News: Incidents
Cyprus news in the “Incidents” category — updated throughout the day.
IncidentsJournalist and woman face 101 charges over alleged fabricated messages
Nicosia, Cyprus. Police have filed a criminal case against journalist Makarios Drousiotis and a woman publicly known as ‘Sandy’, who face a total of 101 charges following an investigation into allegedly fabricated messages and…
IncidentsFire damages enclosed parking area at Nikoklia home
Nikoklia, Cyprus. A fire caused material damage to the enclosed parking area of a home in Nikoklia on…
Incidents‘Mafia State’ graffiti targeting Anastasiades appears in Nicosia old town
Nicosia, Cyprus. Graffiti bearing the words “Mafia State” and depicting former president Nicos Anastasiades holding a “passports on…
IncidentsSouth Korean tourists’ rental car damaged during AEK Larnaca-Beitar Jerusalem fan clashes
Larnaca, Cyprus. A South Korean tourist couple said their legally parked rental car was damaged during violent clashes…
IncidentsEgyptian man faces deportation from Cyprus as fiancée awaits birth of their child
Nicosia, Cyprus. Romani Youssef is being held at a detention centre pending deportation to Egypt after his arrest…
IncidentsLimassol court orders €164,000 asset seizure in drug trafficking case
Limassol, Cyprus. The Limassol criminal court on Thursday ordered the seizure of assets worth €164,000 from two defendants…
IncidentsTwo women released as third suspect arrested in Nicosia TikTok livestream investigation
Nicosia, Cyprus. Two women arrested over a TikTok livestream in which a child with Down syndrome was allegedly…
IncidentsNineteen arrested in Nicosia operation targeting illegal residence
Nicosia, Cyprus. Nineteen people residing illegally in Cyprus were arrested during a coordinated police operation on Thursday, police…
IncidentsLorry overturns on Nicosia-Limassol highway, closing both lanes
Nicosia, Cyprus. Both lanes of the Nicosia-Limassol highway were closed on Thursday afternoon after a lorry carrying gravel…
IncidentsPaschalidis says Videogate report recommended criminal prosecutions
Nicosia, Cyprus. Independent criminal investigator Andreas Paschalidis said he recommended criminal prosecutions against individuals in the Videogate affair,…
IncidentsManchester police apologise over missed chance before synagogue attack
Manchester, United Kingdom. Greater Manchester Police apologised for failing to review seized mobile phone data before a deadly…