The Dali Police in Cyprus are investigating an attempted murder, which involves a man, aged 26, being attacked and ending up in the emergency room with a skull fracture. According to the statement by the police, the attack happened at 4 am in the morning. The victim, 26, was from Syria while the alleged […]
A man returned the lost wallet of a pensioner containing 288 Euros by submitting it in a police station. According to the Famagusta Police, a man, aged 43 found the unattended purse and promptly submitted it to the local police station. The wallet’s contents include hundreds of Euros worth of cash, along with 3 […]
Cyprus’s Aliens and Immigration Unit along with FRONTEX and Greek immigration enforcement deported several foreign nationals. A Cyprus Police press release says that 29 individuals are being returned to the country of their citizenship. 21 of these were Pakistani and 8 of them Georgian nationals. The mass deportation is the result of the coordinated […]
Cyprus is set to face heavy rain and thunderstorms, courtesy the high-pressure atmosphere over the island nation. While the week is set to start off sunny, it is most likely to become turbulent, leading to heavy rains and possibly, thundershowers. The in-between phases would include part-sunny-part-cloudy skies, random clouds, some isolated showers in elevated […]
To improve cooperation between the Mediterranean and the Middle East, Nikos Christodoulides, the President of Cyprus met with the Khalid Al-Falih, the Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia at Nicosia’s presidential palace. The event started with Al-Falih conveying the good wishes of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and King Salman to President Christodoulides. The […]
In what is being considered an alarming number of traffic violations in single weekend, the Cyprus Police stated having issued over 600 tickets within a period of 48 hours. The range of violations was very wide, and included over 297 people who were handed tickets for speeding and 54 for driving under the influence […]
The police in Cyprus have arrested two men for staging an armed robbery. The men, both aged 55, “stole” a €30,000 bag, which a hotel worker was transporting to the bank. It was only later that the police understood that the robbery was in fact staged, wherein the hotel worker and his accomplice conspired […]
Cyprus Police is currently investigating an incident of harassment and psychological abuse. The police are investigating a permanent resident of the island nation, aged 33, who allegedly harassed and incited psychological violence on his ex-partner, a woman aged 38. Michalis Nicolaou, a spokesman for the police said that the accused in question has been […]
A scuffle among some Syrian nationals went brutal, leading to the involvement of stones, wood and other objects being used by the people involved to attack each other. The Cyprus Police have released a statement on the matter, which says that they received a tip at around 8pm in the evening regarding a fight […]
The Cyprus Police in Limassol are investigating the death of a 7-year-old child. The child, a Russian national and permanent resident of Cyprus was playing in a park in Garmasogia when he lost his consciousness and soon after died. The ambulance was called and the boy was wheeled over to the emergency room. The […]
The Cyprus Police in Nicosia is investigation an attempted murder case in a nightclub. The incident, which took place between two men aged 38 and 24, started out as a fight and escalated quickly into greater violence. Both men were admitted to Nicosia General Hospital and treated for sustaining stab wounds. They were found […]
Over €3,000 were stolen from a petrol station in Polis Chrysochous. Michalis Nikolaou, a spokesperson for the Cyprus police released a statement, which said that initially the owner of the station had reported his alarm going off late in the evening. He later went to his workplace to see the glass doors shattered, €300 […]
7 whales showed up dead on the shoreline of the northern coast of the island nation of Cyprus. Yet another 3 dead whales from the same whale species were found washed up in the eastern side of Turkish Cyprus. This the largest large-scale deaths of whales of the same species in Cyprus, which occasionally […]
Cyprus and Lebanon have recently signed a military cooperation to increase teamwork and expertise between the two nations. According to a statement by the Lebanese Armed Forces, Cypriot Army’s Colonel Loukas Hadjikonstantas and Lebanese Armed Forces’ Deputy Chief of Staff (Planning) Youssef Haddad signed the agreement in Cyprus itself. Overall, the objective of the […]
The island nation of Cyprus kicked off its Grand Carnival Parade in Limassol’s Central Makarios Avenue. The parade started shortly after noon and had a live broadcast on state TV. The event started from the round of Ayios Nikolaos and ended near the Polemidia (Fairways) traffic lights. The Cyprus Carnival is a nationwide festival, […]
A 5.5 earthquake has hit central Turkey at around 12 PM, with tremors being felt in neighboring Cyprus. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the earthquake happened 10 km below ground near Emigrazi city. The quake is being considered as an aftershock coming after three weeks after the major earthquake which hit southern Turkey […]
Many are panicking in Turkish Cyprus in the aftermath of the multiple quakes which devastated southern Turkey and happened due to movement over the very Faultline that Cyprus lays upon. Fearing aftershocks and/or other earthquakes, the government of Turkish Cyprus has speeded up the evaluation of earthquake resistance for all public buildings, especially hospitals […]
Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar and Nikos Christodoulides, the new President-elect of Greek Cyprus had their first meeting in the buffer zone. They, however, could not come to any conclusions regarding reunification and peace negotiations. According to a statement by the UN Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), while the “informal” talk did not […]
In the latest incident, the Cyprus police have arrested 10 people who were found gambling in a Paphos pub. The police carried out the operation, after a citizen tipped them about the activity. The ten people in question are currently in custody and being charged; their court appearance is due. They were found playing […]
A road accident claimed the life of the Romanian woman who was a permanent Cypriot resident. The woman, Adriana Mocanu, 53, was in the rear seat of a car which collided with a different car at the intersection of Neofytos Nicolaides Avenue and Gregori Afxentiou Street. Adriana was killed on the spot. The car […]
