NICOSIA - EXERCISE AT THE LABS TOWER 21 MAY - WHICH ROADS ARE AFFECTED

NICOSIA - EXERCISE AT THE LABS TOWER 21 MAY - WHICH ROADS ARE AFFECTED - Filenews 19/5


A large-scale preparedness exercise will be conducted on Thursday, May 21, 2026, between the hours of 10:00 and 11:00, on Foti Pitta and Mykinon streets in Nicosia, at the Labs Tower, by the Fire Service and the Cyprus Police.

According to a relevant announcement, this is a specialized exercise in a tall building in Cyprus and highlights the need for close and continuous cooperation between the private sector and security forces. The exercise includes a total evacuation of the building, with the simultaneous closure of the streets surrounding it.

E-MAIL FRAUD IN THE NAME OF THE TAX DEPARTMENT - THEY SNATCHED €2,517

E-MAIL FRAUD IN THE NAME OF THE TAX DEPARTMENT - THEY SNATCHED €2,517 - Filenews 18/5


The Police received a new complaint today regarding online fraud, which concerns a fake email allegedly from the Tax Department.

According to the complaint submitted to the Nicosia Police Department, a citizen received today, May 18, an e-mail message, from a person who falsely presented himself as an officer of the Tax Department and who asked him to declare his password to his electronic bank account.

PANTELIS VASSOU WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH BURGLARY AND THEFT COMMITTED IN LIMASSOL 16 MAY

 

PANTELIS VASSOU WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH BURGLARY AND THEFT COMMITTED IN LIMASSOL 16 MAY - 18/5

Pantelis Vassou, 33, from Limassol, is wanted to facilitate investigations into an investigated case of burglary and theft, committed on 16/05/2026, between the hours of 1230 and 1800, in Limassol.

Anyone who knows anything that can help locate him, is requested to contact the Limassol Police Department at 25-805057, or the nearest Police Station or the Citizen's Line, at the telephone number 1460.

PAFOS REGIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATES IN SMART TOUR WORKSHOP ON 20/21 MAY IN FRANCE

 

PAFOS REGIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATES IN SMART TOUR WORKSHOP ON 20/21 MAY IN FRANCE - Pafos Press 19/5

The Pafos Region Tourism Development and Promotion Company (Pafos Region Tourism Development and Promotion Company) is participating in the 3rd Steering Group Meeting and thematic workshop of the European project SMART TOUR – Smart Tourism, Smart Destinations, taking place on 20–21 May 2026 in the city of Perros-Guirec, Brittany Region, France.

The thematic workshop and the educational visit of the SMART TOUR project aim to enhance the interregional exchange of knowledge and policies around the development of tourist destinations based on data and digital tools.

APPLICATIONS FOR DAMAGE TO POLIS FARMS DUE TO STORM DAMAGE 3 MA

APPLICATIONS FOR DAMAGE TO POLIS FARMS DUE TO STORM DAMAGE 3 MAY -  Pafos Live 19/5


The Department of Agriculture of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment is accepting applications for Damage Declarations for the damages caused by a storm on 03/05/26.

The Damage Declaration forms can be found at the offices of the Paphos District Agricultural Office, the Regional Agricultural Office of Polis Chrysochous as well as on the website of the Department of Agriculture under the topic "Risk Management Plan".

The owners, tenants or managers of the affected farms are invited to submit the duly completed form no later than May 29 to the Paphos District Agricultural Office.

More information can be found on the website: https://www.moa.gov.cy/da and on the telephone numbers of the Paphos District Agricultural Office:

26804594, 26804569, 26321531

A VESSEL FROM GAZA FLOTILLA AT PAPHOS HARBOUR

 

A VESSEL FROM GAZA FLOTILLA AT PAPHOS HARBOUR - Pafos Live 19/5

A vessel of the international flotilla heading to Gaza returned to the port of Paphos last night.

The boat is facing technical problems and was forced to abandon as reported by the six passengers, one Mexican, one Moroccan and four from Italy and Spain.

They were reportedly carrying humanitarian aid for Gazans when they were intercepted by the Israeli navy.

CRIME ROUND UP

 Filenews 18 May 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 a result of the preventive policing operations, ten persons were arrested, for various offenses including illegal possession of drugs, robbery, carrying knives, traffic offenses and illegal stay on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus.