Murdered Bangladeshi student lured with job offer
A 22-year-old Bangladeshi man was remanded in custody for eight days on Monday after confessing to the murder of fellow Bangladeshi student Shahruar Ahmed Emon and staging his kidnapping to ...
Football event brings refugee children together
The Cyprus Football Association (CFA), in partnership with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), hosted a football event for refugee children and unaccompanied minors ...
Driver rescued after vehicle crashes into ditch near Kofinou exit
A driver was rescued by the fire brigade on Saturday evening after his vehicle veered off the road and ended up in a ditch near the Kofinou exit on the ...
Family of eight left on street awaiting deportation
Homeless families and vulnerable people are living in unbearable conditions, MPs at the House human rights committee heard on Monday.
Akel MP and committee chair Irene Charalambides outlined the case ...
MPs call for government to build more houses in Kofinou
Members of the House refugees committee on Tuesday called on the government to build more houses in the Larnaca village of Kofinou, with committee chairman and Akel MP Nikos Kettiros ...
Court rules against state liability in abattoir debt case
The Nicosia district court has ruled that the government is not responsible for repaying the debts of the Kofinou abattoir, the legal service said on Tuesday.
The decision, issued on ...
Woman claims theft of gold worth €10,000 from Larnaca home
Police on Wednesday are investigating the reported theft of gold jewellery worth thousands of euros from a residence in the village of Kofinou, in Larnaca.
According to the police, a ...
‘Never again’ says government in wake of Chlorakas violence
The state will take all measures necessary to ensure public safety after the riots and violence in Chlorakas, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting.
His ...
Rock throwing as Chlorakas residents call for migrant deportations (protest)
Police had to intervene when an anti-migrant protest by Chloraka residents turned violent on Sunday afternoon.
There was rock-throwing between some of the villagers and third-country nationals who happened to ...
Relocation operation of Chlorakas migrants completed (update 3)
The relocation operation of migrants housed in the troubled Ayios Nikolaos apartment complex in Chlorakas has been completed Paphos CID chief Michalis Nikolaou told the Cyprus Mail on Tuesday.
The ...
Chlorakas migrants from apartment complex will be moved (Updated)
The government on Monday decided migrants living in an apartment complex in Chlorakas should be kicked out and relocated to Kofinou.
Police were instructed to execute the order immediately, after ...
Kofinou forest fire under partial control
A forest fire that flared up in Kofinou and resulted in the evacuation of asylum seekers from the nearby reception centre, was placed under partial control by firemen on Tuesday.
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EA Interconnector measures to offset community disruptions in place
EuroAsia Interconnector has decided on compensatory measures to offset disruptions to communities affected by the project.
Among other works, an event hall will be created in Kofinou, a cafeteria in ...
Cypra says had nothing to do with demise of Kofinou abattoir
The embattled management of Cypra slaughterhouse denied Friday they had anything to do with the demise of a state facility and receiving preferential treatment along the way.
In a statement, ...
Motorist caught driving at 197km on highway
A motorist was arrested on Sunday for speeding after being caught driving at 197kph on the highway.
The man was arrested, charged and released after police nabbed him on the ...