CRIME ROUND UP

 Pafos Live 12 August 2026

A bomb explosion occurred around 3.15 in the morning in a semi-truck in Paphos. The vehicle owned by a 56-year-old man was parked in an open area next to his residence in the city of Paphos.

The vehicle belongs to a business owner who was the target of a bomb on May 28, 2026. The explosion had caused significant damage to both his store and neighbouring stores.

DRUG RECALL - WHAT PATIENTS SHOULD DO ABOUT THEIR MEDICINES THROUGH GESY - SOLUTIONS ARE STILL BEING SOUGHT FOR SEVEN PREPARATIONS

DRUG RECALL - WHAT PATIENTS SHOULD DO ABOUT THEIR MEDICINES THROUGH GESY - SOLUTIONS ARE STILL BEING SOUGHT FOR SEVEN PREPARATIONS - Filenews 12/8 by Marilena Panayi


The Health Insurance Organization issued today instructions to patients, personal and specialist doctors, as well as to GHS pharmacies for the management of Remedica pharmaceutical products affected by the voluntary recall.

In its announcement, the HIO divides the products into two categories. Those for which there is an option available with the same active ingredient and those for which there is currently no corresponding prescription option and as shown by the data as listed, for five preparations there are alternative options available but for another seven solutions are currently being sought.

CYPRUS RANKS AMONG EU TOP THREE FOR UKRAINIANS UNDER TEMPORARY PROTECTION

CYPRUS RANKS AMONG EU TOP THREE FOR UKRAINIANS UNDER TEMPORARY PROTECTION - KNews 12/8

31,690 beneficiaries were registered in Cyprus in June, giving the island one of the EU’s highest rates per capita.


Cyprus ranked among the top three European Union countries for the number of Ukrainians receiving temporary protection relative to its population in June 2026, according to Eurostat data published Tuesday.

A total of 31,690 people held temporary protection status in Cyprus at the end of June. The figure was broadly unchanged from May, when 31,620 beneficiaries were recorded.

LARNACA TO BE TWINNED WITH BAHRAIN CAPITAL MANAMA

LARNACA TO BE TWINNED WITH BAHRAIN CAPITAL MANAMA - Cy Mail 11/8 by James Morphakis



Larnaca is set to be twinned with Bahrain’s capital Manama after the Bahraini cabinet approved the proposal, Mayor Andreas Vyras announced on Tuesday.

The twinning would make Larnaca the second Cypriot city to establish such an arrangement with a Gulf city, with Nicosia having been twinned with Doha, Qatar.

REPORT ON STATUS OF CYPRUS' PET HOTELS DUE 'EARLY SEPTEMBER'

REPORT ON STATUS OF CYPRUS' PET HOTELS DUE 'EARLY SEPTEMBER' - Cy Mail 12/8 by Eleni Panayiotou


A report on the status of pet hotels in Cyprus is expected to be completed in early September, environment and animal welfare commissioner Elias Myrianthous said on Wednesday, as authorities seek a clearer picture of the sector before considering regulatory changes.

Myrianthous said his office’s report will primarily look at pet hotels that accommodate dogs, and will record the number of facilities operating in Cyprus, how many are licensed and how many are operating without a licence.

END OF AN ERA FOR THE FIRST BUILDING BUILT IN THE LARNACA PORT AREA - DEEMED DANGEROUS AND DEMOLISHED - FROM A FURNITURE FACTORY TO WELL-KNOWN CABARETS

END OF AN ERA FOR THE FIRST BUILDING BUILT IN THE LARNACA PORT AREA - DEEMED DANGEROUS AND DEMOLISHED - FROM A FURNITURE FACTORY TO WELL-KNOWN CABARETS - Filenews 12/8 by Natasa Christoforou


There is no one who lives in Larnaca and does not know the building opposite the port of Larnaca, located on Spyros Kyprianou Avenue. For the younger ones, it is intertwined with the decline of a notorious area full of cabarets, which in the past were constantly occupied by the Police. In the older Larnaca, however, it evokes memories of the first furniture factory of the Karpasitis family and the first bouzouki that were created in the area due to the flourishing of the port at the end of the last century.

RYANAIR - AGREED WITH GOOGLE CLOUD AND DEEPMIND FOR MORE AI ON ITS FLIGHTS

RYANAIR - AGREED WITH GOOGLE CLOUD AND DEEPMIND FOR MORE AI ON ITS FLIGHTS - Filenews 12/8


Ryanair announced on Wednesday that it will deploy Google's Gemini AI tools and DeepMind models across all its operations as part of a new five-year cloud partnership, using the technology to help manage crew scheduling and operational decision-making.

Reuters reported that Ryanair, Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers, will roll out Alphabet's Google Workspace and Google Cloud services to 35.000 employees across its network, supporting its efforts to reach its goal of carrying 300 million passengers annually by 2034.