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16 May, 2025
 

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Jordan supports Cyprus solution based on UN resolutions, Ambassador says

Jordan supports Cyprus solution based on UN resolutions, Ambassador says

Jordan’s Ambassador to Cyprus Mohamed El-Fayez affirmed on Tuesday his country’s support for a resolution of the Cyprus Problem on the basis of relevant UN resolutions....

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Turkey reportedly purchases fourth drillship

Turkey reportedly purchases fourth drillship

Turkish media on Tuesday were reporting the purchase of a fourth drillship by the government in Ankara....

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Woman arrested after mask incident escalates

Woman arrested after mask incident escalates

A female passenger on a bus in Limassol, who reportedly refused to wear a mask, has been arrested on assault charges after police said she struck an officer on duty...

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Paphos court rules stabbing was self defence

Paphos court rules stabbing was self defence

A defendant who visited Cyprus last year and ended up in jail for seven months after stabbing another man, walked free this week after prosecutors failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he had murderous intent, with judges ruling self-defence was justifiable...

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Witness slip-up stuns court in Alexoui case

Witness slip-up stuns court in Alexoui case

Prosecutors in the Alexoui case were forced to correct the record on Monday, in reference to a previous hearing when it emerged that their sole prosecution witness and victim had access to undisclosed information from a recent witness statement...

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Calm weather brings misty mornings

Calm weather brings misty mornings

Fair skies are expected in the coming days, featuring non-menacing clouds and a slight temperature drop mid-week, but no sign of rain before the weekend...

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Health Ministry announces two deaths, 105 cases

Health Ministry announces two deaths, 105 cases

The Health Ministry on Monday announced two coronavirus fatalities and 105 new cases, raising the death toll to 214 and total cases detected so far to 31,864....

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Cyprus receives first batch of 7,200 AstraZeneca doses

Cyprus receives first batch of 7,200 AstraZeneca doses

Cyprus received on Monday the first batch of 7,200 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, of which the island expects to receive around 70,000 doses by the end of the month. ...

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Cyprus launches new tourism schemes as arrivals plummet

Cyprus launches new tourism schemes as arrivals plummet

Nine incentive schemes promoting the development and boosting of targeted forms of tourism were approved by Cabinet on Monday, when the Cyprus statistical service (Cystat) announced that Cyprus marked a 79.9% drop in arrivals in 2020 compared to the year before....

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Thousands of Covid decree violation fines left unpaid

Thousands of Covid decree violation fines left unpaid

Thousands of fines issued to the public for violating coronavirus decrees remain unpaid, Kathimerini Cyprus reported Monday....

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Cyprus, Greece coordinate Cyprob tactics

Cyprus, Greece coordinate Cyprob tactics

Both Greece and the Republic of Cyprus are remaining firm in their support of a bizonal bicommunal federation as the solution being sought for the Cyprus Problem, the leaders of the two nations said Monday after a meeting held in Nicosia....

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Mother accused of abducting son speaks out

Mother accused of abducting son speaks out

Another child custody nightmare made headline news last week after a Cypriot mother has been ordered by a local court to take her son back to the United States, where his father filed a parental abduction complaint...

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Cyprus takes another bold step mid-pandemic

Cyprus takes another bold step mid-pandemic

The Republic of Cyprus entered on Monday a second phase of relaxing lockdown measures for COVID-19, including the reopening of retail stores, shopping malls, and schools...

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Health commissioner’s Nicosia home staked out

Health commissioner’s Nicosia home staked out

Greek Cypriot news sites on Sunday picked up a story on EU Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, following reports of a media stake out at the health chief’s Nicosia residence amid fierce criticism over vaccine delays...

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Biker dies in violent crash in Paphos

Biker dies in violent crash in Paphos

A male driver in Paphos was briefly detained on vehicular manslaughter charges on Friday evening, after a biker was killed in a multi-vehicle collision involving an illegal right turn...

