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🏫OEB and KEBE condemn general strike and call for continuation of dialogue
OEB and KEBE issue joint reproach over unions' decision for a general strike with a three‑hour stoppage on 11 Sept over ATA.
OEB says the move breaches the Industrial Relations Code, argues only the Labour Minister can declare deadlock, calls the measures unlawful and counterproductive, and urges unions to cancel actions and resume talks; reiterates support for the 2017 and 2023 efforts towards a balanced permanent ATA agreement.
KEBE warns the action risks productivity, investment and national credibility, calls it irresponsible and coercive, and backs substantive dialogue. Labour Ministry asks that strike measures be avoided; contacts on ATA continue.
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OEB and KEBE issue joint reproach over unions' decision for a general strike with a three‑hour stoppage on 11 Sept over ATA.
OEB says the move breaches the Industrial Relations Code, argues only the Labour Minister can declare deadlock, calls the measures unlawful and counterproductive, and urges unions to cancel actions and resume talks; reiterates support for the 2017 and 2023 efforts towards a balanced permanent ATA agreement.
KEBE warns the action risks productivity, investment and national credibility, calls it irresponsible and coercive, and backs substantive dialogue. Labour Ministry asks that strike measures be avoided; contacts on ATA continue.
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✒️Turks upset over Stylianou tattoo - 'Demiral received a ban'
Turkish journalist Dr. Sefa Karahasan compared Turkey player Merih Demiral’s wolf-sign celebration to the tattoo of Cyprus national basketball captain Nikos Stylianou, saying the tattoo provoked reactions.
Karahasan noted UEFA imposed a two‑match suspension on Demiral for the wolf salute after his goal.
Stylianou told Eurohoops his tattoo depicts Greece, where he was born, and Cyprus, where he grew up, and that he had it done at 18 in the United States.
Local media say the tattoo sent a political message.
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Turkish journalist Dr. Sefa Karahasan compared Turkey player Merih Demiral’s wolf-sign celebration to the tattoo of Cyprus national basketball captain Nikos Stylianou, saying the tattoo provoked reactions.
Karahasan noted UEFA imposed a two‑match suspension on Demiral for the wolf salute after his goal.
Stylianou told Eurohoops his tattoo depicts Greece, where he was born, and Cyprus, where he grew up, and that he had it done at 18 in the United States.
Local media say the tattoo sent a political message.
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📝Ustel: Questions whether AKEL and Makarios supporters would exist without the 1974 Turkish intervention
Ustel, leader of the National Unity Party and "prime minister", says the 1974 Turkish intervention "gave peace and democracy" across Cyprus to both communities. He claims Turkey’s guarantor actions established the island’s longest period of peace and says Greek Cypriots overlook this during anniversaries of the "peace operation".
He asked if parties like AKEL and Makarios supporters would exist absent the intervention. Ustel framed his party as heir to the Turkish Cypriot survival struggle, linked to TMT and strengthened by Turkey. He likened the party’s role to the army, always vigilant for the people, and called leadership changes a normal change of guard, adding no individual is above the party or the breakaway entity.
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Ustel, leader of the National Unity Party and "prime minister", says the 1974 Turkish intervention "gave peace and democracy" across Cyprus to both communities. He claims Turkey’s guarantor actions established the island’s longest period of peace and says Greek Cypriots overlook this during anniversaries of the "peace operation".
He asked if parties like AKEL and Makarios supporters would exist absent the intervention. Ustel framed his party as heir to the Turkish Cypriot survival struggle, linked to TMT and strengthened by Turkey. He likened the party’s role to the army, always vigilant for the people, and called leadership changes a normal change of guard, adding no individual is above the party or the breakaway entity.
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📝Registered voters in the occupied areas total 217,056
Bertan Ozerdag, president of the 'Supreme Court' and 'Supreme Electoral Council', announced the provisional number on electoral lists ahead of the Turkish Cypriot leadership vote on 19 October. Figure provisional; final after review of applications and objections.
