Court orders controversial zoo shuttered
A zoo in the Nicosia district seemed headed for definitive closure on Thursday, after a court ruling reconfirming that the facility was in breach of safety regulations and was operating ...
Two men jailed in UK for Islamic State-inspired plot to kill hundreds of Jews
Two men were jailed on Friday for plotting to kill hundreds in an Islamic State-inspired attack on the Jewish community in England, a plan prosecutors said could have been deadlier ...
Supreme Court increases compensation for Mari explosion victim
The Supreme Court increased compensation awarded to a soldier who suffered personal injuries in the July 11, 2011, explosion at Evangelos Florakis naval base in Mari, it was made known on Wednesday.
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Hungarian nationals plead guilty to ‘usurping’ Greek Cypriot properties in north
Nicosia criminal court said on Tuesday it would pronounce sentence next month on two Hungarian nationals who pleaded guilty to charges of promoting the ‘usurpation’ of Greek Cypriot properties in ...
Court ruling allows non-Gesy doctors to prescribe medications under Gesy
A landmark ruling by the administrative court in Nicosia, it emerged on Thursday, has overturned a previous decision by the health insurance organisation (OAY), allowing a patient to obtain medication ...
Hearing set for Paphos home arson suspect
A 31-year-old man who had been arrested for the arson of a family home in Paphos was referred to the Paphos Criminal Court for trial, on Thursday.
The trial is ...
ECHR rules Cyprus violated property rights over UN buffer zone use
The European court of human rights (ECHR) has delivered a landmark ruling against Cyprus, finding that the state violated property rights by failing to compensate a homeowner whose property has ...
Court postpones Apoel €2.3mil debt hearing
The Nicosia District Court on Wednesday postponed the hearing of the case of football club Apoel’s owings to the social insurance and other funds.
The case hearing had been ...
Senior promotion appeal thrown out
Appeals to overthrow a decision concerning a senior promotion in social welfare services have failed.
The appeals were against a first instance ruling, which annulled a civil service committee decision ...
Handling of Nicolaou’s remains questioned in court case
The trial for the death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou continued Monday, with the testimony of the police guard that transported the soldier’s remains to Greece for further testing ...
Five month jail sentence for drugged driving
The Paphos District Court imposed a five-month prison sentence on Wednesday against a 35-year-old man in connection with a case of driving under the influence of drugs.
According to the ...
Man, 84, jailed for murdering wife
An 84-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in jail by the Limassol criminal court on Wednesday for killing his 82-year-old wife Giorgoulla Charalambous on June 6 after an alleged disagreement.
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