Polis Chrysochous takes first steps to reopen campsite
Polis Chrysochous is taking the first steps towards being able to reopen its campsite as town mayor Yiotis Papachristofi on Saturday said he has officially put out a call for ...
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Gender equality a ‘fundamental human right’
Gender equality is a “fundamental and non-negotiable human right”, Justice Minister Marios Hartiotis said in his message to mark International Women’s Day on Saturday.
He said the day “reminds ...
Two arrested in north for pretending to be doctors
Two men, aged 28 and 25, were arrested in the north for masquerading as doctors, Turkish Cypriot police said on Saturday.
The police said the pair had between Tuesday and Friday been ...
Limassol man arrested for promoting terrorism on the internet
A 21-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on suspicion of having promoted terrorism on social media platforms, police said on Saturday.
The man was arrested on Friday after the police ...
Anti-poaching squad find man with large quantity of smuggled tobacco
A 21-year-old man was arrested on Friday evening after being found by the anti-poaching squad in possession of a large quantity of tobacco which had been smuggled from the north.
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Police confiscate windscreen wipers
Police on Saturday announced they had confiscated windscreen wipers from a group of six men who were attempting to sell them in the Limassol suburb of Ayia Phyla.
The men ...
Christodoulides, Macron discuss interconnector
President Nikos Christodoulides and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the implementation of the Great Sea Interconnector on the sidelines of Thursday’s European Council summit, director of the president’s ...
Turkish Cypriot side will act ‘in constructive manner’, Tatar tells Doughty
The Turkish Cypriot side will act “in a constructive manner” at the forthcoming enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem to be held in the Swiss city of Geneva, Turkish Cypriot ...
Conscript death case findings to be submitted next week
The findings of an investigation carried out into the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou in 2005 will be submitted next week.
The case’s two investigators, lawyer Thanasis Athanasiou and retired ...
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Doughty holds ‘constructive’ meetings in Nicosia ahead of Geneva talks
The United Kingdom’s minister of state for Europe Stephen Doughty had “very constructive meetings” on Friday in Nicosia, “particularly discussing issues relating to our bilateral relationship, the geopolitical circumstances ...
Man arrested for importing ‘sexual power enhancing gel’ drugs into north
A man appeared in court in Famagusta on Friday accused of having attempted to import 4,200 lots of what the court described as “sexual power enhancing gel” into the north.
The ...
Former north ‘education minister’ bailed in fake diploma scandal case
Former Turkish Cypriot ‘education minister’ Kemal Durust was on Friday given bail ahead of his trial for his alleged part in the ongoing “fake diploma scandal”.
In court in Morphou ...
UK’s Europe minister coming to Cyprus to meet two leaders
The United Kingdom’s Deputy Minister for Europe, Stephen Doughty, will meet with the two leaders in Cyprus on Friday, the Cyprus News Agency said on Wednesday.
His schedule for ...
Tatar ‘to meet British minister Doughty’ on Friday
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday said he will meet the United Kingdom’s minister of state for Europe Stephen Doughty on Friday.
Tatar said he will meet Doughty ...
Cypriot media warned to use correct Greek
The Cyprus radio and television authority on Wednesday warned media outlets on the island to use “correct Greek”.
It said it had received complaints from readers and listeners of radio ...
One released, three bailed over fatal shooting of 16 Karpasia donkeys
One suspect was released without charge and the other three were bailed on Wednesday in the case of the fatal shooting of 16 donkeys in Karpasia.
All four men were brought ...
Trial of woman accused of selling Greek Cypriot property in north begins
The trial of a 49-year-old German woman who stands accused of having sold Greek Cypriot property in the north began on Wednesday, nine months after her initial arrest.
The Nicosia ...
Istanbul mayor Imamoglu testifies over Cyprus studies
Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Wednesday gave testimony that his transfer from a university in the north to a university in Turkey was legal and that his studies in Cyprus ...
Christodoulides takes Dutch royal couple to buffer zone
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday stressed the importance of taking foreign dignitaries to the buffer zone, as he took the Dutch King Willem-Alexander to the Green Line in Nicosia.
“For ...
Man who ran two people over handed four-day remand
The 30-year-old man who was arrested after getting into an argument and running two people with his car was remanded in custody for four days on Wednesday.
Larnaca police spokesman ...
Tatar promises Turkish Cypriots ‘will not forget’ Gaza
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday night promised that the Turkish Cypriots “will not forget” Gaza.
“This country is part of the Islamic world, and we are happy to ...
Imamoglu’s lawyer files charges against writers of report which called north uni unrecognised
Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s lawyer Mehmet Pehlivanli on Tuesday announced that he had filed criminal charges against the three people who had signed a report which declared that the ...
North’s authorities ‘have blood on their hands’ over ‘nightclub’ worker death
The north’s authorities “have blood on their hands” over the death of a 25-year-old worker at a “nightclub” in the village of Yerolakkos, Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP ‘MP’ ...
Govt receives official invite to Geneva enlarged meeting
The government on Tuesday received an official invitation from United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to attend the enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem which is set to take place on ...