Authorities will deploy 777 polling stations, 39 more than 2020, following ~18,000 additional registrants; 2,820 officials to serve.
Officials describe the process as reliable and transparent, calling manipulation claims unfounded and noting the system has operated securely for years.
Appeal for high turnout — 2020 participation was 58%. Nominations close 21 September; possible second round on 26 October.
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Bertan Ozerdag, president of the 'Supreme Court' and 'Supreme Electoral Council', announced the provisional number on electoral lists ahead of the Turkish Cypriot leadership vote on 19 October. Figure provisional; final after review of applications and objections.
Authorities will deploy 777 polling stations, 39 more than 2020, following ~18,000 additional registrants; 2,820 officials to serve.
Officials describe the process as reliable and transparent, calling manipulation claims unfounded and noting the system has operated securely for years.
Appeal for high turnout — 2020 participation was 58%. Nominations close 21 September; possible second round on 26 October.
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🛞Uploading and storage of tachograph data mandatory, say TES and HMY
- Transport firms and self‑employed drivers with digital or smart tachographs must upload vehicle data every 90 days and driver card data every 28 days, say the Labour Relations Department (TES) and Electromechanical Services (HMY).
- A business card issued by HMY is required to perform uploads; application available online.
- Special download equipment or authorised service providers needed; list maintained by TES.
- Each tachograph must be linked to the company/driver by inserting the business card; instructional videos provided.
- Uploaded data and related documents are retained for 2 years. Uploading and storage are the responsibility of the company or driver and must be available on inspection.
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- Transport firms and self‑employed drivers with digital or smart tachographs must upload vehicle data every 90 days and driver card data every 28 days, say the Labour Relations Department (TES) and Electromechanical Services (HMY).
- A business card issued by HMY is required to perform uploads; application available online.
- Special download equipment or authorised service providers needed; list maintained by TES.
- Each tachograph must be linked to the company/driver by inserting the business card; instructional videos provided.
- Uploaded data and related documents are retained for 2 years. Uploading and storage are the responsibility of the company or driver and must be available on inspection.
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🔔Emotion at Pediatric Oncology — Kyriaki rang the victory bell
Makarios Hospital pediatric oncology unit — Kyriaki completed cancer treatment today. She has fought since 2022 with strength, courage and a smile. The Little Heroes foundation announced the moment and framed it as the best start to Golden September, the month for childhood cancer awareness. The bell she rang symbolizes hope, resilience and a step toward normal life. Staff, volunteers and family celebrated, expressing pride and warm embraces. The foundation reaffirms support for every child and family in treatment. Every bell is a victory shared by the whole community.
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Makarios Hospital pediatric oncology unit — Kyriaki completed cancer treatment today. She has fought since 2022 with strength, courage and a smile. The Little Heroes foundation announced the moment and framed it as the best start to Golden September, the month for childhood cancer awareness. The bell she rang symbolizes hope, resilience and a step toward normal life. Staff, volunteers and family celebrated, expressing pride and warm embraces. The foundation reaffirms support for every child and family in treatment. Every bell is a victory shared by the whole community.
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🙉 511 glasses on his head (Guinness record), a grill, and now a bicycle: what else will this Cypriot dancer balance? Where is the limit of his imagination?
Cyprus surprises again! Dancer Aristotelis Valaoritis, better known as Telis, has gained fame for his extraordinary performances. Recently, he set a Guinness World Record by balancing 511 wine glasses on his head, after previously going viral dancing with a grill. Now a new video is making waves online — Telis is dancing with… a bicycle!
Each of his acts is a mix of tradition, humor, and dazzling showmanship. Locals and visitors alike are left wondering: what will he choose for his next dance?
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Cyprus surprises again! Dancer Aristotelis Valaoritis, better known as Telis, has gained fame for his extraordinary performances. Recently, he set a Guinness World Record by balancing 511 wine glasses on his head, after previously going viral dancing with a grill. Now a new video is making waves online — Telis is dancing with… a bicycle!
