A man has lost his hand in an explosion in a warehouse in Sotira. The man, aged 30, was allegedly making an explosive on his own when an accidental blast led to a hand injury strong enough to need his hand to be amputated. He was immediately taken to Famagusta general hospital, where the necessary […]
The first death from West Nile virus in 2026 has been recorded, with over 9 other people still suffering from the disease. According to infectious disease specialist and pathologist Aristos Aristodimou, the deceased was a man, aged 90, with several comorbidities. In this man?s case, the viral infection had directly affected his central nervous system. […]
Cyprus has welcomed its third vulture chick born, thus marking a major step forward in conserving the endangered species. This comes after GPS tracking was used to save the first-ever vulture chick that had hatched, after it got stuck inside vegetation during its first flight at the UK Military bases. The Game and Wildlife Service, […]
The District Court in Paphos has remanded a monk charged with attempted murder till the trial commences. The monk, aged 51, allegedly tried to kill an employee of the Holy Stavropegic Monastery of Agios Neophytos. While revealing its decision, the court mentioned how serious the offense in question was, and while the accused does have […]
Menoyia?s former migrant detention center is all set to be used by the Cyprus Police as detention centers for law enforcement. The step has been taken to use up empty spaces in disuse while helping reduce overcrowding in police detention centers currently in use. Costas Fitiris, the justice minister, has already given the necessary instructions […]
The members of the Fire Department did an exemplary job rescuing dozens of people stuck in elevators as the entire country was affected by power cuts. While emergency calls were made from every district, most of the calls came from Limassol and Nicosia. The cuts started in the hours of the morning, which explains the […]
Two consecutive fires in the same region has led to the Cyprus Police suspecting a deliberate case of arson in the area. Days after a first fire burned over 7 hectares of land in Potamoudes, a second fire broke out over 500 meters away from an earlier blaze in Lysos. Glafkos Kyriakou, a spokesperson for […]
A report from a European Commission study has revealed that almost half of Cyprus?s land is looming in the possibility of desertification. This puts the island nation on the second rank in this regard, with Spain?s 53% land at the first place and Greece?s 35% at the second. Cyprus was also found to have the […]
A man carrying several items of animal product contraband was apprehended by officials standing guard at the crossing between the divided zones of Cyprus. Specifically, customs agents at the crossing found over 245 kilograms of offal and bovine hides inside the vehicle the man was driving while he was going through the crossing point at […]
Cyprus police made a shocking discovery when they went on alert having received information regarding a car on fire in Avgorou. The burning vehicle was found on a dirt road in the Cypriot municipality, and the fire department was called to the scene to extinguish it as soon as possible. After it was safe to […]
A row of rental cars were gutted in a fire at a place of business in Protaras early in the morning. Specifically, the fire broke out at a rental shop in Famagusta at 4 am in the morning. The police arrived at the scene, along with the fire department who extinguished the blaze. The police?s […]
The British man who lost his 3-year-old son and was charged with negligence for it was given permission to return to England to attend his son?s funeral. The man, aged 37, had all travel restrictions lifted off of him for an exact period of a month, so he would be able to make funeral arrangement […]
The five men who stand accused of allegedly orchestrating a Hamas-involved terrorist attack in Cyprus will be produced in a court in Larnaca. Prosecutors on the island nation are trying to merge the three different cases lodged against them into one indictment, which will cover all five along with their offenses. The investigation in question […]
Cyprus police teamed up with Trust Insurance to launch a countrywide campaign to raise public awareness against thefts and home burglaries. The initiative has been launched as part of a cooperation agreement between the organizations, with the ultimate aim of preventing crime by raising people?s awareness on the topic of having better residential security. Various […]
A 2-year-old child has died, having fallen from the hotel balcony on the 4th floor in Cyprus while on holiday with his family. The incident happened in Paphos?s Chloraka village, where the family had been vacationing for their summer holiday break. Local reports say that the child accidentally fell from the balcony on the 4th […]
A late-night fire that broke out in Avgorou led to the destruction of more than seven-hundred-and-fifty hay bales. According to the Police, the fire started at around 10:20 pm in the night. It was reported soon after, and within minutes, both the fire department and the police had already reached the scene. They worked together […]
Paphos Police has arrested a man for defrauding people via impersonation. According to their statement, the man, aged 76, swindled around ?9,800 in early 2024 by talking to ?users? and claiming to be the owner of a company that would install photovoltaic panels for someone (who later became the complainant). Allegedly, the man took the […]
A road construction machine overturning in Marathounta in Paphos led to 4 workers suffering grievous injuries. The accident, which took place in the morning hours, happened as a private company?s workers were making road repairs on the vehicle. Three out of four of the injured suffered lighter injuries as they got out of the overturned […]
Cypriot authorities arrested a man who was spying on British military bases on behalf of Iran. The man, Rashad Sultanov, aged 44, is a British-Azerbaijani national and is currently on his way to being extradited to the UK for his offenses. His arrest was a part of the activities of London?s Counter Terrorism Policing?s 5-week-long […]
The criminal court of Famagusta found a man guilty of sexually assaulting and trying to murder a woman in her own hotel room. The man, aged 20, did this heinous act in August 2024 when he raped her while she was not awake and tried to kill her. The only reason she survived was because […]
