Eight rescued after boat capsizes off Mari
Eight people were rescued off the coast of Mari on Friday evening after their boat capsized.
According to the Joint rescue coordination centre (JRCC), a radio call was received at ...
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Foreign ministry: Cyprus ‘considering’ hosting displaced Armenians
Cyprus is ‘considering’ hosting ethnic Armenians displaced following the announcement of the dissolution of Armenian authorities in the Karabakh region, according to the foreign ministry
They said, “given the traditionally ...
North libraries see 25% increase in membership
Library membership in the north has increased by 25 per cent since last year, according to the north’s culture department director Sirin Zaimagaoglu.
There are now a total of 2,950 members ...
North ‘minister’ Erhan Arikli doubles down on calling Facebook commenters ‘mentally ill’ (Update) (photo)
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli has doubled down on controversial comments made on social media website Facebook on Friday, wherein he accused other users of being “mentally ill.”
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Trade union sues north’s electricity authority over nepotism scandal
El-Sen, the trade union of employees of the north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek), has announced that it has sued the authority over the hiring of workers who had not sat ...
North’s GDP grew 13.3% in 2022
The north’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 13.3 per cent in 2022, according to the north’s statistics agency.
The total GDP stood just shy of 73.9 billion TL (€2.6 billion), which ...
Morphou water committee workers to strike over two years’ unpaid social insurance
Employees from the Morphou district water committee will go on strike on Monday, saying their employer has not made social insurance contributions for two years.
They also claim the cost ...
Diko ‘satisfied’ with 2 per cent defence spending target
Diko leader Nikolas Papadopoulos on Friday expressed his “satisfaction” with the government’s defence spending target and with the progress being made to reach it.
The government has set a ...
Interior ministry has ‘clear intention to proceed’ with affordable housing project
The interior ministry said on Friday it has the “clear intention to proceed” with the construction of housing for 600 low-income families in Limassol.
They added, “for this reason, the project ...
Demetriou: ‘environment which encourages women’ in politics should be created
House President Annita Demetriou called for the creation of an “environment which encourages women” to participate in public life on Friday.
She was peaking on the issue of equality and ...
Greek Cypriot arrested in north for fake car insurance denied bail
The Greek Cypriot arrested in the north for attempting to cross the Ayios Dometios crossing point with counterfeit car insurance documents was denied bail at a court hearing on Thursday.
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Tatar meets EU rapporteur on missing persons in Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar held a meeting with Isabel Santos, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on missing persons in Cyprus, on Thursday.
The meeting was also attended by Confidence ...
Auditor-general threatens government over Opap
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides will send a letter to Finance Minister Makis Keravnos stating that “any inclusion of an undocumented amount [of money] in a new agreement with [gaming company] Opap ...
Training exercises at Cyclops ‘of great importance’
Training exercises conducted at the Cyclops centre in Larnaca are “of great importance” to the Republic of Cyprus, according to the centre’s director Chrysilios Chrisiliou.
Speaking on Thursday during ...
Talat: north has never been in such a bad situation
Mehmet Ali Talat, who served as Turkish Cypriot leader between 2005 and 2010, has said the Turkish Cypriots have “never been in such a bad situation” as they are today.
“Everything [in ...
Probe into activities of Cyprus Football Association president
The details of accusations made against Cyprus Football Association (CFA) president Giorgos Koumas came to light on Thursday as an investigation into his activities by the sports ethics committee is ...
Environmentalists rejoice as Mitsero asphalt plant scrapped
The Cyprus environmental movement said on Wednesday residents of the Mitsero area have been “vindicated” after plans to erect an asphalt production plant in the region were cancelled in court.
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Sotira event seeks to win new fans for kolokasi
Organisers of a kolokasi tasting evening on Friday are hoping to bring this love-it-or-hate-it vegetable new fans by pairing it with raspberries and making kolokasi cocktails.
The culture committee of ...
Woman dead after traffic collision in Limassol
A 65-year-old woman has died after being involved in a head on collision on Thursday morning.
The incident occurred at around 6:30am on the road between Ayia Eirini and Korfi.
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Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, the council of ministers approved the first budget of the new government with promises of effective support for the middle class and fiscal responsibility.
Elsewhere, trade ...
Russian ambassador says Cyprus tourism ‘lost €1bn’ from imposing sanctions
Cyprus’ tourism has lost a billion euros thanks to placing sanctions and closing its skies to Russian aircraft, according to Russia’s ambassador in Nicosia Murat Zyazikov.
Zyazikov was speaking ...
Ministerial spat over ambulance service’s future
The finance ministry finds itself “in disagreement” with the health ministry regarding the future of the ambulance service, after the latter suggested its operations should be moved under its own ...
Serdar Denktash ‘considering’ creating new political party
Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, said on Wednesday he is considering establishing a new political party.
Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he confirmed that ...
Limassol bar fight murder suspects plead not guilty
The two men accused of murdering 44-year-old Marios Onisiforou and 51-year-old Michalis Michail after a bar fight in Limassol in June pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them ...