News: Incidents
Cyprus news in the “Incidents” category — updated throughout the day.
IncidentsPaphos court sentences 26-year-old for fatal hit-and-run that killed Georgian man
Paphos, Cyprus. A 26-year-old man was sentenced to prison on Friday after the Paphos district court found him guilty of a November 2023 hit-and-run fatal accident in which 33-year-old Goga Partsvania from Georgia died.…
IncidentsLimassol court hears pre-trial objections in Thanasis Nicolaou alleged cover-up case
Limassol, Cyprus. Pre-trial objections by defence lawyers for five people accused of covering up the murder of Thanasis…
IncidentsPolice arrest 18-year-old over Ayia Napa knife-point mugging
Ayia Napa, Cyprus. Police arrested an 18-year-old on Friday afternoon in connection with Wednesday’s knife-point mugging of a…
Incidents17-year-old arrested in Ayia Napa on suspicion of knife-point robbery
Ayia Napa, Cyprus. Police said a 17-year-old was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of robbery after allegedly stealing…
IncidentsSecurity threat declared at British Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus
Akrotiri, Cyprus. A fresh “security threat” was declared at the British Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus on…
IncidentsPolice return Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos case file to legal service after further inquiries
Paphos, Cyprus. Police headquarters returned the case file concerning suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos to the legal service…
IncidentsDutch police investigate arson attack on Rotterdam synagogue amid rise in antisemitic incidents
Rotterdam, Netherlands. Dutch police said they have opened an investigation into an arson attack on a synagogue in…
IncidentsEvacuation order for Akrotiri base area suspended, interior ministry says
Akrotiri, Cyprus. The interior ministry said on Friday that the evacuation order for the British Akrotiri base and…
IncidentsCyprus deports Azerbaijani man and Estonian partner held over terrorism allegations
Larnaca, Cyprus. A 28-year-old Azerbaijani man and his 27-year-old Estonian partner arrested in Cyprus over terrorism allegations have…
IncidentsTwo workers seriously injured in Paralimni scaffolding fall, police say
Paralimni, Cyprus. Two workers were seriously injured after falling from scaffolding about two metres high at a construction…
IncidentsSuspect shot dead after truck crashes into Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield
West Bloomfield, United States. A male suspect was shot dead after crashing his truck through the entrance of…