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ELAM MP wants defence ministry renamed “Defence and Liberation”

ELAM MP Evgenios Hamboullas called for the Ministry of Defence to be renamed the “Ministry of Defence and Liberation”,...
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Right-wing coalition supports Cyprus alliance with USA, Israel

Six MPs from the three parties that hold a majority in parliament launched a cooperation group with the Israel...
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DIKO, DISY and ELAM unite behind Cyprus ties with Israel

The Democratic Party (DIKO), the Democratic Rally (DISY) and the National Popular Front (ELAM) fully agree that the current...
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Turkish Cypriot “mayor” never asked for disputed Cyprus Forum title

Mehmet Harmanci never asked for the "mayor" title that sparked protests from the far-right ELAM party and led to...
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Songbird trade worth €10m, yet fines paid at €50 monthly

Professional poachers deliberately refuse to pay out-of-court fines so that their cases go to court, where penalties are often...
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MPs discuss poaching as plot owner reported seven times in a year

The owner of a fenced plot in the Larnaca district has been reported seven times in a year for...
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DISY MP proposes letting holders omit parents’ names from Cyprus ID cards

Three bills tabled in the House last Thursday take different approaches to parents' names on Cypriot ID cards: DISY's...
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ELAM and AKEL clash in parliament as Game chief warns activists risk being shot

Cyprus's parliamentary Environment Committee turned into a battleground of political conflict on Wednesday, as parliament members traded accusations over...
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Organisations seek protection after parliament grilling of environmental activism

Eighteen civil society organisations have sent a joint open letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Annita...
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BirdLife, CABS shut out as parliament debates poaching, targeting activists

BirdLife Cyprus and the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) — the two organisations most active in exposing and reporting...
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Environmental group accuses ELAM of trying to criminalise activism

The Cyprus Environmental Movement has accused ELAM of attempting to criminalise environmental organisations and activists, in a statement condemning...
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Cyprus bird conservation group warns of ‘trap’ as ELAM targets activists in parliament

Tip-offs from the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) led directly to the conviction of 55 bird poachers in Cyprus...
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Bird conservation group urges MPs to reject ELAM bid to curb anti-poaching cooperation

Conservation group Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) has urged MPs on parliament's Environment Committee to reject an agenda item...
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