Woman’s car overturns in Paphos, ends up in house garden
A woman was taken to hospital on Friday evening after her car overturned at a junction and ended up in the garden of a nearby house in Mesogi avenue, in ...
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‘We will not tolerate interventions’ in the GSI, Greece warns Turkey
Greece has sent a clear message to Ankara that it will not tolerate interventions in its electricity interconnection with Cyprus.
On Friday, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said from Kurdistan ...
‘We are making sure there are no cartels’ in fuel supply
Ongoing investigations into fuel prices “to make sure there are no cartels” were scrutinised on Friday by the House finance committee, which discussed the €2.75 million budget proposed for the Commission ...
‘I wish you were my mum’ Stylianos wrote to teacher
Witness testimony on Friday confirmed previous statements that Stylianos Constantinou, who took his own life in 2019 at the age of 14, had been beaten with a belt by his father.
Speech ...
Man handed two years for importing opioids
A 38-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for importing opioids.
The Paphos district court found the man guilty of importing 500g of dried poppy pods, ...
Car torched in Larnaca
A car was torched on Thursday night in Larnaca, while parked in an empty plot next to the 61-year-old owner’s residence, the police said on Friday.
According to the ...
Dromolaxia-Meneou mayor in court over social media post
The mayor of Dromolaxia-Meneou, Kypros Andronikou, appeared in court on Friday, accused of having presented his own personal views as those of the municipality as a whole.
The complaint had ...
Tight security in place for Thursday’s Maccabi game in Limassol
Thursday’s EuroLeague clash between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv is taking place at 9.05pm at the Spyros Kyprianou arena in Limassol, under heightened security measures, including the ...
Four arrested in Limassol for burglary
The police arrested four men in Limassol in the early hours of Thursday for the illegal possession of burglary tools and a break-in with the intent of theft.
The police ...
Three more arrests in Nicosia malicious damage case
The police have arrested three more people in the framework of investigations into a case of carrying weapons with the intent to incite terror, as well as malicious damage to ...
Man arrested over wild birds in freezer, hares in captivity
A 31-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday to facilitate investigations into the possession of dead wild birds and the illegal keeping of game in captivity, the police announced on Thursday.
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Flamingos and rare Melani return to Akrotiri
More than a thousand flamingos have returned to Akrotiri Salt Lake following recent rainfall, with numbers increasing daily, Akrotiri environmental and education centre (AEEC) manager Dr Thomas Hadjikyriakou confirmed on ...
Illegal tobacco confiscated, suspect released on €16,000 settlement
Large quantities of duty-free tobacco were found on Wednesday in a van driven by a 64-year-old Greek Cypriot in Limassol, following information provided by the police, the customs department said ...
Eleven arrested overnight, 93 caught speeding
The police arrested 11 people, including for burglary and illegal residence, during overnight operations to maintain order in urban areas.
They also pulled over 383 vehicles and checked 536 drivers and passengers.
A ...
Clouds and rain, temperatures on the rise
Clouds on Thursday bring isolated showers from noon onwards, mainly in the mountains.
Winds will be a southwest to northwest gentle to moderate breeze of 3 to 4 Beaufort, over slight seas.
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Mother and son held over fatal stabbing of British man in Peyia
A 42-year-old woman and her 20-year-old son were remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday over the fatal stabbing of her 51-year-old British partner in Peyia the previous evening, ...
Paphos vandalism continues, deputy mayor calls for better policing, CCTV
Paphos woke up to a second wave of vandalism of public spaces, with acting mayor Angelos Onisiforou pointing out that the municipality could not take the place of the police ...
Efforts to restart stalled Cyprus talks ‘continuing at UN chief level’
Efforts to resume negotiations for a Cyprus settlement are continuing at the level of the UN secretary-general, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis assured on Tuesday, saying this was a point that ...
Christodoulides flies to Antalya for Cop31, official invite in hand
President Nikos Christodoulides flies to Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday afternoon to participate in the Cop31 UN climate change conference, following an official invitation as a result of “systematic and coordinated ...
Four arrested during overnight police operations, 62 caught speeding
Four people were arrested for various offences, including theft, during overnight police operations to maintain order.
The police pulled over 411 vehicles and checked the drivers and 120 passengers, and impounded three ...
Partner’s son admits to stabbing British man to death
The police arrested two individuals in the early hours of Tuesday to facilitate investigations into the murder of a 51-year-old British man in Peyia.
The people arrested are a 42-year-old ...
Cloudy on Tuesday, rain from Wednesday onwards
Tuesday starts off overcast, with isolated showers expected overnight.
Winds during the day will be a gentle to moderate breeze of 3 to 4 Beaufort, over slight seas.
Temperatures will reach 21C ...
Christodoulides ‘happy’ with issues on Monday’s Cyprus agenda
President Nikos Christodoulides is attending Monday’s meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin with “a very positive attitude for specific results”.
Arriving for ...
Paphos reports arson as two worksites torched
Two worksites on Kanaris street in the Paphos city centre were torched in the early hours of Monday, acting mayor Angelos Onisiforos said.
The fire started at around 4.30am on ...