North ‘must limit and stop’ naturalising ‘citizens’
The north “must limit and stop” its handing out of ‘citizenships’, ‘MP’ and university owner Serhat Akpinar told the Cyprus Mail.
Akpinar, a senior member of ruling coalition party the ...
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North-based footballer travels to AFCON
North-based footballer Souleymane Doukara has travelled to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after being included in the Mauritania national team’s squad.
Doukara, 32, plays as a striker for Famagusta-based ...
Cyprus groups condemn UK’s Yemen bombing
Political groups in Cyprus on Friday condemned the United Kingdom’s use of its Akrotiri base in Cyprus to bomb Yemen.
In the early hours of Friday, the British government ...
Turkish Cypriot police deny involvement in murder suspects’ kidnapping (Updated)
The Turkish Cypriot police on Friday denied any involvement in the kidnapping in the Republic of two men who are suspected of murder.
On Wednesday, police in the Republic had ...
80 football teams training in Cyprus
A total of 80 football teams have travelled to Cyprus as part of their mid-season training camps, Tourism Deputy Minister Costas Koumis said on Thursday.
He said it is “nothing new” ...
Two arrested for illegally working in Paphos
Police in Paphos arrested two people for working illegally on Thursday.
According to the Paphos police’s assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou, police entered a café in the town on ...
Man arrested in possession of explosives
Police in Limassol on Thursday night arrested a 23-year-old man for possession of various pyrotechnic paraphernalia.
The man was found to have had two flares, four large nautical flares, and ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, the United Kingdom is using its Akrotiri base in Cyprus to conduct bombing raids in Yemen.
Meanwhile, state officials blatantly looked the other way to allow ...
Two arrested for robbing kiosks at knifepoint
Police in the Nicosia district on Thursday arrested a man and a woman over a string of knifepoint robberies at kiosks.
A total of three kiosk heists were reported in ...
Paphos Christmas tree firestarter jailed pending trial
The man accused of setting fire to Paphos’ municipal Christmas tree will remain in custody pending his trial.
The man, aged 39, appeared in court on Thursday to be told of ...
Kombos travels to Slovenia
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is to travel to Slovenia on Friday on the invitation of his Slovenian counterpart Tanja Fajon.
While in Slovenia, Kombos is set to discuss matters including ...
Cyprus ‘not involved’ as UK uses Akrotiri base to bomb Yemen (Video, Update 2)
The United Kingdom is on Friday using its Akrotiri base on the island to conduct bombing raids in Yemen, forcing the government to clarify that Cyprus was not involved in ...
North’s population ‘a million’
There are a million people living in the north, ruling coalition party DP ‘MP’ Serhat Akpinar said on Thursday.
Speaking on Kuzey Kibris TV, he said “we have now reached ...
Chinese criminal booted from north after applying for ‘citizenship’
A Chinese man who was on the Interpol Red list was declared persona non grata in the north on Thursday after attempting to apply for ‘citizenship’.
The man, aged 54, who ...
North declares Elam a terrorist organisation
Elam have been declared a terrorist organisation in the north, following the publication of the north’s annual list of illegal terrorist organisations on Thursday.
They were one of several ...
‘No need to try anything except the two state solution’ – Turkish VP
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said on Thursday that there are two separate states in Cyprus and there is no need to try things that had been tried repeatedly.
Opening ...
‘Greek Cypriots using lawyer case to disrupt UN envoy’s work’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday night that the arrest of Turkish Cypriot lawyer Akan Kursat is a move on the part of the Greek Cypriot side to ...
Denia construction outside buffer zone
Any construction being undertaken by Turkish forces in the Denia area is currently outside the buffer zone, United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus spokesman Aleem Siddique said on Thursday.
Speaking ...
Stolen car found on fire in Liopetri
Police found a stolen car on fire in Liopetri, authorities said in a statement on Thursday.
The car had been stolen from Paralimni on Wednesday night, and then 20 minutes later ...
Turkish Vice President Yilmaz opens Cyprus’ largest mosque (Updated)
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said on Thursday that there are two separate states in Cyprus and there is no need to try things that had been tried repeatedly.
Opening ...
Police suspect arson after car fire in Yeroskipou
Police suspect arson as the cause of a car fire which took place in the Paphos village of Yeroskipou on Wednesday.
The fire broke out at around 7:30pm in a ...
North’s biggest mosque sued before opening
Cyprus’ new biggest mosque is to be the subject of a court case, it emerged on Wednesday. It is due to be opened officially on Thursday.
The mosque, named as ...
Harmanci drops largest hint yet of Turkish Cypriot leadership bid
Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci on Wednesday dropped the largest hint yet that he will run for the Turkish Cypriot leadership next year.
In a televised interview with the ...
Proposal to criminalise falsely accusing police
The government on Wednesday were given 15 days to give its final position on a bill which would establish the act of falsely filing accusations against police officers as a criminal ...