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451. Mitsotakis sworn in as PM amid east Med tensions

Conservative politician Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister on Monday after storming to victory on a pledge to create jobs and lure investment to the economically stricken nation...

452. Second Turkish drillship arrives off Cyprus

A second Turkish drillship arrived on Monday off the coast of Cyprus just south of Karpas peninsula...

453. Teen critical after water emergency

A 16-year-old male is in critical condition at Nicosia General Hospital following a boating incident when friends spotted the teen unconscious in the water in Cape Greco...

454. Temperature on the rise

A low pressure weather system is back in the area, with mostly clear weather still in the forecast but also afternoon clouds later for the next few days...

455. Playing with fire

The emerging crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean over Turkey’s drilling activities in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) raise the prospect of an open Greco-Turkish conflict to a level higher than anytime since the Imia crisis...

456. Cyprus strongly protests to UN over airspace and sea violations by Turkey

Cyprus has strongly protested to the UN the violations of its national airspace, the infringements of international air traffic regulations in Cyprus’s flight information region and the illegal use of closed ports and airports in Cyprus by Turkey...

457. 'These will not be soft measures' says Juncker

458. Stormy weather to wane into the weekend

Low pressure ripples along a recent trough over Cyprus are expected to wane by Saturday, while weather officials say daily afternoon showers are likely to continue...

459. Motive behind tanker attacks unclear

460. Mud sharks caught in the north

Local fishermen in the north caught two mud sharks on Monday, with reports saying the spiny dogfish are not found naturally in the area...

461. Garber: US deeply concerned by Turkey's intention to drill off Cyprus

462. Difficult search ahead in Memi Lake

Divers head to Memi Lake to search for a little girl, one of seven victims in the serial killer case, one day after a third body was recovered from the red lake...

463. Fears of more victims resurface in Orestis case

Police are trying to track down three more women in the serial killer case, as divers head to Memi Lake to search for a little girl one day after a third body was recovered from the red lake...

464. Latchi diver finds hash underwater

A local diver had to call the police on Monday after discovering one kilo of hashish under water in Latchi...

465. US lawmaker: East Med cooperation to counter Russia

466. Cool and breezy just for the weekend

Fair skies and cooler temperatures are expected over the weekend with passing clouds appearing on and off at higher altitudes...

467. Did someone say Europe?

We are just days away from elections and it seems that we need to be reminded about which elections we are talking about...

468. Aphrodite the seal dies a horrible death

A young seal known locally as “Aphrodite” earlier this week in Paphos waters, following reports that fishermen discovered the aquatic mammal trapped in one of their fishing nets...

469. Temperature swings back up

Temperatures are once again on the rise after a mild weekend, with an interchange of clear skies and waterless clouds expected in the next few days along with increasing levels of dust in the atmosphere...

470. Turkey to send second drillship

471. Divers close in on three spots in red lake

Divers and robotic camera operators are focusing on three areas within the red lake, in search of a missing Filipina who is believed to have been murdered by alleged serial killer Nikos Metaxas...

472. Sonar back and forth in search for victims

Search efforts continue for two more slain victims in the serial killer case, with divers and equipment going back and forth between two lakes in rural Nicosia...

473. France urges Ankara to avoid provocations in Cyprus waters

474. Divers face challenges in Mitseros search

Scuba divers are back in the water on Tuesday as they face poor visibility and technical delays in the search for victims in the Mitseros serial killer investigation...

475. Rape claims muddy the waters in Mitseros case

A woman from the Philippines says she was raped by the accused serial killer in the Mitseros case, while reports show police received a preemptive complaint from Orestis himself against his potential accuser two years ago...

476. Way forward in Greek-Turkish relations uncertain

477. Search for more bodies in Mitseros

The confessed murderer of a woman from the Philippines who went missing one year ago has admitted to killing her child as well and at least another Filipina, with evidence heard in court pointing to a possible serial killer...

478. Erdogan pays electoral price for Turkey's tumbling economy

479. Turkish defense minister sparks controversy

480. You can call it political karma

With the re-election of Nicos Anastasiades, many were puzzled with Harris Georgiades’ decision to insist that he not be reappointed finance minister. Having a clear path ahead of him and a brewing storm miles away, shouldn’t he be entitled to leaving while things were still good?...