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21-YEAR-OLD TOURIST FOUND DEAD IN SWIMMING POOL

  • August 7, 2022
  • Current Events
  A tourist from the UK was found dead in a swimming pool in a hotel in Cyprus. The tourist, a 21-year-old man was found floating in the water in a prominent Paphos hotel at around 6pm. The lifeguards, who initially spotted his body, hauled him out of the pool and tried their best to […]

POLICE ARREST ALMOST-NAKED MAN IN PAPHOS

  • August 4, 2022
  • Current Events
  Cyprus Police arrested a man on grounds of public nuisance. The man, 24, was intoxicated and in state of near-undress, disturbing passers-by. The man continued to behave offensively towards police officers when they approached to warn him about his conduct. The police then arrested the man and took him into custody. They proceeded to […]

CYPRUS REMOVES COVID-19 TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR VISITORS

  • August 1, 2022
  • Current Events
  The government of Cyprus is getting rid of the mandatory requirement for visitors to show up with their vaccination or recovery certificates for COVID-19. The government is also removing the requirement for people to wear face masks in all indoor spaces. This of course does not include hospitals, nursing homes or any other indoor […]

POLICE ARREST MAN IN CONNECTION WITH STATE FOREST FIRE

  • July 28, 2022
  • Current Events
  The Cyprus police has arrested a 33-year-old man in connection with the fire which broke out in the night near the village of Dierona in Cyprus’ Limassol District, near to the state forest. According to the Cyprus News agency, the firefighters went on scene almost immediately after the fire broke out and were successfully […]

AIRCRAFT SENT TO FIGHT MAJOR FIRE IN THE NORTH

  • July 25, 2022
  • Current Events
  The Cyprus government is putting the full strength of its aviation capabilities into its firefighting efforts in Kantara. The country has sent a helicopter and two firefighting planes after the Turkish Cyprus authorities requested help to fight the disaster, which is taking place on the eastern part of the Kyrenia mountain range. In response […]

CYPRUS GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE BLACKMAIL ALLEGATIONS BY PRISON DIRECTOR

  • July 22, 2022
  • Current Events
  The Cypriot government has launched an inquiry into the alleged accusations from the country’s prisons’ director. The allegation in question is about a senior police officer who recruited an inmate for the purpose of gathering information about her private life and using the same to blackmail her. Lawyer Achilleas Emilianides has been appointed by […]

MAN PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED ON THE BEACH

  • July 18, 2022
  • Current Events
  The Cyprus police has arrested two people, aged 41 and 40 in Paphos for physically assaulting a 46-year-old man. According to a spokesman for the police, the incident came to the police’s attention after the 46-year-old filed a complaint explaining how he was attacked by the two people while he was spending time with […]

POURNARA RECEPTION CENTER SEES TWO FIRES IN A SINGLE DAY

  • July 16, 2022
  • Current Events
  The Pournara Reception Center in Kokkinotrimithiathe saw two fires breaking out within the span of a single day. The incidents, each of which took place on consecutive mornings, had the fire service sending out fire engines with expert personnel. While they did manage to put out the fires, the building sustained major damages. Investigations […]

STRONG WINDS INCREASING THE CHANCE OF CAR ACCIDENTS

  • July 13, 2022
  • Current Events
  The recent spate of strong winds that have been blowing all over the island nation have intensified, greatly increasing the chance of vehicular accidents. For this reason, the Cyprus police are actively urging people to drive slower and be extra careful when on the road. According to them, a vehicle with higher velocity makes […]

AROUND 54% OF CYPRUS CITIZENS AGREE WITH SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA, SAYS STUDY

  • July 10, 2022
  • Current Events
  The results of the spring Eurobarometer of the European parliament has revealed that as less as 54% of participants in the island nation of Cyprus agree with the sanctions against Russia, as opposed to European Union average of 80%. Parallelly, as many as 80% of Cyprus citizens also believe that the Russian invasion in […]

CYPRESS ESTABLISHES FOREIGN SEA LINK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 21 YEARS

  • July 7, 2022
  • Current Events
  The island nation of Cyprus has established a sea link with Greece – something that hasn’t been done in the last 21 years. According to president Nicos Anastasiades, who attended the ceremony that marked the launching of the sea link, the event is indeed historic. He called the connection between Cyprus and Greece an […]

ACCIDENT LEAVES 59-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN HOSPITAL

  • July 4, 2022
  • Current Events
  A major traffic accident that occurred this morning in Limassol has left a 59-year-old woman in critical condition. The accident in question, which took place at Promachon Eleftherias street involved a car hitting said woman, who at that time was crossing the road. The woman, who was gravely injured on spot was first transferred […]

