Man dies falling from eighth floor, after apartment explosion in Famagusta
A man died after jumping from a balcony on the eighth floor, following an explosion in his apartment in Famagusta in the early hours of Monday morning, police in the ...
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Trade unions call for windfall tax on renewable energy profits
The Independent trade unions federation (Poaso) has called on the government to implement a windfall tax on profits from renewable energy sources.
They say that the proceeds from the tax ...
Education minister holds reception for Pancyprian exam high achievers
Education minister Athena Michaelidou held a reception on Friday for the highest achievers of this years Pancyprian examinations.
Michaelidou said “it was an exceptionally important meeting for us, very pleasant, ...
Man arrested in north for smuggling drugs from Republic
A man has been arrested and remanded in custody for seven days in the north after police found drugs and related paraphernalia, which had been smuggled from the Republic, in ...
Turkey-north consular assistance agreement signed
The north and Turkey signed an agreement on Thursday evening which allows citizens of the ‘TRNC’ access to Turkish consular assistance while in third countries.
The agreement was signed in ...
Christodoulides attends Cyprus Airways’ new plane unveiling
Cyprus Airways, the island’s flag-carrier airline, unveiled its two new Airbus A220 aircraft at a ceremony at Larnaca airport on Friday.
The A220 is the smallest aircraft in Airbus’...
Nicosia heat shelter to remain open for second weekend
The heat shelter in Nicosia will remain open for a second successive weekend.
The shelter, which is located at the municipal multipurpose centre near the Famagusta Gate in the walled ...
Nicosia suburbs wake up to power cuts
Swathes of Nicosia woke up without electricity on Friday morning after power cuts hit the districts of Strovolos and Latsia.
According to the Electricity authority (EAC), the morning’s first ...
Turkish vice president accidentally posts Eoka photo to social media
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz committed a social media faux pas on Thursday when he accompanied a celebratory tweet regarding the anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus with a ...
Cyprus sends planes, pharmaceuticals to fight fires in Greece
Two firefighting aircraft departed Cyprus for Greece on Friday morning with the aim of helping to fight the country’s forest fires.
The Air Tractor-type planes, which belong to the ...
International Moon Day celebrated in Nicosia
The Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) is set to hold an event to celebrate International Moon Day on Friday.
Visitors to the event will have the opportunity to see a ...
Union claims police stopped workers from entering north’s power station
El-Sen, the north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek)’s employees’ trade union, claimed on Friday that workers tasked with fixing faults at the Teknecik power station were prevented from doing so ...
Autopsy confirms child drowned to death in Paphos villa pool (Update 2)
An autopsy on Friday confirmed that drowning was the cause of death of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead at the bottom of a pool at a villa in ...
Police arrest two in drugs case investigation
Police have arrested a 27-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man on Thursday evening as part of an ongoing drugs case investigation.
According to the police, a small amount of cannabis ...
Metsola: Cyprus safer because it is in the EU
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that Cyprus is safer because it is a member of the European Union.
“Since its accession to the ...
First commercial flight departs north’s new airport terminal
The first commercial flight to depart from the new runway and terminal at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport took off on Friday morning.
The flight, operated by Pegasus Airlines, ...
Four-year-old in hospital with fractured skull after balcony fall
A four-year-old girl who fell three and a half metres from a balcony in Paphos is in a serious condition and is being treated in hospital for a fractured skull.
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EESC opens nominations for Civil Society Award
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) announced on Thursday that nominations are now open for its Civil Society Award.
The theme for this year’s award is “mental health”, ...
North’s electricity authority signs 15-year procurement contract with Turkish energy firm
The north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek and Turkish energy company Aksa signed a new 15-year procurement contract on Wednesday.
Aksa owns and operates the north’s Kalecik power plant, near ...
Dali, Geri, and Tseri demand end to heavy industry
The municipalities of Dali, Geri, and Tseri have demanded an end to the “nuisance” heavy industry zones in the area.
Instead, they say, the zones should be transformed into “light ...
Trikomo battling water shortage
The village of Trikomo is currently suffering a water shortage, in part thanks to a construction and population boom in the area in recent years.
Multiple high-rise residential properties have ...
Kombos: Turkey’s EU ambitions pass through Cyprus
Turkey’s ambitions regarding its relationship with the European Union “pass through Cyprus”, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Thursday.
Kombos made the remark at the EU Foreign affairs council ...
Over €300,000 handed out in motorbike safety gear scheme
The government announced on Thursday that just under €320,000 was given out in the second phase of its scheme to provide protective equipment to motorcyclists.
According to figures released by the ...
Erdogan lauds new airport terminal, calls for international flights (Update 2)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the north on Thursday to partake in celebrations linked to Turkey’s July 1974 invasion, and to officially open the new Ercan (Tymbou) airport terminal.
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