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1. Fear keeps trafficking victims from seeking help

A conviction can put a trafficker behind bars. It cannot tell us how many other victims are still waiting to be found....

2. Macron refuses minister’s exit as France counts the cost of riots

France’s interior minister offered to resign. President Emmanuel Macron told him to stay. After a weekend of burning buildings, looted shops and thousands of arrests, the government begins Monday under pressure to explain how protests turned into widespread violence, and what it will do next....

3. Funeral home accused of arranging fake death certificates for up to €200

A representative of licensed funeral homes in Cyprus has alleged that some funeral businesses arrange death certificates without medical examinations, potentially allowing relatives to access assets or transfer property after a person's death....

4. Vino Cultura Celebrates 20 Years of Wine, People and Hospitality

5. Heavy rain batters Limassol and Paphos as orange warning remains in force

Heavy rain and thunderstorms have caused disruption across Limassol and Paphos, with electricity faults, flooded roads, rockfalls and reduced visibility reported as severe weather sweeps across Cyprus....

6. Missing man’s body found at Nicosia hospital mortuary

The body of a British national that was reported missing from the mortuary at Nicosia General Hospital has been found, ending the search that prompted police and other relevant authorities to intervene....

7. British national’s body missing from Nicosia General Hospital mortuary

Police are investigating the disappearance of a British national’s body from the mortuary at Nicosia General Hospital after a funeral home representative arrived to collect the remains for transfer to the United Kingdom and found they were missing....

8. Uninsured, unauthorised rally ends in Porsche crash in Laneia

A Porsche taking part in an allegedly unauthorised rally collided with a pickup truck in Laneia, in the Limassol district, on Tuesday, leaving one person injured and prompting a sharp response from the Cyprus Motorsport Federation....

9. Three cyclists robbed in 80 minutes in Limassol

Three people riding bicycles through Limassol were robbed in the space of 80 minutes early Tuesday, with one woman knocked to the ground as attackers snatched her bag....

10. Limassol woman found dead at home days after suspected death

A 42-year-old woman was found dead in her bed at her home in Limassol's Omonia area after a neighbour reported a strong smell coming from the property....

11. Scammers steal €33,424 from 81-year-old woman in fake Gesy message

An 81-year-old woman lost €33,424 after following instructions in a fraudulent text message that appeared to come from Cyprus’ General Healthcare System (Gesy), police said on Monday....

12. Why so much violence on the streets of Limassol?

In recent years, violent attacks and beatings targeting vulnerable delivery riders, usually of Asian origin, have become an everyday occurrence, particularly in Limassol. ...

13. Three workers seriously injured in nine-meter fall at Strovolos building site

Three workers were seriously injured after reportedly falling about nine meters while working at a building under construction in Strovolos, according to Kathimerini, citing police....

14. Turkish Cypriot properties recovered from people linked to organized crime

Intensive inspections by the Turkish Cypriot Properties Management Service are exposing a system whose significant weaknesses allowed property misuse and illegal activity to persist for years....

15. Two Byzantine icons stolen after 1974 returned to Cyprus

Two Byzantine icons dating to the 14th century have been returned to Cyprus after being stolen from church property following the 1974 Turkish invasion, the Holy Metropolis of Morphou has announced....

16. School pupils may be getting psychological help from unlicensed provider

A person working with children at a local public school may be providing psychological services they are not legally authorized to offer, the Cyprus Psychologists Association has warned....

17. Weekend warriors: Sails up, apples out and books in the park

From sailing and village festivals to books, apples, street food and jazz, here are some of the best things happening on Oct. 10–11...

18. Five arrested in overnight police operations, drunk-driving crash injures woman

A 23-year-old man was arrested after allegedly driving over three times the permitted alcohol limit and crashing into another car in Limassol, leaving a 27-year-old woman with a fractured arm, as police recorded 260 traffic offences during overnight operations across Cyprus....

19. Former German intelligence chief held in espionage investigation

August Hanning, who led Germany’s foreign intelligence service from 1998 to 2005, is accused of obtaining thousands of confidential documents through a former employee....

20. Delivery drivers could get a police-linked ‘red button’ for attacks

Delivery drivers in Cyprus could soon have access to an emergency “red button” that would alert police directly if they are attacked, under a proposal put forward by Justice and Public Order Minister Kostas Fytiris....

21. Worker seriously injured in Mouttagiaka attack, police search for colleague

A 44-year-old construction worker remains in serious but stable condition after being injured with a drywall cutter during an argument at a building site in Mouttagiaka on Thursday morning....

22. Six intruders threaten couple with knives in Limassol home robbery

Six intruders entered a couple’s home in Limassol early Thursday, threatened them with knives and stole cash and jewelry worth an estimated €205,000, according to preliminary information being investigated by police....

23. 42 third-country nationals arrested in police operation

Police arrested 42 third-country nationals found to be living illegally in the Republic of Cyprus during a nationwide operation on Wednesday....

24. Government seeks stronger powers to seize crime profits, even without a conviction

A bill bringing Cyprus into line with EU Directive 2024/1260 on asset recovery and confiscation represents an important tool in the fight against money laundering....

25. 33-year-old arrested in Larnaca over child sexual abuse material

A 33-year-old man has been arrested in the Larnaca district as police investigate the possession of child sexual abuse material....

26. Maccabi Tel Aviv to make Cyprus its EuroLeague home

Maccabi Tel Aviv is getting closer to using Limassol as its home base for EuroLeague games, after the Spyros Kyprianou indoor arena in Polemidia received security clearance from Cyprus Police....

27. Woman slips onto Israel-bound flight at Larnaca, bypassing security checks

A passenger count revealed an unexpected problem on a flight from Larnaca to Israel on Monday: there was one person too many on the plane....

28. Two men identified in beating of delivery driver

The two men filmed punching and kicking a delivery driver on a main street in Limassol on Friday afternoon have been identified by police....

29. Cat found dead near Paphos home had 13 gunshot wounds

A cat found dead near its owner’s home in Paphos had 13 gunshot wounds, an autopsy revealed Monday, prompting a police investigation that also involves suspected illegal possession of a firearm and explosives....

30. Police target distracted driving in new road safety campaign

The Police has joined a new pan-European road safety campaign aimed at tackling driver distraction, with enforcement checks taking place across the island from October 5 to 11....