Step closer for speed cameras
The first four mobile speed cameras out of a total of 120, including fixed ones, have recently arrived in Cyprus and are ready to be installed, as part of a project that will see them all operational...
View Article30-year-old man held for assaulting roommate (updated)
A 30-year-old man who admitted to assaulting his younger roommate with a knife was arrested early on Thursday in Kato Paphos. According to the police, the suspect and his 20-year-old roommate were...
View ArticleTeen caught doing 124 km per hour in 50 km zone
A 19-year-old man was arrested for driving at more than double the maximum speed limit in Nicosia, police said on Thursday. Traffic police found the teenager driving at 124 kph a few minutes after...
View Article€4000 fine for contraband tobacco
A 30-year-old man was fined €4000 after police found illegal tobacco products at his premises in Limassol. Acting on a tip off, police said they had searched the premises on Friday morning where they...
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President says media won’t be silenced after Sigma offices attacked (update 8)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday said that silencing of the media will not be accepted, after an attack on Sunday night against the offices of the Sigma media group that saw the property trashed...
View ArticleTwo young drivers held for speeding
Two drivers, aged 20 and 18, were arrested for speeding in Larnaca and Nicosia, police said on Tuesday. The first driver was caught speeding at 191kph on the Larnaca-Kofinou motorway around 11.30pm on...
View ArticleMan arrested for verbally assaulting police officer
Paphos police arrested a 25-year-old man on Monday for verbally assaulting an officer and refusing to share his personal information. The incident took place around 1pm on Monday at the coastal...
View ArticleTwo more arrests following attack on Dias group
Two more people have been arrested in connection with the attack on Dias media group and the protest outside the presidential palace on July 18, police said on Friday. This brings the number of...
View ArticleWoman wanted in US arrested on arrival in Cyprus
A 29-year-old woman, wanted on an international arrest warrant for money laundering and fraud, was detained after arriving at Paphos’ airport, police said on Friday. The woman arrived in Cyprus on a...
View ArticleTwo sought for stealing furniture from rented home
Police on Friday said they are looking for two persons suspected of stealing more than €3,000 worth of furniture from a Paphos-based maisonette they had rented. The theft was reported to the police by...
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Police issue ‘wanted’ bulletin for five more suspects in Sigma attack
Police on Friday published the photos and names of four people wanted in connection with an assault against a television station last Sunday following a large protest against vaccines and government...
View Article83-year-old man arrested for assaulting woman
An 83-year-old Paphos resident was arrested after allegedly assaulting and injuring a 51-year-old woman, police said on Tuesday. The incident was reported to the police when the woman visited Paphos’...
View ArticleMan caught doing 187 kph on motorway
A 23-year-old man was arrested after he was caught speeding on the Limassol to Nicosia motorway late on Monday. According to traffic police, the man was stopped for a check around 11.40pm after he was...
View ArticleCoronavirus: SafePass dodger sought by police for assaulting business owner...
Members of the hospitality venues association (Pasyka) on Tuesday reiterated their position that SafePass checks should be carried out by relevant officials, after a Limassol-based restaurant owner was...
View ArticleLarnaca police arrest three for theft
Police on Tuesday said they have arrested three men on suspicion of stealing electric tools from a Larnaca warehouse and attempting to escape using a stolen car. The incident was reported to the...
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Autocracy and democracy: the human race has a dual heritage
At first I was going to write about the ‘Arab Problem’, because there is not a single functioning democracy in the Arab world. This week’s presidential coup in Tunisia has probably ended democracy in...
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Woman injured in traffic collision
Police on Monday said they are investigating the circumstances under which a 20-year-old woman was seriously injured in a traffic accident in the Larnaca district over the weekend. The accident...
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Police investigate after two men assaulted
Police in the Famagusta district are investigating a case of assault after a complaint was filed by two men aged 28 and 25 in the early hours of Sunday. The 28-year-old told the investigators that...
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Two held for Paphos hotel room burglary
Two people under arrest for burglary in the Famagusta district will be questioned in relation a burglary at a Paphos hotel, the Cyprus News Agency. It said that Paphos police have obtained arrest...
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Man arrested after caught with burglary tools
A 29-year-old man spotted moving suspiciously around 03:30 am on Thursday was searched and detained after police found burglary tools in his possession. The suspect was located in the area of the...
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