Drug suspect who fled north handed back through UN
A 43-year-old man wanted in connection with a drugs case under investigation and who had fled to the north, was handed over to Greek Cypriot police...
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€12m in state funds to rejuvenate green line areas
Close to €12 million in state aid will be given to the Nicosia and Ayios Dhometios municipalities as part of a four-year Green Line rejuvenation...
Coronavirus: govt said woman who tried to cross had changed her mind, wasn’t refused entry (Updated)
The interior minister on Wednesday said the government did not deny entry to a Greek Cypriot woman who wanted to cross from the north on Tuesday but...
Two investigators appointed to look into why ambulance was denied crossing
The police watchdog has appointed two investigators to examine a complaint against authorities for reportedly blocking an ambulance access to a crossing, according the independent...
Anastasiades: no choice but to temporarily close crossings, tensions at Ledra St (Update 4)
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday there had been “no other choice” but to close crossing points to try and pre-empt a potential spread of...
Asparagus seized at Ayios Dhometios crossing
Customs seized a total of 435 bundles of asparagus on Monday morning at the Ayios Dhometios checkpoint hidden in the trunk, between the seats and...
Turkish Cypriots trying to speed up crossing point procedures (updated)
The Turkish Cypriot administration will be drawing up a proposal of measures to resolve traffic congestion issues at the Ayios Dhometios checkpoint. Turkish Cypriot ‘transport...
Mother killer ‘heard voices’, jailed for 8 years (update)
A 36-year-old man who said he heard voices telling him to kill his parents was jailed for eight years on Friday for stabbing his mother...
Customs seize 2,000 heads of lettuce at Nicosia crossing point
Customs on Monday said they had seized 2,000 heads of lettuce from a truck at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point on Saturday. An announcement said...
Police arrest two men for assaulting T/C in November
Police said on Tuesday they have arrested two Greek Cypriots, both 22, in connection with an assault against a Turkish Cypriot taxi driver in Nicosia...
Man kills mother, surrenders to police (Update 2)
Police on Friday arrested a man who they say rode his moped to a Nicosia police station in the morning, handed in two knives and...
Former government spokesman has car torched for second time
Former government spokesman Michalis Papapetrou’s car was torched on Wednesday night, with the Fire Service finding traces of a flammable substance. The car had been...
Part of Nicosia without electricity
Some residents in the capital Nicosia have been left without electricity due to a power outage in the Ayios Dhometios area until the electricity authority...
Norwegian suspected kidnappers to be deported
Authorities are set to deport the three Norwegian nationals suspected of coming to Cyprus with the intent to kidnap a four-year-old girl from her mother....
Free Greek language lessons for third country nationals (Updated)
Several municipalities will be offering free Greek lessons to third country nationals in all areas of the Republic, it was announced on Wednesday. The lessons...