8 h. ago Greek national arrested in north on drug trafficking charges

A Greek national suspected of trafficking drugs has been arrested and detained by authorities in the north, media reported on Thursday. Turkish Cypriot newspaper Kibris Postasi said the man was arrested in the northern part of Nicosia. During the operation, police in the north discovered two kilograms of cannabis inside a plastic bag. The bag […]

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8 d. ago Protesting Greek farmers disrupt port operations as nationwide blockades persist

Dozens of Greek farmers disrupted operations at the regional port of Volos on Wednesday as part of a nationwide demonstration to protest delays in farm aid payments and high production costs. Farmers have deployed thousands of tractors and trucks in dozens of blockades for days, disrupting traffic at several junctures along major motorways and intermittently […]

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9 d. ago Greek farmers continue nationwide blockades to protest delayed funding

Greek farmers continued their nationwide blockades on Tuesday, disrupting traffic along major motorways and intermittently closing border crossings to protest delays in farm aid payments. Farmers have deployed thousands of tractors and trucks in dozens of blockades as they face a shortfall of more than €600 million ($698.6 million) in European Union aid and other […]

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1 week ago Man suspected of attempted murder arrested at Ledra Street crossing point

A 36-year-old man has been arrested pursuant to an international arrest warrant at the Ledra Street crossing point, and stands accused of attempted murder, among other allegations, the police said on Sunday. The man was arrested while attempting to cross into the Republic from the north at around 7pm on Saturday, with the police saying […]

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2 w. ago Court postpones Greek Cypriot property usurpation case hearing

Nicosia court has postponed the second “trial within a trial” for a German national accused of usurping Greek Cypriot property in northern Cyprus. Defence lawyer Sotiris Argyrou sought additional time to prepare his submissions, originally scheduled for December 3 at 9am, to which the prosecution raised no objection. The hearing is now set for Monday, […]

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2 w. ago Cyprus drops separate passport counters for Turkish Cypriots

Turkish Cypriots entering or leaving the Republic can now present their identification documents at the same counters as all other travellers, after the Greek Cypriot side seemingly abolished the long-standing, Turkish-Cypriot-only document-check windows at crossing points. “The common counters for Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots and foreign nationals at the crossing points began operating in recent […]

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3 w. ago Two Greek Cypriots arrested in north to reappear before court

The two Greek Cypriots standing trial in the north for alleged privacy violations will be appearing in court on Thursday for a second consecutive day of hearings. On Wednesday, the prosecution called in four witnesses – two IT technicians, a policeman and an associate of lawyer Murat Metin Hakki. Hakki, the lawyer of the five Greek […]

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3 w. ago 58 people arrested in massive ‘police operation’ in the north

“Police” in the north carried out a large-scale traffic operation in the night from Saturday to Sunday resulting in 58 arrests, the removal of 160 cars from circulation, and 523 speeding fines. According to Turkish Cypriot media reports, a total of 6,710 vehicles were checked during the operation, which was conducted across various areas in […]

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