Driver of stolen vehicle which killed teen girl to face court in December
The 16-year-old driver of a stolen vehicle which crashed into a tree, killing an 18-year-old girl who was sat in its back seat, will appear in court on December 29 to ...
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Papanastasiou hopes ExxonMobil drilling will ‘open new horizons’
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Friday expressed his hope that American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil’s decision to begin drilling for natural gas in block 5 of Cyprus’ Exclusive ...
‘We are only asking for what the resolutions contain’
House President Annita Demetriou said on Friday the Greek Cypriot side is “only asking for what the resolutions contain” in its efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem.
The resolutions to ...
Committee hears of crimes committed by children on buses
Road transport department director Andreas Nikiforou on Thursday told the House transport committee about the crimes committed by children on school buses.
One child, he said, had brought a plastic ...
Universities call for laws on foreign language courses ‘immediately’
The rectors of Cyprus’ two public universities, the University of Cyprus’ Tasos Christofides and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak)’s Panayiotis Zaphiris, on Thursday called for the “immediate passage ...
Govt ‘ready’ to find solution over faulty airbags
The government is “ready” to cooperate with parliament to find a solution to the issue of cars with faulty airbags remaining on Cyprus’ roads, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on ...
‘There is no diversity of voices’ in the north’s media, ‘MP’ says
“There is no diversity of voices” in the north’s media, opposition party CTP ‘MP’ Sami Ozuslu said on Wednesday night.
He was speaking at the north’s ‘parliamentary’ finance ...
Cyprus child emails bomb threat to Greek airports
A child in Cyprus was identified by the Greek police as the person who had sent threatening emails on New Year’s Day regarding bombs at Greek airports, according to ...
Tax department ‘threatens legal action’ if football clubs do not pay up
The tax department on Thursday reportedly threatened to take legal action against football clubs if they do not comply with their current obligations as defined by the tax debt repayment ...
North left parties trade blows over ‘speaker’ vote allegations
Turkish Cypriot left-leaning political parties the CTP and the TDP traded blows on Wednesday night after the latter’s leader Zeki Celer alleged that CTP ‘MPs’ may have voted for ...
‘Ayia Anna – Kalo Chorio – Mosfiloti – Pyrga – Psevdas’ name too long, ministry says
The name chosen for one of the new village clusters in the Larnaca district is too long, interior ministry permanent secretary Elikkos Elia said on Thursday.
Evaluating progress regarding the ...
22 attacks on delivery drivers so far this year, Limassol police say
There have been a total of 22 physical attacks on or robberies of delivery drivers in Limassol so far this year, the city’s police said on Wednesday.
Their official figures ...
North ‘state’ budget forecast at 136bn TL
The north’s ‘state’ budget for 2025 has been forecast at 136.28 billion TL (€3.75bn) worth of ‘government’ spending, as deliberations begin in the ‘parliamentary’ finance committee this week.
The committee had ...
‘Pothen esches’ law is legal, Supreme Court rules
The law mandating that public officials including the attorney-general declare their wealth and income, also known as ‘pothen esches’, is legal, the Supreme Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday.
The law ...
Investigations continue over car crash that killed three
Investigations were continuing on Wednesday into the circumstances surrounding the road traffic collision which killed three people in the Famagusta district village of Frenaros on Sunday.
Famagusta district police spokesman ...
Maintenance work complete at Alektora mosque
Maintenance work at the mosque in the Limassol district village of Alektora has been completed, bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage co-chairman Sotos Ktoris announced on Wednesday.
The work had ...
Two Paphos men remanded after trying to steal safe
Two men were remanded in custody for eight days on Wednesday after allegedly having attempted to steal a safe but then dropped it because it was too heavy.
The pair, ...
North ruling party up in arms over ‘Turkish intervention’ in local politics
By Tom Cleaver
Oguzhan Hasipoglu, the secretary-general of the largest party in the north’s three-party ruling coalition, the UBP, on Tuesday expressed his fury at Turkish intervention in local ...
Hundreds of flamingos return to Akrotiri salt lake
Hundreds of flamingos have returned to Akrotiri salt lake after the area saw its first rainfall of the season last week.
According to the Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre (AAEC), around 300 ...
€500 stolen from delivery driver in Limassol
A bag containing €500 in cash was stolen from a delivery driver in Limassol, the police announced on Wednesday.
The bag was reportedly stolen on Tuesday night, with the delivery driver ...
Pyrgos mukhtar warns of ‘strong reaction’ if Kokkina crossing point does not open
Kato Pyrgos mukhtar Nikos Kleanthous on Monday warned that Tillyria residents would “react strongly” if priority is not given to the opening of a crossing point at the Kokkina exclave.
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November rainfall already at 117% of month’s average
The amount of rain which has fallen in November so far already exceeds 117 per cent of the average rainfall for the entire month, the met office revealed on Monday.
An ...
Ozturkler elected as north ‘parliament speaker’ at sixth attempt
Ziya Ozturkler was on Monday elected as the north’s ‘parliament speaker’ at the sixth attempt, bringing to an end a political crisis which lasted 42 days and saw 16 rounds of ...
US change on Ukraine-Russia ‘could have positive impact’, Kombos says
The United States’ decision to authorise Ukraine to use missiles supplied by them to fire on targets inside Russia “could have a positive impact in the defence of Ukraine”, Cypriot ...