Charges in Avakoum case amended, monks to answer in April
One of the 24 charges of money laundering and defrauding faced by the two accused Avakoum monastery monks, Nektarios and Porfyrios, was amended on Tuesday at the Nicosia criminal court at ...
Trial of former transport minister in citizenship case postponed
The trial concerning the high-profile ‘golden passport’ case involving former transport minister Marios Demetriades and several others has been postponed until April 25, the Nicosia Criminal Court ruled on Tuesday.
The ...
Lights go dark for ‘Earth Hour’ on Saturday in Larnaca
Larnaca municipality is participating in the global ‘Earth Hour’ by turning off the lights for an hour on Saturday.
On Saturday from 8.30 to 9.30pm the municipality invites everyone to participate ...
Government ‘pulling our leg’ over EU in Geneva, says ex-negotiator
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will most likely reappoint Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar as his envoy to Cyprus to prepare the ground for a second meeting of the Cyprus problem, following ...
Car arson in Nicosia
A private vehicle parked on a pavement outside the owner’s home in Lakatamia, Nicosia was set alight in the early hours of Tuesday resulting in extensive damage, the fire ...
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EU will not accept two-state solution, Costa tells UN chief
The EU will not accept a two-state solution in Cyprus, European Council President Antonio Costa told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during a telephone conversation, about which he then briefed President ...
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Geneva enlarged meeting on Cyprus kicks off at 1pm
Talks on Cyprus in Geneva wrap up on Tuesday with bilateral meetings of the UN Secretary-General António Guterres with each delegation, followed by the informal enlarged meeting on the ...
Tuesday’s warm weather to give way to cold spell
The warm weather of the past few days will start to subside as of Wednesday, with rain and temperatures lower than the seasonal average.
Fine weather with passing clouds is ...
Aradippou municipality to become fully independent of EAC
Aradippou municipality is set to become fully independent from the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) after having signed a three-year contract with supplier Bioland Energy following a bidding process.
“With ...
‘This will go down in history as the most pointless summit of all time’
This week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem “will go down as the most pointless, least productive summit of all time”, high-profile Turkish Cypriot lawyer Mine Atli said in ...
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Christodoulides meets Fidan, Tatar calls for cooperation on first night in Geneva
President Nikos Christodoulides held a one-on-one meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan following the six-party meal which officially kicked off the enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in the ...
Outrage in north as hijab wearing legalised in schools
Teachers and opposition political figures in the north reacted with outrage after the ruling coalition amended regulations regarding schools’ dress codes to allow pupils to wear hijabs from Monday onwards.
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Fury over appointment of Greek minister who called north ‘TRNC’
Greek opposition figures on Monday reacted with fury after the country’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appointed as his Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos, who had previously referred to northern ...
Municipalities call off halting payments
Municipalities on Monday called off the measures they had earlier threatened – including halting payments – over the non-approval of their budgets.
In a statement, the Union of Municipalities said that just ...
Wide support for end to freeze on public sector jobs
Most parliamentary parties as well as trade unions on Monday welcomed the government’s intention to undo the hiring freeze on permanent jobs in the public sector, with opposition Disy ...
AnimaWings launches direct flights between Larnaca and Bucharest
Romanian airline AnimaWings will operate direct flights between Larnaca and Bucharest three times a week – on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The announcement was made during a presentation held at Larnaca ...
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Seven now confirmed dead as boat capsizes off Cape Greco
A boat with a reported 21 people aboard capsized off the coast of Cyprus on Monday, with seven people having been confirmed as dead so far.
The boat was reportedly located ...
Government reboot on multiple pensions bills
The government has gone back to the drawing board to tweak its bills regarding multiple pensions given to certain state officials, MPs heard on Monday.
An official with the finance ...
MPs discuss body to monitor implementation of ECHR rulings
The prospect of setting up a coordinating body to monitor the implementation of European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rulings for cases concerning the Republic of Cyprus was discussed on ...
New stamps featuring vintage motorcycles from museum’s collection
Cyprus Post has issued a set of special edition stamps celebrating four vintage motorcycles on display at the Cyprus Museum of Classical Motorcycles in Nicosia, which this year is celebrating ...
Man sentenced to eight years for arson
A 43-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison by Larnaca Criminal court, after being found guilty of torching a shop.
The crime was committed on September 3, 2023 when a ...
43-year-old arrested over property and vehicle theft
A 43-year-old man was remanded for eight days over suspected property and vehicle theft at Larnaca District Court on Monday.
Police arrested the man at his Oroklini home on Sunday. ...
Interior minister tracks progress in local government reform
Interior Minister Konstantinos Ioannou on Monday began the fourth round of regional meetings with community council presidents from the Limassol district.
The meetings aimed to review ongoing projects and address ...
Heroic viticulture
Heroic vineyards are located on small islands or in areas subject to hydrogeological instability or whose conditions make mechanisation at least almost impossible. In all cases, these are extremely difficult ...