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06 March, 2025
 

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More Syrian refugees arrive from Lebanon

More Syrian refugees arrive from Lebanon

An inflatable boat carrying 29 Syrian refugees reached Cape Greco on Friday, with Cyprus coast guard escorting them to a pier in Protaras...

Conference to shed light on city’s buffer zone

Conference to shed light on city’s buffer zone

Nicosia will host the 5th Anniversary Conference of the 7 Most Endangered programme, in an effort to mobilise efforts to save Europe’s most threatened monuments and heritage sites...

Knife-wielding Larnaca robber shows remorse

Knife-wielding Larnaca robber shows remorse

The man who attempted to rob a convenience store in Larnaca and was chased into school yard told the court he had a lot of gambling debts...

Driver puts pedal to the metal

Driver puts pedal to the metal

A man was detained Thursday night for driving 196 kilometres per hour on the highway and ignoring police who signaled him to pull over...

Nicosia alarmed over low flying chopper

Nicosia alarmed over low flying chopper

Nicosia residents were alarmed over a helicopter flying at an unusually low altitude on Friday morning, with police saying the chopper was on a traffic recognizance mission...

Murder suspect wanted north arrested in Limassol

Murder suspect wanted north arrested in Limassol

A man from Pakistan wanted for murder in the north has been arrested in Limassol, following information that he had crossed into the south...

Police raid Nicosia race club

Police raid Nicosia race club

Immigration police and state veterinary officials raided Nicosia’s race club on Thursday in a massive sweep operation...

Man placed under citizen’s arrest in Larnaca

Man placed under citizen’s arrest in Larnaca

A 29-year-old man who attempted to rob a convenience store is set to appear in court Friday, following his arrest in the yard of a Larnaca public school...

Grieving widow in iconic Cyprus photo dies at 87

Grieving widow in iconic Cyprus photo dies at 87

Nevcihan Olusum, the Turkish Cypriot woman whose agonising face was captured in a prize winning photograph in 1964, has died...

Authorities issue air quality warning

Authorities issue air quality warning

State officials issued an air quality warning for Thursday as increased levels of dust particles could pose a health risk to some groups...

Man arrested after a dog is shot dead

Man arrested after a dog is shot dead

A 62-year-old local male was placed under arrest on Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of a hunting dog a few days ago...

Police bust network selling illegal goods

Police bust network selling illegal goods

A police officer has been arrested in connection with a case involving fraud and theft, where two phone company employees supplied him with illegal goods for sale on the internet...

Cobalt expresses regret as airline ceases operations

Cobalt expresses regret as airline ceases operations

Travelers who were scheduled to fly back on Cypriot carrier Cobalt Air will have to get their own one-way return tickets, following a company decision to ground all its flights...

Tourist arrivals hit record high in September

Tourist arrivals hit record high in September

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus recorded a historic high in September 2018 and in the first nine months of the year staying above the 3 million mark...

Man in north accused of raping daughter

Man in north accused of raping daughter

A father in the north has been remanded in custody following allegations that he raped his teenage daughter on multiple occasions....

Injured man in Limassol knife attack speaks out

Injured man in Limassol knife attack speaks out

A Romanian national says he was the victim of a knife attack by a discourteous driver in Limassol, while a 64-year-old man who gave a different story to police has been remanded in custody for seven days...

Man found dead in a farm shed in Paphos

Man found dead in a farm shed in Paphos

A senior citizen was found dead Wednesday morning inside a shed in a field in Paphos, hours after his family filed a missing person report...

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