Xyliatos farmers warn crops dying amid water shortage
Farmers of the Xyliatos area, Nicosia district, sent out a distress call on Tuesday warning that their crops were dying, calling on authorities to make arrangements so that water from ...
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Nicosia urged to rethink Makarios avenue vehicle reopening
The Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) on Monday called on Nicosia municipality to rethink its recent decision to partially reopen Makarios avenue to regular traffic.
In a statement, Etek urged ...
MPs caught off-guard by expansion of tax incentives for overseas talent
The generous tax breaks dangled to repatriate ‘talent’ from the Cypriot diaspora concern not only Cypriots but also citizens of other EU countries as well as of non-EU countries, MPs ...
Price and grid woes batter electricity supply
No definitive decision has yet been taken regarding the proposed revision of the Electricity Authority’s (EAC) rates, translating into a 7.5 per cent hike on consumer invoices, the Cyprus Mail ...
Nicosia psychiatric clinic needs more staff, patient segregation, says ombudswoman
The psychiatric clinic at Nicosia general hospital needs more staff as well as better segregation of patients according to the type of treatment they receive, the ombudswoman has recommended in ...
Court frees two suspects in Omonia fan club violence case
Nicosia district court on Thursday ordered the release of two men earlier arrested in connection with violence occurring at the Omonia fan club premises in Lakatamia last weekend.
Police requested ...
Voting age cut to 17
The voting age was lowered to 17 years on Thursday by an act of parliament, with the first application of this to take place in the 2028 presidential elections.
The House plenum ...
Cyprus fails to join nations urging Israel to allow full aid into Gaza
The government on Tuesday declined to comment on why Cyprus was not among a group of more than 20 donor nations urging Israel to permit the full, unimpeded flow of humanitarian ...
Banks blasted over falling number of ATMs
Parliamentarians on Tuesday lambasted banks for the lack of ATMs, particularly in mountainous and remote areas, giving them a one-month deadline to come back with a plan for more extensive ...
RES windfall tax plan hits pushback in House
A proposal to tax the ‘windfall’ profits of producers and suppliers of renewables-generated electricity ran into stiff opposition from industry but also the government during a parliamentary debate on Monday.
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Nicosia stands firm on reopening of Makarios avenue
Nicosia municipality said on Monday that its decision stands for partially reopening Makarios avenue to regular traffic, noting that they are simply waiting for the go-ahead from the police chief.
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Woman gets 16 years jail sentence after trying to smuggle 40 kg of cannabis
Larnaca criminal court on Thursday sentenced a woman to 16 years in prison, having earlier found her guilty of attempting to smuggle 40 kg of cannabis through the airport.
The defendant, aged 26, ...
Defence argues no wrongdoing in Gornovskiy passport case
A defence attorney in the ongoing ‘golden passports’ trial sought on Thursday to demonstrate that the naturalisation of a Russian national, despite certain irregularities in the procedure, cannot be attributed ...
Haircut victims demand meeting with finance minister
Depositors and bondholders who saw their savings wiped out in the 2013 bank bail-in conveyed on Tuesday their strong dissatisfaction with the terms of a compensation scheme, asking to meet the ...
Arrest warrants issued for developers on Greek Cypriot land in north
Cyprus authorities have issued international arrest warrants for four Turkish nationals wanted in connection with the illegal development of Greek Cypriot land in the north, the mayor in exile of ...
Probe continues into football corruption claims – AG’s office
Investigations are ongoing into corruption allegations against senior officials of the football association, including its current head Giorgos Koumas, the attorney-general’s office said on Monday.
The AG’s office ...
Meeting expected over cutting Cyprus’ electricity prices
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) and the energy regulator will meet sometime this week in a bid to settle on a formula on how to bring down the price ...
Legal objections to sanctions fight unit
Most authorities on Monday backed the creation of a national financial sanctions implementation unit, meeting Cyprus’ obligations to EU law, but lawyers bucked the trend and pointed to problems with ...
Politics blocks water lifeline
It looks like Cyprus politics has taken hostage the wastewater treatment plant in Mia Milia, foiling an agreement struck 14 years ago and resulting in the discarding of virtually all of ...
MPs reject bid to shield advisory council from asset scrutiny
After a great deal of squabbling, lawmakers on Thursday evening threw out a bill that sought to exempt the members of the Advisory Council from scrutiny of their personal assets.
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Turkey warns of action over drilling in disputed Block 5 waters
Any unauthorised drilling activity in Turkey’s ‘continental shelf’ off the southern coast of Cyprus will be immediately dealt with, sources at the Turkish defence ministry were reported as warning ...
Hospital upgrade delayed six months, MPs furious over Okypy no-show
Planned expansion and upgrade works at the neonatal intensive care unit of Makarios hospital have been pushed back by about six months, enraged MPs heard on Thursday.
Lawmakers were also ...
Cabinet approves grant for refugees opting out of ‘Ktizo’ housing
The cabinet on Thursday gave the go-ahead for the payment of a one-time grant to beneficiaries of the ‘Ktizo’ scheme relating to refugee housing estates.
The grant is given to ...
Two fatal work accidents within hours
Two persons were being held by police for questioning on Thursday after the death of a worker, who was crushed to death by falling timber at a Paphos construction site.
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