Crime

A 52-year-old man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for the rape and kidnapping of a woman in 2022 in Famagusta. The man was found guilty by the Famagusta ...

Two defendants charged for the double murder in Arakapas earlier this year pleaded not guilty on Friday to premeditated murder. Appearing at Limassol criminal court, the two defendants, aged 19 and 23, ...

Limassol police are investigating a case of arson involving two vehicles with an estimated total value of €160,000. According to the police, the fire broke out at around 2.40am while the ...

A 17-year-old was arrested on Tuesday in Limassol on suspicion of illegal drug possession and possession of drugs with intent to supply to others. According to the police, evidence against ...

Three men were arrested on Tuesday in connection with thefts at kiosks in Nicosia. According to the police, the suspects are two 22-year-olds and a 21-year-old who were apprehended under ...

Bags containing guns and drugs, among other items, were found in a wooded area near the Limassol suburb of Polemidia on Tuesday. Police were called to the scene after a ...

Three people were handed life sentences on Tuesday for their parts in the murder of 34-year-old Demetris Andronikou. The trio, 30-year-old Omar Suleyman, 28-year-old Mohammad Al Agka, and 26-year-old Mohammad ...

A teenage boy who edited into existence explicit images of teachers and pupils at the school he attends was handed a conditional caution in court in the British bases on ...

A 62-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday after having taken money on the promise that he would build five houses which he then did not ...

Paphos police are investigating a case of container theft on Monday and are on the hunt for two suspects. According to police, the container was stolen from an open area ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday condemned the violent incidents which unfolded over the weekend between teenagers and police officers across the country, leaving havoc in their wake. The destructive incidents ...

A 27-year-old man’s car in Zakaki was set on fire in an arson attack, police said on Saturday. An explosion was heard at around 2.20am, and the vehicle was ...

Overnight clashes with police officers in Limassol, Larnaca, and Nicosia on Friday led to dozens of arrests, leaving widespread destruction in their wake. Damaged property included police vehicles, school buildings, ...

Two women jointly facing some 60 charges for usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north were ordered on Friday to remain in custody until their next hearing slated for February 24 at ...

The trial over the double murder in Limassol was adjourned again on Friday, due to the absence of the judge. Proceedings have been set for December 20, when the two accused, ...

Paphos police arrested a 27-year-old man on Thursday for a case of motorcycle theft in Kouklia, while a second person is also being sought. According to police, the Kouklia police ...

Three suspects involved in a large quantity drug case, were brought before the Limassol criminal court on Thursday. The case involves two men aged 50 and 33 and a woman aged 32 who ...

The prison guards’ union (Pasydy branch) on Wednesday refuted accusations after inmates in an open letter to President Nikos Christodoulides, decried the “deplorable” conditions in the country’s main prison. “...

Limassol police were on heightened alert on Wednesday after a hand grenade was discovered in a building in Germasogeia. According to initial information, a member of the public discovered the ...

Over 2,600 traffic violations were recorded nationwide during traffic stops last week, police said on Tuesday. The were offences clocked outside of the automated traffic cameras system. According to police, between ...

An NGO chairwoman was remanded on Tuesday after €122,000 appears to have been misspent from the Limassol organisation’s account. The Nicosia district court heard that 51 invoices with a total value ...

Two cars were destroyed by fire outside a residence in Limassol on Monday, the fire service said. It is thought the fire in Zakaki was maliciously started in a vehicle ...

The Paphos district court on Sunday remanded a 28-year-old woman for four days for attempted smuggling of a large quantity of cigarettes. According to assistant Paphos police chief Michalis Nikolaou, ...

Police in Limassol on Sunday evening arrested a 49-year-old man for a case involving repeatedly running into a 34-year-old woman with his vehicle. The incident happened last Monday and the ...