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• Cut in military service length welcomed

  3-3-2016 NapaOnline

  A REDUCTION in the length of military conscription in Cyprus has been broadly welcomed by the public and political parties on the island....

• Call for clamp down on ‘rip-off’ prices

  3-3-2016 NapaOnline

  THERE are calls for the Cyprus Tourism Organisation to clamp down on ‘rip-off’ merchants after a spate of complaints about overcharging....

• Runners gear up for Paphos Marathon next month

  3-3-2016 NapaOnline

  SOME of the best long distance runners from Cyprus and abroad will be vying for the top spot when they compete in the Paphos Marathon, to be...

• Cyprus Sunshine Cup kicks off

  3-3-2016 NapaOnline

  More than 200 athletes from 26 countries are participating in the 20th Cyprus Sunshine Cup, which kicks off today in the village of Lefkara...

• Cameron sets date for EU vote

  3-3-2016 NapaOnline

  British Prime Minister David Cameron announced Saturday that his country would hold a referendum on June 23 to decide where to stay or leave...

• Ayia Napa makes list of best 25 beaches in Europe

  3-3-2016 NapaOnline

  These are the beaches that live up to the hype of the brochures and travel guides. TripAdvisor has named the 25 most stunning stretches of...

• Spate of road accidents prompts police warning

  3-3-2016 NapaOnline

  Police have called on drivers to be extra careful after a spate of road accidents on the island. Police spokesman Andreas Angelides said...

• Cyprus Aerotechnical Services to maintain Cobalt fleet

  3-3-2016 NapaOnline

  A NEW CYPRIOT airline, which hopes to start flying this year has signed a maintenance agreement with Cyprus Aerotechnical Services (CAS) for...

• Take in more Syrians and help reunite refugee families, human rights official urges UK

  8-2-2016 TheGuardian

  Britain could accept more than 20,000 Syrian refugees and should stop detaining migrants for years, says Council of Europe commissioner Britain...

• A moment that changed me: deciding to emigrate during an ad break | Dawn Vance

  8-2-2016 TheGuardian

  Grieving for my mother and unsettled at home, watching A Place in the Sun made me decide to try life in Cyprus Avoid making significant life...

• Chigozie Obioma: the ghosts of my student years in northern Cyprus

  8-2-2016 TheGuardian

  When the Booker nominee arrived at university, he found many fellow Nigerian students had been duped into enrolling. And for some, that was only...

• Refugees who came ashore at UK military base in Cyprus trapped in asylum ‘limbo’

  8-2-2016 TheGuardian

  Human rights groups and lawyers claim Britain is shirking its legal responsibilities to protect 114 people The British government has been accused...

• What will happen in 2016?

  8-2-2016 TheGuardian

  Space explorers, genetic scientists, US voters, terrorists and hackers look set to dominate our world next year – but don’t rule out the odd...

• Anger as Cyprus MP shows off banned dish of songbirds at restaurant

  8-2-2016 TheGuardian

  Evgenios Hamboullas, a member of the national parliament’s environment committee, posted a picture on Facebook showing the dish made of the birds...

• Cyprus reunification 'within reach', claims John Kerry

  8-2-2016 TheGuardian

  US secretary of state hails ‘tangible progress’ after decades of fruitless talks between Greek Cypriots and Turkish-controlled north Efforts to...

• British fighter jets return from airstrikes in Syria – video

  8-2-2016 TheGuardian

  Two RAF GR4 Tornados arrive back at a British airbase in Cyprus after carrying out airstrikes in Syria early on Thursday. MPs voted for military...

• British fighter jets take off for Syria airstrikes – video

  8-2-2016 TheGuardian

  British fighter jets take off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus in the early hours of Thursday after the Commons voted to approve airstrikes on Syria....

• The aircraft, bombs and missiles the UK could use against Isis in Syria

  8-2-2016 TheGuardian

  Number of Tornados based in Cyprus would be increased, capable of using Brimstone missiles, while Reaper drones would fly from Kuwait Continue...