#Nicosia

Several complaints will be filed with the independent police complaints authority after pepper spray and tear gas was deployed towards protestors at Thursday’s demonstration in solidarity with the Global ...

The police have recommended to attorney-general George Savvides that the 24-year-old man who was involved in a road accident which resulted in the death of 20-year-old Kyriacos Antoniou in July ...

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Nicosia after police intercepted a package containing 1.6kg of methamphetamine hidden inside spools of thread, police said on Wednesday. According to the drug ...

Police in Nicosia are investigating a case of premeditated murder, classified as femicide, with the victim identified as 58-year-old Afsaneh Mohammadi from Iran. A 62-year-old man has been arrested and ...

A 62-year-old man is in critical condition at Nicosia general hospital after being found unconscious in a vehicle in the Nicosia district on Thursday. Police said they are treating the ...

A stolen motorcycle was destroyed in a fire that broke out on Monday night under a bridge in the Peristerona area of Nicosia, police said on Tuesday. Officers arriving at ...

The mental health of children and youth remains an “absolute priority” for the health ministry, Health Minister Damianos said during the inauguration of the new building of the Cyprus ADHD ...

“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 ...

The case against Israeli property developer Simon Aykut, who stands accused of having developed and sold €43 million worth of property on Greek Cypriot land in the north, was on Monday ...

Nicosia police arrested two men, aged 31 and 45 on Friday in connection with a home invasion and assault case. The incident took place shortly after midnight on September 17. Police said the ...

Cyprus was brought to a standstill on Thursday, as thousands of workers staged a nationwide strike outside the finance ministry, chanting “Hands off CoLA” and “CoLA for all workers,” demanding ...

Nicosia district court on Thursday sentenced former volunteerism commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki to three years in prison for deliberately circulating forged documents to secure a job in the public sector. During ...

A solidarity gathering was held on Wednesday outside the central prisons in Nicosia, calling for the immediate release of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz. Supporters demanded his freedom either through a ...

There’s never a good time to be stranded in your car, and definitely not when it’s 43 degrees Celsius on an August afternoon. Worse still is when you have ...

A small forest fire in the community of Pera Orini, in Nicosia district, was brought under full control early on Sunday. The forestry department of the ministry of agriculture said ...

A 33-year-old man has been remanded in custody for seven days in connection with a house arson case, the Nicosia district court ruled on Friday. The case concerns a fire ...

Nicosia should be “a model of equality, inclusion, and universal accessibility”, Cyprus confederation of disability organisations (Kysoa) chairwoman Themis Anthopoulou said. Speaking after a meeting with the capital’s mayor ...

The damage to the water supply network has been repaired by the water development department (WDD), the Nicosia district government organisation (EOA) said on Thursday. “The water tanks were filled ...

A 64-year-old woman suffered leg injuries after being bitten by four guard dogs at her workplace on Monday afternoon, police said on Tuesday. According to the police, the woman had ...

A 44-year-old man filed a report with the police on Sunday afternoon, claiming to have been injured by a gunshot while working in the Pera Chorio area, Nicosia. The incident ...

A 43-year-old man arrested on Wednesday afternoon in connection with a burglary and theft case in Nicosia was remanded in custody for six days by the court on Thursday. According ...

Five days after Majed Alashtar, a 13-year-old Syrian refugee, went missing from a state-run shelter in Nicosia, concerns are growing that bullying by older teenagers may have played a role. ...

Residents of the Nicosia district are to pay a new rainwater tax, district governor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Wednesday, describing the tax as “necessary”. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...

An 11-year-old girl was injured, in a traffic accident yesterday afternoon in a village in the Nicosia district. According to police reports, the incident occurred at around 6.20pm. The girl ...