👷‍♂️Raid at construction site: eight foreign workers handcuffed, €52,000 fines
Coordinated morning operation in Larnaca District by the Larnaca Enforcement Unit with Police Headquarters and units from Nicosia, Limassol, Famagusta and Paphos, plus Green Line Surveillance and Migration Flows teams.

Labour Inspection officials joined. At an unfinished apartment block 33 people were checked; eight foreigners found working illegally and detained. They were employed by four employers; one employer arrested on site, three others summoned to Oroklini station. Inspectors recorded undeclared work and Provident Fund breaches.

Seven notices issued totalling €52,000. Police and authorities will continue targeted checks.
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🪧Pancyprian Bar: Delay in Implementing Justice Reforms
Vorkas says substantive reforms in justice lag despite recent top‑court changes and new Civil Procedure Rules.

Remark at Pancyprian Bar 70th anniversary in Nicosia; attendees included President, Parliament speaker, chief justices and Attorney‑General Savvidis.
Calls for reform of first‑instance courts, upgraded court buildings and technology, and immediate completion of new Nicosia Law Courts.

Advocates promotion of arbitration and mediation — Bar runs Cyprus Arbitration & Mediation Centre since 2022 — and signing of Council of Europe convention to protect lawyers.

Stresses continuous professional training, adaptation to new legal fields and tech.
Bar represents over 4,500 lawyers; pension fund restructured, assets about €95m; plan to buy building and create an amphitheatre.
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👩‍🏫Teachers ask parents to collect children ahead of islandwide strike
Union-employer talks produced no agreement; unions confirm pan-strike on 11 Sept. Schools affected: POED joins three-hour work stoppage. POED says teachers will leave work on Thursday 11 Sept at 11:00 — parents asked to pick up children at 11:00.

Other school staff (secretaries, escorts, assistants, cleaners) also participating. POED expresses regret for any inconvenience, says timing chosen to limit disruption. Unions demand full restoration and extension of A.T.A. to all workers amid rising costs; mobilisation aimed at sending a united message against policies undermining labour rights.
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⛰️Man detained over Platres-Troodos forest fire
Police detained a 32-year-old after a citizen tip; suspect held for six days pending probe on arson and Forest Law offences. He admitted being near the ignition point, said he was walking and dropped three extinguished cigarettes, denied intent to ignite.

Authorities examine CCTV and witness statements. Fire reported about 21:00 on Sept 4 by a motorist who saw flames on a slope of 3-4 sq m and extinguished them before spread; firefighters and Forest Dept arrived. Investigators say fire was deliberately set; solid fuel oil collected as evidence.
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🥷🏻Turkish Cypriot journalist reports death threat over crime story
Janan Onurer, Digital Publications Coordinator at Kibris Postasi, says she received a death threat after refusing to remove a report on people who came from Turkey and were arrested and deported for stealing alcoholic drinks in occupied Nicosia.

She filed a complaint with police. Press union Basın‑Sen expressed full support, said no threat will deter journalists, vowed to monitor the case to the end and warned that efforts to silence reporting on crimes by visitors on tourist visas undermine social calm.
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🇨🇾Larnaca: Operation at construction site finds eight foreign workers
Coordinated morning operation by the Larnaca Labour & Migration unit with Police HQ, district units (Nicosia, Limassol, Famagusta, Paphos) and Green Line & Migration Flows subunit; Labour Inspection officials also participated.

At an unfinished apartment block 33 people were checked; eight foreign nationals found working illegally and arrested. Employed by four different employers; one employer detained on site, three absent employers summoned to Oroklini Station.

Inspections found undeclared work and Provident Fund breaches. Seven notices issued totalling €52,000. Authorities will continue targeted checks.
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🪖 “Mediterranean Storm”: Turkey launches large-scale military drills in the occupied territories of Cyprus with paratroopers and armored vehicles 🚁
The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the start of the annual “Mediterranean Storm” exercises, held in the northern occupied territories in memory of pilot Cengiz Topel, who was killed in 1964.

The drills involve Turkish occupation forces and the so-called “security forces” of the unrecognized regime, supported by Turkey’s army, navy, and air force. The maneuvers feature paratroopers, tanks, and aircraft. The Ministry of Defense shared a video of the exercises on social media, stressing their “symbolic nature.”
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🔊 Malaka Cat is missing 😬

Around Larnaca
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⛈ Rain in Cyprus: Troodos, Platania, Lemithou & Fini hit by thunderstorms and heavy showers
Heavy rainfall with thunderstorms has been reported in the Troodos mountains and nearby villages. According to forecasts, the downpours may continue until the evening.

🚗 Drivers heading to Troodos, Platania, Lemithou or Fini are advised to slow down and drive with extreme caution, as wet roads and poor visibility make conditions particularly dangerous.

Meteorologists note that the weather is expected to improve by the evening, but local showers may still occur later.
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🌪 Tornado Spotted Over Nicosia

A brief whirlwind was seen moving from Anthoupoli toward Agia Trimithia before fading within minutes. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, and authorities confirmed there was no damage in the area.
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