Man arrested over Potamia death released on bail in north
The man who was arrested at the Kyrenia port in connection with the death of 24-year-old Shoaib Khan was released on bail in court in the north on Thursday.
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Man found guilty of premeditated murder on British base
A 45-year-old man was on Thursday found guilty of the premeditated murder of Charalambos Constantinides on the British base of Dhekelia.
The man, named as Costas Soteriou, shot Constantinides in ...
Police find €200k of smuggled tobacco products in hidden shed
The police found a staggering haul of tobacco products worth over €200,000 which had been smuggled into the Republic of Cyprus from the north in a shed which was hidden behind ...
Fidias denies being ‘Elon Musk’s puppet’
Cypriot member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou on Thursday denied being “Elon Musk’s puppet”.
He posted a video on X entitled “Am I Elon Musk’s puppet?”, in ...
Electricity supply to north’s new palace complex ‘illegal’
The electricity supply to the north’s new ‘presidential’ palace in Ayios Dhometios may be illegal, Cyprus Turkish chamber of electrical engineers (Ktemo) chairman Mehmet Toycan said on Thursday.
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Roadmap agreed for future of ‘pay as you throw’ scheme
A roadmap for the future of the “pay as you throw” scheme, wherein people are forced to pay for special issue rubbish bags to have their rubbish collected, was agreed ...
Kalavasos bridge southbound carriageway to reopen on Saturday
The southbound carriageway of the Kalavasos bridge on the motorway between Limassol and Nicosia is to open to traffic on Saturday, the public works department’s chief engineer Andreas Diakos ...
North averts energy crisis after fuel ship arrives
The north has averted a looming energy crisis after a boat carrying fuel oil to power its power stations, which had initially been seized by the Turkish authorities, was allowed ...
Turkish Cypriot arrested at Larnaca airport for cigarette smuggling
A 40-year-old Turkish Cypriot man was arrested at Larnaca airport after being found to be in possession of large quantities of cigarettes and tobacco he had brought with him from ...
Tepak Paphos campus workers to strike over travel expenses
Faculty and other staff at the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak)’s Paphos campus are to strike on Thursday over unpaid travel expenses.
The workers said an agreement had been ...
MP proposes legalising falconry
Diko MP Chrysanthos Savvides on Wednesday proposed that Cyprus legalise falconry and hunting using other birds of prey, with the aim of stemming the growth in the Paphos district’s ...
MPs put competition commission under the cosh
Members of the House ethics committee on Wednesday called on the competition commission to be harsher on companies and more vigilant in its efforts to ensure healthy competition in Cyprus’ ...
Govt ‘on right track’ to solution on ‘trapped’ property owners
The government is on the right track to be able to solve problems faced by Cyprus’ estimated 9,497 “trapped buyers”, interior ministry permanent secretary Elikkos Elia said on Wednesday.
Speaking after ...
Football clubs offer to pay a third of tax debt immediately
Five football clubs on Wednesday offered to pay a third of the tax debt they owe to the government immediately.
The proposal was made by Ael, Apoel, Apollon, Anorthosis and ...
North’s power supply in peril as Kib-Tek ‘embroiled’ in Turkey corruption scandal
The north’s energy supply may be in peril after a boat carrying fuel oil to power its power stations was seized by the Turkish authorities as part of a ...
North declares mourning period over deadly ski resort fire
The north on Tuesday night announced it would remain in a period of mourning until sunset on Wednesday following the deaths of 76 people in a fire in a hotel at ...
Tatar edges Erhurman in latest Turkish Cypriot leadership poll
Incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar leads challenger and opposition party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman by 1.7 per cent in the latest poll to ask Turkish Cypriots who they will vote ...
Selimiye mosque ‘to be complete before Ramadan’
Renovations at northern Nicosia’s central Selimiye mosque will be complete by the beginning of the Holy month of Ramadan, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar was informed on Tuesday.
He ...
Turkish Cypriots gain access to Turkey’s consular services
Turkish embassies across the world will now provide consular services to Turkish Cypriots, following the ratification of a agreement between Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot authorities by the Turkish parliament’...
Tatar calls for construction of Pyla-Arsos road to restart
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday called for construction on the planned road which would link the buffer zone village of Pyla with Arsos in the north to restart.
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Police clarify reports of ‘attacks’ on Bayraktar mosque
The police on Tuesday clarified the circumstances surrounding attacks on Nicosia’s Bayraktar mosque following media reports.
Turkey’s Anadolu Agency had reported earlier in the day that two attackers ...
Balcony collapses in Limassol tourist area
A balcony on the second floor of an apartment building in the Limassol suburb of Yermasoyia collapsed and fell on to the first-floor balcony below it on Tuesday.
The balcony ...
Prisons dept denies security issues after inmate ‘beaten with padlock’
The prisons department on Tuesday denied allegations that the new Wing 11 at the central prison has security issues after reports surfaced of an inmate being beaten with a padlock.
“We ...
Potamia suspect now says he left Pakistani national dead
The 39-year-old man arrested last week in connection with the death of 24-year-old Shoaib Khan now claims Khan was dead when he left him in Strovolos on January 6, police representative ...