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A man sentenced to 10 years imprisonment has had his appeal rejected, despite his claim that mitigating circumstances were not considered. The case stems from a 2016 stabbing in which a then 23...

A 31-year-old woman is under arrest as police investigate the theft of a handbag and other valuables from a parked car in Paphos. According to a police announcement, the woman ...

Limassol police arrested a man and a woman as they investigate a case of illegal possession of drugs, possession with intent to supply and money laundering. The two, aged 22 and 32 ...

Police are investigating a burglary and arson at a boat rental business in Paralimni, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Friday. It said that at around 2.05 am on Friday, the ...

A 40-year-old was arrested in Paphos in connection with a case of assault and battery, after a tourist suffered serious leg fractures. According to Assistant Paphos Superintendent Michalis Ioannou, a 34...

Two drivers were caught driving under the influence of drugs in Paphos late on Tuesday, the Cyprus News Agency reported quoting the district’s deputy police chief Michalis Ioannou. The ...

Paphos police have made a second arrest in connection with a case of impersonation and obtaining money under false pretenses, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Wednesday. It said that ...

Police are questioning 83 people caught playing Texas Hold’Em poker during an operation to combat illegal gambling on Wednesday night. The operation was carried out around 9.30pm on Wednesday in ...

Two people, aged 21 and 28, were arrested in separate cases on suspicion of using fake travel documents, Paphos police said on Wednesday. The first concerned a 28-year-old woman from Congo who ...

Police on Friday said they identified three cars imported to Cyprus by a crime ring which, with the alleged involvement of public servants, has been importing slightly damaged luxury vehicles ...

A 33-year-old man on Friday pleaded not guilty to the premeditated murder of two women in Amiantos last year while his older brother pleaded not guilty to being an accessory-after-the-fact. ...

Paphos police on Friday arrested a 39-year-old man on suspicion of illegal possession of drugs and burglary tools. The man was found by patrol officers hiding behind a car at ...

Limassol criminal court on Friday sentenced a 45-year-old man to nine years in prison after finding him guilty of illegal possession of drugs. It follows a police search of a ...

Two men are under arrest in connection with two separate drug cases, one in Nicosia and the second in Larnaca. In Nicosia, police arrested a 28-year-old man who was carrying ...

A 24-year-old woman was arrested for possession of forged documents after she attempted to board a plane to Germany using a Belgian passport. The woman is reportedly not cooperating with ...

Two sisters reported their older brother was sexually abusing them for four consecutive years, when they were both under the age of 13, it emerged on Tuesday. The abuse started 12 years ...

The Egyptian authorities are investigating possible murder following the death of Cyprus News Agency (CNA) correspondent Nikolaos Katsikas in Cairo. The alleged murder happened on Saturday and Egyptian media reported ...

A young man is under arrest in connection with the theft of a bag with €5,900 in cash from a parked car in Paphos, while police also investigate a second theft ...

A teenager, permanent resident of Paphos, is under arrest for burglary and theft after a man spotted him wearing a watch and sunglasses that had been stolen from his home, ...

A 26-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Monday in connection with the attempted murder of another man in Nicosia. Police said the suspect was arrested on Sunday on ...

Four men, aged 19 to 44, were remanded on Friday in connection with the gangland-related murder of a 53-year-old man in Larnaca in December The arrests took place during a large police ...

The Paphos bicycle police patrols issued 97 fines for the month of January while also assisting the public when and where necessary, according to an announcement on Thursday. Paphos assistant police ...

Police on Thursday said they have almost completed investigating the information submitted by Greek activist Ilias Gkionis relating to an alleged Cyprus link to a prostitution ring. Last week, Gkionis ...

A 21-year-old Nicosia man has been arrested following five alleged incidents of theft from churches carried out between December 21 and January 4. He is accused of entering a place of worship ...