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1831. 29 year old Alexandria Ocasio Cortez the youngest woman ever elected to US Congress

1832. Refugees land in Tilliria region early morning

A group of refugees arrived in Cyprus on Wednesday morning in a coastal village in the Tilliria region of north-western Cyprus...

1833. Boy kills little sister in Larnaca

A little girl has been stabbed to death by her own brother in the old part of town in Larnaca, where the siblings lived with their father...

1834. Indian student gets two years for opioids

An Indian man has been sentenced to two years by a Larnaca court after pleading guilty to importing over 2000 opioid pills back in June 2018...

1835. Nicosia plays down Russian tourist airport incident

Nicosia is playing down reports over detentions of Russian nationals at the airport who say they plan to visit the northern part of the island, vowing to look into a specific airport incident while giving assurances that the overall crossing experiences are positive...

1836. Shriners commit to stronger cooperation with Cyprus

The Shriners are expanding their charitable work in Cyprus with a new agreement signed with the government and the Paraskevaides Foundation, boosting cooperation in medical care for children but also training and research...

1837. Five die as storms, high winds batter Italy

1838. Syrian refugees picked up off Cape Greco

A boat carrying seventeen people was spotted off Cape Greco on Monday, with reports suggesting they are all presumptive refugees from Syria...

1839. Indonesian plane with 189 aboard crashes into sea

1840. Powerful earthquake shakes Greece

1841. Turkey ups ante in Eastern Med over oil and gas

1842. Khashoggi's son forced to meet Saudi crown prince

1843. Cyprus worried over migrants cheating the system

The head of the anti-trafficking unit in Cyprus, Rita Superman, says some migrants know how to cheat the system citing past examples of child marriages from Syria and women falsely seeking human trafficking protections...

1844. Knife-wielding Larnaca robber shows remorse

The man who attempted to rob a convenience store in Larnaca and was chased into school yard told the court he had a lot of gambling debts...

1845. Cobalt Air license revoked, company recorded €30 million losses per year

1846. Turkey searches Saudi consulate again, as world condemns Saudi Arabia

1847. Video shows devastation after hurricane Michael

1848. Suspects in Paphos jewelry theft head to court

The two main suspects in the jewelry theft case in Paphos are set to appear in court on Friday, with reports suggesting they were masters of their craft...

1849. Cyprus gears up for a major cyberattack and cybercrime

1850. Michael strengthens into extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane

1851. Cyprus poses for the camera up in space

Well known German astronaut Alexander Gerst says it is not possible to miss Cyprus from space, and he proved it with a post on social media...

1852. Mobile phone snatcher released in the north

A Greek Cypriot male has been released by Turkish Cypriot authorities, following his arrest in connection with stealing two mobile phones during a previous visit in the north...

1853. Syrian refugees reach Cyprus safe and sound

An inflatable boat with twenty Syrian refugees on board arrived in Cyprus on Monday, following a two-day trip in the open sea that started in Lebanon...

1854. Indonesian leader says all quake victims must be found as toll rises to 1,234

1855. Indonesian quake toll jumps to 832 dead as rescuers struggle

1856. Egyptian fishermen saga ends

The saga of the five Egyptian fishermen, who were arrested last week in the north over 'illegal fishing activities' appears to have come to an end with a Turkish Cypriot judge fining them €500...

1857.  Anastasiades at Diaspora dinner: No guarantees needed

1858. Moody's keeps Greek rating unchanged at B3

Moody’s kept Greece's sovereign credit rating unchanged at B3, with a positive outlook, in a credit opinion it issued on Wednesday....

1859. Fitch Ratings upgrades Bank of Cyprus

1860. Suspect on ‘most wanted’ arrested in the north

A Turkish Cypriot wanted by Interpol has been arrested in the north in connection with drug trafficking, theft, false imprisonment, and money laundering offences...