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Larnaca port and marina to be put to tender by September
The Larnaca port and marina project will be put to tender by September, while other infrastructure projects in the pipeline are to be rolled out in the near future, Transport Minister Marios...
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Hijacker ‘not eligible’ for political asylum
CYPRIOT authorities have decided to exclude from consideration the political asylum application of the Egyptian hijacker who forced a domestic Egyptair flight to land in Larnaca nearly two months ago,...
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Aerial spraying against mosquitos in Larnaca on Friday
Aerial spraying for mosquito control will be carried out on Friday in Larnaca, the municipality said on Tuesday. In a written statement it said that in collaboration with the forestry department and...
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Police say they had no other option but to shoot man who took son hostage...
Police were tightlipped on Saturday as confusing accounts emerged of the exact circumstances under which officers shot dead a 41-year-old Egyptian man in the Larnaca district after he threatened to...
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Tensions high at Larnaca murder hearing
Police clashed with relatives of murder victim Panagiotis Christodoulou, 38 on Thursday when they began attacking suspected killer Giorgos Xiourouppas after he walked into the Larnaca–Famagusta...
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Egyptian hijacker’s actions had nothing to do with his wife, court hears
The hearing for the extradition of Seif Eldin Mustafa, the 59-year-old hijacker who forced an Egyptair domestic flight to land in Larnaca last March, to Egyptian authorities, will resume on June 1, the...
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Larnaca municipal secretary remanded for eight days
The Larnaca District Court on Thursday remanded municipal secretary Lefteris Empedoclis for eight days to facilitate police investigations. The 55-year-old is suspected of being involved in bribery,...
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Renowned Cypriot author drowns off Mackenzie
Renowned author Irena Ioannidou Adamidou, 79, drowned off the Larnaca coast on Friday morning. According to police, Adamidou, went to swim near the Flamingo Hotel in the Mackenzie area at 6.30am, but...
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Four-day remand for drugs suspect
A 29-year-old man from Dromolaxia was remanded for four days on Saturday by the Larnaca District court, in connection with the illegal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell....
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New Larnaca-Rome flights with Alitalia from June 8
A new direct international service will connect Rome and Larnaca from 8 June, it was announced by Alitalia on Tuesday. The new service represents an important launch pad for the further development of...
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‘Tourism needs further boost’
Despite state and private efforts, the island’s tourism industry needs further boosting and the government has placed reforms in the tourism sector among its priorities, undersecretary to the President...
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Bar review: The Brewery, Larnaca
Larnaca’s most iconic street is home to a multitude of cafés, bars and restaurants; Phinikoudes does not suffer from a lack options but few have stood the test of time as well as The Brewery Bar &...
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Unaccompanied refugee minors in Larnaca protest over application delays
Authorities went on alert on Thursday after a group of youths left a reception centre for unaccompanied minors in Aradippou, Larnaca. The group of 17 minors, all from Somalia, were noticed absent from...
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Larnaca court slaps nine year sentence for drugs
A court sentenced 29-year-old Dimos Anastasiades from Larnaca to nine years in prison on Friday for the possession of nine kilos of cannabis in February. The Larnaca district court found him guilty of...
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Larnaca official to face trial for corruption
A Larnaca municipal official has been referred to trial before the Criminal Court in connection with corruption, it was announced on Friday. The trial is scheduled to start on July 5. The defendant...
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Car overturns and burst into flames, passengers escape
The fire services said on Sunday they were called out in the early hours when a car overturned on the Larnaca to Ayia Napa road, skidded into a field and burst into flames. The two people in the car,...
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Restaurant review: Feng’s House, Larnaca
The iconic Phinikoudes promenade has housed countless eateries in its time, and it is now the proud home of a Chinese restaurant that is looking to settle into the fabric of the town’s most famous...
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New Torah for Jewish community
The Jewish community in Larnaca has welcomed its new Pentateuch/Torah in an official ceremony, accompanied by live music and dancing, it was announced on Friday. The ceremony to welcome the Torah took...
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Fake shoe seller arrested
A Larnaca man was arrested on Tuesday after police found thousands of counterfeit shoes in his flat. Members of the Office for Combating Intellectual Property Theft and Illegal Betting, specialising in...
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Friends of Cannabis up in arms over jailing of hemp farmer for possession...
A local cannabis pressure group reacted strongly to the jailing on Wednesday of the first licensed industrial cannabis (hemp) farmer saying the product was legally imported, legal throughout the EU and...
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