Each of his acts is a mix of tradition, humor, and dazzling showmanship. Locals and visitors alike are left wondering: what will he choose for his next dance?
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🦽KYSOA: State obliged to provide adjustments for teachers with disabilities
KYSOA says providing reasonable adjustments to contract teachers with disabilities and to teachers who are parents of children with disabilities is not a concession but a State duty.
A society’s success is measured by its readiness to enable all citizens to participate, regardless of health or disability.
It asks how people with disabilities will enter the labour market when employers, including the State, deny reasonable adjustments and turn their back on affected teachers.
Disability often exists before permanent appointment, so adjustments must apply during contract service.
Despite meetings and assurances, after a month there is no sign of a special criterion to place these teachers in their home districts.
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KYSOA says providing reasonable adjustments to contract teachers with disabilities and to teachers who are parents of children with disabilities is not a concession but a State duty.
A society’s success is measured by its readiness to enable all citizens to participate, regardless of health or disability.
It asks how people with disabilities will enter the labour market when employers, including the State, deny reasonable adjustments and turn their back on affected teachers.
Disability often exists before permanent appointment, so adjustments must apply during contract service.
Despite meetings and assurances, after a month there is no sign of a special criterion to place these teachers in their home districts.
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🔊 Cretan Mafia Web: Archimandrite, Scandalous Video, and Holy Relics from Cyprus at the Center of a Major Scandal
Greece has been shaken by a new scandal: on Crete, a powerful criminal network has been exposed, operating in the prefectures of Chania and Rethymno. The organization was involved in arms and drug trafficking, extortion, serious violent crimes, and large-scale money laundering.
The investigation revealed a second case — fraud with monastery property and the embezzlement of church funds. Among the six defendants is an archimandrite, who was initially blackmailed with a compromising video and later recruited into the group. He is also implicated in a beating case, allegedly ordered by him.
Recordings show criminals demanding holy relics from him for a religious procession that promised significant profit. The archimandrite insists the relics are authentic and were brought from Cyprus, where, according to him, the abbot of a monastery has “plenty of them.”
Part of the monastery’s property has already been sold to foreign investors, while the mafia continues its extortion and threats. This scandal is expected to become one of the most explosive cases in Crete’s modern history.
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Greece has been shaken by a new scandal: on Crete, a powerful criminal network has been exposed, operating in the prefectures of Chania and Rethymno. The organization was involved in arms and drug trafficking, extortion, serious violent crimes, and large-scale money laundering.
The investigation revealed a second case — fraud with monastery property and the embezzlement of church funds. Among the six defendants is an archimandrite, who was initially blackmailed with a compromising video and later recruited into the group. He is also implicated in a beating case, allegedly ordered by him.
Recordings show criminals demanding holy relics from him for a religious procession that promised significant profit. The archimandrite insists the relics are authentic and were brought from Cyprus, where, according to him, the abbot of a monastery has “plenty of them.”
Part of the monastery’s property has already been sold to foreign investors, while the mafia continues its extortion and threats. This scandal is expected to become one of the most explosive cases in Crete’s modern history.
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🍇 Wine is under threat: heat, fires and frost destroyed vineyards
Cyprus - the harvest has fallen sharply
SODAP reported a significant decrease in grape production this year.
Distribution Director Yago Civicos noted that the acceptance of products from farmers will be completed by the end of September. The main reasons are abnormal heat, severe drought, the July fire that destroyed plantations in the Krasochorya area, as well as May frosts and rains in the Panagias region.
As a result, supply volumes will decrease, but SODAP was the first to announce an increase in purchase prices and publish new criteria for the quality of grapes.
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Cyprus - the harvest has fallen sharply
SODAP reported a significant decrease in grape production this year.
Distribution Director Yago Civicos noted that the acceptance of products from farmers will be completed by the end of September. The main reasons are abnormal heat, severe drought, the July fire that destroyed plantations in the Krasochorya area, as well as May frosts and rains in the Panagias region.
