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THE CYPRESS OBSERVER

YOUR TOP CHOICE FOR CURRENT EVENTS IN THE COUNTRY OF CYPRUS

The Cypress Observer is your online news source for current events across the country of Cyprus. We strive to bring you the latest news, updates and current events from across the region with a major focus on politics and business.

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MAN ARRESTED FOR PHYSICALLY ASSAULTING A SAILOR

The Larnaca Police has arrested a man for assaulting a sailor from a ship temporarily stationed on the island nation. The arrest came after the sailor lodged a complaint with the police, claiming that a man waved his pistol, shouted at him, shoved said pistol in a bag and went forward to attack him. The […]

CAR BOMB DETONATES IN LIMASSOL

A bomb exploded while it was in a car. The car was being driven by an elderly man with no passengers in the early morning before it suddenly exploded. The explosion happened at around 3 AM in the morning, and alarmed locals living in Limassol’s Agios Athanasios. Police arrived on the scene soon after, sealed […]

MAN ARRESTED FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS

The Cyprus Police has arrested a man for trafficking illegal narcotics. The man, aged 27, was trying to get into the country via Larnaca Airport with several bags of such drugs. The Police has reported that they found Twenty-Four kgs of cannabis distributed across Forty-One packets upon conducting their search of the man’s belongings. The […]

CYPRIOT AIRPORTS ON HIGH ALERT AMIDST MAJOR FLIGHT DIVERSIONS

In the wake of large-scale diversion of flights to Cyprus, the airports in the island nation have been put on high alert citing security concerns. The development comes after Iran launched a missile attack with Israel as its target, which caused several flights to be diverted to Cyprus. Specifically, 2 Israel-bound flights that took off […]

CYPRUS CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH PARADE

The island nation recently celebrated its Independence Day with a Military Parade. The parade, held on the 1st of October in Nicosia’s Iosif Hadjiosif Avenue, had several eminent Cypriots in attendance, from a variety of fields such as politics, religion, and armed forces. The Greek President, several ambassadors from abroad as well as a few […]

3RD CYBER ATTACK IN 48 HOURS

Giorgos Petrou, the Chairman of The Electricity Authority (EAC) has released a statement on the status of a cyber-attack on the organization. He confirmed that the EAC successfully thwarted the attack – the third one made in the course of 48 hours. He also explained that given the circumstances, the EAC is periodically monitoring its […]

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