The Paphos police arrested four people who tried to attempt a robbery, but failed. The men were trying to break into the home of a 53-year-old woman, when she noticed the intruder and sounded the alarm. While the intruder tried to escape, a neighbor caught him. Once the suspect went into the police’s custody, […]
The National Guard of Cyprus has signed fresh defense agreements with over fifteen countries, and welcomes several new helicopters as part of said agreement. According to Charalambos Petrides, the Defense Minister of Cyprus, the defense is looking at its relations with other countries now to level up its training facilities and infrastructure, and […]
The Cyprus Police have arrested a 22-year-old tourist for both driving under the influence and driving without a valid license. Steve Theodoulou, a spokesman for the Famagusta police, said that the 22-year-old came under their radar when he failed to stop at Protaras, and proceeded to speed up and try to evade the police. […]
The diver who had fallen unconscious in the Zenobia wreck area is now alright. According to Phileleftheros, the diver – member of a five-person group had dived into the sea in the wreck area. But once he resurfaced, the lost his consciousness. Fortunately, the man was rescued almost immediately and was given water and […]
A man has lost over €89,000 after unwittingly becoming part of a property scam. The man, 45, situation came to light after he made a complaint to the police about him being scammed. He explained that he was approached by a man who claimed he could get him in touch with “Harry” the Prince […]
According to the Cyprus Meteorological Department, the temperature over the weekend is set to reach around 40 Degrees Celsius on an average. The Met Department said that the overall temperatures will be 3-4 degrees higher than the seasonal average everywhere, making it rise up to 28 degrees Celsius in the mountains, and 31 and […]
The police in Turkish Cyprus have arrested two protesters for attacking the police while carrying out a demonstration against the new government complex. The building, which is worth €155 million, is being criticised over its insensitivity towards the Cypriot economic situation. According to various members of the public and opposition, the construction of the […]
The Cypriot Health Ministry has issued a warning on the presence of Aedes Aegypt mosquitos, having found and identified them in the Dromolaxia area near Larnaca. The discovery happened when a bicommunal health committee project revealed the existence of the pests. The mosquito has been known to cause serious diseases such as yellow fever, […]
The Republic of Cyprus is due to celebrate its 62nd anniversary of its independence from Britain. The highlight of the celebrations will be a traditional military parade. This will include several sections such as pedestrian, motorised, airborne, with participants from the Police, the Fire Service and of course, the National Guard. Prior to the […]
The Cyprus Police in Paphos has arrested a man on grounds of suspicion that he masterminded two burglaries. The man, 24, is allegedly supposed to have carried out the criminal activities – one of which happened at a restaurant while the other happened at a hotel. The police suspect that the suspect broke into […]
A violent homicide attempt has left its victim in serious condition. The victim in question, a 36-year-old man and Cypriot permanent residency holder, was found grievously injured in his home by his neighbors He was subsequently rushed to Paphos General Hospital via ambulance, where the doctors treated him for his injuries. The doctors revealed […]
A British man was discovered dead mid-flight by his wife. The man, 63 and his wife, 62 were traveling to Paphos for their vacation when this happened. Once the plane landed, the man was sent to Paphos General Hospital, and at that location the man was declared DOA (dead-on-arrival). The police’s preliminary investigation into […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic waning, several countries are loosening their restrictions and Cyprus is no exception to this. The island nation recently lifted the mandatory use of face masks in indoor spaces after the country’s health authority deemed the situation to have considerably improved. According to Michalis Hadjipantela, Cyprus’ health minister, the rule, however, […]
The Republic of Cyprus has issued a Navtex revealing that the French Navy has started its military exercise. Coinciding with this is a “war” Navtex warnings issued between Turkey and the island nation over the BILIM 2 Survey/Research vessel. So far, Cyprus has slammed Turkey’s Navtex for scientific research. Part of this actually takes […]
Cyprus has signed a brand-new defense agreement with fellow EU country Romania. Specifically, the agreement in questions was signed by Cypriot and Romanian Defense Ministers Charalambos Petrides and Vasile Dincu respectively at an informal meeting held around the European Union Foreign Affairs in Prague. According to Andreas Stylianou, a spokesman for the defense ministry, […]
The Paphos police has arrested 2 individuals on DUI and narcotics possession charges. Paphos police has revealed that they stopped a 23-year-old car driver earlier, and upon a search found him to have €1,170 case, along with a scale and 82 gms of cannabis. He has been put under house arrest for 3 days. […]
A three-year-old girl has died, hours after she was found unconscious in a hotel pool in Kato Paphos. The infant, who was found by hotel staff, was with her parents and family members, who intended to stay in the hotel during the weekend. The police’s preliminary investigation has revealed that while the child had […]
The digitization process of the now-defunct Nicosia Airport is now complete. The result of this development includes a “virtual walk” for the old airport, launched under a special scientific project. The project itself, the product of the collaboration of Climate and Atmosphere Research Center, the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center […]
Cyprus’ Foreign Ministry has officially lodged a complaint to the United Nations, seeking the latter to look into the reports of the Greek Cypriot farmer being harassed by Turkish Cypriot soldiers as he was grazing cattle in the buffer zones between the two divisions. Cyprus Mail says that the incident in question was reported […]
A Ukrainian woman has been arrested by the police on grounds of threatening a group of Russians who were celebrating their National Flag Day. The woman, 55, was wielding a knife when a group twenty Russians were in a gathering waving their flags in Larnaca. They were about to begin a car convoy that […]
