Agreement reached in principle for sale of newspaper Politis
An agreement has been reached in principle for the sale of newspaper Politis to a businessman by the name of Chris Panayiotou, it announced on Tuesday.
It added that the ...
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November rainfall rises to 150% of average but reservoirs nearly empty
The amount of rain which has fallen in Cyprus so far during the month of November is already at 150 per cent of the average for the whole month, yet the ...
North police deny ordering ‘minister’ to cover up baby’s death
Turkish Cypriot police chief Kasim Kuni on Monday night denied the north’s ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek’s claims that the police had ordered him to not immediately disclose that ...
Two arrested in Paphos over string of thefts
A man and a woman, both aged 29 years old, were arrested in connection with a string of thefts which occurred in the town and the surrounding villages, Paphos police’s ...
Cypriot MEP decries EU ‘hypocrisy’ on Cyprus problem
Cypriot Member of the European Parliament Loucas Fourlas on Monday night launched a scathing attack on the European Union’s “hypocrisy” on the Cyprus problem.
Addressing a European Parliament session ...
Two Paphos men arrested for stealing cables from manholes
Two men from Paphos were remanded in custody for five days on Saturday after having been arrested for having stolen copper cables from manholes.
The pair, aged 42 and 24 years old, ...
Number of prisoners in north falls to 840
The number of people in prison in the north has fallen to 840, ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz said on Friday night.
Addressing the ‘parliamentary’ finance committee, where his ‘ministry’s’ budget ...
North to begin importing potatoes after local price shoots to €3.89
The north is to import 200 tonnes of potatoes on Monday or Tuesday as the price of local potatoes soars to 140TL (€3.89) per kilogram.
‘Agriculture minister’ Huseyin Cavus announced the planned ...
UK ‘looks forward’ to enlarged Cyprus problem meeting
The United Kingdom “looks forward to participating” in a planned enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, the country’s new High Commissioner in Nicosia Michael Tatham said while presenting his ...
Christmas villages open their doors
Christmas villages across Cyprus opened their doors as the season begins, with villages open in the villages of Agros, Dherynia, Fikardou, Kalopanayiotis, Kiti, and Kyperounta, and in Nicosia’s old ...
Three arrested after 5kg cocaine bust
Three people were arrested in Limassol after police found a suitcase containing over 5.7 kilogrammes of cocaine and 5.6 kilogrammes of cannabis in a suitcase in the owned by one of the ...
Reformed local govt ‘better than the old regime’, Ioannou says
Cyprus’ reformed system of local government is “better than the previous regime”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Saturday.
Addressing a seminar on the matter in Lefkara, he said the ...
Cyprus’ credit rating restored to ‘A’ grade by Moody’s
Ratings agency Moody’s on Saturday restored Cyprus’ credit rating to its ‘A’, specifically giving the island a score of ‘A3’, restoring the island to the ‘A’ grade for the ...
Paphos man arrested for illegally driving with a gun
A 33-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning after having been found to be illegally transporting a shotgun and ammunition in his vehicle, among other crimes.
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Paphos man arrested for printing fake money
A 43-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on suspicion of having counterfeited money, the police announced on Saturday.
The man was arrested on Friday night after police in Nicosia had ...
Opposition furious as north ‘govt’ tries to give itself new power over labour agreements
Turkish Cypriot opposition figures and trade union leaders on Friday reacted with fury after the north’s ‘government’ submitted a new bill to ‘parliament’ which would give itself new powers ...
EU funding for Cyprus up 70% compared to last programming period
European Commission funding for Cyprus for the programming period between 2021 and 2027 has increased by over 70 per cent compared to the previous period, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday.
Addressing ...
Limnes migrant centre to ‘contribute significantly’
The migrant centre in Limnes, near the Larnaca district village of Menoyia, is expected to “contribute significantly” to Cyprus’ capabilities regarding the accommodation and processing of undocumented migrants, Migration Deputy ...
Cyprus has ‘no room for growth’ in summer tourism figures
Cyprus has “no room for growth” in terms of its summer tourism figures, Tourism Deputy Minister Costas Koumis said on Friday.
Addressing the House finance committee as it deliberated his ...
Turkey opposition MP: Federal Cyprus cannot be thrown in the bin
Turkish opposition party CHP MP and former ambassador to the United States Namik Tan on Friday said a federal solution to the Cyprus problem cannot be “thrown in the bin”.
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Power lines to be marked to stop killing birds
Markings will be placed on a total of 12.5 kilometres of overhead power lines, with the aim of reducing the number of birds flying into them and being killed, ornithological charity ...
Driver of stolen vehicle which killed teen girl to face court in December
The 16-year-old driver of a stolen vehicle which crashed into a tree, killing an 18-year-old girl who was sat in its back seat, will appear in court on December 29 to ...
Papanastasiou hopes ExxonMobil drilling will ‘open new horizons’
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Friday expressed his hope that American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil’s decision to begin drilling for natural gas in block 5 of Cyprus’ Exclusive ...
‘We are only asking for what the resolutions contain’
House President Annita Demetriou said on Friday the Greek Cypriot side is “only asking for what the resolutions contain” in its efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem.
The resolutions to ...