Crime

Police in Limassol are investigating a case of potential online fraud and embezzlement following a complaint from a 42-year-old man on Monday who tried to invest more than €30,000 in cryptocurrency. ...

A 20-year-old British tourist reported she was ganged raped at her Ayia Napa hotel in Cyprus, it emerged on Monday. Five Israeli nationals were arrested and remanded for eight days ...

A 42-year-old man suspected of being involved in an attempted murder in Xylotymbou last week was remanded for eight days by the Famagusta District Court, police said on Monday. According ...

Police in Paphos on Monday announced the arrest of a 28-year-old woman for investigation into a case of burglary, theft and fraudulent payment. According to the police, on September 3, a 31...

Heightened checks and patrols over the last three days in Paphos resulted in a total of seven arrests police announced on Monday. The operations focused on the communities of Chlorakas, ...

A fire broke out shortly before midnight on Sunday in a restaurant in Paphos, which was extinguished before it could spread. According to the police, the fire was called in ...

Shameful images from the riots The anti-immigrant protest held in Limassol on Friday night revealed a rampant extremism that had no qualms about destroying everything in sight, and a shocking ...

Man also fined for smuggling yoghurt A fine of €15,000 was imposed on a 69-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman who were found in possession of untaxed tobacco products on Thursday. ...

A man has been sentenced to ten months in jail in the north for escaping from a Covid-19 quarantine hotel. The man, named as Duran Gul, escaped from the Mavi ...

A man appeared in court in Morphou on Friday after being arrested for challenging the police to a duel. The man was arrested on charges of being drunk and disorderly, ...

Sixteen-year-old Turkish Cypriot girl Zehie Helin Reessur, who was murdered in January saw her killer “as a brother”, according to testimonies heard in court on Thursday. In the latest hearing ...

An “explosive device” detonated at around 3:30am in a car in the Ayios Spyridonas neighbourhood of Limassol on Friday. The car belonged to a 28-year-old man. Police say they became ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 27-year-old man on Thursday evening in relation to an investigation into an alleged kidnapping which reportedly took place during the troubles seen in Chlorakas earlier ...

Two men “attacked and beat” police in Larnaca while being arrested in connection with multiple burglaries on Thursday evening. The pair attempted to escape and police fired warning shots, before ...

A 32-year-old woman on Thursday has been remanded for six days for her suspected involvement in the attempted murder of a 35-year-old man in Xylotymbou, which took place on Tuesday. ...

The Paphos district court on Thursday remanded a 22-year-old Syrian National for posting obscene gestures on social media related to the riots in Chlorakas over the past few days. He ...

The scene in Chlorakas, as well as in the neighbouring villages of Emba and Tremithousa, is calm, according to the police. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), police press ...

A 22-year-old Syrian national has been arrested in Paphos for “causing and inciting violence” after posting violent imagery onto his social media accounts. Testimony emerged against the man during an ...

A 49-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday morning after allegedly stabbing another woman of the same age on a street in Limassol on Tuesday night. She was taken into custody ...

A 31-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were arrested on Wednesday in relation to an attempted murder in Xylotymbou. According to Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodoulou, the two were arrested ...

The two Cypriot passport holders and eight others accused of involvement in a major money laundering operation appeared in a Singapore court again on Wednesday, with all ten denied bail ...

Significant quantities of untaxed tobacco products and pharmaceuticals were discovered and confiscated in Larnaca, the customs department said on Wednesday. The joint operation between police and the customs department involved ...

Police investigations are focused on the “personal circumstances” of the man who was found in a pool of blood in Xylotymbou on Tuesday. In addition, Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodoulou ...

A 49-year-old woman is in hospital after being stabbed in her neck and left arm in Limassol on Tuesday night. According to police, the woman presented herself to the Limassol ...