27-year-old’s death ‘may have been caused by fight’
The death of a 27-year-old man in Kyrenia on Sunday may have been caused by a physical altercation in which he was involved the previous week, it was heard in ...
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Service dogs may be exempt from dog licence fee
Service dogs and dogs belonging to low-income pensioners and welfare recipients may soon be exempt from the dog licence fee, following the passage of a bill through the House environment ...
CyBC has all bank accounts frozen (Updated)
The Cyprus Broadcasting Cooperation (CyBC) has had all its bank accounts frozen, it emerged on Wednesday.
The accounts have been frozen by a decree obtained by the lawyer of Evdokia ...
Amphetamine levels on the rise in Cypriot wastewater
Levels of amphetamine and methamphetamine are on the rise in wastewater in Cyprus, the European monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction (EMCDDA) said on Wednesday.
The EMCDDA was presenting ...
Flow of tourists from Israel ‘to be restored within a month’
The flow of tourists travelling from Israel to Cyprus is expected to be restored to last year’s levels within the next month, Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (Acta) chairman ...
More smuggled meat found in north
A total of 64 kilograms of meat smuggled from the Republic was found and seized by police in the north on Tuesday night.
The meat was found in a house in ...
Lieutenant colonel arrested in north’s fake diploma scandal
A lieutenant colonel from the ‘TRNC security forces command’ was arrested in connection with the ongoing “fake diploma scandal”, it emerged on Wednesday.
The lieutenant colonel appeared in court on ...
7,500 new voters registered for June’s elections
A total of 7,500 new voters have been registered for the forthcoming elections in June, Electoral Service head Menelaos Vasiliou said on Wednesday.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), he ...
EAC fined €28,000 for worker death
The electricity authority (EAC) were handed a €28,000 fine on Wednesday following the conclusion of investigations into the death of a worker in 2018.
The fine relates to the death of 42-year-old ...
Restoration of historical aqueduct complete
Restoration works at the historical Arif Bey aqueduct near the village of Afania have been completed, the Turkish Cypriot co-chairman of the Bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage Ali Tuncay ...
Police seize 4,000 litres of fuel smuggled from north
Police seized a total of 4,000 litres of fuel which had been illegally transported from the north in the back of a van, it emerged on Wednesday.
Having seen the van ...
Cyprus falls four places in World Happiness Report
Cyprus has fallen four places to 50th in this year’s annual World Happiness Report, which was released on Wednesday.
The report includes data from 143 countries across the globe, with ...
North rules out amnesty for fake diplomas
The north’s ‘education minister’ Nazim Cavusoglu on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of granting an amnesty for those who obtained fake diplomas but did not use them.
Speaking in ‘...
Two more arrests after building site attack
Police on Tuesday announced two further arrests in the case of an attack on a construction site and resident workers which took place on Friday evening.
Four people are now ...
Govt given 15 days to decide who will run marinas
The House commerce committee on Tuesday gave the government 15 days to submit its position over which body will be responsible for overseeing Cyprus’ marinas.
Committee chairman and Disy MP Kyriakos ...
Tatar’s bodyguard ‘lost phone on way to police station’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s bodyguard Serif Avcil claimed to have “lost his phone on the way to the police station”, police sergeant Bilger Koral said in court on ...
Sexual harrassment complaint filed against Avakoum monastery head
A criminal complaint for sexual harassment was filed against the head of the beleaguered Osiou Avakoum monastery, it emerged on Tuesday.
The complaint was filed by a former employee, who ...
Seven football matches ‘may have been manipulated’
Investigations into football refereeing in Cyprus have revealed that as many as seven games may have been unduly manipulated over five years, it emerged on Tuesday.
The Sports ethics committee ...
‘The elderly’s problems are not government’s priority’
“The elderly’s problems are not the government’s priority,” House Labour committee chairman and Akel MP Andreas Kafkalias charged on Tuesday.
Speaking at a committee meeting regarding services for ...
The Cypriot village with a language of its own
Tom Cleaver recounts a day spent in Kormakitis, the Maronite village in which the “Sanna” language is spoken
In my 24 years, I have been almost everywhere in Cyprus, and seen ...
Tatar’s bodyguard arrested in fake diploma scandal
Ersin Tatar’s bodyguard Serif Avcil appeared in court on Saturday after having been arrested on Friday night in connection with investigations into the north’s ongoing “fake diploma scandal”.
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Prisoner in north makes failed escape attempt
A 25-year-old prisoner in the north made an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to escape on Saturday.
The man, a 25-year-old Pakistani national, was being housed in the north’s old prison ...
Monastery scandal ‘plagues whole society’
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday the scandal engulfing the Osiou Avvakoum monastery “plagues the whole society.”
Speaking to journalists, he added, “I can assure society, the Cypriot people, that ...
Christodoulides visits LNG terminal as work restarts
President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday paid a visit to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal ahead of the now-confirmed restart of construction work.
Speaking to journalists at the site, he ...