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91. Two arrested in food stamp scam in Larnaca

A civil servant and another person were remanded in custody on Thursday, in connection with a suspected scam over food stamps and rent vouchers destined for foreign low-income beneficiaries...

92. Final instructions for European Elections in Cyprus

93. Ready for prime time?

94. Customs officer fired over corruption loses appeal

An administrative court says the Public Service Commission had every right to fire a customs officer from his job, rejecting his appeal after he was convicted of abusing his position in a drug smuggling operation...

95. Government to appeal court decision on salary cuts

96. Erdogan pays electoral price for Turkey's tumbling economy

97. Social welfare benefits to be filed online

A new all-in-one database in September is expected to help the labour department streamline social welfare applications online as well as double check personal data including back accounts of beneficiaries...

98. Officials alarmed over deactivated reservists

Thousands of Greek Cypriot men do not show up for reserve military service, with the auditor general sounding the alarm over a vast majority of cases not being properly documented...

99. New call centre falling behind

The call centre that was launched three months ago in a government effort to upgrade public services has had a false start, prompting the Finance Ministry to send out urgent cables to civil servants...

100. Unfavourable climate in the EU

101. Two worlds in conflict

102. Others ready to host kids, if Zygi won’t

Two communities have stepped up to the plate to signal their readiness to welcome refugee unaccompanied minors following recent protests in Zygi, but state officials insist on original location due to approved funding...

103. Zygi divided over refugee facility

A recent protest in Zygi by local residents, who object to having a refugee centre for unaccompanied minors in the area, has deeply divided the community and sparked debate beyond village boundaries...

104. State launches new call centre

Members of the public who need to call the government regarding their citizen cases can now call the 1434 national number to get more information or submit a support ticket...

105. Suspected Gulenists arrested in Cyprus back to Turkey

Forty-five Turkish nationals, including suspected Gulenists and their families, were transported to Turkey on Monday following their detention by Turkish Cypriot police in Kyrenia...

106. Cypriot erases her religious profile from state records

A Nicosia dentist could be the first Cypriot who successfully managed to remove her religious preferences from state records, saying fellow citizens who wish to do the same will now find it easier...

107. Erdogan says 'will never forget those who embraced coup-plotters'

In a speech to a large crowd marking the second anniversary of a foiled military coup, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that he would "never forget those who embraced the coup-plotters" in an apparent dig at Greece where eight Turkish servicemen have sought asylum....

108. Audit report on CCB made public amid negotiations

An audit report on the Cyprus Cooperative Bank (CCB) was made public on Friday, amid negotiations between the Co-op and its two bidders, making recommendations for improvement but also criticising the institution on a number of decisions...

109. Brexit-hit EU staff ditch UK passports

About one in 10 British civil servants at the European Commission has taken another EU nationality since the Brexit vote, but are nonetheless resigned to scant prospects of future promotion...

110. Erdogan slams rating agencies for upgrading 'bankrupt' Greece

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took a fresh swipe at rating agencies on Friday over the recent downgraded and the negative outlook they have assigned for the Turkish economy, using “bankrupt” Greece as an example....

111. Ministry employees fail to punch card

Many civil servants and workers do not punch in or out properly at the Transport Department, and reports suggest their superiors know about it and cover up even as people show up late or never punch their card in the machine....

112. Food, buses, and cash - Getting out the vote the Egyptian way

Some women in working class Cairo neighbourhoods told Reuters they were promised bags of food in exchange for voting...

113. State attorney faces disciplinary action

Attorney-General Costas Clerides gives the green light for disciplinary action against senior state attorney Eleni Loizidou, whose emails with Russian officials were hacked and made public, damaging the image of the Republic of Cyprus and raising multiple legal questions....