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...
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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,...
Conflict over mosque area revamp
Turkish Cypriot imam says they should have been consulted over plans for the Zouhouri mosque area in Larnaca By Evie Andreou THE Turkish Cypriot religious...
Where religion and politics collide
From its name and design to who controls it, the grandiose Hala Sultan mosque is a symbol of the power struggle between the Turkish Cypriots...
Lapithos mosque draws ire of residents
A fourth mosque is being built in the village of Lapithos in the north, the newspaper Afrika reported on Tuesday, drawing the criticism of residents...
Bombing at mosque in Benghazi ‘kills two, wounds 55’ (Update)
Two people were killed and 55 wounded in a twin bombing inside a mosque in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, medics said. Two...
