Two would-be hitmen arrested in Kyrenia
Police in Kyrenia arrested two would-be hitmen on Wednesday night, with the pair having allegedly travelled to the north to kill a “businessman”.
Police officer Cemal Sanlier explained in court ...
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Greek Cypriot ‘caravan thief’ in intensive care in north
The Greek Cypriot man who was arrested on suspicion of having stolen two caravans in the north was admitted to intensive care after falling ill, it was revealed on Thursday.
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Union leader arrested, then released, on night of drama at north’s power station
Ahmet Tugcu, the leader of the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek’s employees’ trade union El-Sen, was arrested on Thursday night as chaos ensued over late-night attempts to fix faulty ...
Almost 1,400 applications for north’s migration amnesty so far
There have been almost 1,400 applications for the north’s “migration amnesty” so far, the north’s ‘labour minister’ Sadik Gardiyanoglu said on Thursday.
Speaking to Gunes Web TV, he said ...
Registration at north’s unis down by 11 per cent
The number of new students being registered at the north’s universities this academic year is 11 per cent lower than last year, it was revealed on Tuesday.
A total of 12,180 ...
Tacoy cries foul over voter registrations for UBP leadership
Turkish Cypriot politician Hasan Tacoy on Tuesday cried foul over the processes of voter registration for the leadership election taking place within his party and the north’s largest party ...
PARALYMPICS
Six-time medallist Pelendritou to be Cyprus’ paralympic flagbearer
Six-time paralympic medallist swimmer Karolina Pelendritou will be Cyprus’ flagbearer at the Paralympic Games’ opening ceremony, the Cyprus Paralymic Committee announced on Tuesday.
Pelendritou will be competing at her sixth ...
More than 110kg of waste collected from beaches
More than 110kg of waste was collected from three beaches across Cyprus during three separate cleanup operations organised by the “Keep our Sand and Sea Plastic Free” project.
The cleanup ...
Turkey’s ruling AK Party announces new ‘TRNC representative’
Turkey’s ruling AK Party on Tuesday announced Emre Kaya as its new “TRNC representative”.
Kaya’s appointment was announced alongside the appointment of Erdal Yetimova as the party’s ...
Level of E. coli at Ayfilon beach off the scale
The level of E. coli at Ayfilon beach near Rizokarpaso is off the scale, according to analysis published by the north’s ‘health ministry’ on Tuesday.
The figures given stated ...
University shareholder in north back in court over fake diploma scandal
Serdal Gunduz, the 30-per-cent shareholder and secretary-general of the now-infamous Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) in Morphou, who stands accused of 98 charges of fraud, falsifying documents, money laundering, ...
Tatar: Cyprus should remain neutral in Mid-East conflict
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday pilloried Nicosia for actions he said put the entire island’s security at risk amid rising tensions in the Middle East, even accusing ...
North caravan thief is Greek Cypriot
The man who was arrested on suspicion of having stolen a caravan from the suburb of Yenikent in Kioneli is a Greek Cypriot, it emerged on Monday.
The man appeared ...
Eight more arrested for living illegally in Cyprus
Police in Famagusta on Monday announced the arrest of eight more people who had been living illegally in Cyprus following raids carried out over the weekend.
Raids were conducted on ...
Twenty arrests made so far for thefts at Finikoudes beach
A total of 20 arrests have been made in the last two and a half months of people caught stealing unguarded items belonging to beachgoers at Finikoudes beach.
The latest arrests ...
Questions raised again over cleanliness of north’s beaches
Environmentalists have once again raised questions over the validity of analysis reports conducted by the north’s ‘health ministry’ declaring the seawater off the north’s beaches to be clean.
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Paphos police crack down on noise pollution
Police in Paphos announced on Monday they had engaged in a crackdown on noise pollution over the weekend.
In total, they said, 12 entertainment venues were visited by the police in ...
Man arrested for giving child 68 fireworks
Police on Monday announced the arrest of a 48-year-old man they believe had supplied no less than 68 fireworks and smoke bombs to a 16-year-old child who was caught with them ...
Man arrested for arriving in Paphos with fake Greek passport
A 27-year-old man was remanded in custody for two days on Sunday after having been arrested for presenting a fake Greek passport at Paphos airport in the early hours of ...
Two arrested in north for throwing stones at barracks
Two men were arrested in Morphou after throwing stones at an army barracks on Sunday.
The pair were arrested at around 1.30am on suspicion of having caused a “general disturbance” ...
Paphos monument to Greek Revolution complete
Construction of a monument in Paphos to the Greek Revolution of 1821 was completed on Sunday.
The monument is located within the town’s municipal garden.
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos said ...
Mia Milia sewage plant to be upgraded
The sewage treatment plant in Mia Milia is to be upgraded, following the announcement of a tender signed by Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci on Sunday.
Harmanci said the ...
New Turkish ambassador in north Serim’s appointment made official
The appointment of the new Turkish ambassador in the north Yasin Ekrem Serim was made official by the Turkish government on Saturday evening, with the appointment appearing in the country’...
North electricity chief says ‘problem solved’ over blackouts
The problem of power cuts hitting the north has been “solved”, the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek’s general manager Dalman Aydin said on Sunday.
The north had seen power ...