A Limassol criminal court sentenced two men to 20 and 22 years in prison after they were found guilty of illegal possession of over 100kg of drugs following a joint operation.

A 28-year-old suspect in the premeditated murder of 49-year-old businessman Stavros Demosthenous will remain in custody until the trial on April 29, the Limassol criminal court decided on Thursday.

A Republic lawyer was punched in the face inside the Limassol Criminal Court in Cyprus and was hospitalized, though her injuries are not severe enough for a prolonged stay.

The trial for the premeditated murder of 49-year-old businessman Stavros Demosthenous has begun at the Limassol criminal court in Cyprus.

Four teenagers in Limassol have admitted to planting bombs last May in exchange for small sums of money and have been placed under a three-year probation supervision order by the Limassol Criminal Court.

Two women on trial for defrauding Greek Cypriots with properties in the north of Cyprus have changed their plea to guilty and are awaiting sentencing at Limassol criminal court.