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Driver arrested for causing accident while under the influence of alcohol
A 47-year-old man was arrested on Sunday evening on suspicion of causing a road accident in Nicosia while driving under the influence of alcohol. The incident took place at around 8pm. The 47-year-old...
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Indefinite port strike in bid to stop MPs discussing privatisation bill...
Limassol port workers went on an indefinite strike on Monday in a bid to avert MPs from discussing a bill on the port’s privatisation later this week. Deputies are set to discuss the privatisation bill...
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Fatal crash pilot resigned over exhausting hours: report
The Cypriot pilot of the Flydubai passenger plane which crashed on a flight from Dubai to Russia on Saturday, killing 62 people, had resigned because of the unbearable schedule, a Russian media outlet...
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Contracts for upgrading public transport to be signed soon
The transport ministry on Thursday announced it would soon sign a contract with the successful bidder for the implementation of the integrated telematics system for public transportation. The contract...
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Hijacker remanded in custody (Update 4)
Egypt’s public prosecutor has asked Cypriot authorities to hand over an Egyptian man accused of hijacking a passenger Egyptair plane and diverting it to Cyprus, Egyptian state television reported on...
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Dead man driving
A 77-year-old man is suspected of forging a death certificate to avoid a medical examination to determine whether he was fit to drive, it emerged on Thursday. On Thursday, police said the elderly man...
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Man killed in car crash
A 22-year-old man died early on Friday in a car crash in the Nicosia district village of Ayia Varvara, police said. Christos Peppos, from Pera Horio, died after his car veered off course and crashed...
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Motorcyclist killed in Limassol
A 49-year-old man was killed on Friday evening after the motorcycle his was driving slammed into a car in Limassol. The driver of the car was in serious but not life threatening condition, police said....
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Expat view: the delights of the open road
By Clive Turner Driving in Cyprus is an experience we talk about endlessly. And an experience it certainly is: vehicles with – apparently – no indicators and definitely those with only one headlight or...
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Fog forces flight diversions
Thick fog forced four flights scheduled to land at Larnaca airport in the early morning hours of Friday to be diverted to Paphos. Two Blue Air, one Aegean, and one Emirates aircraft were diverted to...
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Cyclists want vote on new bill postponed
THE Cyprus Cycling Federation wants to postpone the vote of a bill regulating transport with bicycles slated to be sent to the plenum next week, as this needs amendments, the group’s deputy chair...
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Cobalt to launch flight programme on June 1, chairman says
Cobalt, the Cyprus’ based airline, said that it plans to launch its flight schedule on June 1 which will include flights to London, Paris, Manchester, East Midlands, Glasgow, Cardiff, Dublin, Beirut,...
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Two women killed in separate road incidents (updated)
A woman died on Friday after slamming into an electricity pole with her car, which caught fire, police said. The accident happened on the road the Fasoula to Limassol road at around 10am. Reports said...
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Man killed in road crash (updated)
A 60-year-old man was killed in Paphos on Friday evening after his vehicle crashed head-on into a car driven by a tourist. The collision took place at around 8.40pm on the Neo Horio to Latsi road,...
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Minor injuries in school bus collision
Two buses carrying high school students from the Pallouriotissa lyceum were involved in an accident on Monday lunchtime According to traffic police chief, Yiannakis Charalambous the collision occurred...
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Over 600 booked for failing to use seatbelts
In one week, police reported over 600 people for failure to use seatbelts while travelling in a car, it was announced on Friday. Police said they reported 622 people – 600 concerned failure to use...
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Passenger, freight trains crash in Belgium, killing three
A passenger train crashed into the back of a freight train in the eastern Belgian municipality of Saint-Georges-Sur-Meuse late on Sunday, killing three people and injuring 40, Belgian officials said....
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Cobalt commercial licence issue in limbo as authorities vet shareholders
Cobalt, the new Cypriot airline which received its air operator certificate (AOC) on May 18, is still waiting for its commercial licence from Cypriot authorities, six days after it was initially...
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Port workers to strike on Monday
Port pilots announced a 24-hour for Monday demanding the termination of a disciplinary probe against the chairman of the union of ports authority workers (SYALK). Demetris Patsalos is being...
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Flight aborted after ‘suspicious’ note found
An Aegean airline flight about to depart from Larnaca to London on Sunday afternoon was cancelled after the crew found a note written by a passenger that was deemed suspicious. The note, written by a...
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