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A motorcycle which had been reported stolen on Thursday was found on fire on Friday night in the Limassol suburb of Pano Polemidia. The police said the motorcycle was found ...

A 45-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly swindling another man out of over €100,000 after the pair agreed to purchase property together, the police said on Saturday. The man was ...

Cyprus faces mounting international scrutiny after a global report on organised crime warned that individuals within the Cypriot state are acting in ways that support criminal networks. The global initiative ...

A 48-year-old man was arrested in Larnaca on suspicion of “interference with judicial proceedings” and issuing threats, among other alleged offences, the police said on Sunday. The man was arrested ...

The government has submitted a bill to the House of Representatives aimed at the immediate deportation and removal of political asylum status for foreigners involved in crimes, government spokesman Konstantinos ...

Two people, a 35-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were arrested on Sunday and Monday respectively, in connection to a robbery which was committed on September 29, after evidence emerged against ...

Four men have been arrested in connection with the murder of 49-year-old businessman Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol, as investigators piece together evidence linking a double-cabin vehicle to all three crime ...

A 17-year-old boy was arrested in Limassol on suspicion of burglary, driving a stolen car, and possession of drugs, but not before driving the stolen car into a house, the ...

Two men were injured during a fight in Paphos on Tuesday evening, police said. The incident occurred at around 7.30pm in the common area of a residential complex in the ...

“The aim is for the old city of Nicosia to regain its rightful place, with safe and peaceful coexistence of residents, businesspeople, students and visitors,” Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said ...

Seven people were arrested overnight in connection with a mass brawl which broke out in the Limassol suburb of Mesa Yitonia, the police said on Friday. The arrestees were six ...

A 57-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in connection with a shooting which took place at a pharmacy in the Limassol suburb of Yermasoyia on Friday. Evidence of a shooting ...

A 57-year-old man has been arrested in Larnaca as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial and document fraud, the police said on Friday. The police confirmed the arrest ...

A 32-year-old man was stabbed at his workplace near Larnaca on Thursday night, with one of his work colleagues having verbally admitted to the crime. Both the victim and the 31...

Two British nationals, both aged 22 years old, were arrested after attempting to smuggle a combined total of 25,000 untaxed cigarettes through Larnaca airport, the customs department announced on Friday. The pair ...

A 49-year-old man was arrested on Friday in connection with the extortion of money under false pretences and money laundering. The police said the offenses were committed between the months ...

A 32-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday evening on suspicion of breaking into a house in the Famagusta district and stealing €530. The suspect will be taken before the Famagusta district ...

An explosion occurred at 3.20am on Thursday in Ayios Tychonas, Limassol, outside the front entrance of offices belonging to a construction company. The police said a motorcycle had been left ...

The police have arrested a fourth person, aged 14, in connection with the mugging of tourists in Paphos on June 29, it was announced on Thursday. On June 29, a 21-year-old and 17-year-old ...

The Limassol district court issued a two-day remand order against the 18-year-old arrested on Tuesday in Limassol in connection with a case involving conspiracy to commit a crime, causing grievous ...

Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis, Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides and Limassol mayor Yiannis Armeftis discussed coordinated measures to tackle delinquency and crime on Tuesday. “The results of the effort in ...

The police found an improvised explosive device in the early hours of Tuesday, after the pursuit of a motorcyclist. At around 2.30am, a police patrol noticed a suspicious motorcycle with ...

Five people were injured in a brawl between foreigners on Monday night in Paphos’ Dasoudi park and the police are investigating attempted murder. The police are looking or three more ...

The judge overseeing Harvey Weinstein’s criminal case in Manhattan declared a mistrial on a rape charge on Thursday, one day after the former Hollywood movie mogul was convicted on ...