A 61-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Saturday after having stabbed a man above the right buttock.
He was apprehended at around 10am in the Coral Bay area.
The incident took place at 2pm on Friday in the Moutallos neighbourhood. The victim was taken to the Paphos general hospital and was taken to theatre and then the intensive care unit.
He was discharged on Saturday morning, with Paphos police chief Michalis Nikolaou saying his condition was “serious, but he is out of danger”.
Police are continuing their investigations to ascertain the causes of the incident.