Nicosia protests Tatar’s Azerbaijan meeting

The Cyprus Foreign Ministry has lodged a formal protest against a meeting between the Turkish Cypriot leader and the president of Azerbaijan amid concerns of an escalated partition campaign. The Foreign Ministry

Probe into wildcat Berton’s death

The death of Berton the Serval cat, while under state care, has prompted the intervention of Cyprus Attorney General George Savvides, who said allegations of animal abuse must be investigated immediately. “Respect

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Minister denies prison spying on inmates

Justice Minister Stephie Dracos on Wednesday refuted allegations by a Cypriot MEP over intrusive surveillance practices at the Nicosia central prisons, calling them “unsubstantiated”. AKEL MEP George Georgiou had informed the European

Cyprus fire service says understaffed

Cyprus’ fire service has refuted Eurostat’s figures showing firefighters make up around 0.4% of the workforce as it would translate into 1,622 personnel which is not the case. “We would like to

COVID19: No more state testing sites

Health authorities have ditched the last remaining state COVID-19 testing points at shopping malls and supermarkets, arguing experts have a clear image of the virus in the community from tests at labs

New scooter law unworkable

Last month, a law regulating the use of electric scooters is not expected to have any practical effect, as a lack of infrastructure and communication with the public render legislation redundant. As