Crime

A 54-year-old man who stands accused of running a pyramid scheme had his remand extended for a further five days on Saturday. Police believe the man had a “leading role” ...

A 23-year-old man was found with four open wounds at the Ayia Napa medieval monastery in the early hours of Sunday morning. He was transferred to the Famagusta general hospital ...

Two more suspects have been arrested in an investigation into a café explosion in Strovolos, Nicosia last month, police said on Saturday. The two men, 26 and 23, were arrested on Friday ...

A 50-year-old man suspected of killing his 43-year-old brother-in-law in Peyia was released from Athalassa Psychiatric Hospital, rearrested and remanded for six days, police said on Saturday. Police in Paphos ...

An 18-year-old boy was remanded for two days by Larnaca District Court on Saturday for stealing mobile phones on the beach, police said. The teen was stopped for a check ...

Police arrested a 48-year-old man on Saturday who was wanted in connection with the ‘Metamax’ pyramid scheme fraud. The man, from Paphos was named by two individuals who claimed he ...

A 19-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of rape earlier this month was released on Friday after “contradictions” were found in the complaint filed by the woman who accused ...

A woman appeared in court in the north on Friday, accused of having forged a rabies certificate to import two cats from overseas. A police representative in court said the ...

A man appeared in court in the north on Friday accused of having burgled a house with a rifle in the early hours of last Saturday morning. Police officer Omer ...

A 48-year-old man from Paphos is wanted in connection with the ongoing Metamax pyramid scheme investigation, police said on Friday. The man, from Paphos was named by two individuals who ...

A man and a teenage boy were arrested on drug possession charges in Paphos, police said on Friday. During a raid at 5.30pm on Thursday at the home of a 33...

Police said on Friday that a building shot at in Limassol was an advertising agency, and not a Forex company as had initially been reported by authorities. The building was ...

A 20-year-old was arrested for going 120 km over the speed limit, police said on Friday. Police said that the man was arrested on the Limassol-Nicosia highway in the early hours ...

Police arrested a 29-year-old man suspected to be illegally residing in the Republic of Cyprus, Paphos police said on Friday. According to police, the man was found on Thursday night, ...

Paphos police arrested a 51-year-old man suspected of people smuggling, it emerged on Friday. According to police the man was found after a 46-year-old in a migrant reception centre said ...

A 28-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of Demetris Andronicou, AKA ‘Demetroui’, was released on Friday after authorities learned the gangland shooting occurred on his wedding day. According ...

A man was arrested Thursday morning in a village near Nicosia for the illegal possession of a massive stash of tobacco products, including over 800,000 cigarettes. The arrest came after authorities ...

Two men, 33 and 35 and residents of a third country, were arrested without residency permits in the Famagusta district, police said on Wednesday. According to a police, following coordinated actions to ...

A man arrested in north Nicosia for attempting to use a counterfeit €50 note at the Saray casino said on Tuesday he had obtained the money from a bureau de change ...

A 53-year-old in Paphos was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday for burglary. The Paphos district court ruled the sentence would begin on April 11, 2024, the day the man was ...

A low intensity improvised explosive device caused extensive damage to a sliding glass door on Monday when it exploded outside the house in Mazotos. The explosion appears to have occurred ...

A 44-year-old old man was sentenced to six years in jail on Monday after he was found with around 6kg of cannabis. The sentence was handed down at Larnaca criminal ...

An 18-year-old woman on holiday in Cyprus reported a 19-year-old man raped her, it emerged on Monday. Both are British nationals and the incident allegedly unfolded in Ayia Napa. The ...

Police on Monday urged people to be wary of a new scam on WhatsApp promising huge profits from investments. The police electronic fraud department said it had received a large ...