ALITHIA: ‘A tombstone for the Cyprus problem’ Tuesday’s National Council meeting could very well in the future be characterised as the day the tombstone was cast upon the Cyprus problem and any chances of any solution. This is due to the analysis given by Tassos Papadopoulos as well as the admittance that there is an international unwillingness for a new initiative, combined with the fact that Papadopoulos himself is unwilling to try and change their minds.
POLITIS: ‘A murder which left Cyprus speechless’ The authorities are on full alert after the shocking killing of a 14-year-old Turkish Cypriot boy by a 29-year-old Greek Cypriot on Tuesday afternoon. The Presidential Palace has been in constant communication with the police for fear of any political impact. The government has expressed its deepest sympathies to the boy’s family, while the government spokesman said: “the crime committed is dangerous for our politics.”
PHILELEFTHEROS: ‘Rows over robes’ The Holy Synod row seems to be getting worse, while their arguments seems to be getting more illogical and their language does not befit their holy status. The row seems to have surpassed all boundaries and there is doubt as to whether than can be smooth co-existence between members of the Synod.
HARAVGHI: ‘Heinous crime’ Another crime, the third in a space of four days, took place in Limassol on Tuesday. The victim was a Turkish Cypriot boy, Selih Mehmet Ez Houvar, aged 13. The perpetrator was 30-year-old Andreas Nicholaou from Limassol, who is known to the police as someone with psychological problems and a well-known drug user. The crime was committed with a kitchen knife.
MACHI: ‘Working for their superiors’ The state and the tax payers have been seriously abused by a senior official in the Water Development Department, the paper claims. During May and June, he took advantage of his position as superior and used members of the Water Development Department, during working hours, to build a gate for a close relative in Limassol. Employees complained that their superiors had been using company cars for private reasons on a daily basis for over two years.
SIMERINI: ‘Army of European Standards’ Minister of Defence Koullis Mavronikolas will be getting the results of the National Guard report on modernising and upgrading the National Guard within the next few days. The report is being prepared by a special team and based on European armies, such as the Greek army, as well as the US army and the Israeli army.
