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1. Checkpoint cameras out for months as 5 Greek Cypriots cross into occupied areas

The camera system at the Turkish Cypriot checkpoint in Strovilia has been out of operation for four months. At the “military court,” the hearing began with testimony from three prosecution witnesses....

2. 18-year-old injured in Famagusta attempted murder; 23-year-old arrested

Police are investigating an attempted murder in the Famagusta district after an 18-year-old man was seriously injured Saturday night. A 23-year-old suspect has been arrested, authorities said....

3. Two state websites left wide open to hackers for months

Two key online government services in Cyprus have been operating for months with serious security vulnerabilities, a local cybersecurity expert has revealed....

4. UK trade envoy faces calls to quit over visit to occupied Cyprus

Afzal Khan, a Labour MP and Britain’s special trade envoy to Turkey, is under mounting pressure to resign after a controversial trip to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus. ...

5. Larnaca bus company calls strike unjustified

Larnaca Public Transport (LPT) on Tuesday called a 48-hour strike by its drivers “unjustified,” saying it had taken steps to avoid the work stoppage....

6. Important Announcement from Petrolina – Caution Regarding Misleading Messages

Petrolina informs the public that messages are being sent to mobile phones (SMS) that misleadingly appear to originate from Petrolina....

7. Law Commissioner acquitted in breathalyzer test case

Law Commissioner Louiza Christodoulidou Zannetou has been acquitted of charges that she failed to provide a sufficient breathalyzer sample during a police stop earlier this year, ...

8. Vandals attack DISY offices, deface image of former President Anastasiades

Unknown vandals targeted the offices of the Democratic Rally (DISY) party in Limassol late Wednesday night, causing significant damage and spray-painting threatening slogans, one of which defaced a photograph of former President Nicos Anastasiades....

9. ''I'm not stepping down'': Deputy AG stands his ground after ECHR slams Cyprus in rape case

Cyprus’ Deputy Attorney General, Savvas Angelides, has found himself at the center of a firestorm following a harsh ruling from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which condemned the way a rape case involving a young woman was handled by the Legal Service and pointed directly at him for comments described as sexist and prejudiced....

10. Judge denied appointment over serious judicial errors and public controversy

Former District Judge Doria Varosiotou was denied permanent appointment after the Supreme Judicial Council found her actions “undermine the integrity” of the justice system....

11. ECHR rules Cyprus mishandled rape allegation, citing discrimination and procedural failures

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Cypriot authorities violated the rights of a woman who alleged she was raped in 2011, finding the state failed to properly investigate and prosecute her claims and applied sexist stereotypes during the process....

12. Qantas hit by major cyberattack, 6 million customers potentially exposed

Qantas Airways is investigating a serious cyberattack after hackers breached a third-party call center system and may have accessed personal information belonging to up to six million customers, the airline announced Wednesday....

13. Trump demands Netanyahu's corruption trial be dropped, calls it a 'witch hunt'

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the “immediate” cancellation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial, slamming the case as a “witch hunt” against a man he described as a national hero....

14. Welfare Ministry fined for illegally recording conversations on CCTV

The Commissioner for Personal Data Protection has imposed a €5,000 administrative fine on the Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare after discovering that three surveillance cameras at the ministry’s headquarters had been unlawfully recording audio....

15. Why Cyprus is not in danger from Iran-Israel missile strikes

When Iran and Israel exchanged direct missile strikes for the first time in decades in April 2024, after years of fighting through proxies, the spectacle was visible from Cyprus. ...

16. Student grant system under fire over payouts to the wrong people

The Office of the Auditor General has raised concerns over how student scholarships are awarded and paid out in Cyprus, following a 2023 audit that found gaps and procedural problems in the system....

17. Man fined 173,876 Turkish lira for forcing rooster to smoke and drink alcohol

A man was fined 173,876 Turkish lira (approximately 3,819 euros) after a video emerged showing him forcing a rooster to smoke a cigarette and drink raki, violating animal welfare laws....

18. Wall in the sea at Kourion raises legal questions and scrutiny of British Bases

A newly constructed wall extending into the sea at Kourion Beach has triggered public backlash and raised serious concerns about violations of coastal protection laws and the role of the British Bases in environmental oversight....

19. Important Announcement from Petrolina – Caution Regarding Misleading Messages

Petrolina informs the public that messages are being sent to mobile phones (SMS) and emails which misleadingly appear to originate from Petrolina or/and its executive members....

20. Paphos Mayor accuses police of breach and political cover-up

Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos has launched a scathing attack on the chief of police, accusing him of breaking a promise, compromising his safety, and politicizing law enforcement, all while raising the alarm on alleged money laundering in Cyprus by Latin American drug cartels....

21. Five prison officers remanded over discovery of confidential documents

The Nicosia District Court on Friday ordered the seven-day detention of five Central Prisons officers in connection with the unauthorized removal of confidential prison documents, following their discovery at the home of a fellow officer....

22. Confidential files found at prison guard's home spark arrests

A group of five individuals, including four prison guards and a police officer on probation, were arrested Thursday in connection with the discovery of classified documents at the home of a prison guard last month, police said....

23. Nations cry foul over Israel’s Eurovision public vote win

Israel’s first-place finish in the public vote at last weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest has sparked growing calls from several countries for greater transparency and a review of the voting system....

24. Marks & Spencer confirms data breach after weeks-long cyber disruption

Marks & Spencer said Monday that some customer data was compromised in a cyberattack that has disrupted its online operations in the U.K. for at least three weeks....

25. Cyprus taken to EU court (again) over dangerous, unfinished landfills

The European Commission has decided to drag Cyprus back to the European Court of Justice, this time over a long-standing failure to clean up two problematic landfills that have been sitting idle but unsafe for years....

26. Education Ministry slammed for millions spent and cut corners in dodgy deals

A deep dive by Cyprus’ Auditor General has uncovered a troubling pattern in how the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth has been handling public project contracts, and the red flags go back nearly a decade....

27. Privacy concerns fuel tension over Afghan students with warts at Engomi School

A group of five Afghan-origin children were sent home from Engomi A’ Primary School after arriving with visible skin warts, despite presenting a doctor's note indicating the condition was in remission....

28. Officer re-arrested in bribery case tied to prison scandal

A Central Prisons Department officer was re-arrested Saturday in connection with an ongoing investigation into bribery, abuse of power, and related offenses, authorities said....

29. Court upholds denial of Cypriot citizenship to individual from mixed marriage

The Supreme Constitutional Court of Cyprus has upheld a decision to deny citizenship to a woman born in the Turkish-occupied north of the island, highlighting national security concerns linked to her parentage in a mixed marriage....

30. Turkey irked by Greece–Cyprus power cable plans near Karpathos