10 h. ago Cyprus police probe after high school students post Nazi images online

Cyprus police probe after high school students post Nazi images online  Kathimerini

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42 h. ago Cyprus housing crisis puts young borrowers under growing strain

The Cyprus Borrower Protection Association (Syprodat) this week announced that a new European Commission initiative on affordable housing highlights the urgent need for substantive housing policies in Cyprus. Syprodat explained that young people and first-time borrowers are struggling to access home ownership amid rising prices, rents and tighter lending conditions. The association said the European […]

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53 h. ago Common Agricultural Policy among Cyprus’ EU Presidency priorities, says Panayiotou

The focus is on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2027, which is a key priority of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Maria Panayiotou told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Wednesday. The aim, she said, is to improve the existing framework to […]

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4 d. ago How to navigate Cyprus’ EU presidency policy agenda like a pro

How to navigate Cyprus’ EU presidency policy agenda like a pro  politico.eu

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4 d. ago Police investigate deaths of filmmaker Rob Reiner and wife as apparent homicide

Actor-director and political activist Rob Reiner and his wife were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, and police detectives are investigating the circumstances as an apparent homicide, city officials said. While police declined to publicly identify the two people found deceased, Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom each released statements […]

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4 d. ago Police to release man detained over Brown University mass shooting

The man held as a “person of interest” in the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and nine injured will be released from custody, authorities said on Sunday night. Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said earlier at a midday news conference that a man in his 20s had been taken into custody in […]

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7 d. ago Police unions threaten action as leadership intends to slash days off

Two major unions and a growing number of police officers seek to challenge plans by the force to drastically reduce annual days off work. In a joint statement, trade union Pasydy and the Cyprus police association (Sek) said recent circulations suggesting a cut the police’s days off from 19 down to 5 by next January […]

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8 d. ago British bases police turn to UK expertise in policing Cypriot football matches

Officers from the British bases police spent a week in London with the metropolitan police’s public order and football policing unit to strengthen crowd control tactics at Cypriot matches held on the bases, the force said on Thursday. The visit comes as the island continues to struggle with incidents of hooliganism, and as thousands of […]

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1 week ago Norway police detain suspected shooter in Oslo, shopping centre reopens

Norwegian police said on Monday they had arrested a suspected shooter after receiving reports of gunfire at Oslo’s largest shopping centre. Police said in a statement that no injured people had been found and that it was safe to reopen the centre again, after it was earlier evacuated. “As of now, it appears that there […]

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2 w. ago Cyprus to create organised crime police unit with Greek support

Cyprus plans to set up an organised crime division within the police, the justice minister revealed on Thursday, but would not give a timeframe for the operation of the new unit. Marios Hartsiotis made the formal announcement in remarks following a meeting in Nicosia with Michalis Chrisochoidis, Greece’s Minister of Citizen Protection. The organised crime […]

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2 w. ago Cyprus trailing EU in disability support, says paraplegic organisation

The island is “significantly exposed,” as it does not allocate sufficient resources for social policy towards people with disabilities, according to EU data, the Cyprus paraplegic organisation (Opak) said in a statement on Wednesday. Within the context of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, Opak pointed out that the EU average […]

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2 w. ago Former EU foreign policy chief Mogherini accused of fraud and corruption

Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and two others have been formally accused of procurement fraud and corruption, conflict of interest and violation of professional secrecy, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Wednesday. The three individuals were detained on Tuesday as part of an EU fraud investigation and have now been released while […]

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2 w. ago Police publish name of pedestrian who died in Paphos accident

The 70-year-old, who died after being hit by a car in Paphos on Monday night was Paphos resident Christakis Vryonis, police said on Tuesday. The police said the 70-year-old had been trying to cross Ayioi Anargyroi avenue at around 5pm on Monday when he was hit by a car driven by a 48-year-old. He was […]

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2 w. ago Police clarify timeline in case of British tourist’s missing heart

Cyprus police on Monday confirmed to the Cyprus Mail that the post-mortem examination on a 76-year-old British pensioner whose heart was allegedly missing upon repatriation was carried out on August 18, 2025. The clarification came as British media reported that the man’s body had been returned to the UK without his heart, prompting a second […]

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2 w. ago Greek farmers clash with police in protests over delayed EU farm subsidies

Greek farmers clashed with police on Sunday during protests in central and northern regions over the delayed payment of European Union subsidies prompted by an investigation into a corruption scandal that has rocked the country. Hundreds of farmers took to the streets, blocking roads with their tractors in several areas to protest against the conservative […]

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3 w. ago Football association says police changed plan ahead of Limassol match

The Cyprus Football Association on Friday appeared to blame the police for the clashes between football fans in the centre of Limassol on Thursday night, saying the force had changed its initial recommendations by suggesting that the match between AEL and Apollon be held with fewer spectators or even behind closed doors. In a press […]

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3 w. ago Hong Kong police arrest construction firm bosses over fire; death toll hits 83 with scores missing

Hong Kong police arrested the bosses of a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter on Thursday over the city’s worst fire in nearly 80 years, which killed at least 83 people with scores more listed as missing. By the early hours of Friday, firefighters had mostly contained the blaze raging for more than 24 hours, […]

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3 w. ago New CPA president vows to continue supporting police officers

The Cyprus Police Association (CPA) will continue to act as the unified voice of all police officers, its new president, Angelos Nikolaou, announced to members on Thursday. He stressed that transparency, respect and cooperation are essential for a humane and modern police force. Nikolaou, expressing gratitude for the trust placed in him, said he assumes […]

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3 w. ago Newcastle say French police assaulted their fans after loss at Marseille

Newcastle United said French police “indiscriminately assaulted” several of their supporters and used pepper spray, batons and shields on them while escorting the visiting fans from the stadium after Tuesday’s 2-1 Champions League loss at Olympique de Marseille. The Premier League side said on Thursday that they would formally raise their concerns with UEFA, the […]

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3 w. ago Cyprus Interior Minister travels to Stockholm for talks on housing and civil defence

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou will travel to Stockholm on November 27 for meetings with Sweden’s political leadership on housing policy and civil protection, ahead of Cyprus taking over the EU Council Presidency in January 2026. According to the Interior Ministry, Ioannou will hold separate talks with the Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Andreas Carlson, as […]

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