CRIME ROUND UP

 Pafos Live 25 June 2026

As part of the ongoing actions of the Anti-Narcotics Service (YKAN) to identify and seize narcotic substances that are being or are attempted to be imported into the Republic of Cyprus, targeted operations were carried out yesterday in the districts of Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca.

During the operations, a total quantity of approximately 20 kilograms and 780 grams of dried poppy pods of the species Papaver somniferum was located and confiscated.

As part of yesterday's operations, five men aged 20, 22, 23, 27 and 28 were arrested. It is noted that one of the arrested, aged 22, was already in custody in connection with another similar case.

ELENA PAVLIDOU ABSENT FROM HER PLACE OF RESIDENCE IN NICOSIA -

 

ELENA PAVLIDOU ABSENT FROM HER PLACE OF RESIDENCE IN NICOSIA - 25/6

Elena Pavlidou, 46, from Nicosia, has been absent from her place of residence, in Nicosia, since 24/06/2026.
The 46-year-old is described as having a slim build, 1,75m tall. approximately, with short black hair.
Anyone who knows anything that can help locate her, is asked to contact the Nicosia Police Department, on 22802222 phone or the nearest Police Station or the Citizen's Line at 1460.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE SHOPPING OUTSIDE THE EU IN CYPRUS

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE SHOPPING OUTSIDE THE EU IN CYPRUS - Cy Mail 25/6 by Kyriacos Nicolaou


Cyprus Customs Department explains new €3 duty on low-value online imports

Consumers in Cyprus ordering goods from outside the European Union will begin paying a temporary €3 customs duty per product category from July 1, 2026.

Due to this change, the Customs Department has issued some practical examples to explain how the new rules will work in practice.

GRIFFON VULTURES BREED IN CYPRUS AGAIN AFTER FIVE-YEAR GAP

GRIFFON VULTURES BREED IN CYPRUS AGAIN AFTER FIVE-YEAR GAP - Cy Mail 25/6 by Dina Husseini



The Griffon vulture has successfully bred in Cyprus for the first time since 2021, with conservationists describing the development as a major milestone in efforts to save one of the island’s most endangered bird species.

BirdLife Cyprus and the Game and Fauna Service said on Thursday that five breeding pairs have nested in different parts of the island this year, producing three confirmed chicks.

ANCIENT PAPHOS DEFENCES REVEALED IN NEW EXCAVATION AT FABRIKA HILL

ANCIENT PAPHOS DEFENCES REVEALED IN NEW EXCAVATION AT FABRIKA HILL - Cy Mail 25/6 by James Morphakis


New discoveries at Fabrika Hill in Kato Paphos have provided fresh insight into how ancient Nea Paphos was defended and developed over centuries, following the completion of this year’s excavations by a French archaeological mission.

The excavation, led by Professor Claire Balandier of Avignon University in collaboration with the French School at Athens and the antiquities department, focused on the acropolis of ancient Nea Paphos and sections of the city’s Hellenistic walls.

TRUMP'S GAZA BOARD OF PEACE TO HOLD TWO-DAY CYPRUS SUMMIT

TRUMP'S GAZA BOARD OF PEACE TO HOLD TWO-DAY CYPRUS SUMMIT - Cy Mail 24/6 by Tom Cleaver



The Gaza Board of Peace will hold a two-day summit in Cyprus on June 30 and July 1, Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis confirmed on Wednesday, though he was keen to stress that the government remains on the board’s periphery.

“The Republic of Cyprus is neither an organiser, nor a co-organiser of the event, of course,” he said, while also saying that the board’s decision to convene in Cyprus constitutes evidence of the importance of Cyprus on the international stage.

“The fact that this board’s administrative arm … has chosen our country, a country which has proven in practice how beneficial it is and how many initiatives it has undertaken, as well as the efficiency of those initiatives in terms of humanitarian support for the civilian population in Gaza, has its own high importance,” he said.

REVOLUTION IN MEDICINE - A GREEK DOCTOR OPERATED FROM CHINA ON A PROSTATE CANCER PATIENT WHO WAS IN ATHENS

REVOLUTION IN MEDICINE - A GREEK DOCTOR OPERATED FROM CHINA ON A PROSTATE CANCER PATIENT WHO WAS IN ATHENS - Filenews 25/6


A historic surgery was performed on a patient in Athens, as a Greek doctor performed it while they were in China, 8,000 kilometers away.

The operation (radical prostatectomy) was performed on a patient in Athens who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and was performed with robotic machines utilizing the capabilities of telemedicine from Wuhan, China. This is the professor of Medicine and director of the Urology Clinic at the University Hospital of Patras, Evangelos Liatsikos.