Car lovers across the divide solve car theft
By Gina Agapiou A stolen sports car united Cypriots from both sides of the divide this week in a quest to find the yellow Mitsubishi...
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Greek Cypriots in Pyla fed up of footing Turkish Cypriots bills says Akel
Greek Cypriots living in Pyla are fed up with footing the bill for the Turkish Cypriot residents of the village, Akel said on Saturday urging...
Dig at ancient military site sheds light on its fortification
Excavations at the site of Pyla-Vigla enabled archaeologists to get a clearer picture of the domestic and industrial area of the site’s fortification system, it...
UN accused of bias over bicommunal football match venue
The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ on Wednesday criticised the UN for not changing the venue of the bicommunal football match in Pyla on Tuesday because...
Bicommunal football match sends message of hope
Politicians, officials, athletes and fans from both communities held White Cards aloft at a friendly football game between Greek Cypriot Salamina FC and Turkish Cypriot...
Anastasiades uses bicommunal match to promote shared vision
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said that despite any differences with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, they both share a common vision for achieving lasting...
Bicommunal football match marred by venue dispute
By Annette Chrysostomou Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Monday he would attend a highly publicised bicommunal football match on Tuesday only if it...
Bicommunal friendly match to be held in Pyla next month
‘Peace and Sport’, an independent organisation based in Monaco, has organised a bi-communal, friendly football match on March 19 in Pyla between Nea Salamina founded...
Separate stabbing incidents leave two injured, one serious
Two separate knife attacks on Tuesday left two men injured, one in serious condition. One man was seriously injured when he was stabbed in the...
Police seek three people after crime gang arrest (updated)
Three people are being sought in Larnaca following the arrest of 42-year-old man believed to be involved with a criminal gang. According to the police,...
Remand order issued against man for pretending to be someone else
Larnaca District Court issued a four-day remand order on Sunday against a 40-year-old from occupied Famagusta while they investigate cases of conspiracy to commit felony,...
Huge stash of contraband found on Pyla premises
A Greek Cypriot, 42, was remanded for two days on Wednesday as a suspect for the illegal possession of tobacco products, wild birds and medicines....
Turkish national and accomplice remanded for five days in Paphos
A Turkish national who escaped prison in the north on May 1, but was arrested on Wednesday in Paphos, was remanded by the court...
Police seize firecrackers in Larnaca
A Larnaca resident was caught by police on Wednesday evening trying to smuggle 160 firecrackers from the north through the mixed village of Pyla. Police said...
Turkish Cypriot murder suspect could be in the Republic
The ringleader of a group of Turkish Cypriots who allegedly beat to death a Nigerian student over drugs in Famagusta is still on the run,...
Pyla stays firm on billboard removals
Following its previous decision made in January, the regional council of Pyla will go ahead with the removal of any unlicensed billboards from the start...
Bases remove irrigation pipes used by bird trappers
As part of efforts to fight bird trapping, British bases (SBA) authorities have removed illegal irrigation pipes used by trappers at the Cape Pyla range...
German tourist dies during Larnaca swim
A 76-year-old female tourist from Germany, who lost consciousness while swimming in Larnaca on Sunday morning, was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. According to...
Elderly man robbed at empty hotel
An elderly man was robbed in a Pyla hotel early on Monday morning. At around 3.30am two hooded people armed with a knife entered the...
Pyla ‘casinos’ resume after November police raids
AFTER being shut down following police raids in November, ‘casinos’ in Pyla have started operating again, but under different names, the Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris...
