over the contentious e-basket bill began at the House commerce committee on Tuesday, with MPs slamming the government for “turning a blind eye” to the rising problems society faces.
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Illegal supermarkets reported but nothing done, MPs hear
A number of retailers are operating illegally as supermarkets, while authorities are failing to clamp down on the phenomenon, the supermarket association charged during Tuesday’s House commerce committee.
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Fire in Limassol’s Alassa area (Update)
A fire raging in Limassol was placed under control on Tuesday night, as forces from across the country had gathered around the Alassa and Limnatis region to battle the flames.
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Call for private-public cooperation to promote tourism
Cyprus marked World Tourism Day on Tuesday with a call to both the state and private sector to join forces and develop strategies and incentives that can spearhead innovation and ...
Huge failings in disabled access to doctors
Hundreds of doctors’ offices in Cyprus have no disability access in their offices, despite an obligation to do so dating back to 2011, the House human rights committee heard on Monday.
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Charges against attempted murder suspect withdrawn
Charges against Iosif Iosif (known as Sifis) were withdrawn at Nicosia criminal court on Monday, over an attempted murder case against Nicos Rodotheou in 2018.
In total 13 charges against Iosif were ...
New Syriza chief to make first overseas trip to Cyprus
Syriza’s new party leader Stefanos Kasselakis has pledged that his first official trip will be “to our brothers in Cyprus”, it emerged on Monday.
Kasselakis, 35, took control of leftist ...
‘We’re afraid to do our jobs’, say migrant workers
The aftermath of recent racist attacks have left some foreign workers living in fear
The racist attacks which hit at the heart of Limassol with fire and fear, have left ...
Targeted migrants ‘left in the lurch’
‘The government has no legal or constitutional obligation to help them’
A week after the violent incidents that reaped destruction across Limassol’s migrant community in a racist-fuelled attack, those ...
Fire in Akrounda spreads to state forest, president heads to the scene (Update 3)
The dangerous fire raging in the Akrounda area had veered out of control on Saturday, as the flames spread to the state forest area.
President Nicos Christodoulides was making his ...
Astrobank looking to buy out CDB Bank – reports
Astrobank is looking to buy out CDB Bank as it branches out into acquisitions and mergers within Cyprus’ banking sector, it was reported on Saturday.
The Cyprus News Agency cited ...
Cypriots in Morocco safe, foreign ministry says (Updated)
Two Cypriots in Marrakesh for a conference are safe, the foreign ministry said on Saturday, after the country was hit by a powerful earthquake that left over 1,000 people dead and ...
Woman extradited from the Netherlands for €21,000 fraud investigation
A 55-year-old woman arrested in the Netherlands was extradited to Cyprus, over an ongoing fraud and money laundering investigation, police said on Saturday.
Authorities in Cyprus had issued a European ...
Two arrested after attack on French sailors in Limassol (Updated)
Two men were arrested on Saturday for questioning over their suspected involvement in an attack against two French sailors at Limassol’s marina a day earlier.
Police issued the warrants ...