A fire that broke out just before midnight on Thursday in Paphos, between Kelokedara and Trachypedoula villages, is “manageable”, with residents saying last night was “nightmarish”.At 1am Trachypedoula, about 20km from Pissouri, was evacuated and the residents, assisted by civil defence, were taken to the village square for safety. They later returned home. At 5.30am … Read more
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Males who have not completed their military service or who have secured an army deferment for reasons other than their college studies may not apply for a state scholarship.
– After 19 years, a court has ruled that Thanasis Nicolaou was murdered, not that he committed suicide.
– Thanasis Nicolaou’s mother, Andriana, called for justice over her son’s murder while in the National Guard in 2005.
– After 19 years of efforts by the family, the cause of Thanasis’s death was proven, leading to a new investigation being launched by the present government.
– Andriana Nicolaou asked for the constitution to be immediately amended to separate the powers of the attorney-general and appoint an independent person in charge of criminal proceedings.
– She also called for Thanasis’s case to be kept away from all previous parties involved and for continuous, detailed, and accurate information on the progress of the new investigation.
A protest was held outside the Attorney General’s Office in Nicosia demanding a thorough investigation into the killing of Thanasis Nikolaou, who was ruled to have been murdered while serving in the National Guard 19 years ago. The protest, led by his mother Andriana Nikolaou, aimed to bring justice and vindication for Thanasis. The protest attracted people from all over Cyprus, calling for accountability and transparency in the case.
Fact: Thirteen fire trucks were fighting a huge fire in Limassol’s Paramali village.
Fact: Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas addressed the graduation ceremony for the new frogmen of the National Guard at the ‘Evangelos Florakis’ naval base, acknowledging the rigorous requirements and skills needed to join and complete the training for the special unit.
Fact: The primary focus of the exercise was to assess the effectiveness of the national firefighting strategy ‘Hephaestus’ for large forest fire suppression.
– The G3 military rifle found in an Oroklini cemetery did not originate from the national guard, but likely came from the Turkish army.
– The recovered weapons included a rocket launcher, cartridges, a pistol with a silencer, and improvised explosive devices, one of which was connected to a mobile phone.
– The bust was described as possibly the largest number of weapons and explosives found in Cyprus to date.
– Two men, aged 46 and 35, were remanded in connection with the case after being seen taking items from the grave where the weapons were stored.
– Police are examining all possibilities regarding the origin and purposes for which the arms were intended.