As a result, supply volumes will decrease, but SODAP was the first to announce an increase in purchase prices and publish new criteria for the quality of grapes.
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🏥Hospital Food 'Ailing'
- Study by European University Cyprus: patients of OKYPY hospitals report issues with meal quality.
- Evaluated food quality, cooking/serving, staff behaviour and portion size; overall satisfaction 77.8% yet only 31.2% eat full portions.
- Significant food waste creates financial, health and environmental impacts; global studies show up to 50% of hospital food discarded.
- Highest ratings in Paphos, lowest in Nicosia; women less satisfied with quality and environment.
- Researchers recommend embedding dietitians to personalise menus, track plate waste and liaise with kitchen and patients.
- UN goal: halve food waste by 2030; hospitals play key role.
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- Study by European University Cyprus: patients of OKYPY hospitals report issues with meal quality.
- Evaluated food quality, cooking/serving, staff behaviour and portion size; overall satisfaction 77.8% yet only 31.2% eat full portions.
- Significant food waste creates financial, health and environmental impacts; global studies show up to 50% of hospital food discarded.
- Highest ratings in Paphos, lowest in Nicosia; women less satisfied with quality and environment.
- Researchers recommend embedding dietitians to personalise menus, track plate waste and liaise with kitchen and patients.
- UN goal: halve food waste by 2030; hospitals play key role.
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🌇City vs Countryside: Inequalities in Health, Education and Employment
Contemporary Cyprus divided; development concentrated in urban areas, mainly Nicosia and Limassol.
Access to hospital within 10 minutes: countryside 9.4%, cities 79.7%.
Primary school within 15 minutes: rural 18%, cities 56%.
Higher education (ages 25–64): cities 57%, suburbs 46.2%, countryside 37.6%.
Employment rate: urban 80.3%, rural 77.9%; rural gender gap — women 72%, men 84.2%.
European Semester spring report finds inequalities deepen as services and investment cluster in cities; Larnaca gradually follows as a hub.
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Contemporary Cyprus divided; development concentrated in urban areas, mainly Nicosia and Limassol.
Access to hospital within 10 minutes: countryside 9.4%, cities 79.7%.
Primary school within 15 minutes: rural 18%, cities 56%.
Higher education (ages 25–64): cities 57%, suburbs 46.2%, countryside 37.6%.
Employment rate: urban 80.3%, rural 77.9%; rural gender gap — women 72%, men 84.2%.
European Semester spring report finds inequalities deepen as services and investment cluster in cities; Larnaca gradually follows as a hub.
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❤️🩹Panic button in hands of 50 women in Cyprus
Fifty women in Cyprus use the "Elpis" app and its panic button to alert police if facing domestic violence.
The app launched on July 14; the button was pressed twice and police reached the scene within six minutes. The Justice Ministry and the Commissioner for Gender Equality launched an island‑wide awareness campaign against gender stereotypes and online sexism. Justice Minister Marios Hartsciotis says the aim is public information and social change.
Commissioner Jozi Christodoulou notes online violence against girls 13–18 is a priority for Cyprus' EU Council presidency in H1 2026; national data collection is ongoing. EU figures: 1 in 3 women experienced violence, 1 in 5 sought help, 1 in 8 reported to police.
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Fifty women in Cyprus use the "Elpis" app and its panic button to alert police if facing domestic violence.
The app launched on July 14; the button was pressed twice and police reached the scene within six minutes. The Justice Ministry and the Commissioner for Gender Equality launched an island‑wide awareness campaign against gender stereotypes and online sexism. Justice Minister Marios Hartsciotis says the aim is public information and social change.
Commissioner Jozi Christodoulou notes online violence against girls 13–18 is a priority for Cyprus' EU Council presidency in H1 2026; national data collection is ongoing. EU figures: 1 in 3 women experienced violence, 1 in 5 sought help, 1 in 8 reported to police.
