CRIME ROUND UP

 Filenews 12 April 2026

The presence and action of the Police last night was intense, throughout Cyprus, with organized patrols in key points of urban areas, with the aim of preventing serious criminal acts, ensuring public order and increasing the sense of security of the public.

As part of these operations, a person was arrested under an arrest warrant, for an investigated case of conspiracy to commit a felony and causing malicious damage.

"WE ARE NOT NEGOTIATING THE BASES'' SAYS THE UK DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENCE - SOVEREIGNTY IN AKROTIRI AND DHEKELIA OUT OF THE QUESTION

 

"WE ARE NOT NEGOTIATING THE BASES'' SAYS THE UK DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENCE - SOVEREIGNTY IN AKROTIRI AND DHEKELIA OUT OF THE QUESTION - Filenews 12/4

The status of British military bases in Cyprus is not up for negotiation, Britain's Armed Forces Minister told The Telegraph.

In an exclusive interview, Al Carns insisted that the concession of sovereignty over Akrotiri and Dhekelia is out of the question in the context of the upcoming talks with the Cypriot government.

"We have to be absolutely clear on this, the legal status of the Sovereign Base Areas is unshakable," said the former senior Royal Marine officer.

EASTER TRADITIONAL GAMES - Paphos Town Hall Square - 14 April

 

EASTER TRADITIONAL GAMES

Paphos Town Hall Square

14 April - from 4pm

CONCERN GROWS OVER RISE IN YOUTH DELINQUENCY IN NEIGHBOURHOODS

CONCERN GROWS OVER RISE IN YOUTH DELINQUENCY IN NEIGHBOURHOODS - Cy Mail 11/4 by Marko Ljubicic


A worrying rise in delinquent behaviour by groups of teenagers in residential areas has come to light in recent weeks, with residents reporting incidents of vandalism, violence and intimidation.

People have taken to social media to highlight what they describe as repeated damage to both public and private property, as well as cases involving injuries, fuelling a growing sense of insecurity.

According to these accounts, one of the most troubling aspects is the perception that such actions often go largely unpunished.

UKRAINE CAN PLAY USEFUL ROLE IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ, BRITAIN SAYS

British Minister of State for Armed Forces Al Carns in Kyiv, Ukraine

UKRAINE CAN PLAY USEFUL ROLE IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ, BRITAIN SAYS - Cy Mail 11/4 by Reuters News Service


Ukraine can play a useful role in international efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Britain’s armed services minister said, praising its drone technology as among the best in the world.

Britain has organized discussions this month among more than 30 nations on how to reopen the strait, amid an Iranian blockade that has choked oil supplies to the global economy following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

COLONIALISM IN STONE - HOW BRITISH ARCHITECTURE SHAPED CYPRUS

he front of the governor's house which is now the presidential palace

COLONIALISM IN STONE - HOW BRITISH ARCHITECTURE SHAPED CYPRUS - Cy Mail 12/4 by Rebekah Gregoriades


Pieces of history still in use today

More often than not, what the eye becomes accustomed to, it no longer sees. This is also true for our diverse architecture – the buildings we grew up with and take for granted, although it was not the buildings themselves that made the difference.

It is not until we are prompted to take a look at our environment that we get “a-ha” moments and delve a little deeper into the history of the buildings housing ministries and departments – such as the interior ministry in Nicosia and the district administration in Larnaca, as well as the defunct railway stations.

TEHRAN'S DIRTY NETWORK - MONEY, PROPAGANDA AND TERROR

TEHRAN'S DIRTY NETWORK - MONEY, PROPAGANDA AND TERROR - in-cyprus 12/4 by Kostis Konstantinou


No one will ever know whether, on that cold winter morning of 18 July 1994, the white van that stopped at 633 Pasteur Street in Buenos Aires caught the eye of a passerby. If anyone glanced at it, that moment vanished in the seconds that followed.

At 9:53 a.m., the driver — a 21-year-old Lebanese Shiite who had entered the country illegally — detonated the device. The 275 kilograms of explosives packed into the van obliterated him, along with any possible testimony about those final seconds before the destruction.