Limassol arrest for 22kg duty free tobacco
A 59-year-old was arrested on Sunday night in Limassol for possession of 21kg and 810gr of duty free narghile tobacco.
After a tipoff, the police searched two properties belonging to ...
Man arrested for possession of military gear
A 28-year-old man has been arrested and detained for the possession of a pistol, cartridges and military rifle magazines.
The weaponry was found in the man’s house and confiscated.
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Yellow warning for high temperatures
A yellow warning has been issued for high temperatures expected to peak at 40C inland on Monday.
The meteorology department’s warning began at 9pm on Sunday and will expire ...
Memorial held for four Egyptians who perished in 2021 fire
A memorial service was held on Sunday for the four Egyptians who died in Odou village during the 2021 Arakapas fire.
It marks three years since Morzok Shady Morzok, Hisa Melad ...
Memorial service held for victims of Mari blast 13 years ago
Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Sunday gave his “deepest apology” and expressed his respect for the people that died at the Mari blast 13 years ago.
Palmas was speaking at the ...
Woman arrested at Larnaca airport for allegedly promoting property sales in north
Police arrested a 49-year-old woman on Sunday, as a suspect for promoting property sales in the north on Greek Cypriot land.
The woman, from an EU country, was arrested at ...
Dead man found on central Larnaca beach
A dead man was found on the Larnaca’s Finikoudes beach on Sunday, police said.
The man was spotted around 4am.
According to police, after he was found an ambulance ...
Tatar condemns Nicosia’s reaction to north’s participation in OTS summit
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar condemned on Sunday reactions by Cyprus and the EU, who said they made demarches following the north’s participation in a conference of the Organisation ...
Yellow weather warning issued, due to expected high temperatures
The met office issued a yellow weather warning for Sunday night through Monday 5pm, due to high temperatures expected to affect the island.
According to the met office, the weather ...
Bug plague spreading, could wipe out Cyprus’ prickly pears
An evil bug is killing off our papoutsosyko, but vigilant measures can save them
One of Cyprus’ superfoods, the prickly pear or papoutsosyko, lending its flavour and health benefits to ...
Festival for all in Katydata
Ten years after it all began, Windcraft Music Festival returns to Cyprus village
Next week The Windcraft Music Fest celebrates its tenth anniversary in the intimate village of Katydata, with ...
Ioannou says president committed to solving Cyprus problem
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said President Nikos Christodoulides is continuing concrete proposals that will lead to the restart of Cyprus talks, it emerged on Sunday.
Ioannou was in Greece for ...
Are football clubs being rewarded for lawbreaking?
A bill which was discussed at the House finance committee on Monday which has been designed with a stated aim of recovering debts from football clubs may in fact reward ...
Kombos talks Nicosia-Cairo relations with new Egyptian counterpart
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos spoke with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty on Sunday to discuss the strategic partnership between the two countries, the EU-Egypt relations and regional developments.
In a ...
An American in Ayia Napa
‘As I left the office on Friday, people solemnly wished me luck, as if I was taking the Intercity Bus straight into a war zone.’ Julia Stern samples Cyprus’ party ...
Man arrested in Limassol cocaine bust
A 39-year-old man was arrested in Limassol in a drug bust, where officers found dozens of packages of cocaine were found in his car, police said on Sunday.
Police said ...
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Man arrested at airport with drugs in his suitcase
A 30-year-old man was arrested with 15.6 kg of cannabis in his suitcase at Larnaca airport, police said on Sunday.
According to police, the man was found at his arrival in ...
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Fire outside Limassol becomes manageable
A large fire broke out on Sunday morning in the Apesia area of Limassol, the fire services announced, bringing it under control later in the afternoon.
According to fire services ...
Nicosia condemns ‘Turkish attempts to promote north at OTS’
Nicosia condemned on Saturday Turkish attempts to promote the breakaway regime, in violation of international legality, noting that the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) is once again being used by ...
Nicosia finds Holguin’s open letter on Cyprus encouraging
An open letter by UN Secretary General personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin was seen as an encouraging message by Nicosia on Sunday, according to government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis.
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Traffic calming measures should go further
Our economy relies heavily on tourist arrivals. Unfortunately, most beaches are extremely close to main roads with heavy traffic at times. The “calming” improvement made by the traffic cameras installed ...
Man in critical condition after Sotira car accident
A 36-year-old man is in critical condition on Sunday at Nicosia General, after crashing into an electricity pole in Sotira, Famagusta, police said.
According to police, the man at around 5.30...
Holguin’s mission will be ‘left to peter out’
The UN secretary-general’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin is very unlikely to return to Cyprus, a source close to the process has said, suggesting that her mission is all ...
Holguin says ‘we must think differently’ in parting letter
United Nations envoy in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin said “we must think differently” to find a solution to the Cyprus problem in an open letter penned on Sunday ahead of ...