TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering Lyudmila Zipir, 34 from Ukraine, who was found dead in her apartment in Limassol on Sunday.
Zipir was found by police after her employer called concerned at her failure to turn up for work on Saturday and Sunday.
A 33-YEAR-old Nicosia man was yesterday remanded in custody for six days on suspicion of raping two Slovak women on Saturday night.
The two women, aged 18 and 19, arrived in Cyprus on Friday night. They had come for Bratislava to work and were picked up on arrival by their employer. On Saturday night, he drove one to Protaras and the other to Ayia Napa to sell flowers.
THE SCORCHING heat wave that has settled over Cyprus could cause health problems across the island, the head of the casualty department at Nicosia General Hospital warned yesterday.
QUEEN of Morna Cesaria Evora, one of the most influential and emotional vocalists in the world, is in Cyprus for two extraordinary concerts.
The organisers see the event as one of the first steps in putting Cyprus on the international cultural map with what is hopefully the first out of many efforts to bring internationally acclaimed artists to the island.
THE Morphou reunification movement yesterday denied media reports claiming that two former presidents had been prevented by the Turkish Cypriot authorities from attending a bi-communal function in Morphou.
The function had been organised on Saturday by 30 Turkish Cypriot and 10 Greek Cypriot organisations and was attended by thousands of people.
PHILELEFTHEROS: “UK putting pressure on Russia over ‘TRNC’ status” In its lead story, the paper said the British government was promoting to the UN Security Council a draft proposal for measures upgrading the breakaway regime’s status, particularly as far as trade is concerned.
Sir,
IN early 1920 Greece invaded Turkey. After just a short while the Greeks were booted out of that country by Ataturk and 1.5 million Greek refugees were crying over the graves of their dead ones. Over night they were left with no home of their own.
Sir,
I’M AN Aussie of Greek and part Cypriot background.
I have been to Cyprus four times and will be there again in August.
I try to read the Cyprus Mail of the net as much as I can and I admire your reporting, concise and to the point.
But I admire Christopher Hitchens very much. He is an excellent reporter.
EVER SINCE independence, different governments, starting from that of Archbishop Makarios, have been toying with the idea of opening a casino in Cyprus. Each would build on the previous government’s work, making the opening of the casino an ongoing project, but the final decision has not been taken yet.
Could working together in the classroom bring together two types of intelligence needed to get on?
The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.
