Turkish Cypriot ‘attacked’ by Greek Cypriots in Limassol
A Turkish Cypriot was allegedly attacked in Limassol on Friday night, the police said on Monday. A police spokesman told the Cyprus Mail that the force was informed by telephone that an attack had...
View ArticleCar crashes into Limassol shop
By Dina Husseini Two traffic accidents in Limassol caused significant property damage but no injuries, police reported on Friday. The first incident occurred around 1am on Ayias Fylaxeos Street when a...
View ArticleLimassol chamber: state budget gives city ‘too little’ in major projects
The chamber of commerce’s Limassol branch (Evel) has criticised next year’s state budget, saying only three of its main infrastructure projects concern the city. According to the chamber, the three...
View ArticleWoman dies of injuries six weeks after being run over
A 32-year-old woman, who had been hit by a car six weeks ago while crossing the road in Limassol, died on Thursday of her injuries. On September 2, the woman had been crossing the road when she was hit...
View ArticlePolice seek missing 78-year-old woman in Limassol
Maria Kourea, aged 78, has been missing from her home in Limassol since Tuesday, police said on Thursday. Kourea is described as slim, around 1.50 metres tall, with short red hair. She was last seen...
View ArticleLimassol municipality welcomes Rialto theatre decision
Limassol municipality on Tuesday said it welcomed the cabinet’s decision to complete the acquisition process of the Rialto theatre and lease it to the municipality, describing the move as a milestone...
View ArticleWater flowing in Garyllis river ‘not sewage’
Water flowing through the Garyllis riverved, south of Spyrou Kyprianou avenue in Limassol, does not contain sewage and does not originate from the district authority’s facilities, the Limassol local...
View ArticleLimassol needs a green change
Reforestation, guerrilla gardening, sustainable mobility, fighting pollution and creating greener, more inclusive public spaces: a new grassroots initiative is taking shape in Limassol to make Cyprus a...
View ArticleRialto theatre to be leased to Limassol municipality
The cabinet decided on Tuesday that the government would retain ownership of Rialto theatre in Limassol and lease it to the municipality with clear regulations as regards to the administration,...
View ArticleThree robberies in Limassol on Tuesday morning
Three robberies were committed within the course of 1.5 hours in Limassol on Tuesday morning. According to the police, the first incident took place at around 3.30am, when a 23-year-old cyclist was...
View ArticleDecomposed body found in Limassol home
The body of a 42-year-old woman was found at her home in the Omonia area of Limassol on Saturday evening. According to the police’s statement issued on Sunday, a neighbour alerted authorities at about...
View ArticleChristodoulides unveils monument to Eoka fighters
A monument dedicated to Eoka heroes was unveiled in Pyrgos, Limassol by President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday, who announced a total of €160,000 in government funding for the community. The first...
View ArticleMouttayiaka stabbing suspect remanded for eight days
A 47-year-old Georgian national suspected of attempting to murder a 44-year-old in Mouttayiaka was remanded in custody for eight days by the Limassol district court on Saturday. Police asked for the...
View ArticleTwo arrested after cocaine and cannabis found in Limassol flat
Two men aged 20 and 26 were arrested after police found more than a kilo of cannabis, 50g of cocaine and 95g of cannabis resin in an apartment in Limassol on Friday. Drug squad (Ykan) officers searched...
View ArticleMinister ‘misinformed’ over printmaking museum
The interior minister has “been misinformed” about the Hambis Printmaking Museum, founder Hambis Tsangaris said on Friday, following remarks to media that the administrator of Turkish Cypriot...
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MPs identify overcrowding, security issues at Limassol schools
Problems at Limassol primary schools were discussed on Friday during a visit by MPs, who identified overcrowding and security issues as pressing challenges. The first stop for members of the House...
View ArticleActivist groups oppose Maccabi Tel Aviv home games in Cyprus
Eleven organisations, including Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) and the Cyprus Peace Council, said on Friday that Cyprus should not host the Israeli basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv’s EuroLeague...
View ArticleArmed robbers steal cash and jewellery in Limassol home invasion
Five masked men armed with knives and a gun broke into a home in Limassol in the early hours of Thursday, tying up a couple and stealing €5,000 in cash and jewellery worth hundreds of thousands of...
View ArticlePolice investigate attempted murder at Limassol construction site
Police are investigating an attempted murder after a 44-year-old foreign national was seriously injured during an altercation with a colleague at a construction site in Limassol on Thursday morning....
View ArticlePolice hunt suspect after stabbing in Mouttayiaka
Police launched a search on Thursday for a man who allegedly stabbed another individual at a construction site in Mouttayiaka, Limassol. According to Limassol police, the incident, which involved two...
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