The Cypriot government has instructed schools in the Republic of Cyprus to withdraw a textbook from their curriculum on grounds that it holds Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in good light. The instruction came after a misguided one from the education ministry that asked schoolteachers to tear out the page in question before giving […]
A political leader from the Indian state of Rajasthan is claiming that around 10 sailors from the Indian Merchant Navy are stuck on a ship in Northern Cyprus. The politician, Charmesh Sharma, a member of the Indian National Congress Party in Bundi, Rajasthan, has stated that the sailors are part of a 13-member ship […]
In a bid to strengthen response against marine terrorist hijackings, the Cypriot and US special forces recently held a joint drill. The drill, which had members of the Cypriot underwater demolition forces and the US Navy SEALs participated in various exercises, to help the former polish their skills in handling violence at sea effectively. […]
A 14-year-old girl has been reported missing. The girl in question, Marianna Ahmet, has been missing from her home in Nicosia. The police have released her description as a teenager of average build having short, black hair till her shoulders. She was wearing a black T-shirt with black jeans. The Nicosia Police CID department […]
In what is being regarded as one of 2021’s landmark political events, Nicos Christodoulides, Yair Lapid and Nikos Dendias, the foreign ministers of Cyprus, Israel and Greece respectively, will meet in Jerusalem. They will hold a trilateral meeting, where the topics of discussion will include regional developments, along with potential areas of cooperation like […]
In an unexpected diplomatic move, the President of Pakistan, Arif Alvi has pledged for cohesion with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). President Alvi, who was present at the launching ceremony of MILGEM-class corvette ship (which Turkey has built for Pakistan), stated that while the two nations might be different in terms of […]
People are wary of the precautions and measures against the spread of coronavirus. As a result, far less people are traveling abroad. According to Vassilis Stamataris, a travel agency, while traffic at the airports in Cyprus has surely increased in the last months, it is still much lesser than that in 2019. Notably, most […]
The Australian High Commission will has made a large donation to ‘300K Trees in Nicosia,’ an NGO Group to help them in their goal of planting 300,000 trees in the Nicosia district. Their project coordinator, Eleftheria Louca spoke with Cyprus Mail, stating that the NGO is indebted to the Australian High Commission for helping […]
A 9-year-old girl is undergoing treatment in Makarios General Hospital after being bitten by a viper. This is the second of such incidents, after a 6-year-old boy underwent a similar treatment after also being bitten by a viper. The girl’s family, who reported the incident, said that the viper was on the window of […]
In what is being considered good news for public health, the Cypriot Health Ministry has stated that nearly 78% of all adults and over 30% of teenagers (i.e. those between 16 to 17 years of age) have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. As of August 23, the data says that around […]
88 Syrian migrants, who tried to reach Cyprus in two boats, have been sent back to Lebanon. According to the Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, 5 men had jumped overboard. The Cyprus Police rescued 4 men. However, a fifth, who was wearing a mask, a life preserver and flippers managed to flee. Rescue crews are […]
The Cyprus Police has revealed that they have handled a total of 36 sexual harassment cases thus far, 22 of which have been filed in court. According to Eleni Constantinou, a spokesperson for the Cyprus Police, there are a total of 36 cases under investigation by the special unit dealing with sexual harassment issues. […]
The Cyprus police’s cybercrime unit has reported that two men – aged 32 & 45 have been identified in connection with the ongoing fake news post scandal. The scandal in question is one that arose from a post that claimed that a 12-year-old child in Limassol less than a day after being administered the […]
The office of the Ombudsman of Cyprus has not been upgraded to A status accreditation awarded by the sub-committee on accreditation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Earlier this year, it was given a time frame of eighteen months to fulfill and submit a new reassessment application in order to get […]
The use of safe pass has forced people and doctors to adopt illegal methods to fulfil the mandatory norms – primarily by presenting fake certificates. Simultaneously, it has been noticed that the doctors are certifying that their patients do not require any vaccination while prioritizing other norms such as mandatory use of masks. This […]
Paschal Donohoe, President of the Eurogroup, shall make a visit to Cyprus and Greece for bilateral meetings. Minister Donohoe will be meeting the President as well as the finance minister of Cyprus and shall frame the priorities he has as the President of the Eurogroup. He will discuss the prospects of recovery of the […]
The Cyprus police have arrested two men, 21 and 22, for at least 8 days on suspicion of stabbing a 23-year-old man in Nicosia. The incident in question happened around 12 noon in a central Nicosia parking lot, where it is being ascertained that the 22-year-old injured the 23-year-old in the neck and face […]
At least three persons were held for crimes related to illegal entry, stay and identity theft. Firstly, a Congolese woman was arrested at Paphos international airport early on Monday. The airport authorities became suspicious during the required passport check when she presented a French passport. On further interrogation, she confessed to the police that […]
A woman, 29, allegedly wanted on an international arrest warrant for crimes related to fraud and money laundering, was held on her arrival in Cyprus Paphos’ airport, as per police statement on Friday. On her arrival on a flight from Moscow, the airport authorities found that an international arrest warrant pending against her. The […]
The Cyprus Police have declared that they will be destroying all confiscated fireworks at the Sha quarries. The destruction has been scheduled between 5 and 11 pm. To that end, they have issued an advance warning to the public on the explosions that might be heard as a result of this activity. They explained […]
