🪱Roman copper industry revealed in Peristerona valley
International team finishes 2025 field season in Peristerona River valley. Excavations at Agia Marina Xyliatou–Mavrovouni expose large copper slagheap and terraces with basins, cisterns and plastered hydraulic installations. Finds include Iron Age sanctuary fragments — horses, bull, large human figures and Astarte figurine — later replaced by Hellenistic to Roman settlement with localized slag. Water management dates mainly to Late Hellenistic–Middle Roman periods. Project links Roman copper production to landscape, society and environment; further research planned.
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💥Aradippou: Bus shelter set on fire, Christmas decorations destroyed
Vandals struck Sunday night behind the First Primary School, a site long used by children, families and residents. Unknown persons set a bus stop ablaze and tore down festive decorations placed to brighten the area; carefully made items were quickly reduced to ashes. Police arrived after reports, gathered evidence and say investigations continue to identify the perpetrators. The Municipality expresses deep disappointment, stresses the psychological impact on the community and calls for respect and protection of public spaces.
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Archbishop Georgios: Reject solution that endangers Greek Cypriot existence
In a Christmas circular he rejects models like bizonal-bicommunal federation, confederation or two states as threats to survival and insists any settlement must fully guarantee EU citizens' rights. He warns 52 years after the Turkish invasion the island stays divided and occupation consolidates, calls for national and spiritual awakening, denounces social decay, crime, corruption and visits to occupied areas for leisure, cautions against illusions from occupied "elections", urges regrouping, self-reliance and intensified efforts for liberation in 2026, sends greetings to refugees, enclaved and families of the missing.
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🚔Parekklisia chase: officer injured, drugs seized, 15-year-old detained
Around 01:00 police responded to reports of youths causing a disturbance. Officers found several young people on motorcycles and in cars; suspects fled. A 15-year-old rider on a moped was stopped and detained. A 21-year-old was arrested with cannabis. A 31-year-old attempted to escape driving dangerously; during his arrest he injured an OPE officer and pushed another. A search of his vehicle found a baton, a stun device, 32 shotgun cartridges and drugs. At Limassol General Hospital he tested positive for cocaine and cannabis. One motorcycle on site was reported stolen.
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❄️White Christmas? Rain, storms and hail expected
Weak high pressure over area.
Afternoon: partly cloudy, isolated showers. Winds NE–SE, light to moderate (3–4 Bf). Sea slight to rough.
Tonight: partly cloudy, isolated coastal showers. Winds NE–SE 3 Bf. Temps drop to ~10°C inland, ~12°C coasts, ~4°C highlands with local frost.
On Christmas Day: local rain and isolated thunderstorms after noon. Troodos peaks may see sleet or snow. Hail possible. Winds NE–SE 3–4 Bf. Max ~19°C inland, ~20°C coasts, ~9°C highlands.
Fri–Sun: mainly cloudy at times with isolated showers or storms after midday. Temps little changed to Saturday; fall Sunday toward seasonal averages.
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💉31-year-old comatose after arrest; drug test positive
Midnight in Parekklisia, Limassol. Police responded to complaint about noisy youths. Several tried to flee. Officers stopped a 15‑year‑old on a moped and a 21‑year‑old with cannabis. A 31‑year‑old driver fled, drove recklessly, injured an OPE officer and shoved another. Arrested; search found a baton, an electroshock device, 32 shotgun cartridges and drugs. He collapsed, taken to Limassol General Hospital, tested positive for cocaine and cannabis. Due to severity he was intubated and moved to Nicosia General Hospital. Investigation continues.
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👮Assets worth €194,785 frozen for 34-year-old in drug probe
— Financial investigation by YKAN with MOKAS froze the 34-year-old's assets under court order, total value €194,785.
— Seized items: two cars €68,000; cash €126,585; company shares €200.
— The suspect was arrested in November 2024 in Limassol during a YKAN operation; authorities also seized 5.770 kg of cocaine and 12.803 kg of cannabis. Two other people were arrested.
— Financial probe continues; confiscation of frozen and any further assets expected after trial. YKAN continues inquiries.
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🐏Reintroduced Cyprus mouflon leave release area
- Released ~20 days ago, now moving beyond release zone.
- Forest Dept: expected, normal behaviour.
- Biodiversity officer Haris Nikolaou: males displaced by resident males, make erratic long moves; females are more easily accepted, move less and integrate faster.
- Findings to shape reintroduction protocol; consider releasing males younger, before testosterone rise.
- Wild population ~2,500–3,500; threats: poaching, stray dogs, disease.
- Species limited to Cyprus (mainly Troodos); controlled stocks retained since 1930s.
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🗣️Trump says U.S. "must have" Greenland
U.S. names envoy Jeff Landry with mission to bring Greenland under American control. Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen rejects plan: "Our future is decided by ourselves. Greenland is our country." Polls show 85% oppose joining the U.S.; nearly half see U.S. interest as a threat. Danish and Greenland leaders stress sovereignty and international law. Trump has backed self‑determination but also said the island could be acquired "one way or another" and did not rule out force. Greenland cited for strategic location, Arctic routes, U.S. radar base and mineral potential. Nuuk: Greenland is not for sale.
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🚔28-year-old fugitive arrested over 2021 attempted murder
This morning at the TAE in Nicosia police arrested and placed in custody a 28-year-old fugitive under a provisional court arrest warrant. The suspect was detained at the Nicosia unit and remains held. An international red notice issued by a foreign country was outstanding for him, seeking enforcement of an eight-year prison sentence for an attempted murder committed in 2021. Judicial and administrative procedures will follow to determine enforcement of the foreign sentence and any further legal steps.
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🌿Nearly €200,000 Frozen After Major Drug Bust
Authorities froze almost €200,000 in assets linked to a 34-year-old suspect under a court order. The Drug Law Enforcement Unit (YKAN) and the Unit for Combating Money Laundering (MOKAS) seized two vehicles worth about €68,000, cash of €126,585 and company shares while tracing alleged drug profits. The suspect was arrested in Limassol in November 2024 in a YKAN operation that uncovered over 5.5 kg of cocaine and nearly 13 kg of cannabis; two others were detained. Criminal proceedings continue and the financial probe runs in parallel; prosecutors may seek full confiscation at trial.
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❄️Increased crowds in central Nicosia — Makariou Avenue temporarily closed
Nicosia centre saw a strong turnout on Christmas Eve as many people chose the city for evening strolls and last‑minute shopping. Makariou Avenue and surrounding streets filled with visitors seeking relaxed festive atmosphere and retail options. Retail activity rose markedly and authorities recorded unusually high footfall. Police moved to impose temporary traffic measures and closed Makariou for a period to manage flows. Motorists and pedestrians asked to follow directions and expect detours until normal conditions return.
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👨‍⚖️Employer exploited two foreign women; sentence reduced to eight years
Man hired two women from India and Nepal claiming farm work but subjected them to conditions of servitude.
One woman alleges he forced sexual intercourse, made her sleep in the same bed, locked her in the house and denied her a mobile phone.
The second reports exhausting hours and an indecent act.
He faced 11 charges, including rape for the first and indecent assault for the second.
Famagusta Criminal Court jailed him 10 years; on appeal rape charges were overturned for insufficient evidence and the sentence fell to eight years.
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