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3781. Limassol murder suspects in custody

The suspect in last weekend’s murder has been arrested along with an alleged accomplice, with reports saying the two men had gone to the victim’s home in Limassol to rob her...

3782. Game plan to circumvent passport rules

Meme culture enthusiasts in Cyprus upped their game this week following a passport scandal reported by Al Jazeera, with catchphrases such as “this is Cyprus” and name dodging tricks seen in a secret video prompting media to spot five ways a lawyer could circumvent the system in the golden passport scheme...

3783. Leonidas A. Phylactou at Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2020

3784. Contact tracing team racing against time

The Republic’s contact tracing team is racing against time as the number of contacts of confirmed cases have been flying off the charts over the past few days, placing health authorities on alert....

3785. Cop in uniform busted for drugs

Members of the drug squad stopped a suspicious vehicle on a drug run in Nicosia, with the suspect turning out to be a police officer in uniform...

3786. House Speaker resigns over passport scandal

House Speaker Demetris Syllouris resigned on Thursday following public outcry over his involvement in a golden passport scandal exposed by Al Jazeera...

3787. Two more road victims die in hospital

Two road fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours involving a young biker and an elderly driver, with both victims dying in hospital days after they were involved in separate accidents...

3788. Syllouris accepts waiving of his parliamentary immunity

President of the Cyprus Parliament Demetris Syllouris said Wednesday that he won’t stand in the way of his parliamentary immunity being waved to accommodate a probe launched by local police after a fresh batch of Al Jazeera allegations situated him at the epicentre of a massive corruption scandal involving the island’s golden passports scheme....

3789. Masks mandatory in all indoor spaces as Covid flares

After the number of new coronavirus cases detected in Cyprus on Tuesday flew right off the charts, an emergency meeting between the health minister and the government’s coronavirus expert task force agreed to impose stricter rules, including the requirement to wear a face mask in all indoor spaces....

3790. Dherynia riot suspects face judge

Six male suspects are in custody over the Dherynia checkpoint riot on Sunday, when hooded men stormed into the buffer zone shouting anti-Turkish slogans and causing property damage...

3791. Probe launched against Al Jazeera operation

The state attorney ordered a probe following a complaint filed by high-profile Cypriot officials targeted by an Al Jazeera secret investigation on corruption, with members of the public outraged as more shocking revelations emerged in a new Cyprus Papers video...

3792. 41 new coronavirus cases detected in Cyprus

41 new coronavirus cases were detected in the Republic of Cyprus on Monday, a concerning figure for local standards....

3793. Al Jazeera strikes again at Cyprus Papers

Al Jazeera’s investigative unit struck again on Monday with new Cyprus Papers material, involving a report accompanied by a one-hour video depicting undercover reporters who visited Cyprus and posed as representatives of an imaginary ultrarich investor, Mr X, who was convicted for palm-greasing and money laundering, to ‘test’ whether local authorities would still be willing accept his hefty investment and provide him with Cypriot citizenship....

3794. President condemns Dherynia checkpoint ruckus

President Nicos Anastasiades described Sunday night’s demonstration by fans of a local football club at the Dherynia checkpoint as “unacceptable and condemnable.”...

3795. Shocking details emerge in woman’s murder

Police say they are looking for a main suspect in a case of premeditated murder in Limassol, after the body of a foreign woman was discovered in her own bedroom on Sunday...

3796. Pro-Greek protesters breach checkpoint

Pro-Greek protesters from the south breached security at the Dherynia checkpoint on Sunday evening, while a video emerged showing masked men holding baseball bats, throwing flares, and chanting slogans against Turkey during the incident...

3797. Slain woman’s boyfriend wanted in Limassol

A woman was found dead in a pool of blood on Sunday in her residence in Limassol, with reports saying investigators have not ruled out murder...

3798. Turkey fires back at Akinci claims

Turkish diplomats in north Nicosia have denied allegations made by incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, who recently said he had received threats and insults while on the campaign trail...

3799. Two wanted for pistol-whipping man downtown

Two men are wanted by police in connection with an alleged attack in downtown Nicosia, after a man said he was pistol whipped outside a school earlier this week...

3800. Nicosia in wait-and-see over Barbaros

Government officials in the Republic of Cyprus on Friday declined to comment on reports that Turkish seismic vessel Barbaros had moved away from contested waters off Cyprus, suggesting Nicosia was in a wait-and-see mode amid reports of ongoing diplomatic efforts at the European level between Greece and Turkey...

3801. Civilians walk to Varosha beach strip

There was anger, frustration, and painful memories among Greek Cypriots on Thursday after Turkish Cypriot authorities allowed civilians for the first time to visit a public beach strip in the long-abandoned city of Varosha...

3802. Passport revocation inquiries move forward

Cypriot authorities have identified seven individuals or foreign investors who could potentially be stripped of their Cypriot citizenship, after an internal probe pointed to forged documents or misleading information during the golden passport application process...

3803. All eyes on Cypriot ghost town

Turkish Cypriot authorities have been working around the clock to meet a deadline on Thursday when a Varosha beachfront, which has been off limits since 1974, is set to reopen to the public...

3804. Health minister stresses there's still a long way to go

The health minister Constantinos Ioannou, accompanied by members of the government’s coronavirus task force, gave a press conference on Wednesday noon to outline the development of the coronavirus pandemic, since its outbreak in the Republic of Cyprus some seven months ago....

3805. Coronavirus: one death, 29 new cases

A female coronavirus patient aged 90 years old succumbed to the virus on Tuesday, when 29 new cases were also detected....

3806. EY Cyprus Platinum Sponsor at first Cyprus Forum

3807. Green transition in transport, agriculture an uphill task

Achieving sustainable transport demands policies on a governmental and local level which will give priority to users, providing more accessible, fair and clean alternative solutions, chairman of the parliamentary committee on transport, Charalambos Pittokopitis, has said, noting that the transition could not be achieved overnight....

3808. Man finds shrapnel grenade in Larnaca

Larnaca police officers were on full alert on Monday after a hand grenade was found at a local community out in the open within a built-up area...

3809. Man detained over fake money

A man in Larnaca was arrested in connection with a counterfeit money investigation, after police were told he was visiting shops in the area with fake money in his possession...

3810. Cyprus detects 23 new virus infections

23 new coronavirus cases were detected on Monday, 10 of which involved arrivals at Cyprus airports....