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Cyprus police arrested 13 people after a mob smashed storefronts and set numerous trash bins on fire during an anti-immigration march in the coastal resort city of Limassol, authorities said Saturday.
FILE - An offshore drilling rig stands in the waters off Cyprus' coastal city of Limassol, July 5, 2020, as a sailboat navigates in the foreground. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Limassol is the 2nd most populous district in the Cyprus, with 198,558 residents as of the 2021 Cyprus census. The district population’s citizenships in 2021 was 77.7% Cypriot, 8.6% EU citizen , 13.1% Foreign citizen, with 0.6% not stating their nationality.
On 11 July 2011, at Evangelos Florakis Naval Base, situated at Mari, Larnaca district [1] in Cyprus, a large amount of ammunition and military explosives self-detonated, killing 13 people, including the Commander of the Cyprus Navy, Andreas Ioannides, the base commander, Lambros Lambrou, and six firefighters. A further 62 people were injured.
The Cyprus Media Complaints Commission (CMCC), established in May 1997, is a press council responsible for the self-regulation of the written and electronic news media, independent from government interference or judicial supervision. [11]
Cyprus played a crucial role as an evacuation hub for about 30,000 people who left Lebanon during a flare-up in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006.
Cyprus was split decades ago in a Turkish invasion after a brief Greek-inspired coup, preceded by years of sporadic violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Reunification talks collapsed in ...
Limassol District Court is located on Lord Byron Avenue near the Limassol city centre. It consists of a court complex with multiple buildings. [12] The city is known for its wineries, and revelry and nightlife. [13] The Limassol District Archaeological Museum, located in Limassol, has historical artefacts from the towns of Kourion and Amathus. [14]