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📊In Cyprus the poor became poorer and the rich, richer
BestBrokers analysis of UN inequality data: Cyprus recorded the world’s second‑steepest rise in wealth concentration by the ultra‑rich between 2000 and 2023, and the steepest in Europe. Share of national wealth held by the top 1% rose from 12.8% to 33.3%; the top 10% rose from 50.7% to 66.7% (+16 pp).
Drivers: 2007–2020 citizenship‑by‑investment scheme that pushed property prices, concentration in finance, real estate and offshore activity.
The 2012–13 banking crisis and a €10bn haircut, plus years of stagnant wages and high unemployment, intensified disparities.
Study covers 217 countries; highest concentration seen in South Africa (top 10% hold 85.8%).
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BestBrokers analysis of UN inequality data: Cyprus recorded the world’s second‑steepest rise in wealth concentration by the ultra‑rich between 2000 and 2023, and the steepest in Europe. Share of national wealth held by the top 1% rose from 12.8% to 33.3%; the top 10% rose from 50.7% to 66.7% (+16 pp).
Drivers: 2007–2020 citizenship‑by‑investment scheme that pushed property prices, concentration in finance, real estate and offshore activity.
The 2012–13 banking crisis and a €10bn haircut, plus years of stagnant wages and high unemployment, intensified disparities.
Study covers 217 countries; highest concentration seen in South Africa (top 10% hold 85.8%).
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🚓Trial of five Greek Cypriots held illegally in occupied areas continues
Trial expected to resume this morning in the occupied areas. Five Greek Cypriots remain detained since July 19. Last Friday the hearing focused on prosecution witnesses. Testimony came from policing officials of the breakaway administration and from a member of the occupying forces. Witnesses described an alleged entry by the five into a designated military zone. Court to hear further testimony and defence submissions as proceedings continue.
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Trial expected to resume this morning in the occupied areas. Five Greek Cypriots remain detained since July 19. Last Friday the hearing focused on prosecution witnesses. Testimony came from policing officials of the breakaway administration and from a member of the occupying forces. Witnesses described an alleged entry by the five into a designated military zone. Court to hear further testimony and defence submissions as proceedings continue.
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🇳🇬Nigeria: Crowd burns accused woman alive over alleged blasphemy
Niger state police say a woman was burned alive Saturday in a mob attack after being accused of making blasphemous remarks about the Prophet Muhammad in Kasuwan Garba, Mariga. Spokesman Wasiu Abiodun named the victim as Amagi, a food vendor from Katsina. Police condemn vigilantism and are searching for suspects. Blasphemy is punishable by death under Sharia in 12 northern states, and accused persons have sometimes been killed by mobs without trial. Religious tensions between Christians and Muslims remain high; past incidents include fatal mob killings in Sokoto and the 2022 killing of student Deborah Samuel.
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Niger state police say a woman was burned alive Saturday in a mob attack after being accused of making blasphemous remarks about the Prophet Muhammad in Kasuwan Garba, Mariga. Spokesman Wasiu Abiodun named the victim as Amagi, a food vendor from Katsina. Police condemn vigilantism and are searching for suspects. Blasphemy is punishable by death under Sharia in 12 northern states, and accused persons have sometimes been killed by mobs without trial. Religious tensions between Christians and Muslims remain high; past incidents include fatal mob killings in Sokoto and the 2022 killing of student Deborah Samuel.
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☀️Temperature reaches 37°C with strong winds
Clear skies today with periods of increased cloudiness. Interior highs around 37°C; east, south and north coasts near 33°C; west coasts and higher mountains around 31°C. Winds southwest to northwest, initially weak to moderate (3–4 Bf), later moderate to strong and locally strong on windward coasts (4–5 Bf). Sea calm to slightly rough on eastern shores, slightly rough elsewhere.
Tonight mainly clear with local low clouds, patchy mist or fog before dawn. Winds weak and variable later; seas slight rough in west and north, calm to slight in south and east. Lows: ~20°C inland, ~21°C coasts, ~19°C highlands.
