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21 May, 2025
 

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Engomi shooting suspect turns himself in

Engomi shooting suspect turns himself in

One of two prime suspects in the Engomi shooting has been arrested, with two local men already in custody and the Syrian gunshot victim still in extremely critical condition...

Financier's Cypriot passport rocks the boat

Financier's Cypriot passport rocks the boat

A well-known Malaysian financier wanted by authorities in several countries appears to have obtained a Cypriot passport following recommendations from Archbishop Chrysostomos who cited investment opportunities...

One dead after quad bike falls off cliff

One dead after quad bike falls off cliff

A man was killed and another injured in an accident in Ayia Napa, after their quad bike fell off a cliff in Cape Greco...

Three locals wanted in Nicosia shooting

Three locals wanted in Nicosia shooting

A man has been injured following a shooting incident outside a nightclub in Nicosia, with reports saying three suspects have been identified...

Activists step in to rescue trapped birds

Activists step in to rescue trapped birds

A video showing the rescue of illegally trapped songbirds in Cyprus has been posted on Facebook by a group of activists, in an effort to raise awareness amongst the general public...

Teachers in the north up in arms over hijab

Teachers in the north up in arms over hijab

Turkish Cypriot educators in the north are up in arms over the appointment of a teacher who showed up at her school wearing a hijab...

Man livestreams driving with feet on highway

Man livestreams driving with feet on highway

Cyprus police are investigating an incident where a male driver appears in a video to be driving along the highway with his feet on the steering wheel. ...

Greek jets on NATO mission fly over Cyprus

Greek jets on NATO mission fly over Cyprus

Greek fighter jets are flying over Cyprus for a second time within a span of just a few weeks, with reports saying they are on a NATO mission to Syria...

Showers creep back into the forecast

Showers creep back into the forecast

Clouds and rain are back in the forecast along with isolated thunderstorms expected to last all through the weekend...

CMP recovers human remains in north Nicosia

CMP recovers human remains in north Nicosia

The remains of two individuals were exhumed on Thursday in north Nicosia, with mixed reports saying an aerial photograph taken in 1965 showed suspected graves while others have not ruled out some of the bodies might belong to missing persons from 1974...

Two hunters shot while hunting in Limassol

Two hunters shot while hunting in Limassol

Police are on the lookout for a male suspect who shot and wounded two hunters on Wednesday in Limassol district...

Cypriot FM bets on economic diplomacy

Cypriot FM bets on economic diplomacy

Economic diplomacy is indispensable, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, adding the Foreign Ministry has elevated economic diplomacy to one of its top priorities...

Unzipped driver arrested for indecent exposure

Unzipped driver arrested for indecent exposure

Police arrested a middle-aged man on Wednesday evening after a teenage girl said he pulled his car over and exposed his genitals in front of her...

Refugees picked up off Cape Greco

Refugees picked up off Cape Greco

Over two dozen undocumented migrants were rescued off the coast of Cyprus on Thursday, after their boat was spotted by a coast guard vessel patrolling the waters near Cape Greco...

Cops build case following vice raid

Cops build case following vice raid

A married couple has been remanded in custody in connection with their involvement in an illicit massage parlour business where foreign women worked part-time offering erotic services to male clients including handjobs...

Underage girl accuses young man of rape

Underage girl accuses young man of rape

A 20-year-old male from Paphos is facing criminal trial next month following allegations that he raped an underage girl, while another young man is being accused of sexually abusing a girl in her early teens...

Friday the 13th to sort it all out

Friday the 13th to sort it all out

Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval from parliament on Tuesday for an early ballot aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock...

Massage parlours raided in two cities

Massage parlours raided in two cities

Police say they have apprehended nine people in Nicosia and Limassol in connection with an investigation into sexual exploitation and human trafficking...

Cypriot president reiterates energy goals

Cypriot president reiterates energy goals

President Nicos Anastasiades stressed that the Republic of Cyprus is determined to proceed unhindered with its energy plans and to make good use of the gas reserves that have been discovered, as a source of regional economic cooperation, growth and prosperity...

Wrong guy arrested in abduction scares

Wrong guy arrested in abduction scares

A man detained over recent abduction scares in Nicosia was released Tuesday evening, with police saying he did not appear to be involved in the incidents...

Three international firms to perform due diligence checks for people granted citizenship before 2018

Three international firms to perform due diligence checks for people granted citizenship before 2018

Cyprus Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that the Interior Ministry will proceed, in cooperation with three international specialized firms, to due diligence checks for the cases of people granted Cypriot citizenship before 2018, when stricter checks entered into force....

Man detained over abduction scares

Man detained over abduction scares

A male suspect has been arrested in connection with stranger danger incidents near local schools in Nicosia...

Two killed in plane crash in the north

Two killed in plane crash in the north

A small airplane crashed in the north killing two people, with reports saying the aircraft was being used for training...

Youths suspected in food delivery robberies

Youths suspected in food delivery robberies

Limassol police have cracked wide open a robbery of a food delivery guy, with a number of arrest warrants pointing to a gang of students including teenage girls...

Four locked up after Solomou incident

Four locked up after Solomou incident

Four people were arrested following a violent incident in downtown Nicosia on Monday, involving a bus driver, his son and two passengers ...

Johnson seeks backing for early election

Johnson seeks backing for early election

The European Union agreed to a Brexit delay of up to three months on Monday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would push on with his bid to end Britain’s political paralysis with an election on December 12...

Greek Cypriots pay homage to Ohi Day

Greek Cypriots pay homage to Ohi Day

Many Ohi Day celebrations went ahead on Monday in the Republic of Cyprus amid public confusion, following last-minute cancellations of school parades on the advice of weather officials...

Storm advisory continues in Cyprus

Storm advisory continues in Cyprus

Cyprus remains under a storm watch as weather officials keep a yellow alert in place due to high levels of precipitation and possible hailstorms expected in many areas...

Police urge drivers to stay off the roads

Police urge drivers to stay off the roads

Severe weather continued on Sunday with Nicosia streets being flooded again as the capital was being pounded by heavy storms, strong winds, and hail in the later afternoon...

US forces take out ISIS leader

US forces take out ISIS leader

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to have been killed in a US military operation in Syria, sources in the region said on Sunday and U.S. President Donald Trump was due to make a “major statement” at the White House...

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