MAN SENTENCED TO 15-MONTHS PRISON SENTENCE FOR CAUSING CAR ACCIDENT

  • July 1, 2022
  • Current Events
  The District Court in Limassol, Cyprus has sentenced a 23-year-old man to a 15 months prison term for negligence that led to a major car accident. The accident in question, which occurred right after 12am on the 14th of September in 2020, had the 23-year-old as the driver of a car with an 18-year-old […]

MAN IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER FALLING FROM BALCONY

  • June 28, 2022
  • Current Events
  A 72-year-old man in Paphos is in serious condition in the hospital after falling from his balcony. The man, a pensioner, was trying to climb up his balcony, which stood at two-meter-high, to get into his home as he had accidentally locked himself out. After neighbors informed the police, he was found and taken […]

BRITISH MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH SWEDISH TOURIST’S DEATH

  • June 24, 2022
  • Current Events
  The Cyprus police has arrested a 25-year-old British nation in connection to the traffic accident that led to the death of a Swedish tourist. The man was allegedly driving the dune buggy that struck the tourist on a crosswalk in Ayia Napa and killed him on the spot. The man, who will not be […]

ONE CHARGED IN MATCH-RELATED ACCIDENT

  • June 20, 2022
  • Current Events
  The Courts in Cyprus have charged a 30-year-old in their investigations into the incidents that happened during the Anorthosis-Apollon football match, which led to a 20-year-old man getting gravely injured. The suspect in question willingly surrendered himself to law enforcement once the police published the information of the ten people who are wanted in […]

SPEEDING DRIVER TESTS POSITIVE FOR NARCOTICS

  • June 17, 2022
  • Current Events
  The Cyprus Police caught a driver driving much higher than the speed limit, and then discovered that he was under the influence of narcotics the whole time. At around 3am, the police caught the 27-year-old man speeding along the Kofinou-Larnaca motorway at 174 kph, much higher than the prescribed 100 kph limit. The police […]

MAN ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY

  • June 13, 2022
  • Current Events
  The Cyprus Police have arrested a man for allegedly conducting a robbery at knifepoint at a hotel. The man, 26, is a Cypriot citizen who wore a hood, entered a hotel, threatened one of their employees with a knife, and forced him to give up his car. Paphos Police Director Nikos Tsappis has said […]

CYPRUS POLICE ARREST MAN IN CONNECTION WITH MULTIPLE SEXUAL ASSAULTS

  • June 10, 2022
  • Current Events
  The Police in Cyprus has arrested a 22-year-old man who has reportedly confessed to having raped three women in the Ayia Napa area during the months of April and May. According to a statement from the police, the discovery was part of an ongoing investigation, which started when the police received complaints from three […]

MAN CHOKED TO DEATH ON MEAT

  • June 3, 2022
  • Current Events
  A man died after choking on a piece of meat while having dinner in a restaurant. The man, 43, was having dinner at a restaurant in Germasoyia when he choked on said piece of meat. He panicked and asked someone nearby to give him a blow to the back to solve the problem. When […]
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  • 21-YEAR-OLD TOURIST FOUND DEAD IN SWIMMING POOL
  • POLICE ARREST ALMOST-NAKED MAN IN PAPHOS
  • CYPRUS REMOVES COVID-19 TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR VISITORS
  • POLICE ARREST MAN IN CONNECTION WITH STATE FOREST FIRE
  • AIRCRAFT SENT TO FIGHT MAJOR FIRE IN THE NORTH
  • CYPRUS GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE BLACKMAIL ALLEGATIONS BY PRISON DIRECTOR
  • MAN PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED ON THE BEACH
  • POURNARA RECEPTION CENTER SEES TWO FIRES IN A SINGLE DAY
  • STRONG WINDS INCREASING THE CHANCE OF CAR ACCIDENTS
  • AROUND 54% OF CYPRUS CITIZENS AGREE WITH SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA, SAYS STUDY
  • CYPRESS ESTABLISHES FOREIGN SEA LINK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 21 YEARS
  • ACCIDENT LEAVES 59-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN HOSPITAL
  • MAN SENTENCED TO 15-MONTHS PRISON SENTENCE FOR CAUSING CAR ACCIDENT
  • MAN IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER FALLING FROM BALCONY
  • BRITISH MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH SWEDISH TOURIST’S DEATH
  • ONE CHARGED IN MATCH-RELATED ACCIDENT
  • SPEEDING DRIVER TESTS POSITIVE FOR NARCOTICS
  • MAN ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY
  • CYPRUS POLICE ARREST MAN IN CONNECTION WITH MULTIPLE SEXUAL ASSAULTS
  • MAN CHOKED TO DEATH ON MEAT
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