Two remanded over Kornos attempted murder
Two people arrested in connection with an attempted murder in Kornos were remanded in police custody for eight days on Tuesday by Larnaca district court.
The suspects, aged 25 and 24, were ...
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Paphos airport safe, govt insists, amid Israeli flight suspension
Paphos airport is safe, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou insisted on Tuesday, after Israeli airlines suspended their operations in and out of Paphos, Cyprus’ second airport.
Speaking to the Cyprus ...
Latsi project owner sued for failing to pause development
The owner of a hotel development in Latsi has continued construction work despite a lack of permits as the Paphos district organisation (EOA) said on Tuesday it will seek its ...
Negotiators’ meeting over crossing points set for Thursday
Negotiators from Cyprus’ two sides will meet on Thursday to discuss the opening of new crossing points, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s special representative Gunes Onar confirmed on Tuesday.
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District organisations bogged down with host of problems
After the initial hiccups, the major problems faced by district organisations in their first months since they took over in the summer last year, have boiled down to sewerage, waste ...
Paphos crematorium faces new delays, completion expected next year
The construction of a new crematorium in Paphos may not be complete until next year, according to reports on Monday.
News website Reporter wrote that while the initial plan was ...
Children with one Cypriot parent denied citizenship, MPs demand answers
Children born in Cyprus to one Cypriot parent and the other from a third country are being denied Cypriot citizenship and complaints have spurred the House human rights committee to ...
Four serious incidents of animal cruelty in the past month
The environment and animal welfare commissioner has expressed her concern over the recent increase in animal abuse cases in Cyprus.
“There was an unfortunate increase of serious animal abuse incidents, ...
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Millions frozen, many arrested in a Cyprus-related money laundering bust
Large sums of money and luxury cars have been confiscated, while €24 million worth of cryptocurrencies have been frozen, in the framework of a Europol and Eurojust joint operation to clamp ...
First Cypriot natural gas extraction in 2027, Papanastasiou says
Cypriot natural gas will be extracted from under the sea for the first time in 2027, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Monday.
Speaking to Politis radio, he said he expects ...
State to make €37m from casinos this year
The government is forecast to make a total of €37 million from tax revenues related to the country’s only licenced casino, the gaming and casino supervision commission said on Monday.
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More experts needed to head off problems at other dams
The state needs to beef up staffing and maintenance expertise in the Water Development Department (WDD) as other dams built in the same era as Mavrokolymbos, could suffer the same ...
Applications for electronic IDs open
As of Monday, Cypriot citizens can apply for electronic IDs to electronically sign documents and access governmental services online.
The first 100,000 eIDs will be state subsidised with 30,000 issued completely free ...
Turkey calls on Cyprus to think of other EU members over energy dialogue
Turkish ambassador to the European Union Faruk Kaymakci on Sunday called for Cyprus to think of other European Union member states and allow the EU-Turkey high-level energy dialogue to restart.
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Stop the pigeons, bring back the hawks
In what might appear to be a return to the Middle Ages, Diko MP Chrysanthos Savvides suggested this week that the mediaeval practice of falconry should be legalised to stop ‘...
Akel leader Stefanou sets out opposition to Nato
Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou on Sunday expressed his opposition to what he described as the government’s efforts to “integrate Cyprus into Nato”.
Speaking at his party’s youth wing ...
North ‘finance ministry’ ‘using stolen cars for official purposes’
The north’s ‘finance ministry’ is using stolen cars for official purposes, former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Kudret Ozersay said on Sunday.
In a post on ...
Rizokarpaso residents protest for new Apostolos Andreas road
Residents of Rizokarpaso on Sunday staged a protest to demand that the road linking the village to the Apostolos Andeas monastery be completely rebuilt.
A couple of hundred people blocked ...
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Ceremony held to commemorate anniversary of Grivas’ death
A ceremony was heled in Limassol on Sunday to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the death of George Grivas, the leader of Eoka between 1955 and 1959 and the founder of Eoka ...
Tree planted in London as memorial to Cypriot earthquake dead
A tree was planted in London on Saturday as a memorial to the 24 Cypriot children and 11 Cypriot adults who died when the hotel in which they were staying in Turkey ...
Ancient murals still visible in Paphos’ oldest monastery
Murals from the 12th and 16th centuries are visible in Paphos’ oldest monastery, Panayia Chrysolakournas, Steni community leader Elias Lampides said on Saturday.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Lampides ...
Chaos on the highway as roadworks continue
Roadworks on the Nicosia to Limassol highway caused chaos on Saturday with frustrated drivers stuck in queues estimated at up to 4km long.
Drivers leaving Nicosia were trapped by roadworks ...
Building trust through bicommunal basketball
An initiative aimed at empowering young girls through basketball was launched on Saturday by the French ambassador and the non-profit organisation United Sports Cyprus (USC) at the outdoor basketball court ...
Cyprus-Egypt gas agreements ‘most important ever’
Natural gas agreements set to be signed between Cyprus and Egypt next month are among the most important ever signed by the island over the exploitation of natural gas fields, ...