Govt to give itself power to ban away fans from football
The government on Wednesday approved a bill to itself the power to ban away fans from football matches “in exceptional cases”.
Speaking after the day’s cabinet meeting, Justice Minister ...
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Second Turkish ‘ambassador’ in north sacked in six months, reports say
Turkey has for the second time in the space of six months sacked its ‘ambassador’ in the north, according to reports on Tuesday.
Multiple news outlets reported that Yasin Ekrem ...
Car recall texts sent to families of people who died in crashes
The road transport department on Tuesday apologised after sending text messages to the families of people who had died in traffic accidents, informing them that their cars are subject to ...
Christodoulides ‘absolutely satisfied’ with EU Council defence commitments
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said he is “absolutely satisfied” with the European Council’s resolution the previous day to spend more on defence.
At Monday’s European Council retreat ...
Vafeades reassures motorists on day after mass recalls
Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Tuesday moved to reassure motorists that despite Monday’s mass recall, the risk of people driving cars with dangerous airbags is “very low”.
“Implementing the ...
Court rules deportation of EU citizen paedophile legal
The administrative court has found that the Cypriot government was within its rights to deport a European Union citizen who had been convicted of raping and sexually assaulting a child ...
Former top UK Cyprus official ‘sceptical’ about any will for solution
The pursuit of a solution to the Cyprus problem is not high in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s order of priorities, former UK special representative for Cyprus Lord David ...
More arrests made over handball hooliganism
The total number of arrests made over incidences of fan violence at a handball match in Limassol last week has now risen to four, the police said on Tuesday.
They ...
Procedures underway to open new Tala palliative care centre
Procedures are underway to open a new palliative care centre in the Paphos district village of Tala, the village’s mukhtar Yiannakis Kokkinos said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the Cyprus ...
Cyprus-linked brothers handed whopping 40,000-year sentence for ponzi scheme
Two men were on Monday handed prison sentences of 45,376 and a half years each in Turkey for operating a ponzi scheme which funnelled part of its earnings through northern Cyprus.
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Antifa and Elam to stage simultaneous protests in Limassol
Anti-fascist movement Antifa and far-right political party Elam are to stage simultaneous protests in Limassol on Friday.
Antifa announced that their gathering would begin at 7pm on the Molos coastal ...
‘No progress’ over Turkish Cypriots refused entry to Turkey
Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP ‘MP’ Sami Ozuslu on Monday decried a lack of progress on the issue of Turkish Cypriots being refused entry to Turkey.
At present, it is ...
‘We could open the Lympia crossing point in 10 days’
A planned crossing point linking the Nicosia district village of Lympia and the adjacent Turkish Cypriot village of Louroujina could be opened as quickly as 10 days after being given the ...
Ertugruloglu: Some of Cyprus’ crossing points should be closed
The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruolglu on Friday said some crossing points between Cyprus’ two sides should be closed.
Speaking to Ada TV, he described the crossing points as “...
Unficyp mandate extended for another year
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp)’s mandate was on Friday extended until January 31 next year, following the unanimous passing of a resolution by the UN security council.
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Commission sends Cyprus 7 letters over non-compliance with EU law
Cyprus was on the receiving end of a total of seven letters of formal notice from the European Commission on Friday over the country’s non-compliance with European Union law ...
Christodoulides ‘ready’ for another meeting with Tatar
President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday told United Nations special representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart he is “ready” to hold another meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar over the matter ...
Man stops car and defecates in middle of road
A man was spotted stopping his car and defecating in the middle of a road near Karavas, Turkish Cypriot Lapithos, Karavas, and Myrtou mayor Firat Ataser said on Friday.
Ataser ...
Company which dumped dead pigs in village ordered to remove them
The company which was found to have dumped a number of dead pigs near the Nicosia district village of Meniko was ordered to remove them, state veterinary services director Christodoulos ...
Akel’s Stefanou meets British diplomat Kemp to talk Cyprus problem
Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou and Britain’s foreign office’s Mediterranean department’s deputy director Alison Kemp met on Thursday in London to discuss the Cyprus problem.
After the meeting, ...
Car recall decrees to be made on Monday
Decrees ordering the recall of cars fitted with faulty airbags will be made on Monday, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday.
Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he said he ...
Hakan Moral named north’s new religious affairs director
Hakan Moral was on Thursday named the north’s new religious affairs director.
He will officially commence his duties on Saturday, taking over from Ahmet Unsal, having previously been a ...
North to end ‘double jeopardy’ conscriptions for Turkish Cypriots in Turkey
The north’s authorities on Thursday announced their intention to end the practice of “double jeopardy” conscription, in which Turkish Cypriot men in Turkey who are also Turkish citizens were ...
North minimum wage remains at €1,168 despite appeal to raise it
The north’s minimum wage determination commission on Thursday ruled against an appeal to raise the minimum wage further, after it had been set at a gross figure of 43,469TL (€1,168) ...