Number of crossings to north down since last year
By Tom Cleaver
The number of people crossing from the Republic to the north via crossing points has decreased in the first seven months of 2024 compared to the same period ...
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Following a meeting at ...
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Syrian man illegally crosses to north, asks to be sent to Syria
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Man who let off fireworks in house smuggled ammunition from Republic to north
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Turkish Cypriot school ‘celebrates’ milestone year in portacabins
The historic Lefka Gazi high school is set to begin its 75th year with classes taking place in portacabins, Lefka tourism association chairman Hasan Karlitas said.
A total of 21 portacabins ...
Two arrested over latest attack on delivery driver
Two men, aged 20 years old and 18 years old, appeared in court in Limassol on Friday after having been arrested on suspicion of having assaulted and robbed a delivery driver.
The ...
Kesidis wins Cyprus’ first ever world U20 athletics gold medal
Hammer thrower Iosif Kesides won Cyprus’ first ever World under-20 athletics championships gold medal on Thursday night.
Kesidis, a native of Paphos, put on a dominating display in Peru’s ...
Customs dept seizes fake Barbie slides
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Paphos man arrested for possessing break-in tools
A 37-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Thursday night after having been found in possession of tools which could have been used to perform a break-in.
Paphos police’s ...
Paphos police investigating after man found dead in sea
Police in Paphos on Friday said they had launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the recovery of a dead body from the sea near the village of Peyia.
The ...
Ataoglu implores Turkish holidaymakers to choose north over Greek islands
The north’s ‘tourism minister’ Fikri Ataoglu on Thursday implored Turkish holidaymakers to choose to travel to the north instead of to the Greek islands for their holidays.
Speaking to ...
Pitbull attacks owner, gets shot by neighbour
A pitbull which mauled its owner was shot dead by its owner’s neighbour on Wednesday night.
The dog’s owner, aged 61 years old, was reportedly sitting in his garden ...
Maintenance at Saint Charalambos church in Akanthou complete
Maintenance work at the Saint Charalambos church near the Famagusta village of Akanthou has been completed, bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage co-chairman Sotos Ktoris said on Thursday.
The church ...
Papanastasiou talks ‘speeding up’ natural gas exploitation with Egyptian petrol minister
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Infant’s hospital transfer after CT scanner broke ‘was handled correctly’
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Govt lifts final Covid-19 restrictions
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Speaking after the day’s cabinet meeting, he said people would no longer be required ...
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Speaking after the meeting, he said there had been a “...
Pachoulides sworn in as national guard’s deputy chief
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His swearing in took place at a ceremony at the Presidential palace in ...
Another delivery driver attacked in Limassol
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‘100 people’ living in squalor in Morphou report being trafficked to north police
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