THE GOVERNMENT is looking into ways to appeal or at least delay a European Court order to cull around 116,000 sheep and goats on the island over scrapie fears.
U.N. SPECIAL Representative Michael Moller could be reposted by the end of the year, reports suggested yesterday.
Citing New York sources, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) said that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon was considering replacing Moller, who is considered by Ankara to be biased in favour of the Greek Cypriot side.
THE KYRGYZ government has assured Foreign Minister Erato Kazakou-Markoulli of its support for a Cyprus settlement based on international law and UN Security Council resolutions.
THE MAYOR of Famagusta yesterday spoke of an urgent need to strengthen foreign policy over a planned ferry service between the occupied town and Latakia in Syria, which supposedly begins today.
Alexi Galanos blamed the government as well as the Syrians, after the ferry service was announced last month.
REPORTERS from the state-run Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) yesterday condemned attacks that they are receiving from politicians and the media over their coverage of the coming presidential elections.
DOG OWNERS must not only love their pets but also learn to respect other people and to ensure the environment is kept clean, Nicosia authorities said yesterday.
A LIMASSOL man has reported that his convertible car was set on fire while it was parked outside his home, police said.
The arson took place during the early hours of Tuesday. The man, who runs a Limassol-based company, parked the £15,000 company car outside his house on Monday night and discovered its singed remains the next morning.
A HAILSTORM lashed the lower areas of the Troodos mountain range yesterday afternoon causing problems to some of the roads and low visibility to drivers.
Yesterday, police officials announced that the roads up to and on Troodos had become slippery from the hailstorm and were cautioning drivers to be extra careful.
NATIONAL GUARD reservists yesterday took part in the beginning of the annual Nikiforos 2007 military exercise, which will last until October 14.
“In a semi-occupied country that is under threat, the realisation of military obligations is an imperative necessity,” Defence Minister Christodoulos Pashiardis said before the exercise commenced.
A JCC representative yesterday rubbished reports that members of the public were facing problems with their new microchip credit cards.
According to media reports, Marfin-Laiki Bank had received an influx of complaints by holders of the new cards.
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