Crime

Two men appeared in court in northern Nicosia on Thursday, accused of having attempted to steal a dairy farm near the village of Kythrea by pulling a gun on its ...

Zisan Saltukhan, the mother of 16-year-old Cypriot girl Zehie Helin Reessur, who was murdered in January last year, on Thursday demanded the “harshest punishment” for her daughter’s killer. Speaking ...

Police in the British bases arrested two people whom they suspect of having engaged in illegal gambling activities, they announced on Thursday. They said the arrests took place in the ...

Two more teens were arrested for investigated cases of thefts and burglaries committed in Aglanja and other areas of the island’s capital over the past week, police reported on ...

Police arrested a third person on Tuesday, aged 22, in connection with an assault on two food delivery drivers on Saturday night in Limassol. The suspect appears to be one of ...

A 27-year-old man from Syria, living in Paphos under subsidiary protection, was on Tuesday remanded in custody for seven days to facilitate investigations into the import and trafficking of drugs. ...

Two men were arrested in the Famagusta district on Monday in connection with theft and illegal possession of property, police said in a statement on Tuesday. The suspects, aged 29 and 31, ...

A 24-year-old man was sentenced to six years in prison by the Famagusta criminal court for possession of three kilos and 156 grams of cannabis with intent to supply. According to ...

Police on Monday remanded three teenagers in connection with a series of burglaries and thefts in Nicosia in recent weeks for eight days. According to a police statement, the suspects, ...

A 29-year-old man wanted in connection with an attempted murder case was located and arrested by police on Monday afternoon under a court warrant. The incident occurred on Saturday at ...

Limassol district court issued five-day remand orders against two people, aged 21 and 19, who were arrested in connection with the attack and robbery on Saturday evening against two delivery drivers in ...

A 24-year-old food delivery worker was remanded in custody for four days by the Limassol district court on charges related to illegal possession of drugs, the distribution of counterfeit currency ...

Three people were injured in Larnaca on Sunday night when a 57-year-old drunk driver hit four parked cars. The driver and two others were injured and taken to Larnaca general ...

A man appeared in court in the north on Sunday, accused of assaulting two Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’ who were attending a peace event in central Nicosia on Saturday. According to ...

The Cyprus Medical Association on Sunday called for an “urgent review” of safety measures at accident and emergency departments in Cyprus’ hospitals after a patient attacked staff at the Nicosia ...

Thefts of copper have surged over the last year as prices spiral to up to €6,500 per tonne, despite the risks thieves face of electrocuting themselves as they cut power lines ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested after being seen on CCTV footage handing out smoke bombs to other football fans at Saturday’s football match between Ael and Ethnikos Achnas. The ...

The escape of lifer Doros Theofanous while on a home visit was the latest scandal to rock the government, getting the president to act uncharacteristically tough by sacking three senior ...

A patient tried to stab someone at Nicosia general hospital and then punched a doctor and two nurses, unions charged on Saturday, prompting them to organise a two-hour strike on ...

Convicted murderer Doros Theofanous and the 26-year-old who appears to have helped him escape on September 26 while visiting his home in Choletria, Paphos, under the noses of his police escort, ...

Police on Friday arrested a 47-year-old woman in connection with a bomb explosion that destroyed a 78-year-old man’s vehicle in Ayios Athanasios in Limassol in the early hours of ...

A fight broke out in the central prison kitchens after inmates complained about the quality of their food, resulting in injuries, with one inmate being taken to the hospital by ...

The Limassol district court on Friday issued a six-day remand order for a 23-year-old man arrested in connection with multiple burglary and theft cases. According to a police statement, the ...

A 58-year-old woman was arrested early on Friday at Larnaca airport after more than two kilograms of cocaine were found in her luggage. According to a police statement, members of ...