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751. Lawsuit threatens €284.5M PDO halloumi industry

Shortly before the completion of a year (July 22, 2022) since the agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture, producers, cheesemakers, and KEVE, and the implementation of the terms of the European Regulation in the halloumi production chain, it seems that Cyprus' protected cheese is facing new challenges....

752. Company loses €93,187 in scam

Yesterday, the police arrested a 60-year-old person as part of their investigation into an online fraud case that occurred in Limassol in 2019....

753. Experts confront the menace of feline coronavirus

754. Are Famagusta restaurants pricing fairly?

The Association of Famagusta Recreation Centres has issued a statement in response to recent reports criticizing the prices of restaurants in the district....

755. 76-year-old found guilty of manslaughter in mercy killing

In a significant legal development, David Hunter, a 76-year-old British man, has been found guilty of manslaughter for causing the death of his seriously ill wife, Janice Hunter, aged 74. The tragic incident occurred in their home near Paphos in December 2021....

756. 24-year old awarded $18.8M in lawsuit over talc-based baby powder

A 24-year-old man in California was awarded $18.8 million on Tuesday in his lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, in which he blamed talc in the company's baby powder for giving him cancer....

757. ChatGPT's rise sparks academic debates

ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence software based on advanced language models, capable of generating texts from corresponding programs, was put into use....

758. Ayia Napa pushes for ban on four & three-wheeled vehicles

The Municipality of Ayia Napa is urging the government to implement a ban on four and three-wheeled vehicles from July 19 to August 20, between 21:00 and 07:00. ...

759. Child awarded $800,000 in McDonald's nuggets case

A Broward jury decided the answer was $800,000 Wednesday afternoon, the amount in damages McDonald’s will now have to pay a girl who received second-degree burns from a Chicken McNugget in 2019, a substantial decrease from the $15 million the family’s lawyers had requested....

760. NPL crisis highlights tug of war between borrowers and legislation

The concealment, or "camouflage," of non-performing loans (NPLs) in commercial banks before 2013 and their subsequent explosion have been, and may continue to be, the most significant challenge for the Cypriot economy. ...

761. Housekeeper accused of stealing in Paphos

The Paphos Police are investigating a theft case involving a 38-year-old housekeeper who was arrested....

762. Is it about Greek language or presidential contradictions?

In his statements to the Turkish-Cypriot newspaper "Yeni Düzen," as officially reported by the Cyprus News Agency, President Christodoulides stated: "I have a new idea for the European Union to assume a leadership role in the negotiations....

763. Ship with Turkish flag raises concern in Cyprus

Concern was raised by the ship with the Turkish flag that was spotted off the coast of Limassol....

764. Lawsuit dismissed: 103 citizens' challenge to COVID-19 measures rejected

In a recent development, the Nicosia District Court has rejected a lawsuit filed by 103 adult and minor plaintiffs who sought to challenge the constitutionality of the state's measures implemented to safeguard citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

765. Quest for justice in Thanasis' tragic death

Last Wednesday, many people gathered outside Legal Services to support Andriana Nikolaou in her battle for justice regarding her son's death, Thanasis....

766. Protest erupts over Thanasis' murder case

Protesters gathered on Wednesday afternoon, July 12 outside the Legal Services in Nicosia to express their dissatisfaction with the Attorney General's decision not to pursue criminal charges in the murder case of national guard soldier Thanasis Nikolaou....

767. Cyprus counts down to Moon Day

As humanity prepares to return to the moon, with the first woman to step on its surface, in just a few years from now, we celebrate this magical celestial body on the 20th of July, a day that was declared by the UN as the International Moon Day. ...

768. Double the number of tourist transfers to the occupied territories

The arrival of 11 tourists in Cyprus, through the country's legal airports, and then a number of them arriving in the occupied areas, is not a daily phenomenon....

769. Proposed foreclosure reforms spark debate in Cyprus

Three proposals will be discussed at the last Plenary Session of the House of Representatives before the summer recess, along with three scenarios regarding the outcome of the foreclosure framework....

770. Michael Kyprianou Law Studies Award 2023

We are pleased to announce that this year’s Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC Law Studies Award was awarded to The English School graduate Lara Wilks....

771. Over 40,000 unpaid fines await court action

The photo-enforcement system using traffic cameras still has not resulted in any unpaid violators' cases reaching the court, according to a report on Philenews....

772. USA: Well-known soccer coach accused of raping boys

Videos of the rapes of 10 unconscious boys were found on the cellphone of a Tennessee soccer coach after he left it behind at a restaurant, police said Sunday....

773. Illegal employment of advisors exposed in audit

An audit report by the Audit Service has exposed the illegal employment of four individuals who serve as advisors to the President of the Republic and the Deputy Minister of Shipping. ...

774. High stakes for Cyprus at Vilnius and New York

All eyes are turned towards Vilnius, Lithuania, and the NATO Summit, as the negotiation deadlock between Turkey and the West, with Sweden's accession to the Alliance in the background, largely determines Erdogan's grid of relations with NATO and the EU in the coming months. ...

775. Contentious foreclosure legislation sparks debate in Parliament

The issue of foreclosures remains unresolved and will be the focal point of the upcoming plenary session on Thursday, July 13. ...

776. Cyprus gov't to pay €345,000 to Turkish Cypriot for illegal use of property

The big news: "Compensation of €345,000 will be paid to a T/C of American origin by the Republic of Cyprus, while also returning his property in Limassol, which was being used illegally....

777. Cyprus sees decrease in bounced checks

A total of 35 dishonoured cheques, with a total value of €67,609, were issued in June 2023, while 16 persons (10 legal and 6 natural) were recorded in the preliminary list of the Central Information Register (CIR) for dishonoured cheques, maintained by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC)....

778. Protesters unite in support of Thanasis Nikolaou's family

More than a thousand people gathered late Sunday afternoon at Grigoris Afxentiou Square in Limassol to show support for the family of Thanasis Nikolaou. ...

779. MFA to meet UN secretary-general in New York

Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Konstantinos Kompos, begins his contacts in New York, while on Tuesday he will meet with the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres. ...

780. Thumbs-up emoji deemed legally binding

A Canadian judge has ruled that the “thumbs-up” emoji is just as valid as a signature, arguing that courts need to adapt to the “new reality” of how people communicate as he ordered a farmer to pay C$82,000 ($61,442) for an unfulfilled contract....