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A 35-year-old man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday by the Paphos permanent criminal court after being found guilty in an attempted murder case linked to an attack ...

Nearly €200,000 in undeclared cash was seized from a Ukrainian passenger at Paphos airport by customs officers after the money was discovered hidden inside socks in his luggage. The customs department ...

The Nicosia permanent criminal court on Monday unanimously ruled that Giorgos Christodoulou, also known as Zavrantonas, will remain in custody pending the retrial of the high-profile case concerning the importation ...

Two people were arrested overnight during coordinated operations carried out in urban areas, the police said on Monday. One of the arrests involved offences including assaulting a police officer. The ...

A 50-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days by Limassol district court on Saturday in connection with the reported theft of €800,000 from a company in Limassol. The suspect ...

Police are investigating terrorism-related offences and participation in a criminal organisation in connection with the arrest of two men aged 32 and 38, police spokesman Vyron Vyronas said on Saturday. The two ...

Five men pleaded not guilty at the Larnaca permanent criminal court on Friday to multiple charges related to violent incidents in the city on January 17. The defendants, aged 20, 26, 26, 32 and 48, face ...

Two men, aged 44 and 45, arrested in connection with an explosion outside a kiosk in Limassol last month were remanded in police custody on Tuesday. The blast occurred at around 1am ...

A 24-year-old man was remanded in custody for six days on Tuesday in connection with the alleged abduction and robbery of a 69-year-old woman in a village in the Nicosia ...

Police arrested a second suspect on Monday in connection with a robbery investigation linked to an incident in Nicosia earlier this month. The 21-year-old was taken into custody to assist ...

Ten people were arrested during targeted police operations carried out across on Sunday night, with offences including drug possession, robbery, stabbing and traffic violations. Police said the arrests formed part ...

Police arrested a 30-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman in Paphos on Monday as part of an investigation into alleged conspiracy offences and written threats direct towards the individual with ...

Police arrested 29 third country nationals residing illegally in Cyprus during a nationwide operation carried out on Sunday night by members of the immigration services. In a statement issued on Monday, ...

Police in Nicosia are investigating a shooting incident after a motorcyclist allegedly pointed a firearm at an officer and opened fire at a commercial building on Saturday morning before fleeing ...

Famagusta police issued a wanted notice on Friday for a 26-year-old man in connection with an investigation into serious criminal offences allegedly committed over a three-year period. Authorities identified the ...

The court of appeal on Monday ordered a retrial of Georgios Christodoulou Zavrantonas, who was in 2022 sentenced to 22 years in prison for the possession of 15 kilograms of cocaine. Zavrantonas’ lawyer ...

A 64-year-old woman has fallen victim to online fraud, losing a total of €39,000 after being deceived through social media, police said on Monday. In September 2024 she was contacted via a ...

A 51-year-old man was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of up to 18 years for multiple sexual offences committed against his stepdaughter over a prolonged period on Tuesday by the Limassol ...

The trial of five defendants linked to the January 17 shooting incident in Larnaca was postponed again on Tuesday after a member of the criminal court was absent, with all accused ...

Two defendants in a torture case linked to organised crime in Pyla are expected to state their pleas on May 14 after proceedings were adjourned on Tuesday before the Larnaca permanent ...

Police carried out targeted operations across Cyprus on Monday night, making 13 arrests and issuing 336 traffic violation reports. In a statement issued on Tuesday, police confirmed that 13 arrests involved offences including ...

Police confirmed on Sunday that 12 people were arrested during a series of coordinated overnight operations nationwide. The arrests were made for a range of offences including attempted arson, assault causing ...

An 85-year-old man who had been hospitalised since a violent robbery in December died on Saturday, with police confirming the case is now being treated as murder. Charalambos Kounnapis had ...

Police said on Saturday they have identified two individuals in connection with a video showing the beating of a minor. The individuals in question are believed to be “the perpetrator ...