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Health Ministry announces two deaths, 133 new cases

Health Ministry announces two deaths, 133 new cases

The Health Ministry on Wednesday announced two coronavirus fatalities and 133 new cases, raising the death toll to 210 and total cases detected so far to 31,512....

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Ministry urges caution as new report shows burdened health system

Ministry urges caution as new report shows burdened health system

Though Cyprus has managed to regain control over the spread of coronavirus, with daily cases fluctuating around the one hundred mark, the Health Ministry said Friday that transmission within the local community is ongoing and the healthcare system remains heavily burdened....

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Halloumi producers concerned over slowing exports

Halloumi producers concerned over slowing exports

Producers of the traditional Cypriot cheese halloumi saw a reduction in the growth of their exports, as orders have been cancelled and quantities left undelivered as a result of the tight grip of restriction measures across the EU....

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Cyprus ranks second in EU for population testing

Cyprus ranks second in EU for population testing

Cyprus maintained its high ranking among EU member states in terms of coronavirus population testing, with the island counting 1.5 million tests conducted since the outbreak of the pandemic last March....

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FC president’s car torched in Limassol

FC president’s car torched in Limassol

Police are investigating an apparent vehicle arson against a football club president, who is also said to be running as a candidate for parliament in upcoming elections...

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Cyprus supporter to lead US foreign committee

Cyprus supporter to lead US foreign committee

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades says he looks forward to working with US Senator Bob Menendez, after the NJ Democrat was named officially chairman of the foreign relations committee in the new Congress...

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US says Turkish coup claims 'wholly false'

US says Turkish coup claims 'wholly false'

The US State Department said on Thursday assertions by Turkish officials that the United States was involved in a failed 2016 coup in Turkey were 'wholly false'...

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Nicosia kindergartens receive bomb threats

Nicosia kindergartens receive bomb threats

Two Nicosia kindergartens were subject to bomb threats on Thursday by people as of yet unknown, who threatened to blow the premises up if they didn’t receive €80,000 in Bitcoin. ...

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Emails from Cyprus connect dots on Jho Low

Emails from Cyprus connect dots on Jho Low

New information published by OCCRP suggests that Henley & Partners identified Jho Low as a high-risk client but worked with him anyway through a Cypriot company to get him a golden passport...

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Turkish minister says US behind 2016 failed coup attempt

Turkish minister says US behind 2016 failed coup attempt

Turkey's interior minister accused the United States on Thursday of being behind a 2016 failed coup that Ankara has blamed on a US-based Muslim preacher, the Hurriyet daily reported, at a time when Turkey is seeking improved ties with its NATO ally....

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Raab calls for flexibility and compromise in Cyprob talks

Raab calls for flexibility and compromise in Cyprob talks

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called for flexibility ahead of a fresh bid by the United Nations to resume efforts towards resolving the Cyprus Problem....

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Former AG says he cautioned over passports

Former AG says he cautioned over passports

The state’s former attorney general says his department had cautioned the government years ago that the country’s golden passport scheme might have been incompatible with European law, essentially contradicting the executive branch's position that nobody had said anything...

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Asylum seekers at Pournara breach gate

Asylum seekers at Pournara breach gate

A group of asylum seekers at Nicosia’s Pournara camp got a brief taste of freedom on Wednesday, after residents breached the front gate during a protest against long-term detention at the migration facility...

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Cyprus confirms more mutated cases

Cyprus confirms more mutated cases

Nine more cases of the variant identified in Britain were confirmed Wednesday in the Republic of Cyprus, with officials rushing to impose mandatory self-isolation for air passengers arriving on the island...

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Turkey eyeing Cyprus’ natural resources

Turkey eyeing Cyprus’ natural resources

Ahead of the informal five-party conference on the Cyprus issue early next month, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stressed Tuesday that the most important issue is the way in which the island’s natural resources are shared, unveiling Ankara’s ultimate goals in the region....

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