DIKO MP calls for ban on Pokemon Go, sparks social media debate
DIKO MP Angelos Votsis has stirred up a debate on social media after suggesting that the Pokemon Go game should be banned in Cyprus. Over...
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Nicosia-Limassol highway closed due to truck accident
The Nicosia-Limassol highway was closed to traffic at noon Monday, after a lorry overturned near Governors’ Beach in Limassol district, a police statement said. According...
First case filed against Vgenopoulos (Updated)
The first case in which embattled Greek financier Andreas Vgenopoulos, former Laiki Bank strongman, will be called to defend his actions was filed in Cypriot...
Two robbers tried to loot scrap from closed slaughterhouse
Two men were caught red-handed stealing machinery and scrap metal from the closed-down Kofinou slaughterhouse on Sunday night but fled empty-handed before police got there....
Turkish Cypriots fear delayed impact of coup in the north
‘There is a real risk of a witch hunt as the uninformed point fingers without really knowing what is going on’ CONCERN, relief, and a...
Cannabis arrest in Larnaca
A 19-year-old Larnaca man was arrested for possession on cannabis with intent to supply after being stopped Friday evening on his moped by police. When...
Almost 3,000 drivers caught illegally parking in spaces for the disabled last year
In 2015, police booked 2,965 drivers for parking in spaces assigned for disabled persons out of a total number of parking offences of 3,574, they...
Cyprus emerges from trafficking ‘grey area’ on US list but must do more
Last year the government convicted 31 human traffickers compared to nine in 2014, according to the latest US human trafficking report, but in order to...
Cannabis plants found in Larnaca home
Ten cannabis plants from 2.2 to 3 metres tall were found on Friday by drug-squad members in a 34-year-old’s home in Larnaca. According to a...
Extradited man in custody over land scam
A 62-year-old Limassol man wanted in connection with taking a large deposit some five years ago for the sale of a piece of land he...
