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10 March, 2025
 

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Indian housemaid to be deported on suspicion of theft

Indian housemaid to be deported on suspicion of theft

A housemaid in Paphos is being deported following her arrest on theft charges, after her employer called police to say she suspected her domestic worker of stealing valuables worth €11,000...

Larnaca man gets 12 years for sodomising step daughter

Larnaca man gets 12 years for sodomising step daughter

A Larnaca man was sentenced behind closed doors to twelve years for sodomising his step daughter when she was just twelve years old...

Man pleads not guilty in Yeroskipou fatal dog mauling

Man pleads not guilty in Yeroskipou fatal dog mauling

The 27-year-old dog owner who is facing manslaughter in the death of Petruna Nikolova has pleaded not guilty to the main charges...

Suspects go to criminal trial in teen’s overdose death

Suspects go to criminal trial in teen’s overdose death

The three suspects in custody in the death of 18-year-old Ioannis Asikkis, who died from a drug overdose, will face a criminal trial, while a cafeteria owner is wanted by police in connection with the case...

Senators add more roadblocks to Turkey’s F35 deal

Senators add more roadblocks to Turkey’s F35 deal

US senators are turning up the pressure over the F35 fighter jet sale to Turkey, with new restriction proposals that could possibly make the delivery of the stealth warplanes more difficult...

Female suspect released in hit-and-run murder

Female suspect released in hit-and-run murder

The female suspect, who was arrested in the hit-and-run murder of Charlie Birch, has been released from custody and could become a witness for the prosecution...

Cyprus improves but more work needed to combat human trafficking

Cyprus improves but more work needed to combat human trafficking

A US report on human trafficking has reinstated the Republic of Cyprus back to Tier 1, saying the country meets minimum standards while the situation in the north is a lot worse...

Cyprus sounding neighbours out over Israeli pier

Cyprus sounding neighbours out over Israeli pier

Israel has asked Cyprus to examine the possibility of establishing a shipping point on the island for sending goods to the Gaza Strip, a Cypriot government spokesman said this week...

Airtickets.gr, Travelplanet24 suspend sales

Airtickets.gr, Travelplanet24 suspend sales

Tripsta SA, the parent company of travel sites Airtickets.gr and Travelplanet24, announced on Thursday the suspension of all new ticket sales as part of a radical restructuring of the Greek-owned firm, which has also resulted in the sacking of 180 employees from Athens headquarters....

Missing Limassol woman found

Missing Limassol woman found

A 59-year-old woman, who went missing two days ago in Limassol, has been found safe and sound...

Ditch the bag or pay the charge

Ditch the bag or pay the charge

Supermarkets and other shops will be required to charge customers for plastic bags on Sunday, based on a new executive order by the President’s Cabinet...

First casino in the Republic opens its doors

First casino in the Republic opens its doors

The first casino in the Republic of Cyprus opened its doors Thursday in Limassol on a temporary basis, until the City of Dreams Mediterranean resort goes into operation in 2021, while other towns will operate satellite casinos soon...

AG names investigators to comb though co-op

AG names investigators to comb though co-op

A former judge, an economist, and a banker will make up the executive committee that will investigate any suspicious dealings that took place in the troubled Cypriot co-op...

EU leaders under pressure to curb migration

EU leaders under pressure to curb migration

European Union leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday to agree new measures to restrict arrivals across the Mediterranean as growing popular discontent over immigration puts pressure on governments from Germany to Italy....

Co-Op deal with Hellenic still up in the air

Co-Op deal with Hellenic still up in the air

The government is running against the clock with bad loans legislation, which would include a bill approving state guarantees for Hellenic Bank to absorb potentially high-risk loans in co-op takeover...

Man gets seven years for sexually abusing wife’s daughter

Man gets seven years for sexually abusing wife’s daughter

A 50-year-old man was sentenced to seven years for sexually abusing his stepdaughter when she was between ages 10 and 15, which included forcing her to perform oral sex on him when she was a teen...

Woman missing in Limassol for two days

Woman missing in Limassol for two days

A woman is missing in Limassol since she was last seen on Tuesday, and police are asking members of the public to help find her without delay...

Police criticised over woman’s arrest in hit-and-run murder

Police criticised over woman’s arrest in hit-and-run murder

Police are pushing back on criticism over the arrest of a 23-year-old female in Sunday’s hit-and-run murder, where a Briton was run down moments after stopping the woman’s boyfriend from abusing her at a bar in Coral Bay...

Rouvikonas claims attempted attack on ANEL MP’s office

Rouvikonas claims attempted attack on ANEL MP’s office

The Rouvikonas anti-establishment group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an attempted attack on the office of an MP with Independent Greeks, the right-wing party in Greece’s left led-coalition....

Customs boost petrol inspections from the north

Customs boost petrol inspections from the north

The Customs Department says it will intensify inspections at crossing points to crack down on gasoline bought in the north of the island, warning that officials could confiscate containers and even impound vehicles if there is a law violation...

Missing UK girl could be in Cyprus

Missing UK girl could be in Cyprus

An 11-year-old British girl, Phoebe Collorick, has been reported missing and there are reports she was last seen in Ayios Epiktitos/Catalkoy in the northern part of Cyprus...

EU membership talks for Albania, FYROM set for June 2019

EU membership talks for Albania, FYROM set for June 2019

European Union member-states have agreed to opening membership talks with Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in a year if reform efforts in the two nations continue to progress....

Holiday Inn Nicosia under new ownership

Holiday Inn Nicosia under new ownership

Holiday Inn Nicosia is coming under new ownership, after Greek company NBG Pangaea shelled out two thirds of the total price of €11.2 million...

Nicosia agrees with EU that Turkey should be a better neighbour

Nicosia agrees with EU that Turkey should be a better neighbour

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides is expressing his appreciation for his EU counterparts, following a report by the General Affairs Council that calls on Turkey to be a better neighbour...

Woman dies at a beach in Kato Paphos

Woman dies at a beach in Kato Paphos

An elderly woman died Wednesday morning at a beach in Kato Paphos after losing consciousness in the water, with beachgoers trying to resuscitate her but to no avail...

Nicosia keeps Israeli pier request on the down-low

Nicosia keeps Israeli pier request on the down-low

Nicosia is handling with kid gloves the possibility of Israelis operating a dock in Cyprus, where they would be able to monitor humanitarian aid going into Gaza...

Nicosia helps refugees gain better skills

Nicosia helps refugees gain better skills

Nineteen refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers came together in Strovolos on Sunday, as part of the “Colourful Societies” programme that helps foreigners integrate socially and gain job skills...

Limassol fire attributed to human factor

Limassol fire attributed to human factor

Authorities believe human factor was involved in the Sykopetra fire on Tuesday, which burned down trees and vegetation in the Limassol district until fire fighters and aircraft were able to put it out...

Police release driver in Limassol deadly rollover

Police release driver in Limassol deadly rollover

The driver of the car that was involved in the deadly rollover crash in Limassol, which killed a father of two, was released from police custody on Tuesday...

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