https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-arm-up-after-limassol-fire-and-fury
Cyprus police came under immense pressure during Holy Week following incidents of chaos, anarchy, and even violence against officers, with arrests starting to pile up and efforts doubled in arming up the force with more riot gear...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-under-siege-as-it-celebrates-easter
Towns across the Republic of Cyprus were overrun with anarchists on Holy Saturday, when street fires and loud explosions dominated urban areas late into the night amid pandemic lockdown and midnight mass...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-defy-ban-on-peaceful-assembly
Harsh words against the police and a handful of arrests marred the weekend in Paphos and Limassol, after small numbers of protesters and riot police came face to face on Saturday over the right to protest in public...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-suspends-freedom-of-assembly
The health ministry in the Republic of Cyprus has issued a ban on public gatherings, including the right to a peaceful assembly, saying high risks of spreading the coronavirus could take a toll on the country’s healthcare system...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-feel-tricked-over-limassol-protest
Police say the main organizer of Saturday’s chaotic protest in Limassol “broke his promise” after he reassured officials the demonstration had been canceled, while members of the public landed hard on authorities for not doing enough to clamp down on violent protesters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-on-fire-again-amid-lockdown-protests
There were battlefield scenes in Limassol once again as residents took to the streets to demonstrate against lockdown measures, with riot police stepping in after hard core protesters caused chaos downtown...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/riot-police-swarm-apoel-club
Police called for backup on Sunday outside APOEL football club in Nicosia following a chaotic incident with unruly fans throwing fireworks out in public...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-favours-alternatives-for-paralimni-offenders
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis has weighed in on reported incidents of animal abuse during a shocking Paralimni school prank, saying she is in favour of juvenile offenders doing community service at an animal shelter...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/search-still-on-for-school-prank-instigators
Police are still trying to identify a number of suspects in an animal cruelty case in Paralimni, while at least 20 students reportedly have admitted they played a role in the school prank...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tips-trickle-in-on-paralimni-school-pranksters
Police are learning valuable information that could crack wide open a shocking school prank in Paralimni, where animals were killed during a battlefield-style back-to-school display, but investigators say they want a larger pool of witnesses before they can identify perpetrators or even say whether non-students had been involved...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/public-jittery-over-‘battlefield-school-pranks
Police detained three teenagers on illegal fireworks possession in connection with back-to-school pranks, while viral videos emerged showing delinquent youths using firecrackers and smoke bombs outside high schools in different towns...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-condemns-vandalism-at-limassol-mosque
Limassol police are investigating an incident of vandalism at Koprulu mosque, after gasoline bombs were thrown at the building and graffiti found spray-painted on the outer fence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-brought-to-its-knees-by-fireworks
Nicosia was shaken by non-stop fireworks and police sirens on Holy Saturday, as Greek Orthodox Christians observed the first celebration of Easter at midnight amid a pandemic lockdown...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-seize-scrap-wood-for-easter-bonfires
Local crews in Nicosia’s Strovolos municipality have been busy removing scrap wood stashed away in abandoned buildings in an effort to crack down on illegal lambradjia bonfires on upcoming Holy Saturday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-won-t-mess-around-during-holy-week
Law enforcement officials have announced they will step up patrols throughout the holy week, leading to the Greek orthodox Easter on April 19, singling out delinquent teens while giving a heads up to groups of foreign nationals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/morphou-bishop-defies-church-lockdown
Morphou Bishop Neophytos spoke out against decree orders on Palm Sunday, after accusing police officers of being “rude” and praised the Bulgarian government for keeping churches open...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/girl-hospitalized-after-night-on-the-town
A thirteen-year-old girl was taken to hospital by her father after she consumed alcohol and had a firecracker accident at a public park in Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-teens-detained-over-10-000-fireworks
Two teenagers have been remanded in custody after they were arrested in rural Nicosia for transporting nearly 10,000 fireworks in their vehicle...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-injured-by-rock-thrown-at-car-in-limassol
A teenage girl was injured Wednesday night in Limassol when an unidentified person threw a rock at a vehicle following a football match that rallied the southern town...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hooligans-arrested-in-holy-saturday-attack
Four local males have been arrested on charges related with illegal explosives and malicious destruction of property in Paphos on Greek Orthodox Holy Saturday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-prepare-for-easter
Easter may be a thing from last week in some parts of the world, but it is almost the end of Holy Week in the Republic Cyprus where people get ready for Saturday midnight mass and Easter Sunday celebrations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unruly-teens-cause-mayhem-in-limassol
A male teenager was arrested during an overnight operation in Limassol, where juveniles were lighting fires and throwing rocks at the police...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-seize-firecrackers-from-teens
Three teens were arrested in Larnaca and later released on Thursday in connection with an illegal explosives case under investigation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-residents-speak-up-against-firecrackers
Concerned citizens are alarmed over the illegal use of firecrackers outside APOEL football club in Nicosia, where reports said teens were having fun with firecrackers ending up in the busy street...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/a-probe-on-a-probe-finding
It was to be expected that the president of the Republic would stand by the finance minister, emphasizing that he still has faith in him, following the finding of the co-op investigative committee...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fyrom-government-submits-deal-on-new-name-to-parliament
The government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) set in motion Monday the process of ratifying a pending agreement to change the country's name to "North Macedonia" in hopes of ending a bitter 27-year dispute with southern neighbor Greece....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tension-rising-on-the-greek-islands
More than 15,500 migrants are living in cramped conditions in state-run centres on the eastern Aegean islands...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-get-ready-for-easter-sunday
It may be spring recess in some parts of the world, but it is almost the end of Holy Week in Cyprus where people get ready for Saturday midnight mass and Easter Sunday celebrations. Tradition mixed with good food and some dangerous customs blend together to make what Cypriots call Easter holidays....
