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POLICE CONTINUE THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO MYSTERIOUS SEA DEATH IN LIMASSOL

  • May 13, 2018
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The Police may have come out empty thus far, but that hasn’t stopped them from continuing their search for the reason behind Limassol’s mysterious death case. The Police are currently to investigate the circumstances behind the death of an unidentified woman whose body was found floating near port in the old Limassol area. According to […]

CAR OF MISSING MAN FOUND IN KARAVAS

  • May 11, 2018
  • Current Events
  In a rather rare turn of events, a car that recently reported as stolen along with its owner has been found in northern Cyprus. The car, whose theft was reported by its owner, 65-year-old Solomos Apostolidis, was missing for over three days before being finally located in Karavas on Saturday. Kibris, a Turkish Cypriot […]

BRITISH IN CYPRUS GET WARY POST RUSSIA’S SYRIAN AIRSTRIKES RETALIATION

  • May 8, 2018
  • Current Events
The US-led airstrikes on Russia has had repercussions all over the world, the Cyprus is no exception. In this case, though, it is the British who are wary of staying in the country as they fear a retaliation from Russia. Such a reaction is only obvious since the tornado jets that had fired on Syrian […]

TEENAGER ARRESTED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SENIOR CITIZEN

  • May 7, 2018
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  In a shocking piece of news that shows the unfortunate rise of youth-perpetrated crime, a 17-year-old teenager has been arrested in connection to the sexual assault of a senior citizen. The teenager, who has not been named for security reasons, has been arrested on grounds of allegedly raping and injuring an 81-year-old woman, and […]

FIRST ICO BATTLE TO BE HELD IN CYPRUS

  • May 4, 2018
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In what is being considered a big step by the FinTech community of Cyprus, the island country’s upcoming iCoin summit will be hosting the world’s first ever ICO battle. The event will entail a live investment, over thirty famous speakers, and 16 different blockchain start-ups, not to mention a grand prize worth $250,000. The one-of-a-kind […]

UN TO HOST A PRO-UNIFICATION MEETING FOR DIVIDED CYPRUS

  • May 1, 2018
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  The Cyprus issue has truly come to a head, and the latest move by the UN only proves that the international community at large wishes nothing less than unification. In order to speed-up the unification process, the United Nations peacekeeping mission will hold an unofficial meeting between the two factions of the divided island […]

HUNT FOR DOUBLE MURDERER CONTINUES AS VICTIMS LAID PUT TO REST

  • April 28, 2018
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While the victims of Nicosia’s double murder incident have been laid to rest, the police are continuing their investigation into finding the murderer. Giorgos Hadjigeorgiou, 60, English School maths teacher and his 59-year-old wife, Dina Sergiou, an employee of the Central bank were laid to rest in Strovolos, a little away from their home where […]

POLICE ARRESTS SUSPECTS IN FAKE DIAMONDS CASE

  • April 25, 2018
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  The manufacture and sale of fake diamonds in Cyprus has been on the rise, and recent events show that the case is in fact pretty widespread. A 34-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the sale of fake diamonds in Cyprus. Apparently, the man, a resident of the island country, was involved in […]

BAKERY ROBBED IN NICOSIA

  • April 22, 2018
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  Crime has been on the rise in Cyprus, and the latest event only seems to affirm that fact. A successful bakery in Nicosia was robbed by a knife-yielding man, terrorizing the employees and the owners. A man yielding a knife entered the popular Larnaca bakery at around 12.30 am, and forced the employees to […]

CYPRUS SEES AN INCREASE IN BIRTH RATE

  • April 19, 2018
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  In what is being considered as good news for the population in Cyprus, the island country has seen a record rise in birth rates. According to the Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT), as of 2016, the total fertility rate in the island country stood at 1.37 children per woman in 2016. Publishing its “Demographic […]

RUSSIAN ATHLETE COMPLETES TRIP AROUND CYPRUS IN 3 DAYS

  • April 17, 2018
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  Russian biker Sergey Severin has completed a bike-ride all around Cyprus in only 3.5 days, setting a record in his area. Covering a total distance of 600 kilometers, Sergey Severin started his Limassol at 6 am, and rode all along the island’s perimeter till he came back to his starting point. The athlete he […]

CYPRIOT BASES PAY THEIR RESPECTS ON REMEMBRANCE DAY

  • April 14, 2018
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  In what can be considered a truly moving event for veterans and their families, hundreds of British Forces Cyprus personnel commemorated Bases Remembrance Day services by personally paying their respects to troops which have fought in conflicts in different parts of the world. In a very moving gesture, hundreds of civilians, sailors, soldiers, and […]

TWO CYPRIOTS CHARGED WITH MONEY LAUNDERING IN FIJI

  • April 11, 2018
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  In a disappointing piece of news for both Cyprus and Cyprus-Fiji relations, two Cyprus nationals have been jointly charged with 293 counts of money laundering as well as attempting to garner property by deceiving people in the island country of Fiji. FijiVillage, a local newspaper, has reported that Loizos Petridis and Cleanthis Petridis have […]

SUSPECTED KOSOVAN TRAFFICKER ARRESTED BY POLICE IN CYPRUS

  • April 8, 2018
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  In what may turn out to be great news for both national and international law enforcement and the justice system in general, a man has been arrested by Cyprus police, who suspect that he is in fact a wanted trafficker in human organs. Moshe Harel, an Israeli national has been arrested and is currently […]

SAIPEM DRILLSHIP LEAVES FOR MOROCCO

  • April 5, 2018
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  Saipem 12000, the star drillship of energy giant ENI has left for Morocco, after being anchored off Limassol for refueling and equipment loading and unloading for over two days. After failing to reach Cuttlefish target in Cyprus’ offshore plot 3 to drill an exploratory gas well for the second time, the Saipem 12000 began […]

CYPRUS ENTERS ANOTHER YEAR OF RECORD TOURISM FIGURES

  • April 2, 2018
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  Cyprus has had a fantastic year as regards tourism arrival figures, and if Tourism Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis’ words are anything to go by, this should be the third year for the island country in maintaining the coveted record. According to Lakkotrypis, after last year’s record 3.6 million tourists, it definitely looks like Cyprus’ tourism […]

DRUNK TOURIST GETS EXTRA FINE

  • March 30, 2018
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  Disorderliness has no exception, and the latest incident has proved that the country of Cyprus intends to make that very clear to all – citizens or not. A drunk Swedish tourist was recently fined and asked to pay €400 by the Famagusta district court for being in possession of a collapsible baton, a sledgehammer […]

HAIR SALON IN AYIA NAPA DESTROYED BY FIRE

  • March 28, 2018
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  In a shocking news for the Ayia Napa community, a deadly fire completely gutted a local styling salon, and caused extensive damage to five shops adjacent to it. The fire has been ruled as an accidental fire, not caused by any deliberate action they can identify or tie to any individual(s). Starting at the […]

LARNACA DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT BIDS TO BE MADE IN APRIL

  • March 25, 2018
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  Marios Demetriades, the Transport Minister of Cyprus has announced that two of the bids for the development of the port and marina in Larnaca from Israel and China will be submitted latest by the end of April. This announcement came after a meeting between Demetriades and Mayor Andreas Vyras, with the latter expressing his […]

VOTERS IN NORTH CYPRUS LINE-UP FOR VOTING

  • March 23, 2018
  • Current Events
  The people of Cyprus are very conscious of their political atmosphere, and the turnout at the latest elections only serves to prove that as true. A huge turnout at the Turkish Cypriot ‘elections’ have shown how invested its people are in who will run the country and how. Although the elections are being contested […]
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