Data protection commissioner probes complaint in run up to vote
A day before people in Cyprus were due to take part in Europe wide elections for MEPs, commissioner for the protection of personal data Irene
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Search at red lake continues, no results
The search at Mitsero red lake for 30-year-old Marricar Valdez Arguila, victim of the suspected serial killer Nicos Metaxas, continued its unsuccessful streak on Saturday,
Peace gathering and fund raiser for Sri Lanka bomb victims
The Sri Lankan community of Paphos is inviting the public to attend a peace gathering and fund raiser on Sunday in support of the victims
Former president’s health continues to show signs of improvement
The condition of the former president Demetris Christofias continued to show signs of improvement on Saturday, but he still required respiratory support. Christofias, 72, was
Increased halloumi demand drives prices up in UK
Increased demand from China and elsewhere for halloumi cheese has reportedly driven prices up by 12 per cent in UK supermarkets, some of which have
Well-known political cartoonist dies ..
The highly-esteemed political cartoonist and multi-faceted artist Yiorgos Mavroyenis died on Saturday morning at the age of 91. Mavroyenis was also a journalist, a sculptor,
Firefighters sent to Israel to return Sunday after job done
The scattered fires which erupted in various parts of Israel for which Cypriot firefighters were deployed were by Saturday fully contained, with the Cypriot mission
Recycling Festival raises awareness through music, games and dance
The 9th Environment and Recycling Festival is ongoing in Nicosia and aims to raise the public’s awareness through music, games and dance. “We are here
Bicommunal project seeks to stamp out marine pollution
A new bicommunal project seeking to rid Cyprus seas of marine litter launched on Saturday in Famagusta. The project’s first action on Saturday involved a
Two arrests in Paphos after school broken into
Two people were arrested on Friday night in connection with illegally entering a school. The two, aged 28 and 17, were arrested after a warrant
Titina Loizidou in new push to stop her property case being closed
GREEK Cypriot refugee Titina Loizidou sent a letter on Friday to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe saying she would like her
Police seek three in connection with home invasion
Police were on Friday seeking three men wanted in connection with assault and robbery, which took place in Limassol the previous day. On Thursday, five
Road closed in Lakatamia over sewage glitch
THE Lakatamia Municipality on Friday said there was a problem at the pumping station of the Nicosia Sewerage Board in Anthoupoli and that while works
Russian ambassador accuses Ozersay of trying to discredit him
Russian Ambassador Stanislav Osadchiy on Friday chastised Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Kudret Ozersay after the latter posted on the official social media profile of his
Anastasiades tells Spehar Unficyp’s presence necessary in view of Turkish provocations
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday stressed to UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar the need for Unficyp to remain especially as Turkish
EC announces €3m innovation project for TC community
The European Commission announced Friday the start of the EU funded Innovative Entrepreneurship and Dialogue, a €3m project that is part of the economic development
Gesy registration problems for elderly in mountain areas
Elderly people living in 18 mountain communities in the eastern Paphos region have problems registering with national health scheme Gesy, it was reported on Friday.
ECHR throws out Hezbollah member’s claim of ‘inhuman treatment’ in Cyprus
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled inadmissible an application lodged against Cyprus by a Swedish national convicted on terrorism-related charges in 2013
Water supply interrupted in Limassol
The Limassol water board announced on Friday it has cut supply in certain areas due to a malfunction in a key conduit. According to the
Limassol abduction suspects remanded
Two men, 34 and 35, were remanded in custody for seven days on Friday in connection with the abduction of a woman, the 35-year-old’s ex-partner,