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3541. Girlfriend arrested in Larnaca murder case

A woman linked to a slain Romanian man in Larnaca has been arrested on suspicion of withholding information in a criminal investigation...

3542. Cabinet throws ball in attorney general’s court

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades is calling on the state’s attorney general to appoint yet another committee to probe golden passport applications to settle a dispute between the auditor general’s office and the interior ministry over the “Cyprus Papers”...

3543. 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....

3544. 22-year-old confesses to igniting seven forest fires

A 22-year-old who was arrested on August 31 in connection with a forest fire that broke out in a Nicosia suburb the same day later confessed to being behind six other forest fires....

3545. Paphos man beaten over noise complaint

A noise complaint in Paphos turned into an investigation into assault and destruction of property, after youths allegedly attacked a neighbour who called the cops on them...

3546. Fierce battle over ‘Cyprus papers’

A fierce battle over documents has began following Al Jazeera’s “Cyprus papers” on golden passports, with the audit office demanding to examine specific files and the interior ministry refusing to hand them over...

3547. Two men found locked in Limassol animal barn, police make two arrests

Police have made two arrests in connection to a case of human trafficking, after two men were found locked in an animal barn in Limassol....

3548. Cluster woman not charged for spreading virus

A woman who traveled to Cyprus and made headlines after several infections across the island were linked back to her has been charged in a court of law for violating health protocols, with prosecutors ending up not accusing her of spreading a communicable disease...

3549. Curtain rising for citizenship-by-investment program

The Presidency has before it four scenarios for dealing with the issue of purchased citizenships. The most likely possibility is that of suspending the investment program for a short period, as revealed by Kathimerini on Sunday....

3550. House President calls for suspension of 'golden passports' scheme

House President Demetris Syllouris has formally suggested to President Nicos Anastasiades that the Cyprus citizenship-by-investment scheme is paused until decisions for its improvement or even complete termination are taken, and called for a meeting of party leaders to discuss the scheme that has recently attracted international attention after a document leak led to a series of articles and videos published by the media network Al Jazeera....

3551. 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...

3552. Photo of Limassol shooting suspect released

One man is in custody and his brother is wanted by Limassol police in connection with an altercation at a barber shop that ended with shots being fired and another man injured...

3553. EU mulls legal action against Cyprus 'golden passports'

The foreign media network Al Jazeera, that has this week been publishing a series of articles and videos on the murky side of the Cyprus ‘golden passports’ program after it was leaked classified documents, reported that the European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders is looking into the possibility of legal action against Cyprus....

3554. Over half of EMEA private businesses expect revenue to decline

3555. Police prosecute teen for breaking protocol

Police say they will prosecute a teenage soccer player after the health ministry said he violated health protocols and joined his teammates after quarantine but before a second PCR repeat test...

3556. Nigerian students say north is safe

Following danger warnings and criticism against Turkish Cypriot colleges, Nigerian student representatives in the north have refuted reports of mysterious and unsolved killings of fellow countrymen on the island...

3557. Fake marriage behind Larnaca murder

A marriage of convenience could be behind the disappearance and death of a Romanian man, after it emerged that his alleged killer had married the victim’s girlfriend to get a visa in exchange of money...

3558. Cyprus takes a stab at Al Jazeera 'propaganda'

The daily publication of reports by the foreign media network Al Jazeera targeting the Cyprus citizenship-for-investment programme after gaining possession of over 1,400 leaked documents has sent the Cyprus government rushing to set the record straight....

3559. Sample contamination responsible for Monday's positive airport arrivals

Health minister Constantinos Ioannou said Wednesday that the heightened concern caused by the 30 airport arrivals who tested positive on Monday led to repeat checks, with the 26 out of the 27 so far checked coming back negative for coronavirus....

3560. Two hospitalized in Limassol parking attack

Two people have been arrested following a parking incident in Limassol, with reports saying two others were hospitalized after sustaining injuries inflicted with a knife or a gardening tool...

3561. Al Jazeera journalist denies political motives

Cypriot Interior Minister Nikos Nouris is expected on Wednesday to provide answers to Al Jazeera’s “golden passports” story, while the network has rejected accusations of political motives behind the story...

3562. Apollo CEO investigated over Epstein ties

The CEO of Apollo Global Management, whose affiliates acquired billions of bad debt in Cyprus, is being investigated over alleged financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein...

3563. Cyprus police looking into Al Jazeera document leak

Cyprus law enforcement officials have been investigating since June 3 how the foreign media network Al Jazeera, that has this week published a series of articles and videos on the island’s citizenship-by-investment program, got hold of the leaked documents on which it built its exposé....

3564. Nigerian students urged to avoid north

Nigeria is warning its citizens not to send their children to study in the northern part of Cyprus, citing lack of “conclusive investigations” in a number of student killings who were enrolled in Turkish Cypriot universities...

3565. 30 new coronavirus cases detected at Cyprus airports

The health ministry announced Monday that it received information late on Sunday from laboratories processing samples at Cyprus airports, which said that 30 new coronavirus cases emerged from a total of 346 lab tests conducted to check samples collected from arriving passengers....

3566. Son arrested in father’s death in rural Larnaca

The decomposed body of an elderly man was discovered in rural Larnaca on Sunday, with reports saying his son has confessed to killing his own father...

3567. Cyprus 'golden passports' under more scrutiny

A foreign investigative report says leaked documents from the Republic of Cyprus suggest the island’s government violated its own rules in granting “golden passport” citizenships, with Cypriot officials denying the accusations and raising credibility issues over the report...

3568. 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...

3569. Potential witness in Alexoui case arrested

A drug case suspect and potential key witness in an ongoing attempted murder trial is in police custody, after serving time in the north before being handed over on Friday to authorities in the south...

3570. Two separate bombs go off in Paphos

Police are investigating two separate explosions in Paphos that took place early in the morning around the same time...