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Suspects back in court after 'Demetroui' death

The eight people who are currently being held in custody in relation to the shooting of Demetris Andronikou in April are to be brought back to court on Wednesday after their victim died on Tuesday night. As a result, the charges brought against the eight suspects are now set to…

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Eight arrests made over Lakatamia attempted murder

Perpetrators of daylight shooting in Nicosia still at large, police under fire

Cyprus has 'reached its limits' after migration arrivals from Lebanon

Cyprus has reached its capacity, a government spokesman said in Nicosia on Tuesday, following a meeting of the National Security Council on migration. The spokesman was speaking after a series of arrivals of migrants by boat over recent days. "Given the speed of the arrivals, we have reached the limit," he said. A total of 476 migrants travelling on 10 boats have reached the eastern Mediterranean island since Sunday after rescue by the Cypriot coastguard, the Cyprus Times has reported. Most of t

Cypriot coastguard rescues 150 migrants from boats off Cape Greco

Report: Cyprus rescues 270 migrants in 5 boats - most seen in months

The Cypriot coastguard and fishing boats have rescued more than 270 migrants travelling to the east coast of the island in five overcrowded boats, the highest number rescued in months, according to a report in the Cyprus Times on Monday. Authorities in Cyprus are now on alert, the report said. Since the beginning of the year 2,675 migrants have arrived in Cyprus - an average of 30 per day - according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Not all migrants cross the sea. So

Cypriot coastguard rescues 150 migrants from boats off Cape Greco

The Cypriot coastguard rescued around 150 migrants from three boats east of the island on Monday, in the latest rescues that came a day after 272 people were picked up from unseaworthy boats. Monday's rescue operation took place in the sea off Cape Greco, Phileleftheros newspaper reported, citing the authorities. Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulidis called an emergency meeting of the National Security Council for Tuesday amid a greater number seeking to make the journey from Lebanon to Cyprus,

Thousands of Israelis call on Netanyahu to resign over Gaza war

Israelis Call On Netanyahu To Resign Over Gaza War

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - Thousands of Israelis took to the streets again on Saturday to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing religious government. This is happening as there is no sign of a let-up in Israel’s military campaign in Gaza almost six months in. In Tel Aviv, demonstrators called for early elections as well as