https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fraud-suspected-in-arson-of-vacant-home
Police are trying to get to the bottom of an arson case, following a series of arrests including a couple whose home in Limassol was burglarized and damaged by fire last month...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bomb-goes-off-ahead-of-5g-auction
An explosion took place outside a CYTA branch in Limassol with media speculating the attack could be linked to an upcoming announcement this week over 5G contracts...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anti-maskers-wreak-havoc-in-limassol
A demonstration against coronavirus measures, corruption, and 5G technology turned ugly on Wednesday in Limassol, after some protesters became aggressive and started throwing rocks at police officers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/22-year-old-confesses-to-igniting-seven-forest-fires
A 22-year-old who was arrested on August 31 in connection with a forest fire that broke out in a Nicosia suburb the same day later confessed to being behind six other forest fires....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/massive-effort-underway-in-paphos-fires
A huge wildfire was reported in Paphos on Monday morning, with local media saying a “massive effort” was underway in response to multiple arson attacks just south of Paphos Forest...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/justice-ministry-looking-into-life-sentence-penalty-for-forest-arsonists
The Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis has proposed to the Ministry of Justice that the maximum penalty for forest arsonists gets hiked up to a life sentence, which, Kadis said, is the only move that can act as a deterring factor in a country where most forests fires are deliberately set....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/through-traffic-banned-on-forest-roads
Dozens of fires broke out on Saturday in Cyprus, prompting state authorities to ban private vehicles on forest roads after a pattern of arson emerged linked to suspicious cars in the area...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-police-uncover-criminal-enterprise
Limassol police are a step closer to uncovering a well-organized criminal enterprise in Limassol, following the arrest of three suspects in connection with burglaries and robberies in over a dozen cases...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-building-cases-against-22-5g-bashers-after-string-of-arsons
Police are moving full speed ahead with investigations into several arson attacks on telecommunications infrastructure usually falsely associated with 5G networks, with 22 people expected to face court for inciting others to commit the act....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-5g-targets-torched-overnight
More assets within the telecommunications infrastructure went up in flames in Limassol overnight, with a police representative saying a worrying trend is taking place in a number of European countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-antenna-goes-up-in-flames
Police in Limassol are investigating whether an early morning fire on a cell phone antenna was in fact arson, following a number of other similar incidents...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-jailed-for-threatening-to-torch-building
A man who threatened to set a building on fire near at a government office complex in Nicosia has been sentenced to ten months in prison...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-rooftop-antennas-torched-in-cyprus
It turns out that another cell phone antenna was torched in Limassol earlier this week, when media reported on a second arson attack within just one month...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-sees-second-cell-phone-antenna-arson
Limassol is proving to be an unsafe place for cell phone antennas, as police on Tuesday were searching for the perpetrators of a second arson attack within a month....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-slams-5g-fake-news
President Nicos Anastasiades stepped in on Wednesday in attempt to effectively put an end to the “fake news” stirring up “unfounded” concerns among the public over the coronavirus crisis being taken advantage of for the quiet installation of 5G network infrastructure....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/5g-bashers-in-cyprus-set-antenna-on-fire
Conspiracy theories took a front seat on social media over the weekend, with the burning of a cell phone antenna in Limassol taking place after a full-blown debate on whether 5G was linked to the coronavirus pandemic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wave-of-vehicle-arson-under-investigation
A car bomb went off outside a residence at a village in Paphos, while a vehicle parked outside an apartment building went up in flames in Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-gets-20-years-for-killing-grandpa-kokos
The man who was convicted for killing beloved Grandpa Kokos in Larnaca last year has been sentenced to 20 years in prison...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shuttle-buses-go-up-in-flames
Eight buses were destroyed in a fire on Monday in Larnaca with authorities pointing to arson based on early indications...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/battle-of-grievances-in-akamas-fire-aftermath
Wednesday’s fires have been put out in Akamas national park, leaving behind an enormous environmental disaster but also allegations against groups ranging from local dissenters to hunters from the east coast...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-suspects-dissent-in-akamas-fires
The fire department has called for backup in fighting multiple blazes in Akamas and other areas, with the agriculture minister saying the fires “can’t be a coincidence” as government policies move forward...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-in-cid-nicosia-arson-attempt
Police have caught up to a man suspected of attempting to set admissible evidence on fire at CID Nicosia last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/medical-records-set-on-fire-at-a-larnaca-school
Police are investigating a suspected arson at a Larnaca elementary school, where medical records of pupils appeared to have been set on fire...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-sunday-fires-put-out-in-paphos
Two simultaneous wildfires were contained on Sunday in Paphos district, with officials monitoring the area for possible re-ignitions fires...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-fire-put-out-by-afternoon
Officials say the Limassol wildfire which was partially contained on Tuesday was completely extinguished on Wednesday afternoon...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-arrested-following-limassol-wildfire
One suspect was detained for questioning by police in connection with a Monday wildfire in Limassol district, which continue to rage overnight and was said to have been partially contained by the early morning...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/groups-condemn-academy-park-fire
Environmental activists are calling for local authorities to take action following a fire earlier this week that destroyed a part of a playground at a popular Nicosia park...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/volunteers-to-enlist-as-fire-lookouts
A volunteer wildfire lookout programme is set to begin in Cyprus, following public criticism and disdain over preventable fires and arson attacks in forested areas...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-say-akamas-fires-were-malicious
A forest fire in Lara on the western coast appears to be the result of arson after forestry officials discovered black coal in four different locations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dog-shelter-says-akamas-fire-was-arson
New horrific details have emerged after a fire was averted outside Akamas, with a Paphos dog shelter saying a hateful act was behind an arson attack that threatened the wellbeing of about a hundred canines under their protection...
