Another farmer reports harassment by Turkish forces in buffer zone field
There were reports on Tuesday of Turkish soldiers mobilising in the buffer zone area of Astromeritis, Nicosia as a Greek Cypriot farmer went about his...
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EU’s tolerance of Turkey risks war, disaster, president says
As long as the international community, including the EU turns a blind eye to Turkey’s belligerence, it rewards the aggressor, President Nicos Anastasiades said on...
Work on Astromeritis-Evrychou highway to begin soon, Karousos says
Construction of the 11km-long four-lane highway between Astromeritis and Evrychou is to begin as soon as possible, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos announced on Thursday. At...
Metal gates being installed near Astromeritis buffer zone
Metal gates are going up across a swathe of farmland along the Green Line, bolstering barbed wire barriers installed last year. According to government plans...
Man dies after being found in building destroyed by fire (Updated)
A 40-year-old man was found dead after a fire early on Monday morning, the fire service said. Spokesman Andreas Kettis told Cybc that at around...
New stretch of highway gets green light from environment department
The environment department has approved the construction of a four-lane highway from Akaki to Astromeritis, after suspending a project regarding another highway from Astromeritis to...
BirdLife slams construction of new highway
Construction of a new highway will damage bird habitats and is proceeding against the advice of environment studies, BirdLife said on Friday. BirdLife has raised...
Police looking for people who cut green line barbed wire
Police were on Sunday continuing their search for the people who cut part of the barbed wire that has been put along a section of...
Four-lane motorway between Evrychou and Astromeritis by 2023
A study for a four-lane motorway between Evrychou and Astromeritis has been handed over to the public works department in a bid to get the...
Three arrested after fire breaks out near Astromeritis
Three people have been arrested in connection with a fire in the area between Astromeritis and Potami, police said on Friday. The police received a...
