Crime

A 47-year-old Israeli citizen, Alexei Karzhgor, has been arrested in Cyprus after an international arrest warrant was issued against him by Russia, a police spokesman told the Cyprus News Agency ...

A 47-year-old man was remanded in custody for four days by the Nicosia District Court on Sunday after fire started in Nicosia building. Police received information at 4.45 on Saturday morning ...

A 24-year-old man was remanded in police custody for eight days on Sunday after having been arrested the previous day for spreading child sexual abuse material online. According to information ...

Threats, blackmail, ‘protection’ and financial coercion appear to be behind Monday night’s attempted murder of a 42-year-old Ukrainian outside a seaside resort in Limassol. The police are looking for ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday issued a warning about a case of fraud involving a fake letter. The letter uses the bank’s name, logos and official ...

The trial of seven people accused of forming an alleged criminal syndicate engaged in drug trafficking, running a protection racket, and illegal gambling was on Friday postponed until November 21. It ...

Large quantities of tobacco products on which no tax has been paid were seized following two police vehicle searches in Oroklini on Thursday. In the first case, a 46-year-old Turkish ...

A 24-year-old man was arrested late on Thursday following a car arson in Limassol during the early hours of October 1. He is due to appear in court for a detention ...

Authorities on Thursday placed under arrest one of two persons wanted for questioning in connection with the attempted murder of a 42-year-old man in Limassol earlier this week. The wanted 39...

Afsaneh Mohammadi, 58, was murdered by her ex-husband in front of their 40-year-old daughter on Wednesday, police confirmed on Thursday. The killing marks the second femicide on the island within eight ...

A 78-year-old man in Paphos has reported losing more than €64,000 in an online fraud case, police said on Wednesday. According to the complaint filed with the Paphos CID’s financial ...

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Nicosia after police intercepted a package containing 1.6kg of methamphetamine hidden inside spools of thread, police said on Wednesday. According to the drug ...

Two men were injured during a fight in Paphos on Tuesday evening, police said. The incident occurred at around 7.30pm in the common area of a residential complex in the ...

Police in Nicosia are investigating a case of premeditated murder, classified as femicide, with the victim identified as 58-year-old Afsaneh Mohammadi from Iran. A 62-year-old man has been arrested and ...

Police on Tuesday released the photographs of two men wanted after the attempted murder of a third in Limassol on Monday night. The suspects are David Gazzaev, a 44-year-old Russian ...

A stolen motorcycle was destroyed in a fire that broke out on Monday night under a bridge in the Peristerona area of Nicosia, police said on Tuesday. Officers arriving at ...

A vehicle was completely destroyed in a fire that broke out in the early hours of Tuesday in Limassol, police said. At around 3.50am, police received a report about a ...

A 44-year-old woman has filed a complaint to the police saying she had her house burgled by a man who was wearing sunglasses and a hat who had earlier knocked ...

The police on Tuesday said they are investigating the possibility that the death of a 31-year-old man who fell off an apartment balcony in Limassol may have been premeditated murder. ...

A 57-year-old arrested on Sunday for smuggling a knife to a person being held in a police cell will remain in custody until his trial date set for October 9, police ...

Police investigations into the alleged rape case at the central prison are “at an advanced stage” and will be forwarded to the legal services upon completion, the prisons department said ...

Police on Saturday arrested four people suspected of smuggling 97 kilograms of cannabis and 5 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside inflatable toys that arrived in a shipping container from Greece. According to ...

A convict who claims he was repeatedly raped by fellow inmates in Nicosia central prison has accused prison authorities of delaying action, covering up criminal acts and failing to protect ...

A large quantity of counterfeit goods was seized on Wednesday from tourist shops in the Ayia Napa area, the customs department said on Friday. Following a coordinated operation at four ...