Cyprus Daily News Flash – 18.08.2026

• The Lefkoşa Turkish Municipality (LTB) announced that asphalt works will continue this week on five streets in Lefkoşa.

• A 35-year-old mother drowned in Larnaka while swimming with her two children, aged 4 and 6, who are now in critical condition at Makarios Hospital.

• The Cyprus Police Department has launched an investigation into the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old child.

• Credit West Bankasi donated dry food to the Güzelyurt Animals Protection Association, which will use it to feed street animals.

• A Turkish Cypriot citizen was arrested for possessing prescription-filled capsules in…

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