Paphos man arrested for possessing break-in tools
A 37-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Thursday night after having been found in possession of tools which could have been used to perform a break-in.
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Paphos police investigating after man found dead in sea
Police in Paphos on Friday said they had launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the recovery of a dead body from the sea near the village of Peyia.
The ...
Ataoglu implores Turkish holidaymakers to choose north over Greek islands
The north’s ‘tourism minister’ Fikri Ataoglu on Thursday implored Turkish holidaymakers to choose to travel to the north instead of to the Greek islands for their holidays.
Speaking to ...
Pitbull attacks owner, gets shot by neighbour
A pitbull which mauled its owner was shot dead by its owner’s neighbour on Wednesday night.
The dog’s owner, aged 61 years old, was reportedly sitting in his garden ...
Maintenance at Saint Charalambos church in Akanthou complete
Maintenance work at the Saint Charalambos church near the Famagusta village of Akanthou has been completed, bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage co-chairman Sotos Ktoris said on Thursday.
The church ...
Papanastasiou talks ‘speeding up’ natural gas exploitation with Egyptian petrol minister
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Thursday discussed ways to “speed up” the exploitation of natural gas discoveries in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) with Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi.
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Infant’s hospital transfer after CT scanner broke ‘was handled correctly’
The incident involving the transfer of a six-month-old baby with a head injury from the Paphos general hospital to a private hospital in Limassol after the computed tomography (CT) scanner ...
Govt lifts final Covid-19 restrictions
The government on Thursday lifted the last remaining Covid-19 restrictions, Health Minister Michael Damianos said.
Speaking after the day’s cabinet meeting, he said people would no longer be required ...
State aid ‘should not just be for football clubs’
The government should use taxpayers’ money to support sports clubs outside of football, the Famagusta Nautical Club said on Thursday.
Reacting to the planned submission of a bill to parliament ...
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Cabinet approves creation of ‘patient advocate’
Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill which will create the role of a “patient advocate”, Health Minister Michael Damianos said.
Speaking after the meeting, he said there had been a “...
Pachoulides sworn in as national guard’s deputy chief
Major general Neofytos Pachoulides was on Thursday sworn in as the national guard’s new deputy chief.
His swearing in took place at a ceremony at the Presidential palace in ...
Another delivery driver attacked in Limassol
Another delivery driver was attacked while at work in Limassol on Wednesday.
Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriakou told the Cyprus Mail that the incident had taken place at around 3pm.
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‘Projects’ in pipeline over historic Saint Phanourios cave
There are “projects” in the pipeline over the maintenance and restoration of the historic Saint Phanourios cave near the Kyrenia district village of Ayios Georgios, the bicommunal Technical Committee on ...
Man arrested for crossing illegally to north jailed pending trial
A man who was arrested on Sunday after having handed himself in to the Turkish Cypriot police after he illegally crossed from the Republic to the north was jailed for ...
‘100 people’ living in squalor in Morphou report being trafficked to north police
A total of 100 people who were revealed to have been living in squalor in a camp near Morphou filed reports to the Turkish Cypriot police that they had been trafficked, ...
Govt ponders declassifying Cyprus’ ‘emergent’ energy market
The government is “examining the possibility” of declassifying Cyprus’ energy market from its current status as “emergent”, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Wednesday.
Cyprus’ energy market is currently classified ...
Cyprus ‘has not seen’ financing plan for interconnector
Cyprus’ authorities “have not seen” the financing plan for the Great Sea Interconnector project, the finance ministry’s permanent secretary George Panteli said on Wednesday.
Speaking at an extraordinary meeting ...
North ‘paid Republic $2m for electricity’ in July
By Tom Cleaver
The north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek paid the Republic’s electricity authority (EAC) a total of $2 million (€1.8m) for the supply of electricity during the month of ...
132 chickens killed in dog attack
A total of 132 chickens were killed after being attacked by dogs in a chicken coop near Lapithos, the Turkish Cypriot police announced on Wednesday.
The incident took place at around 7.30...
EU ready for ‘constructive solutions’ on Cyprus problem from Turkey
The European Union is ready for “constructive solutions” on the Cyprus problem from Turkey, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Tuesday, ahead of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s ...
Football clubs’ tax debt repayment plan ‘last chance’
There will be “no other” tax debt repayment plans offered to Cyprus football clubs if they do not repay their debt through the current plan, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said ...
Man arrested for crossing to north with meth in underpants
A man was arrested at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point after having attempted to cross from the Republic to the north with methamphetamines in his underpants.
The man appeared in ...
Goat, sheep milk to ‘surpass’ cow’s in PDO halloumi ‘in 2029’
The quantity of goat and sheep milk in halloumi compliant with the European Commission’s Protected Designation or Origin (PDO) regulations will surpass the quantity of cow’s milk in ...
Cypriot tennis legend Baghdatis to play exhibition match against Agassi
Cypriot tennis legend Marcos Baghdatis is to play a one-off exhibition match against former world number one Andre Agassi in Limassol in September.The match will mark the opening of ...