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Solomou Square cordoned off after abandoned rucksack found (updated)
The Solomou Square in down-town Nicosia was cordoned off shortly after noon Friday, due to an abandoned rucksack found by the adjacent traffic lights, which police suspected might have been an...
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Almost 8,000 booked for smoking in 2015
Almost 8,000 people were reported by police last year for smoking in public areas, it was announced on Friday, as police stepped up its checks. Last year, 35,180 checks were carried out and 7,852...
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Tourists lost and found in Troodos
Police rescued a group of tourists who found themselves stranded in a dangerous area in the Troodos mountains on Friday, a police report said. According to the report, police were informed at around...
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Russian woman arrested in Ayia Fyla case released (Update)
A 50-year-old Russian woman was arrested but not held by police in Limassol on Saturday in connection with a €12-million loan scam at the Ayia Fyla co-operative bank. Her arrest marked the conclusion...
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Man sought in connection with supermarket shooting
Police have issued an arrest warrant for Stavros Benakis, 23, from Nicosia, in connection with the shooting of a 45-year-old man outside a supermarket in Anthoupoli, Nicosia, on Friday afternoon....
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Larnaca police find 5kg of Semtex-H explosive
Police found five kilograms of the explosive Semtex-H shortly after noon Saturday in open space in Larnaca, a police report said. According to the report, at around 2:40 pm Larnaca CID police acted on...
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Left without their children
By Andria Kades Margarita Charalambous has not seen her children – Yerasimos and Olymbia aged six and five – since one Thursday afternoon last June when her Syrian husband said he was taking them for a...
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Roads to Troodos closed to all vehicles
Due to weather conditions police said on Sunday that all roads to Troodos (Karvounas – Troodos, Platres-Troodos, Prodromos-Troodos), were closed to all vehicles, because of continued snowfall. Other...
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Nightclub owner arrested as suspect in Oroklini blast (Update)
A 55-year-old businessman from Larnaca was arrested on Sunday in connection with a blast outside the home of a 32-year-old woman in Oroklini in the early hours. According to the Police, the 55 year old...
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Thieves steal supermarket ATM in Nicosia, net 40,000 euros
Thieves with a stolen van removed an ATM from the front of a supermarket in the Acropolis area of Nicosia on Sunday, CyBC reported. The theft, captured on CCTV, was discovered by a security guard and...
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Schools close, as cold front hits the island (photo updates)
Some schools remained closed on Monday, as a cold spell gripped the island with snow and temperatures as low as -9C in the mountains – seven degrees below normal — according to the met office, which...
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Cold snap to persist at least until Wednesday (updated)
For the second day, temperatures are set to remain low with snow on the mountains and hilly areas, the met office said on Tuesday. Temperatures will be -3C in the mountains, 8C inland and 11C in...
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Police arrest three for firearms possession (updated)
A 60-year-old man and a woman, 37, were remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday in connection with illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. The pair were arrested on Monday evening by...
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Shooting suspect remanded in Nicosia
A 23-year-old man suspected of shooting a man, 45, outside a supermarket in Anthoupolis last week was remanded for eight days on Tuesday by Nicosia district court. The suspect, Stavros Benakis, is...
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Man arrested for acting as a doctor with no licence
A 56-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after a raid on his Nicosia flat showed he was acting as a doctor without a licence to do so. According to police, the suspect claimed to be a doctor of...
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Shots fired during arrest of motorcycle thieves
Police fired shots in the air in a bid to arrest four youths in Limassol suspected of stealing a motorcycle. The teenagers were arrested after they tried to sell the motorcycle back to the owner. Three...
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Strict security for Netanyahu visit
Increased security measures will be put in place during Thursday’s visit to Cyprus by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, police announced. Roads will be closed at various intervals both in the...
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Suspected arson attack at Limassol school
Initial investigations indicated that arson was the source of a fire which caused damage of around €10,000 at a primary school in Limassol on Tuesday afternoon. The fire at the Ayios Nicolaos primary...
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Sheep rustlers hit Peyia farm
A total of 73 sheep worth € 12,000 were stolen from a farm near Peyia on Tuesday. Perpetrators loaded the sheep into a truck after removing the tags from their ears and necks. Police went to the scene...
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Two teens arrested in connection with car break-ins
Police arrested two 17-year-old boys on Wednesday for allegedly stealing items from nine cars and damaging six of them in Limassol on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off police confronted the two who were...
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