Muslim pilgrims cross to Tekke

OVER 1,200 Turkish Cypriots crossed to the government controlled areas yesterday to visit the Hala Sultan Tekke mosque in Larnaca. The Muslim pilgrims were ferried

Government seeks to end crop burning

THE AGRICULTURE Ministry is drawing up a proposal to end the polluting and dangerous practice of burning cereal crop stubble. But Ministry representative Nicos Georgiades,

Man held for car arson

A 27-YEAR-OLD unemployed man from the Limassol suburb of Trachoni was remanded in custody yesterday on suspicion of involvement in an arson attack on Monday.

Ex-offshore businessman deported

By Anthony O. Miller WITHOUT even notifying his lawyer, Cyprus Police yesterday deported a Pakistani national and former offshore businessman, who was jailed when he