Angelides agrees to withdraw from rape case investigations
The rape complaint, for which the Republic of Cyprus was chastised by the European Court of Human Rights for violating key human rights, is set to be reopened, but the ...
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Scammers withdraw thousands with fake fine texts
The police issued a warning on Wednesday regarding scammers requesting the payment of fines, after a 32-year-old woman was conned out of €14,085.
The woman reported on Tuesday that she had ...
Appeal begins against Thanasis case judge’s dismissal
The supreme constitutional court on Wednesday began hearing an appeal by Doria Varoshiotou against the decision of the supreme judicial council that relieved her of her duties as a judge.
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Congressmen seek to improve terms of lifting of Cyprus arms embargo
US members of Congress are attempting to scrap the annual process of renewing the waiver for the embargo on selling arms to Cyprus.
On Tuesday, representatives Chris Pappas, Gus Bilirakis, ...
Audit Office finds irregularities in Academia park café tenders
The sole bid for constructing a café in Academia national forest park in Nicosia did not provide an analytical report of the projected value of works to be carried out, ...
Man given hefty fine after massive tobacco haul
A man was issued a fine of €77,000 in a massive duty-free tobacco haul on Tuesday.
The customs department, in a coordinated operation, checked three vans – two in Nicosia and one ...
Expanded meeting on Cyprus kicks off on Wednesday
The informal meeting on the Cyprus problem in a broader format begins on Wednesday at UN headquarters in New York.
The two-day meeting starts at 7pm local time (2am Cyprus ...
Police arrest drunken burglary suspect
A 32-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday evening on suspicion of breaking into a house in the Famagusta district and stealing €530.
The suspect will be taken before the Famagusta district ...
Man arrested for doing 100km over speed limit, narcotest positive
A 35-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday in Yeroskipou for doing 166km in a 65km speed zone.
The police said the man was subjected to a narcotest and the results ...
Clear skies give way to thunderstorms and hail, temperatures rise
Low clouds on Wednesday will gradually clear in the morning, only to return in the afternoon with isolated showers and a possible thunderstorm in the mountains.
Winds will be a ...
‘High prices and power cuts’ to hit electricity consumers
The way things are going, consumers can expect electricity prices to go through the roof and face power cuts at the same time, Electricity Authority scientific staff union (Sepaik) leader ...
Paphos attempted murder suspect referred to criminal court
A 55-year-old Paphos man in custody over the attempted murder on July 5 in Amargeti has been referred for trial before the criminal court, set to begin on September 24, it was ...
Christodoulides heads to New York ‘adequately prepared’ for Cyprus talks
President Nikos Christodoulides is heading to New York on Tuesday “adequately prepared” and with high expectations for substantive discussions on the Cyprus problem, which he hopes will pave the way ...
TV shows we love – Kim’s Convenience
Kim’s Convenience follows a family of Korean immigrants running a convenience store in the Moss Park neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada.
The show juggles a continuous parade of colourful characters ...
Famagusta gate ‘to be ready for EU presidency’
Maintenance works on Famagusta gate on Nicosia’s Venetian walls will be completed by the end of the year, in time to be used for Cyprus’ EU presidency during the ...
‘Illegal’ delay in sending Ayaz from Germany to Cyprus
The observatory in the case of Kenan Ayaz, who was convicted last year of being a member of a proscribed terrorist organisation after being extradited from Cyprus to Germany, has ...
Five years for ex-theatre director over money laundering
The Limassol criminal court on Wednesday sentenced a former Pattichion theatre director to five-and-a-half years in prison for theft and money laundering, between 2017 and 2020.
The former director Vasos Argyrides, 65, was ...
Deputy ministry ‘no comment’ on Cyprus-Lebanon ferry link report
The deputy shipping ministry, although aware of reports that regular passenger ferry cruises linking Cyprus and Lebanon were about to be launched, said it could not comment on their veracity ...
Aykut’s trial postponed pending examination of detention conditions
A request was submitted on Wednesday at the Nicosia criminal court to change the conditions in which Israeli property developer Simon Aykut, accused of developing and selling property on Greek ...
Paphos court releases man convicted for murder in Jordan
The man arrested in Paphos, who is wanted in Jordan in connection with a murder, was released on Friday.
The Jordanian authorities had informed the Cypriot police that the man ...
Minors in knife fight detained at police stations
Six of the seven unaccompanied minors, who were arrested in connection with the brawl in a Larnaca carpark on June 25, in which two minors were seriously injured, were detained in ...
Eurobarometer: Cypriots say EU positively impacts living conditions
The perception of Cypriots about the impact of EU regional policy remains largely positive, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey.
According to the survey, 88 per cent of respondents in Cyprus ...
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Attorney-general’s office to study ECtHR rape case ruling, revise procedures
The Law Office of the Republic gave assurances on Friday that it would be studying the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling, which dealt a sharp blow to Cypriot ...
Katina Baird finally released from Menoyia after public outcry
Katina Baird, the Larnaca restaurateur (owner of Katina’s Tasty Food Caribbean restaurant) who found herself in Menoyia migrant detention centre, awaiting deportation, was released on Friday, following a wave ...