🗣️Justice Minister: Parties call for responsibility on bonfire incidents but evade with their vote
- Justice Ministry: parliamentary rejection of bill on bonfire incidents leaves a long‑standing public issue unresolved.
- Debate showed a clear political contradiction — parties claim responsibility but chose evasion by voting no.
- Government submitted a detailed draft; Legal Committee after months of review found it necessary and ready to apply.
- Some parties voted against despite earlier statements supporting measures.
- Ministry asks: do they deny the need for regulation? Who will take responsibility if injuries occur?
- Municipalities, communities and Church supported the measure; opponents ignored frontline concerns.
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🐴Odd Laws Digest: Windows and Horse Riders
Legal Affairs Committee keeps finding absurd relics in old penalty rules for municipalities.
One rule bans leaving window shutters open on the road-facing side if they are up to 12 metres high — supposedly so horse riders don't bump into them, says Andreas Pasiourtidis.
Dog barking penalties also detailed: if a dog barks, stops and barks again after five minutes, it's treated as a separate offence, notes Foteini Tsiridou.
The items came from a Justice Ministry document under review; Pasiourtidis calls for substantive modernization, not just currency updates.
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🩺Cyprus–Greece eHealth link enables cross‑border care
Cypriots in Greece and Greeks in Cyprus can now use electronic prescriptions; doctors and pharmacists can access patients' medical information. System intended to help chronic patients and visitors needing urgent or planned treatment, says Dr. Marios Neophytou. Greece joins e‑prescription network that includes Spain, Croatia and Poland. Summary health records already exchange with Luxembourg, Croatia, Estonia and Ireland; links with Latvia, Czechia and Malta planned. Citizens must consent and activate data via the National eHealth Authority using Cy‑Login.
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⚠️Attempted murder in Paphos: father stabs man over daughter's harassment
Yesterday 17:30 a 25‑year‑old filed at Paphos police alleging repeated harassment by a 26‑year‑old. About 30 minutes later her 58‑year‑old father met the man at a kiosk in Konia, an argument escalated and he stabbed him. Father arrested late night. Victim intubated in a private Limassol ICU with wounds to neck, head and thigh; condition critical. Daughter says the man had threatened her and damaged her car wheels. Knife and clothing not found. CCTV and telecom data examined. Court ordered eight‑day remand; suspect not cooperating.
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😱Extradited to Cyprus: Two Georgians held in Demosthenous murder
- Two 28‑year‑old Georgian men extradited to Cyprus as suspects in the Oct. 17 premeditated killing of Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol.
- Arrived Larnaca, arrest warrants executed; taken to Limassol CID; both deny involvement.
- They left Cyprus hours after the killing: one flew to Thessaloniki with his son; the other crossed to the occupied areas, then to Turkey and Thessaloniki.
- Investigators say his DNA was found in a white van burned in Germasogeia.
- Arrest followed a Greek police raid in Thessaloniki; they will appear in Limassol court tomorrow. Four others indicted, detained until trial Jan. 29.
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🧯Scheme in leasing firefighting aircraft
- Ten‑month police probe examined leasing and maintenance contracts from 2017 onward.
- Authorities urge criminal charges against 14 individuals and entities for roles in over six years of contracts.
- Bank searches revealed large transfers to suspects or close relatives, pointing to possible kickbacks.
- Administrative inquiry by Agriculture Ministry closed in December; case sent to Legal Service in January and referred to Police HQ on Jan 22.
- Investigators seized devices and emails; alleged crimes: abuse of power, corruption, public‑office misconduct and bribery.
- Three officials were suspended then reassigned. Awaiting Legal Service decisions; arrests possible.
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🚨Paphos: Wanted Driver Crashes into Patrol Car, Flees on Foot, Arrested After Warning Shots
Late afternoon in Mesogi, Paphos district, police located and chased a 32-year-old wanted on a robbery warrant. Officers signalled him to stop; he drove recklessly to avoid arrest. He collided with a patrol car and struck a pavement, then exited and ran on foot. Police pursued and discharged warning shots; the man was arrested for on-the-spot offences. Taken to Paphos CID for questioning, investigators found the vehicle had been reported stolen in Limassol.
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🏷Black Friday wanes in Cyprus
- Consumer association president notes Pre-Black Friday deals already appear from late October.
- Discounts mainly on clothing and electronics, typically 20-30%; bigger cuts often old stock.
- Cyber Monday targets online electrical goods; year-round discounts in Cyprus reduce event interest by shops and buyers.
- Households buy essentials; shoppers research prices and complain about violations before purchase.
- Online purchases have 14-day withdrawal right; beware low-cost foreign platforms: quality and safety breaches reported, including unsafe toys; EU discusses duties on small parcels.
