Greek Cypriot handed jail sentence in north over fake passport scam
A Greek Cypriot was sentenced in the north on Thursday to 60 days in prison for attempting to help an accomplice cross to the Republic from the north with a fake ...
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Yeroskipou sea is clean, Eastern Paphos municipality says
Analysis of the seawater off the coast of Yeroskipou has proven it to be clean, the Eastern Paphos municipality said on Thursday.
The municipality said bathers had reported that “brown ...
Turkish Cypriots commemorate 60th anniversary of Battle of Tillyria
Turkish Cypriots on Thursday commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Tillyria in the village of Kokkina.
The village of Kokkina is now controlled by the Turkish military but ...
Famagusta district asks to host EU events
Political leaders from the Famagusta district on Thursday called on President Nikos Christodoulides to meet with them with the aim of allowing the district to host conferences and other events ...
Tatar hits back at Erhurman: ‘diplomacy has not stopped’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday hit back at opposition party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman over the latter’s statements on the Cyprus problem, insisting that diplomacy on the ...
Christodoulides speaks to Jordanian king over Middle East tensions
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday held a telephone conversation with Jordanian King Abdullah II, during which they spoke about the “evolving situation” in the Middle East.
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...
Christodoulides: Turkey has problems with all its neighbours
Turkey “has problems with all its neighbours”, Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday.
Speaking to French newspaper Le Figaro, he referenced former Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s foreign ...
Child left on bus after falling asleep on school trip
A six-year-old child was left alone on a bus for around an hour after falling asleep on a school trip, police said on Thursday.
Larnaca police spokesman Spyros Chrysostomou explained ...
Football association slammed after police refuse to work at friendly match
Police spokesman Christos Andreou on Thursday went on the attack against the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) after the police had refused to work at a friendly match which took place ...
Police seize controlled drugs from Paphos shops
The police on Thursday announced they had seized various quantities of cannabis-based products from shops in Paphos earlier in the week.
A total of two shops were raided, with police ...
Greek parliament publishes latest volumes of the ‘Cyprus File’
Cyprus’ parliament on Thursday announced that its Greek counterpart had published the 12th and 13th volume of the ‘Cyprus File’.
The ‘Cyprus File’ documents the events leading up to and ...
Turkey to open military hospital in Cyprus, replacing those closed after coup
Turkey is to open a military hospital in Kyrenia, as it begins to attempt to replace the 32 across Turkey which were either closed or repurposed following the failed coup d’é...
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‘Historic day for Cyprus’ as Kontides wins Olympic silver
‘I shed tears of joy with my coach, my wife, and my child‘
Cypriot dinghy sailor Pavlos Kontides won a silver medal at the Olympic Games on Wednesday, finishing second ...
North arrests would-be asylum seeker mother of six
A 33-year-old Syrian mother of six was arrested in the north in the early hours of Tuesday morning, it emerged on Wednesday, after attempting to travel to the Republic of ...
Privatisation of Kyrenia port ‘in final stage’
The privatisation of the Kyrenia port is “in the final stage”, the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Wednesday.
Speaking to Kibris TV, he said the ‘government’ has “...
Falyali murder conspirators handed long sentences
Three men who had been found guilty on 17 charges each in relation to the murder of Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali and his chauffeur Murat Demirtas were all handed long ...
Extracting Pentadaktylos groundwater ‘would be biggest mistake’
Extracting groundwater found under the Pentadaktylos mountains would be the “biggest mistake we can make”, environmentalist Ilkay Ilseven said on Wednesday.
Speaking about the north’s overall water situation, he ...
Tatar ‘makes Christodoulides look as if he wants to solve the Cyprus problem’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar allows President Nikos Christodoulides to be “unfairly portrayed as the party who wants a solution” to the Cyprus problem, Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP leader ...
72 applications on first day of north’s ‘migration amnesty’
A total of 72 applications for the north’s “migration amnesty” were submitted in the first 24 hours of its operation, ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz said on Tuesday.
As of Monday, undocumented ...
Man steals ambulance, drives it to hospital
A 33-year-old man is currently under observation at the Baris psychiatric hospital in northern Nicosia after having stolen an ambulance and driven it 25 kilometres.
The man reportedly fell ill in ...
Govt announces €9.5m support package for schoolchildren
The government on Tuesday announced a support package for schoolchildren worth €9.5 million, ahead of the start of the new school year in September.
The package, given the name “Together at ...
North airport passenger numbers up by a quarter
The number of passengers travelling to and from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport increased by over 25 per cent in the first seven months of 2024, compared to the same period ...
Outrage in Greece over Cypriot singer’s ‘provocative’ song
A song performed by British Cypriot singer Isin Karaca at a festival in Greece provoked outrage in the country.
Karaca had taken to the stage at the Young Academics’ Association (...
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Everyone ‘must do their part’ for Cyprus tourism
Despite the challenges, the Cyprus tourism product remains “highly competitive” but everyone must do their part to make sure it stays that way, the deputy tourism minister said on Tuesday.
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