Students call to protest over grant cuts
By Evie Andreou Students from the Cyprus Technological University (TEPAK) are inviting the island’s entire student body, and teachers’ unions, to a mass rally on
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Man seriously injured in roof fall
A 50-year-old man was seriously injured on Thursday morning after falling off the roof of a house he was working on, police said. According to
Total unlikely to stay (Updated)
By George Psyllides The possibility of coming to an arrangement with oil giant Total was unlikely, Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Thursday, a day
Minors caught in betting shop
Four pupils aged between 14 and 16-years-old were apparently placing wagers on greyhound races – illegal in Cyprus — in a betting shop in Limassol,
IronFX says bidding for Alpari after Swiss collapse
IronFX is in talks to buy fellow online forex broker Alpari UK, which was forced into administration on Monday after suffering heavy losses on the
Government to auction 125 million euros in treasury bills in February
By Stelios Orphanides The government is planning to offer up to 125 million euros of 13-weeks treasury bills on February 3, the finance ministry said.
Cash, jewellery stolen from Paphos home
Some €26,000 in foreign currency, jewellery, and computers were stolen on Tuesday from a house in Paphos, police said. According to police, the burglary was
KISA calls on government to resume support for rescued Syrians
Immigrant support group KISA has called on the government to immediately resume support services at the reception centre in Kokkinotrimithia hosting around 200 Syrians rescued
APOEL, AEL to play behind closed doors (updated)
First division clubs APOEL and AEL will play behind closed doors following their supporters’ conduct during a January 11 match they played against each other.
Child pornography arrest
Police arrested a 60-year-old Larnaca man in connection with possession and sharing of child pornography, it emerged on Thursday. Officers searched the man’s home after
Wealth declarations by public officials by summer
By Angelos Anastasiou THE House Legal Affairs committee aims to pass all bills and a constitutional amendment relating to government officials’ obligation to declare their
Biomass plant causes a stink
By Constantinos Psillides A BIOMASS power plant operating near the village of Kato Moni in the Nicosia district is suspected of emitting high doses of
Commissioner calls for probe into student’s detention
By Evie Andreou CHILDREN’S Rights Commissioner Leda Koursoumba has called for an immediate probe into the three-hour detention last Friday of a Nicosia high school
Larnaca to shine in sports again
By Evie Andreou STAYING true to its goal of becoming a sports-tourism destination, Larnaca will host a series of international events this year ranging from
US official here for talks
By Staff Reporter US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Amanda Sloat is expected to discuss settlement talks, bilateral and regional issues during her visit to
Consumer survey gets funds for next six years
THE University of Cyprus has secured more than €1.5m for its Economic Research Centre to continue its Business and Consumers Surveys for the next six
Pub owners remanded for human trafficking
TWO men, a 40-year-old owner of a pub in Nicosia and his 47-year-old partner, were remanded for eight days yesterday in an alleged case of
Jewellery theft stopped
BURGLARS tried to rob a jewellery store in Larnaca by drilling a hole in the wall of the shop next door, police said. According to
Radioactive drugs delayed on flight safety issues
By Evie Andreou THE reason why not all the quantity of radioisotope medicines ordered made it to Cyprus was because of flight safety reasons and
Jailed for firing shotgun at ex’s home
A 33-year-old man was jailed for 14 months on Wednesday for firing shots last October at the home of a woman he was involved with.