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😢Larnaca poacher arrested again, fifth time
Wildlife Service reports night surveillance in prohibited hunting area near Psematismenos, Larnaca. From 23:00 teams monitored two sites where iron spring traps for hares with decoys had been found. One trap held a freshly killed francolin. At about 04:00 a man activated a wild-bird call device, approached and freed the trapped francolin. Officers intervened and arrested him; he dropped a trap to the ground. Seized: one dead francolin, two iron hare traps, 49 wooden stakes and a bird-call device. This is his fifth report for similar offences.
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🤝Cyprus Fulfills Moral Duty to ELDYK Soldiers
President Nicos Christodoulides said Cyprus fulfilled its moral duty by awarding honorary medals to the Greek Force in Cyprus (ELDYK) at Malounta. The ceremony, attended by the President of Greece and 15 veterans of 1974, honors ELDYK’s sacrifices in 1963 and during the 1974 invasion. Medals “Defender of Freedom and Democracy” and the Order of Bravery were affixed to the force’s battle flag. The president said withdrawal of Turkish occupation troops is a precondition for a viable settlement and praised Greece as a steadfast ally.
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🗣️Loizidis furious after bonfire bill rejected, calls MPs 'vote‑shy'
Nicos Loizidis, president of police union ISOTITA, reacts to Parliament’s rejection of a long‑pending bill on traditional bonfires. Draft went to Legal Committee without police input, he says. Accuses MPs of dodging responsibility to avoid losing votes. Warns bonfire gatherings have become venues for drug dealing and that police cannot cope with simultaneous robberies. Proposes a ministerial decree if lawmakers fail to act. Rebukes officials who take credit for tackling child abuse, migration and domestic violence while relying on police work.
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🏺Ancient church and pottery workshop reshape Byzantine Cyprus
UCyprus excavations at Kophinou–Agios Herakleios and Menogeia–Limnes reveal activity. A medieval barrel‑vault church overlies a three‑aisled basilica c. early 7th century; outside the south wall a stone larnax with skeleton and likely narthex walls were exposed. Finds indicate continuous use from the 6th to 16th century and the earliest rural basilica cemetery. At Menogeia–Limnes a 5th–7th century pottery workshop yielded misfired sherds, raw clay, fuel residues and a kiln cut. Combined evidence traces worship, burial, settlement and craft in the Xeros valley, narrowing gaps in the early medieval record.
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🌲Agriculture Ministry Awaits Update on 14 Facing Prosecution in Aerial Assets Scandal
Ministry of Agriculture awaits official update from the Legal Service after police recommended prosecution of 14 individuals and entities over the aerial assets case. Deputy General Director Iliana Tofa Christidou told Alpha News the procedures began with an inquiry ordered by the Minister; findings were forwarded to the Legal Service and police launched a criminal investigation. No formal briefing yet pending Legal Service review. Both officials and pilots were placed on leave. Management of flight contracts now with Defense Ministry; Agriculture keeps coordination.
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🚘Limassol Avenue in Nicosia closes for ten hours for resurfacing
Nicosia Municipality: Limassol Avenue will be closed on 24/11/2025 between the Aglantzia and Armenias junctions, both directions, covering Nicosia and Aglantzia districts, for removal and placement of new asphalt. If works are not finished on 24/11, closure will continue 25/11/2025 from Aglantzia to Armenias toward the city centre. Works proceed nightly 20:00–06:00. Road returns to traffic after asphalt laying and required signage. Drivers must follow diversion signs. Municipality asks public cooperation and apologises for inconvenience while minimising disruption.
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👮31-year-old Mohammad Abdullah missing in Limassol
Limassol police request public assistance to locate Mohammad Abdullah, 31, Syrian national, missing from his Limassol residence since 20/11/2025. He is described as about 1.78 m tall, slim build, dark complexion, brown eyes and short grey‑black hair. No further details on his movements have been released. Anyone who may have seen him or has information is asked to contact Limassol CID at 25 805057, the nearest police station or the Citizen Line at 1460. Photo released.
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❗️Final stretch for "Red Button" service
Observatory of Older Persons Cyprus announces the "Red Button" enters final preparations; pilot expected in coming months. Delays stem from necessary tech upgrades and testing, updated response protocols, difficulty finding suitable premises amid rent rises, and administrative and legal arrangements. Recruitment for psychologists and social workers open, CV deadline 30 Nov 2025. Observatory says delay chosen to ensure safety, reliability and quality. New bulletin with pilot start date, participation criteria and application process to follow, in cooperation with the Deputy Ministry.
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🗣️Protest over Larnaca tree‑planting for Trump — "Whitewashing war crimes"
LARNACA — Pancyprian Peace Council calls tragic the plan by the local Israeli Jewish community to plant trees honoring the Gaza peace deal and Donald Trump. Council cites ongoing ceasefire breaches, dozens of Palestinian civilian deaths and deliberate hindrances to medical care for Gaza children. Notes uprooting of thousands of olive trees in the West Bank under Israeli army presence as terror and a continuing crime that deprives Palestinians of food and livelihood. Condemns Zionist organisations’ events, urges public vigilance, says Larnaca planting is a malicious act of whitewashing genocide with no environmental purpose.
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