THE DIE HAS BEEN CAST - FROM THESE FIVE PERSONS, THE GUARD IS TERMINATED FROM 5 OCTOBER

THE DIE HAS BEEN CAST - FROM THESE FIVE PERSONS, THE GUARD IS TERMINATED FROM 5 OCTOBER - Filenews 22/9 by Michalis Chatzivasilis


Final decisions on the reduction of the guards of politicians and former officials were taken by the Minister of Justice and Public Order, Kostas Fytiris, on the basis of an updated risk assessment.

The three former presidents of the Parliament, Giannakis Omirou, Dimitris Syllouris and Marios Karoyan, lose the two police guards assigned to them, as well as the two wives of the former Presidents of the Republic, Elsie Christofia and Androulla Vassiliou, who each have a driver.

CRIME ROUND UP

 Pafos Live 22/9

Officials of the Customs Department at Paphos Airport, after evaluating information, located 2 passengers with Israeli citizenship yesterday, with their luggage containing large quantities of duty-free cigarettes. Specifically, the packages did not bear the marking for the harmfulness of smoking in the Greek and Turkish languages, nor the safety feature and the unique traceability code, indications that they were duty-free.

A total of 19 boxes of 200 cigarettes each were found in the luggage of one passenger, while in the luggage of the second 10 boxes of 200 cigarettes each. The passengers were arrested for flagrante delicto, while their luggage and contents were confiscated. They were later released, after their requests for an out-of-court settlement of the case with the payment of amounts of €1,140 and €600 respectively were accepted. The seized cigarettes will follow the prescribed destruction procedure.

SOTIROULA OIKONOMIDOU [16] MISSING FROM HER RESIDENCE IN AGLANTZI

 

SOTIROULA OIKONOMIDOU [16] MISSING FROM HER RESIDENCE IN AGLANTZIA - 22/9

Sotiroula Oikonomidou, 16, from Nicosia, has been missing from her residence in Aglantzia since September 20, 2026.

The 16-year-old is described as having a slim build, standing approximately 1.60m tall, with long black hair and black eyes. At the time she left, she was wearing long leopard-print trousers and a white short-sleeved t-shirt.

Anyone with information that could assist in locating her is asked to contact the Nicosia CID at 22-802222, the nearest police station, or the Citizen's Line at 1460.

STICKY FINGERS - O'Neill's Irish Bar & Grill - 25 September

STICKY FINGERS

O'Neill's Irish Bar & Grill

25 September - 8.30pm

Free entry
 

LIMASSOL ARTS CENTRE - INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED - BUDGET €25.5 million

LIMASSOL ARTS CENTRE - INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED - BUDGET €25.5 million - Filenews 22/9


One of the largest new cultural infrastructure projects in Limassol is now moving from planning to implementation.

The Limassol Municipality has announced a one-stage international architectural competition for the design and supervision of the construction of the Limassol Arts Centre at the "Epaminonda" site, with an estimated construction budget of €25.5 million plus VAT.

A FORGOTTEN COLD WAR BASE IS WAKING UP IN GREENLAND

A FORGOTTEN COLD WAR BASE IS WAKING UP IN GREENLAND - KNews 22/9

The US plans to open two Arctic military sites under a new deal with Denmark and Greenland aimed at keeping Russia and China out.


A tiny settlement in southern Greenland, now home to only a few dozen people, could soon find itself back on the front line of a global power struggle.

The United States plans to reopen a military base at Narsarsuaq, decades after abandoning the Cold War installation known as Bluie West One, and establish a second presence at Mestersvig on Greenland’s remote east coast.

ROYAL AIR FORCE TO USE AKROTIRI TO SUPPORT SAUDI ARABIA AGAINST HOUTHIS

ROYAL AIR FORCE TO USE AKROTIRI TO SUPPORT SAUDI ARABIA AGAINST HOUTHIS - KNews 22/9

A British Voyager operating from Cyprus will refuel Saudi aircraft as Houthi attacks intensify, bringing another Middle East military mission uncomfortably close to home.


RAF Akrotiri is being drawn into another Middle East security operation, with Britain preparing to deploy a refuelling aircraft from Cyprus to support Saudi Arabia against missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham confirmed that his government had accepted a Saudi request for military assistance and would provide defensive air-to-air refuelling for a limited period.