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Turkish security forces fire tear gas on protesters in Kurdish southeast
Turkish security forces fired tear gas at protesters in the mainly Kurdish southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Sunday as they demonstrated against the results of a general election, a Reuters reporter...
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Authorities deny foot-dragging in economy probe
The police and the justice ministry have hit back at criticism that law enforcement is dragging its feet in investigating the 2013 economic meltdown. Authorities, particularly the police, took flak...
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Driver caught doing 193km/hour Limassol
A 42-year-old driver has been charged after he was caught in Limassol doing 193 kilometres per hour in a road where the legal limit is 80. The man was caught near Moutayiakka at 1.45 am. He was taken...
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Businessman reports theft from car
An Ayia Napa businessman reported his handbag containing €300 in cash was stolen from his car, which he had not locked, police said on Saturday. The 32-year-old told officers at about 10:30am on...
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Man found stabbed on Larnaca street
A 30-year-old Romanian man was found lying on a Larnaca street with a single stab wound to the chest in the early hours of Sunday, police said. The wound had been made with a small sharp object. The...
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Limassol court ends further detention for crash driver
A 48-year-old man who drove into the back of a car killing its driver, 25, in Limassol late last month, has been freed until the attorney-general decides what charges to bring against him, CyBC...
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PARIS TERRORIST ATTACKS France names first attacker as carnage re-ignites...
By Bate Felix and Crispian Balmer French police questioned on Sunday relatives of one of the suicide attackers who brought carnage to Paris as a row over Europe’s refugee crisis re-ignited, with...
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Man arrested over 0.3 grammes of cocaine
A 32-year-old man has been arrested in Dherynia after police said they found 0.3 grammes of cocaine on his person in addition to two cigarette butts they believed to contain cannabis in an ashtray in...
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Cyprus marks remembrance day for road victims
Ninety two National Guardsmen have died on the island’s roads since 1996, according to road safety group REACTION. The NGO’s head Marios Stavrou said 1999 was the worst year for conscript road deaths...
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Hasikos says Cyprus taking all necessary measures
Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos on Sunday said all measures were being taken by state services when it came to the safety of the country, and especially by those services that have responsibility...
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Theft of two cars reported to police
On Tuesday, a 61-year-old businessman in the Famagusta district reported to police that his two cars worth €12,000 had been stolen. The cars, which were not equipped with anti-theft systems, were...
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Two arrested for growing cannabis
Police arrested two people on Monday night after raiding their home in Tersefanou, Larnaca and finding 12 cannabis plants, they said. The individuals are a man, 27 from Poland and a woman, 28 from...
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Three men arrested after nearly 4kg of cannabis seized
Police have arrested three men after large amounts of drugs were found in their possession on Monday, they said. After being tipped off, police followed a 29-year-old man who was driving in Nicosia....
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Police continue investigations into attacks on Turkish Cypriots
By George Psyllides Police on Tuesday continued their investigation into attacks against Turkish Cypriots by pupils who were out on the streets of Nicosia to protest the unilateral declaration of the...
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Increased security visible on Nicosia streets
Cyprus has no information about possible terrorist threats on the island but additional measures have been put in place since Saturday, following the attacks in Paris, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou...
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Leaders condemn attacks on Turkish Cypriots, four arrest warrants issued...
By Evie Andreou As the two leaders condemned Monday’s attacks on Turkish Cypriots in their cars, after their meeting on Wednesday, police announced that arrest warrants had been issued against four...
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Four pupils arrested over attacks on Turkish Cypriots (Update 2)
Police on Wednesday arrested four pupils in connection with attacks against Turkish Cypriots in Nicosia on Monday. Two of the suspects are twin brothers, 18, police said. The other two are aged 16 and...
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‘British journalists may try to check island’s airport security’
By Andria Kades Cyprus, as a popular tourist destination for Brits is likely being eyed by UK journalists for investigation pieces on airport security, the Cyprus Tourism Organisation confirmed on...
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Police investigating suspected sexual assault on nine-year-old girl
A 77-year-old grandfather has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting his nine-year-old granddaughter. Her 13-year-old brother is also suspected of sexually assaulting the girl. The...
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All 15 teens in UDI attacks charged and released
All 15 teenagers arrested in connection with the attack on Turkish Cypriots were charged and released, police said on Friday. The suspects are all aged between 16 and 18 years old, go to the same...
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