News: Incidents
Cyprus news in the “Incidents” category — updated throughout the day.
IncidentsAvakoum monastery trial witness challenged over credibility at Nicosia court
A prosecution witness faced claims of dishonesty and concealing a separate sexual harassment case during cross-examination in the Avakoum monastery trial.
IncidentsGolden passport trial delayed after prosecutors add 25 charges
The trial of former transport minister Marios Demetriades and nine other defendants was postponed after prosecutors added 25…
IncidentsFive arrested after violent clash leaves two seriously injured in Limassol
Five men were arrested after a clash near Ayios Ioannis in Limassol left two men with serious head…
IncidentsSix suspects in alleged Cyprus murder-for-hire plot face deportation
Six suspects arrested over an alleged plot to murder British twin brothers in Cyprus are to be deported,…
IncidentsCooperative bank initiative reports online share scam to Cyprus police
The Pancyprian Cooperative Society for Participation and Promotion of Cooperativism warned of fake websites and social media accounts…
IncidentsSucuoglu pledges efforts to find 14 missing after Kyrenia ferry sinking
New Turkish Cypriot transport minister Faiz Sucuoglu said locating the 14 people missing after last month’s ferry sinking…
IncidentsPolice investigate smashed windscreens of 13 cars in Ayia Napa
Police have launched an investigation after 13 cars’ windscreens were smashed in a car park in Ayia Napa…
IncidentsPolice find further 260kg of ketamine in Limassol warehouse
Police discovered an additional 260 kilograms of ketamine in a Limassol warehouse during tests linked to last week’s…
IncidentsFormer deputy attorney-general to answer charges in Limassol court on October 20
Former deputy attorney-general Loukis Loucaides faces theft by proxy and money laundering charges over €177,108.12 in expropriation compensation.
IncidentsFourteen arrested in police operations across Cyprus
Police arrested 14 people during Sunday evening operations, issuing speeding citations and seizing 13 vehicles.
IncidentsAnti-corruption authority concludes investigation into “spy van affair”
The anti-corruption authority has concluded its investigation into the “spy van affair” but said confidentiality rules prevent further…