Crime

A 22-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday for possession and distribution of child pornography material. Paphos criminal court heard the man was arrested in June ...

Authorities confiscated 300 cartons of cigarettes during a Christmas Day security check at Larnaca airport. Customs officers discovered the cigarettes in the luggage of two Turkish Cypriot passengers traveling to the ...

A man was beaten up in Nicosia in the early hours of Friday morning in what police described as a homophobic attack. The 31-year-old man was attacked by a group ...

The police have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with a robbery and theft of €100,000 that occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Limassol. A second suspect is still at large. The ...

Police are carrying out an investigation as to why a hired contract worker was guarding the Swedish fugitive who escaped while under police guard, it emerged on Tuesday. The contractors ...

The 49-year-old Swedish fugitive who escaped from police custody while at a private clinic was on Tuesday remanded in custody for seven days by Larnaca district court, as police came ...

The bank association warned on Monday that there is an increase in online fraud attempts during festive periods, which are accompanied by increased commercial activity, both in physical stores and ...

Following a coordinated manhunt, police recaptured a Swedish fugitive in the Larnaca area almost 24 hours after he escaped from a private clinic while supposedly under guard. He was found on ...

Police arrested a 57-year-old man for drink driving and damaging a police vehicle in Limassol, authorities announced on Sunday. According to police, the man was arrested at 11pm on Saturday ...

Three teens were injured in a fight outside a cafe in Limassol, police said on Sunday.  According to police, the teens were outside of a cafe in Limassol at around 7...

The Nicosia criminal court on Friday rejected Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut’s objections to his trial, and set his next hearing for January 13, when he is set to ...

Two men appeared in court in northern Nicosia on Friday, accused of making exactly $30,400 (€29,243) by trafficking people into the north from Sri Lanka. Police officer Yaren Yemenicioglu told the court ...

A 52-year-old man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for the rape and kidnapping of a woman in 2022 in Famagusta. The man was found guilty by the Famagusta ...

Two defendants charged for the double murder in Arakapas earlier this year pleaded not guilty on Friday to premeditated murder. Appearing at Limassol criminal court, the two defendants, aged 19 and 23, ...

Limassol police are investigating a case of arson involving two vehicles with an estimated total value of €160,000. According to the police, the fire broke out at around 2.40am while the ...

A 17-year-old was arrested on Tuesday in Limassol on suspicion of illegal drug possession and possession of drugs with intent to supply to others. According to the police, evidence against ...

Three men were arrested on Tuesday in connection with thefts at kiosks in Nicosia. According to the police, the suspects are two 22-year-olds and a 21-year-old who were apprehended under ...

Bags containing guns and drugs, among other items, were found in a wooded area near the Limassol suburb of Polemidia on Tuesday. Police were called to the scene after a ...

Three people were handed life sentences on Tuesday for their parts in the murder of 34-year-old Demetris Andronikou. The trio, 30-year-old Omar Suleyman, 28-year-old Mohammad Al Agka, and 26-year-old Mohammad ...

A teenage boy who edited into existence explicit images of teachers and pupils at the school he attends was handed a conditional caution in court in the British bases on ...

A 62-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday after having taken money on the promise that he would build five houses which he then did not ...

Paphos police are investigating a case of container theft on Monday and are on the hunt for two suspects. According to police, the container was stolen from an open area ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday condemned the violent incidents which unfolded over the weekend between teenagers and police officers across the country, leaving havoc in their wake. The destructive incidents ...

A 27-year-old man’s car in Zakaki was set on fire in an arson attack, police said on Saturday. An explosion was heard at around 2.20am, and the vehicle was ...