Basketball match banner ‘reflects a sad reality’
The banner unfurled at the basketball match between Greek club Panathinaikos and Israeli outfit Maccabi Tel Aviv in Nicosia reading 50 years of illegal occupation, no one forgets “reflects a sad ...
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Cyprus-based Greek doctor arrested for forging prescriptions
A Greek doctor who lives in Cyprus was arrested in his native country, accused of playing a “leading role” in a prescription forgery ring.
The man had been assigned to ...
British bases record 382 turtles on beaches
The British bases’ environmental experts recorded a total of 382 sea turtles on their beaches this year.
They said the high number of turtles on the beaches is a result of ...
Driver in north crash which killed Greek Cypriot appears in court
The 40-year-old driver of a vehicle which collided with a car driven by a Greek Cypriot man in the north and killed him appeared in court in Morphou on Tuesday.
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Kadis named EU’s ‘important’ fisheries commissioner
Cyprus’ Costas Kadis was named as European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans on Tuesday by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Von der Leyen announced the roles of her 26 ...
Tatar ‘making moves’ to build new court buildings in the north
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday night said he is “making moves” on the matter of building new court buildings in the north.
All of the court buildings in ...
Man arrested for assaulting flight attendant on Cyprus-bound flight
A 27-year-old man was arrested on Sunday after having reportedly drunkenly assaulted a female flight attendant on a flight bound for Cyprus.
The aircraft had departed the Turkish Aegean city ...
New inquest into businessman Guney’s death
A new inquest will be launched into the death of British Cypriot businessman Ramadan Guney following the conclusion of a court case regarding his death in the north.
The court ...
Campaign to legalise home growing of medical cannabis in Cyprus
A crusade on X has been launched to legalise the personal cultivation of cannabis in Cyprus.
In recent weeks in Cyprus, the platform has been flooded with adverts from an ...
Cyprus ‘halfway there’ on migration pact, EU says
Cyprus needs to implement better health vulnerability checks on incoming migrants, resolve issues related to unaccompanied minors and clear its backlog of asylum claims, the EU’s migration ‘czar’ said ...
Situation at Paphos airport ‘unbearable’ local businesses say
The situation at Paphos airport is “unbearable”, Paphos district tourism development and promotion company (Etap) chairman Kyriacos Drousiotis said on Friday.
“The situation is now unbearable at Paphos airport in ...
Footballers demand cut from betting taxes
Footballers’ association Pasp chairman Spyros Neofitides on Friday demanded that his association be given a cut of the income generated by taxes levied on takings by betting shops.
He said ...
Call for donations to fund new donkey management plan in Karpasia
The Tashkent nature park in Vouno in the north of the island on Friday issued a call for donations to fund the newly formed “Karpasia donkeys management plan”.
In a ...
Former Greek President to unveil Paphos monument to Greek revolution
Former Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos will officially unveil the new monument built to the Greek revolution of 1821 in Paphos, the town’s municipality announced on Friday.
The unveiling will take ...
Government recalls dangerous eggs
The state veterinary services announced on Friday the recall of K. Th. Nikolaou Ltd’s ‘Class A’ eggs after they were found to contain chlorates above the permissible levels.
They ...
Cypriot Twitch streamer arrested for ‘obscenity’ in Turkey
Cypriot Twitch streamer Ahmet Sonuc, better known by his alias Jahrein, was arrested late on Thursday night in the Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya for “obscenity”.
The Antalya police headquarters ...
Two arrested for digging hole near St Hilarion
Two men, aged 39 and 32 years old, were arrested on Friday after being found digging a hole on the road to the St Hilarion castle in the Kyrenia district in the ...
President dismisses Turkish ire over Cyprus-US defence roadmap
Turkey on Thursday condemned this week’s signing of a roadmap to boost two-way defence co-operation between the United States and the Republic of Cyprus.
The US steps, including last ...
North university shareholder charged with 130 more counts in fake diploma saga
Serdal Gunduz, the 30 per cent shareholder and secretary-general of the now-infamous Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) in Morphou, was charged with 130 more counts of fraud, document forgery, and ...
Portacabin classrooms ‘built on dried-up river bed’ in north
Portacabins being used to temporarily house classrooms at Lapithos’ Yavuzlar high school have been placed on a dried-up river bed, Cyprus Turkish secondary education teachers’ union (Ktoeos) chairwoman Selma Eylem ...
Cyprus’ airports record largest ever passenger numbers
The Republic of Cyprus’ airports recorded their largest ever passenger numbers during the first eight months of the year.
In total, exactly 8,179,421 passengers passed through Cyprus’ two airports between January ...
Competitive shooters ‘abandon sport due to administrative dysfunction’
Competitive shooters in Cyprus are “abandoning the sport” due to dysfunction and mismanagement among the sport’s administrators.
During a meeting between athletes, coaches, parents, and sporting administrators, it was ...
Ioannou: Dangerous buildings a thorn in our side
Dangerous buildings in Cyprus are “a thorn in the government’s side”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday.
Speaking to the House interior committee, he said his ministry is ...
Electricity panel explodes at north airport
An electricity panel exploded at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport, the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek’s employees’ trade union El-Sen chairman Ahmet Tugcu said on Thursday.
Tugcu said ...