Anastasiades: malicious acts will not stop protection of Akamas (Updated)
By Nick Theodoulou and George Psyllides Sinister acts will not succeed in preventing the protection of the Akamas, President Nicos Anastasiades vowed on Thursday after...
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Akamas arson destroyed 70 hectares of forest
The seven separate fires caused by arson in the Akamas area on Wednesday burned a total of 70 hectares of pine trees, shrubs and wild...
Man remanded for suspected burglary and arson at Kornos betting shop (Updated)
A 31-year-old man has been remanded for six days on suspicion of burglary and arson at a building in Kornos. According to police, it was...
Betting shop fire believed to be arson
A betting shop in Kornos has been burnt down in what appears to be an act of arson, police said on Sunday. According to the...
Police suspect arson as car burns in Paphos
Paphos police were on Saturday investigating an arson, which caused extensive damage to a car. The fire service was notified of the blaze on Apostolou...
Pachna fire should be ‘completely extinguished’ by afternoon
The fire service is optimistic that the massive fire which broke out in the Pachna-Kissousa-Vouni area of Limassol two days ago will be totally put...
Fire fighters battling Limassol blaze over night (Update 5)
Police were on Monday night questioning several people over the fire that broke out at noon between Malia and Pachna villages and which was still...
‘Foul play’ in arson at Nicosia sports club
POLICE are suspecting foul play regarding a fire that burned down the premises of a sports club in Nicosia on Thursday morning. The incident occurred...
Arson thought behind fire near Paphos school
Authorities on Friday said a fire near a school in Paphos was being treated as a potential arson attack. A day earlier at around 6:30pm,...
Arson attack on Limassol school, €20,000-€30,000 in damage
A fire which broke out shortly before midnight Tuesday in a room on the ground floor of Ayios Nikolaos lyceum in Limassol was likely caused...
Teacher slapping incident escalates with staff room fire (Update 2)
The staff room of the Linopetra gymnasium, where a teacher was caught on video slapping a female pupil earlier in the week, was set on...
Arson attack on Limassol apartment block
A fire which broke out early on Wednesday at a block of flats in Limassol where the offices of three doctors are located was likely...
Three cars damaged by fire in two separate incidents
A fire likely caused by arson destroyed one car and badly damaged another in Limassol early on Tuesday. The vehicles belonging to a 48-year-old and...
Paphos bus torched
Police suspect an early morning fire that gutted a bus belonging to the Paphos public transport company Osypa had been set deliberately. The fire was...
Suspects arrested in arson death
POLICE have arrested three persons in connection with a fire that broke out in the early morning hours of Wednesday and which resulted in the...
Alleged car arsonists released on bail
PAPHOS district court decided on Thursday that two men aged 49 and 42, who were arrested the day before in connection with a case of...
Fire department suspect arson in large Lofou fire
Authorities on Monday said that they believe the massive fire in Lofou in the Limassol district that took 15 hours to extinguish on Sunday was...
Police arrest man in arson investigation
A Portuguese national was remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday on suspicion of setting fire to the home of a 54-year-old woman in...
Remanded after warehouse fire
A 35-year-old man who was arrested in connection with a fire at a warehouse in Athienou on Sunday was remanded in court for four days...
Arrest in connection with car-wash fire
A man, 47, was arrested Tuesday afternoon in connection with a car wash fire on August 23 in Nicosia. The suspect was arrested around 5:40pm...