Wed–Fri mostly clear with occasional local clouds. Temperatures remain near seasonal averages.
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Clear skies today with periods of increased cloudiness. Interior highs around 37°C; east, south and north coasts near 33°C; west coasts and higher mountains around 31°C. Winds southwest to northwest, initially weak to moderate (3–4 Bf), later moderate to strong and locally strong on windward coasts (4–5 Bf). Sea calm to slightly rough on eastern shores, slightly rough elsewhere.
Tonight mainly clear with local low clouds, patchy mist or fog before dawn. Winds weak and variable later; seas slight rough in west and north, calm to slight in south and east. Lows: ~20°C inland, ~21°C coasts, ~19°C highlands.
Wed–Fri mostly clear with occasional local clouds. Temperatures remain near seasonal averages.
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🚨Meeting of Ministry of Education with OELMEK on teacher evaluation plan
Minister of Education, Sport and Youth Athena Michaelidou scheduled to meet today with OELMEK on the new plan for evaluation of teachers and of the educational work. OELMEK President Dimitris Taliadoros says the union has already presented its positions to the Minister.
They expect to hear the Minister’s views first orally during the meeting and then to receive a related written proposal. The meeting aims to clarify positions and move discussions on the evaluation scheme forward.
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Minister of Education, Sport and Youth Athena Michaelidou scheduled to meet today with OELMEK on the new plan for evaluation of teachers and of the educational work. OELMEK President Dimitris Taliadoros says the union has already presented its positions to the Minister.
They expect to hear the Minister’s views first orally during the meeting and then to receive a related written proposal. The meeting aims to clarify positions and move discussions on the evaluation scheme forward.
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🚨Missing 24-year-old from Israel
Police are asking for information to help locate Tzadok Edem, 24, originally from Israel. She is described as approximately 1.65 m tall, of normal build, with brown eyes and black hair featuring purple highlights. Authorities say any detail, however small, that could assist in finding her is important. People with information should contact Larnaca CID at 24‑804060, the nearest police station, or the Citizen Line at 1460. The investigation is ongoing and calls will be treated confidentially.
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Police are asking for information to help locate Tzadok Edem, 24, originally from Israel. She is described as approximately 1.65 m tall, of normal build, with brown eyes and black hair featuring purple highlights. Authorities say any detail, however small, that could assist in finding her is important. People with information should contact Larnaca CID at 24‑804060, the nearest police station, or the Citizen Line at 1460. The investigation is ongoing and calls will be treated confidentially.
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📸Swedish newspaper September 1974: Testimonies of rapes by Turkish Army
Dispatch from Aftonbladet 2 Sep 1974 by Staffan Heimerson.
Cyprus weeks after the Turkish invasion: Kyrenia shops closed, broken windows, refugees crowding roads.
About 191,000 expelled, 80,000 homeless in tents, scarce food, children barefoot.
Nicosia hospital treating women in shock, allegedly raped by Turkish soldiers — reporter says claims seem not mere rumours.
Villages looted, schools turned into detention camps with hundreds held.
Turkish Cypriot villages first welcomed army as liberators, then disappointed by lack of basic services.
Island divided; south shows pockets of normality under curfew.
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Dispatch from Aftonbladet 2 Sep 1974 by Staffan Heimerson.
Cyprus weeks after the Turkish invasion: Kyrenia shops closed, broken windows, refugees crowding roads.
About 191,000 expelled, 80,000 homeless in tents, scarce food, children barefoot.
Nicosia hospital treating women in shock, allegedly raped by Turkish soldiers — reporter says claims seem not mere rumours.
Villages looted, schools turned into detention camps with hundreds held.
Turkish Cypriot villages first welcomed army as liberators, then disappointed by lack of basic services.
Island divided; south shows pockets of normality under curfew.
