Man arrested in Limassol cocaine bust
A 39-year-old man was arrested in Limassol in a drug bust, where officers found dozens of packages of cocaine were found in his car, police said on Sunday.
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Fire outside Limassol becomes manageable
A large fire broke out on Sunday morning in the Apesia area of Limassol, the fire services announced, bringing it under control later in the afternoon.
According to fire services ...
Nicosia condemns ‘Turkish attempts to promote north at OTS’
Nicosia condemned on Saturday Turkish attempts to promote the breakaway regime, in violation of international legality, noting that the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) is once again being used by ...
Nicosia finds Holguin’s open letter on Cyprus encouraging
An open letter by UN Secretary General personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin was seen as an encouraging message by Nicosia on Sunday, according to government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis.
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Man in critical condition after Sotira car accident
A 36-year-old man is in critical condition on Sunday at Nicosia General, after crashing into an electricity pole in Sotira, Famagusta, police said.
According to police, the man at around 5.30...
Undeclared Work rose 13% in a year, says labour minister
Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday that undeclared work in Cyprus has increased by 13 per cent in the last year.
Speaking to CyBC in the morning, Panayiotou said that ...
Medical association delays action on doctor found guilty of indecent assault
The disciplinary committee of the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMAR) has delayed taking action for more than three months against a doctor found guilty of indecent assault, it emerged on Friday.
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Interior minister assesses Larnaca Eoa operations
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou visited the Larnaca district self-governance organisation (Eoa) on Friday to assess any current issues.
According to an announcement, Ioannou was given a tour of the premises ...
EU Health Commissioner Kyriakides to step down
EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides announced on Friday that she will be stepping down from her role and returning to Cyprus in the coming months.
Kyriakides stated that as her ...
Additional sanctions imposed on Cyprus-linked entities
Additional sanctions have been announced by the US on flagged entities in Cyprus, it emerged on Thursday.
According to Ambassador of the United States in Cyprus Julie Fischer, “we continue ...
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Avakoum scandal monks released on up to €100,000 bail
Two monks involved in a financial scandal at the infamous Osiou Avakoum monastery were released on bail but were imposed with a travel ban on Thursday.
The two monks, Nektarios ...
Eni denies it’s pulling out of Cyprus (Updated)
Eni denied on Thursday that it has been engaged in any discussion for the sale of shares in Cyprus, a company spokesperson told the Cyprus Mail after the government also ...
Cyprus submits request for the fourth tranche under the RRF
Cyprus submitted a request to the European Commission on Wednesday for the disbursement of the fourth tranche of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), amounting to €77 million.
The government submitted ...
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Eni considers divestment from Cyprus projects, Nicosia uninformed
Italian energy giant Eni is reportedly considering divesting from specific projects, including Cyprus, but Nicosia on Wednesday said they had so far received no information.
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou was ...
Not burdening Cypriot consumers muddies waters of Great Sea Interconnector
Cyprus’ decision on investing in the Great Sea Interconnector project will hinder whether the cost-benefit analysis is approved, it was reported on Wednesday.
Speaking to CyBC in the morning, Energy ...
Two more arrested in Strovolos cafe explosion investigation
Police are investigating an attempted murder following the arrest of two additional suspects in connection with an explosion at a café in Strovolos two weeks ago.
According to police reports, ...
People are dying waiting for new homes, MPs hear
The House refugee committee on Tuesday called on authorities to speed up work of the government’s Ktizo plan to rebuild dangerous apartment buildings on refugee estates.
MPs said there ...
Political parties ‘not abiding by the law’
It is unacceptable for parliamentary parties to not abide by the law, permanent secretary of the interior ministry Ellikos Elias said on Tuesday, after it emerged some have failed to ...
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Police investigate new crime in monastery scandal
Police are investigating a new financial crime in the Osiou Avakoum Monastery scandal it emerged on Tuesday, following a complaint filed by Archimandrite Nektarios, one of monks involved.
Nektarios has ...
Mayor lays out vision for Paphos
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos will focus his efforts to improve the health, housing, education and cultural sectors, he said on Tuesday when he officially accepted another term as mayor.
Phedonos, ...
UNSC head says Holguin only found ‘there is no common ground for Cyprus solution’
The head of the UN Security Council on Monday said that UN Secretary-General personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin has only found there is no common ground for a Cyprus solution.
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Cera receives proposal on Great Sea Interconnector
Cyprus’ Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) has received on Monday the proposal of Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (Admie) on what the revenue of the Israel-Cyprus-Greece (Great Sea Interconnector) electricity ...
Suspects in Larnaca weapons cache bust plead not guilty
Two men, 46 and 35, suspected of hiding weapons in a Oroklini grave pleaded not guilty to the Larnaca Criminal Court on Monday.
Specifically, the two men were charged with conspiracy to ...
President angered by UN stance on stranded buffer zone migrants
President Nikos Christodoulides hit out at UN Special Representative in Cyprus and Unficyp head Colin Stewart on Monday over statements the latter made about 28 migrants stranded in the buffer zone.
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