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601. Driver in Limassol fatality briefly arrested

Police briefly arrested the driver in Limassol’s latest road fatality, where his girlfriend, a young mother of two, was killed violently after he lost control of the steering wheel...

602. Sanctions unfeasible and ineffective

Nathalie Tocci was a close adviser to former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, during the years when the Cyprus Problem came – according to many - closer than ever to a solution. Today, she is a close advisor to Josep Borrell and, having monitored the Cyprus Problem for many years and having played a central role in the effort to formulate a European strategy for foreign policy, she has a strong view not only on Cyprus but also on the Greek-Turkish conflict. At the same time, she takes a critical approach to the efforts exerted by Athens and Nicosia to link sanctions against Turkey with those against Belarus. ...

603. Young mother killed in horrible car crash

A young mother was killed in a horrible accident on Monday morning, after a car driven by her boyfriend veered off the road and crushed into a retaining wall...

604. Pedestrians trampled by vehicles in two separate Paphos accidents

Paphos traffic police said Friday that they are looking into two traffic accidents that involved pedestrians being trampled by oncoming vehicles. ...

605. Brother dies in fatal Nicosia collision

A Nicosia resident was killed in a road accident on Wednesday afternoon when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle in the Kaimakli area...

606. Cyprus adopts new road safety plan for 2021-2030

The Road Safety Council on Wednesday adopted a new strategic plan for 2021-2030 that aims to cut road deaths by half, with the plan to introduce harsher penalties and traffic cameras....

607. Man crushed to death in boom crane mishap

The owner of a building supplies store was killed in an accident on Tuesday afternoon, after he was crushed to death by his truck’s boom crane during a delivery...

608. Death by kin trial focuses on gun condition

Gun experts testified on Monday in the Larnaca death by kin trial, where a young man says he killed his sister after firing his military rifle accidentally...

609. Greece and Turkey 'agree' to tone it down

NATO allies Greece and Turkey have agreed to talks to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday...

610. Golden passports scheme to remain as is

The citizenship-by-investment program will not be terminated, nor will it be suspended for a short period as a way of managing the crisis developing crisis, the government decided during its Tuesday morning coffee at the Presidential Palace. What was strongly tabled was that a potential freezing or termination of the investment program at this point in time would send a message that the government is acting in light of the Al Jazeera publications, and that by extension, that it accepts them....

611. Elderly man pushing bicycle dies in crash

An elderly man pushing his bicycle across a Nicosia street on Friday was killed after he was struck by an oncoming vehicle...

612. Pickup driver facing involuntary manslaughter

The pickup truck driver, who was transporting steel pipes that ended up fatally striking a truck driver, will most likely be charged with causing another person's death through reckless behavior as well as carrying an unsecured load...

613. Shop owners block road work in Limassol

Shop owners in Limassol, who oppose the construction of a median strip on a popular avenue, blocked road workers on Friday morning, with reports saying police officers were trying to hold back angry protesters...

614. Police probe fatal Jet Ski incident in Limassol

A man believed to have been involved in a Jet Ski fatal incident has identified himself to police, a day after his passenger was found dead in the water in Limassol...

615. After collision, Athens plans next steps

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos on Tuesday congratulated the captain of the Greek frigate Limnos that accidentally collided with a Turkish ship during a standoff in the Eastern Mediterranean last week and indicated that Greece is prepared to hold talks with Turkey on the condition that it withdraws its warships and seismic research vessels from the area of the Greek continental shelf...

616. Greek defence minister radios Limnos captain

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos has congratulated the captain of the Greek frigate that was involved in last week's collision with a Turkish ship in the eastern Mediterranean...

617. No charges against speedboat captain

The captain of the speedboat that was involved in Sunday’s fatality has been released from custody, with reports saying a fisherman who was killed after being struck by the engine propeller did not use a surface marker buoy...

618. Man killed in propeller boating accident

A man was killed in an apparent marine accident in Larnaca on Sunday, with reports saying he was out fishing when he was struck by a speedboat...

619. Greek and Turkish warships in 'mini collision,' says defense source

A Greek and a Turkish warship were involved in a mini-collision on Wednesday during a standoff in the eastern Mediterranean, a Greek defense source said, describing it as an "accident."...

620. Ankara responds to Greek warnings

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says an attack on Oruc Reis in the eastern Mediterranean would incur a “high price” while at the same time calling for a win-win solution through dialogue...

621. Police issue night-time motorbike ban rules

622. Athens warns of possible 'accident' in East Med

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday warned about the possibility of an "accident" in the Eastern Mediterranean where Greek and Turkish naval forces have gathered after Ankara decided to sent a vessel to conduct seismic research south of Kastellorizo...

623. Old habit behind new bus accidents

The new public bus company in Nicosia says drivers received intensified training, with an official giving more details of what actually happened in the latest accidents including one that was fatal...

624. Aradippou factory worker falls to his death

A 58-year-old Aradippou factory worker fell to his death on Monday after he was hoisted some four meters high by a forklift in order to collect good from higher shelves....

625. Local biker dies in highway exit crash

A local biker was killed on Sunday after his motorcycle veered off a highway exit in Limassol....

626. Pedestrian woman dies after Larnaca accident

A woman in Larnaca was killed in a road incident on Wednesday when a minibus struck her as she was trying to cross the road...

627. Young woman identified in fatal crash

Nicosia police have identified the young woman who died in a road accident on Sunday, while the driver of another vehicle has been questioned in connection with the incident...

628. Motorcycle passenger killed in Nicosia crash

Police are investigating a fatal incident in Nicosia where a young woman riding on the back of a motorcycle was killed Sunday early morning...

629. Cyprus-bound Turkish soldiers die in crash

Five Turkish soldiers who were on their way to Cyprus were killed and ten others injured after their bus crashed in southern Turkey...

630. Justice minister determined to tackle poor driving culture

Justice minister Emily Yioliti met on Friday with the chief of police Stelios Papatheodorou to discuss ways of curbing road accidents, from which 23 people lost their lives just this year, and which are widely accepted to be caused by an broader lack of conscientiousness in the island’s driving culture....