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2791. Acacia tree removal sparks controversy

Officials are set to discuss last week’s acacia tree removal in Paphos, following an outcry by critics who say big commercial interests are endangering sea turtle nesting sites...

2792. Parallel House on Kea earns two young architects Domes award

Located in a wild, inhospitable and isolated corner of the Cycladic island of Kea, the Parallel House took the prize for Best First Work by a Young Architect at this year’s Domes Greek Architecture Awards earlier this month. Katerina Kourkoula and Hannes Livers Gutberlet of the firm En Route designed a residence along the contours of the natural landscape, parallel to the island’s southeastern coast, looking out toward the nearby island of Kythnos....

2793. Charges looming in Marie parental abduction

Five people are expected to face charges in the 2017 abduction of Marie-Eleni, while reports out of Norway say the mother took her daughter without holding up her end of the bargain...

2794. Damning report on Attica floods

A months-long investigation into the causes of catastrophic floods in Mandra, western Attica, in November 2017, which killed 25, injured 13 and caused massive damage to homes and infrastructure, has pointed to negligence by local and regional authorities, noting that no flood prevention works had been carried out to avert such a disaster....

2795. Reuters: US may soon pause delivery of F-35s to Turkey

2796. Savvikos fast food opens in Cyprus

A new fast-food chain has entered the Cypriot market bringing over 70 years of experience in making the juiciest souvlaki all the way from Greece...

2797. How to shield a dead body

According to our 'wise' president, we now have to reflect and ask ourselves about something that has always been at the core of a corrupt system where all government administrations got their hands dirty...

2798. Tough traffic bill heads to the House

A government bill package heading to the House on Friday is not only proposing stiffer penalties for traffic violations but also fast-tracking many ways of dealing with offenders...

2799. Man with scissors kidnaps woman

A man was arrested on Monday following a complaint by a woman who said she was robbed and threatened with scissors after a night on the town...

2800. Tour bus with students crashes in Limassol

A bus carrying high school students to Paphos risked tipping over when it collided with a tow truck in Limassol, while kids and teachers were taken to hospital for precautionary reasons...

2801. Paphos family takes action following autopsy

The autopsy on a woman who died Tuesday a few short hours after a hospital visit pointed to a brain aneurysm as the cause of death, with the family ready to take legal action ...

2802. You can call it political karma

With the re-election of Nicos Anastasiades, many were puzzled with Harris Georgiades’ decision to insist that he not be reappointed finance minister. Having a clear path ahead of him and a brewing storm miles away, shouldn’t he be entitled to leaving while things were still good?...

2803. Woman dies hours after hospital visit

A family has hired a private forensic pathologist following the death of a 48-year-old woman, who died hours after she was released from hospital in Paphos...

2804. Erdogan says Blue Homeland drill is not directed against Greece

2805. New plan to subsidise home solar systems

Home owners who install residential solar power systems will be eligible for state subsidies up to €1000, according to a government plan approved by the Cabinet on Thursday...

2806. Turkish and Greek nationalism, a two way street

Blue Homeland was front and centre due to the naval drill of the Turkish Armed Forces, but analysts have been wasting ink to influence public opinion...

2807. Twenty charged over deadly 2018 Attica blaze

2808. Israeli organ trafficker walks free in Cyprus

An Israeli man convicted of international human organ trafficking walked free on Tuesday, after Russian authorities failed to challenge a Larnaca judge who dismissed an extradition request...

2809. This is B’s story

“B” is just 25 years old, born and raised in Kyrenia. His parents, both Turkish Cypriots, were never against peace. Today he lives with his lady friend in Nicosia while working on building peace...

2810. Dementia patient rehoused after abuse allegations

Police are investigating possible domestic violence after a witness came forward alleging that an elderly woman with dementia was suffering abuse at the hands of her own relatives...

2811. Drug dealer’s home was a drive-through fortress

Police are learning more about the residence of a male suspect in custody, who turned his home into an impenetrable fortress and a drive-through drug retailer...

2812. Arrest linked to Anthoupoli overdose death

Police arrested a male suspect on Thursday in connection with an ongoing investigation regarding a dead body found in a field west of Nicosia last week...

2813. US's Matthew Palmer urges restraint in East Mediterranean

2814. Turkey conducts its biggest ever naval exercise

2815. New study and payouts for Pissouri landslide

Tax payers may have to foot the bill for Pissouri homeowners affected by an active landslide, but details remain unclear as to how much money and who may qualify...

2816. Man’s death unnoticed for over two months

The body of a man who died in December has been discovered in his residence in rural Nicosia, after it had gone unnoticed for over two months even when a company employee went to cut off electricity...

2817. Maid arrested on theft charges in Paphos

A housemaid in Paphos is under arrest after her Russian employer told police a Rolex watch worth €25,000 had been stolen while she was away overseas...

2818. Illegal migrant arrivals fall but stronger borders needed, says Frontex chief

The number of illegal migrants entering the European Union fell sharply for the third year in a row in 2018 but arrivals remain high and stronger border controls are needed, the head of the EU's border control agency Frontex said Wednesday....

2819. Pantelides - Sözen‏: Swiss governance model instead of bizonal federation

2820. Limassol doctors accused of malpractice in woman’s death

New allegations of medical negligence have been launched in a police complaint, with a woman accusing medical practitioners for her daughter’s death...