Three arrested in cocaine bust to be taken to court
Three people arrested on Wednesday after police found over 2kg of cocaine in their car, were handed eight-day remand orders on Thursday by the Limassol district court.
The three, aged 35, 33 ...
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Woman caught at airport with French ID
A 27-year-old was arrested on Wednesday in Paphos in connection with a case of impersonation.
Police said that on Wednesday at 4am a woman of African origin presented a French ...
Temperatures max at 36C, isolated showers in the afternoon
Seasonal low pressure is gradually subsiding, giving way to mild higher pressure.
Thursday will start off mainly fine, with local clouds in the afternoon and isolated showers in the mountains ...
Three doctors ordered to increase negligence payments
The appeals court on Wednesday ordered three doctors to more than double their payments to a woman who was awarded €1.3 million plus interest and expenses in compensation for medical negligence.
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Air traffic control finally moving to new premises
Air traffic control will finally move to its new premises in Kokkinotrimithia, a €16 million building that has been empty since it was built 15 years ago, the government announced on Wednesday.
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Outrage as unaccompanied minors housed in OAP home
Local authorities were up in arms on Wednesday about a group of unaccompanied minors in Larnaca who have been removed from a previous facility to a state nursing home in ...
Israeli to remain in custody until trial
Citing the risk of absconding, a court decided on Wednesday that Turkish-Israeli businessman Simon Aykut will be held until his trial and dismissed a request by his lawyers that he ...
Limassol teen arrested for child pornography
An 18-year-old was arrested on Tuesday for the possession and distribution of child pornography.
Police began investigating the case after a message from Europol that an internet user had uploaded 17 ...
‘Thank you…’ tells story of children forced to leave in 1974
Unaccompanied children, who were forced to leave the country in 1974 as a result of the Turkish invasion, is a repercussion that has not received the attention it deserved, President Nikos ...
30-year-old jailed for 11 years for importing cannabis
Larnaca’s criminal court sentenced a 30-year-old to 11 years in prison for illegally importing 15.6 kilos of cannabis.
The court heard that the 30-year-old had been arrested on July 6 on arrival ...
Burglars get away with €820,000-worth of property
Burglars on Tuesday got away with €820,000-worth of property from an apartment along the coast in Limassol.
Police said a foreigner reported that around dawn on Tuesday burglars broke into ...
Cyprus had lowest suicide rate among EU members in 2021
Cyprus recorded the lowest standardised death rates for suicide with 2.7 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, according to data released by Eurostat, marking the World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10.
In 2021, there were 47,346 ...
Fight drought on European level, agriculture minister tells EU
The threat of drought should be tackled on a European level, through innovation, technology, investments, political will and cooperation, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou told an informal council meeting in Budapest.
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Interconnector talks ‘good idea’, to be continued, president says
A marathon meeting on the Cyprus-Greece electricity interconnector that continued into the evening on Tuesday, was “a good decision”, according to President Nikos Christodoulides, who said discussions would be continued.
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Excavations begin to find first victims of 1974 invasion
Excavations in the north, at Pente Mili in Karavas, are underway to find and exhume the bodies of the first people who died during the 1974 Turkish invasion – an estimated 40 to 70 ...
Larnaca’s urban reconstruction to cost €7m
Larnaca will start works to reconstruct the city centre’s roads and squares in mid-October, at a cost of €7 million, it announced on Tuesday.
Works are expected to last a ...
Expert tilts the scales in monks’ case
An expert seems to have tilted the scales in the ongoing Osiou Avakoum monastery scandal, when he testified in church court on Tuesday that videos showing monks in actions inconsistent ...
More reforms planned for local government
Thorny issues, such as revenue from building permits and the responsibility for dangerous buildings, dominated Monday’s meeting between Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou and president of the Union of Municipalities ...
First day for over 50,000 primary school children
The new primary school year began on Monday for 51,590 students and 5,044 teachers in 329 public schools.
A total of 274 nursery schools also opened their doors across Cyprus for 13,117 toddlers and preschoolers ...
Arrest made after homophobic attack in Limassol (Update)
A 29-year-old was arrested on Monday evening in connection with a homophobic attack at the weekend.
The attack, outside a nightclub in Limassol on Saturday night, was allegedly carried out ...
‘No foul play’ after dead infant found in cemetery
Foul play in the case of a dead infant found at a Nicosia cemetery has been ruled out, police sources said on Monday.
Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported a woman ...
96-year-old killed in Larnaca traffic accident
A 96-year-old, permanent resident of London, was killed in a fatal accident in Larnaca on Sunday, police announced on Monday.
The accident happened at 8.10pm on Sunday on the motorway ...
Paphos teen arrested for hunting in restricted area
A 19-year-old has been arrested in Paphos for conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor, hunting in a restricted area, transporting an assembled hunting rifle and failing to comply with a game ...
Girls set to be allowed into National Guard
A decision to allow girls into the national guard when they graduate secondary school on a voluntary basis is in its final stages, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Monday.
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