Religious affairs head says controversial seminar was not his idea
Following the uproar caused by his misogynistic statements regarding the role of women in modern society the ‘head of religious affairs’ in the north Ahmet...
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Groups raise issue of Islamification in the north
Islamic organisations are attempting to proselytise in north seeking the Islamification of the Turkish Cypriot community, reports said on Wednesday, pointing to some organisations that...
Oman donates €1m to renovate mosque
Oman will donate €1 million to the renovation works at the Kebir mosque in Limassol, the public works department said on Tuesday. According to the...
Conservation works completed at Orounda mosque
Conservation works on a mosque in Orounda have been completed by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the committee announced on Wednesday. The works were...
Children in north enticed to pray with promise of free bicycle
Children in the north are being enticed to pray at the mosque twice a day as part of a religious summer school with the promise...
Government slams ‘brainless’ hooligans who defaced mosque
The government on Thursday strongly condemned the actions of “some brainless people” who smeared the mosque in Episkopi with ‘patriotic’ graffiti referring to the 1821...
Coronavirus: Larnaca Municipality 2020 revenue takes €5.5m hit
Larnaca Municipality saw 2020 revenue drop by €5.5m because of the coronavirus pandemic, mayor Andreas Vyras told the Cyprus News Agency on Tuesday. The municipality...
Access to Hala Sultan Tekke mosque is not restricted for non-Muslims, Imam says
ACCESS to the tomb of Umm Haram at the Hala Sultan Tekke mosque complex in Larnaca is not restricted for non-Muslims, on the contrary, everyone...
Police chasing up leads over Byzantine flag at Larnaca mosque
Investigations over the Byzantine flag that was placed on a mosque in Larnaca are ongoing, police said on Monday. Officers are trying to chase up...
Government spokesman questions treatment of religious sites in north after mosque attack (updated)
Ankara’s overexposure of the vandalism at Koprulu mosque in Limassol raises the question of how the Christian religious monuments are being treated in the north,...
