Kato Pyrgos
Eighteen Syrian migrants arrived in the Kato Pyrgos area through the north on Thursday morning. According to police, the male migrants were spotted at 1.30am...
Tylliria: beautiful, remote, struggling
In August the region around Kato Pyrgos springs into life as a popular holiday spot for Cypriots. The rest of the year, the villages are...
Kato Pyrgos residents seek special arrangements for checkpoints after new measures from the north (Update 2)
The government is taking steps with the UN and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to try resolve issues caused by the new entry measures announced...
Coronavirus: Unficyp seek clarity over TC crossing measures (updated)
Unficyp said on Tuesday it was engaging with the Turkish Cypriot side to clarify the situation at the Limnitis crossing point, after the new arrangements...
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...
Aftermath of Ledra St protests highlight divisions over checkpoint closures
Police on Thursday confirmed two more persons were arrested and charged with participating in an illegal gathering over the closed-checkpoints’ protest in Nicosia last Saturday...
Kato Pyrgos residents protest over lack of doctors (updated)
Kato Pyrgos residents protest over lack of doctor By Gina Agapiou Residents of Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias protested on Tuesday morning against the lack of staff...
Abandoned migrant ship sinks in Kato Pyrgos harbour, causes pollution
KATO Pyrgos community council has expressed deep concern after a second boat from those that had carried Syrian refugees and had been seized by authorities...
Thirty-seven refugees picked up in Kato Pyrgos
Thirty-seven refugees, 35 men and two underage girls, were picked up by police in Kato Pyrgos in the early hours of Sunday, state radio reported....
Forty migrants picked up in Kato Pyrgos
Forty migrants, 38 men, a woman and a child, who arrived in Cyprus late Saturday have been taken to the Kokkinotrimithia centre in Nicosia. Police...