Crime

A 50-year-old man was remanded in custody for seven days on Monday in connection with a robbery in Ayia Napa the previous day. The suspect appeared before Famagusta District Court ...

Data from a new corruption report points to a marked deterioration in governance in the north, with seven in 10 respondents describing corruption as a “very serious problem” and one in ...

Police confirmed on Sunday that a 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the suspected arson of a vehicle in Limassol, with investigators indicating the intended target may have ...

Police confirmed on Sunday that 12 people were arrested during a series of coordinated overnight operations nationwide. The arrests were made for a range of offences including attempted arson, assault causing ...

A motorcyclist died in a traffic accident in Akrotiri on Saturday, while his female passenger was injured when their bike crashed with a car, the British Bases said. The driver ...

An 85-year-old man who had been hospitalised since a violent robbery in December died on Saturday, with police confirming the case is now being treated as murder. Charalambos Kounnapis had ...

Deportations have reached 535 since the start of the year, the justice ministry said on Saturday, alongside 2,052 voluntary departures. According to official figures, 578 arrests and 529 irregular arrivals were also recorded between ...

Police said on Saturday they have identified two individuals in connection with a video showing the beating of a minor. The individuals in question are believed to be “the perpetrator ...

Seven people were arrested for various offences over Friday night, including carrying knives, assault and causing concern, as part of the police’s targeted preventive operations, which were carried out ...

Women facing domestic violence or other forms of abuse can now access the new ‘Pharos’ website, which provides support and information, the Mediterranean Institute for Gender Studies announced. “The platform ...

The Paphos court ordered the renewal of detention for a further eight days for a 41-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man on Friday, who are under investigation for conspiracy to ...

A case of alleged animal abuse is under police investigation after a dog was found shot and seriously injured in the Nicosia district. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday in ...

Police arrested six people during overnight operations, they said on Friday. Those detained stand accused of offences including having resided in Cyprus without the requisite residence documents, failing to appear ...

Police arrested a 57-year-old man late on Tuesday in connection with the seizure of more than nine kilogrammes of cocaine in Limassol last year. In August last year, police discovered ...

Suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos’ alleged rape was on Tuesday referred to the Paphos criminal court, with proceedings scheduled to begin on May 28. The hearing took place behind closed doors ...

Police arrested four individuals overnight on Monday during coordinated overnight operations across Cyprus to enhance public safety and prevent crime. The arrests included failure to appear in court, illegal stay ...

Police warned businesses and employees on Tuesday to guard against rising numbers of fraud involving compromised email accounts, known as Business Email Compromise (BEC). The Cybercrime unit said attackers gain ...

A 34-year-old man arrested over a violent attack that left two people injured in Famagusta district was on Monday remanded for eight days by the Famagusta district court. The attack ...

Residents on Tombs of the Kings Avenue in Paphos have reported an increase in burglaries and thefts, with incidents almost every day for the past eight days, police said on ...

A total of 15 complaints linked to online fraud involving a popular accommodation booking platform have been reported in recent days, the Cyprus Consumers Association said. Speaking to CNA, the association’...

A 30-year-old man was arrested on Saturday night after crashing his car into the wall of a house in Larnaca, police said. The incident occurred shortly after 10pm, when the ...

A 22-year-old man was arrested in Paphos on Saturday night for a series of offences, including possession of offensive weapons and explosive materials, police said. According to the police, the ...

A 22-year-old convict was injured on Friday after being attacked by two other inmates at the central prisons. In a statement issued by the justice ministry, the incident occurred at ...

Convicted Israeli businessman Simon Aykut has been transferred to Israel to serve the remainder of his prison sentence, following a formal request under an agreement governing the transfer of prisoners ...