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🚓Pursuit in Paphos: Warning shots fired — Patrol car crashed
Police investigate reckless and dangerous driving and failure to stop after a driver ignored a police signal during traffic checks in Paphos.
The driver sped off, at times using the opposite lane and endangering others. While attempting interception, the suspect’s vehicle forced the pursuing patrol car off course, which struck an embankment and was damaged.
Officers fired several warning shots to halt the vehicle. The car was later stopped; driver, 32, and passenger, 19. The 32‑year‑old was arrested on an outstanding fine warrant and detained. Nothing emerged against the 19‑year‑old. Paphos Traffic and Pegeia police continue investigations.
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Police investigate reckless and dangerous driving and failure to stop after a driver ignored a police signal during traffic checks in Paphos.
The driver sped off, at times using the opposite lane and endangering others. While attempting interception, the suspect’s vehicle forced the pursuing patrol car off course, which struck an embankment and was damaged.
Officers fired several warning shots to halt the vehicle. The car was later stopped; driver, 32, and passenger, 19. The 32‑year‑old was arrested on an outstanding fine warrant and detained. Nothing emerged against the 19‑year‑old. Paphos Traffic and Pegeia police continue investigations.
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😱Child pornography: More than 1,000 cases in the last five years
Police data show over 1,000 child‑pornography cases in the past five years, with notable yearly fluctuations. 2022 saw a peak of 241 cases; figures declined thereafter. Arrests fell from 51 in 2020 to 14 by August 2025, highlighting gaps between detections and prosecutions linked to online platforms and transnational networks.
Authorities stress prevention and suppression via special units, international cooperation and public awareness campaigns. On 30 July 2025 Cyprus’ Supreme Court upheld police use of ICACCOPS, which scans public P2P sharing for known illegal files, logs IPs and supports court‑ordered ISP data requests; it does not intercept private messages.
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Police data show over 1,000 child‑pornography cases in the past five years, with notable yearly fluctuations. 2022 saw a peak of 241 cases; figures declined thereafter. Arrests fell from 51 in 2020 to 14 by August 2025, highlighting gaps between detections and prosecutions linked to online platforms and transnational networks.
Authorities stress prevention and suppression via special units, international cooperation and public awareness campaigns. On 30 July 2025 Cyprus’ Supreme Court upheld police use of ICACCOPS, which scans public P2P sharing for known illegal files, logs IPs and supports court‑ordered ISP data requests; it does not intercept private messages.
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📚Western Limassol School Board on indefinite strike, 25 schools affected
The Western Limassol School Board began an indefinite strike today over understaffing and the absence of a health inspector. The action affects 25 school units serving thousands of pupils across western Limassol. Education officials are in talks with school staff; no timetable set for resolution. Authorities warn these schools may be unable to operate next Monday if the situation persists.
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The Western Limassol School Board began an indefinite strike today over understaffing and the absence of a health inspector. The action affects 25 school units serving thousands of pupils across western Limassol. Education officials are in talks with school staff; no timetable set for resolution. Authorities warn these schools may be unable to operate next Monday if the situation persists.
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📄Grandson of A. Karyos speaks about his grandfather and the sacrifice of the four heroes
- Grandson of A. Karyos speaks in an interview with Protoselido.
- He recounts the battle at the barn, outlines the sequence of events and the wider context.
- Describes his grandfather’s conduct: composed, resolute, focused on protecting civilians and comrades.
- Says A. Karyos and three others accepted a deliberate sacrifice to shield others and enable retreat.
- Emphasizes duty to preserve their memory, pass on the facts and the values behind the act to younger generations.
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- Grandson of A. Karyos speaks in an interview with Protoselido.
- He recounts the battle at the barn, outlines the sequence of events and the wider context.
- Describes his grandfather’s conduct: composed, resolute, focused on protecting civilians and comrades.
- Says A. Karyos and three others accepted a deliberate sacrifice to shield others and enable retreat.
- Emphasizes duty to preserve their memory, pass on the facts and the values behind the act to younger generations.
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