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3391. Paphos murder suspect apprehended

A murder suspect and husband of a Syrian woman who was stabbed to death in Paphos earlier this week was arrested in Limassol on Thursday...

3392. Coronavirus outbreak and fears spread

The World Health Organization is reconvening Thursday to decide whether the virus should be classified as a global health emergency, as an outbreak of a new coronavirus that began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan has killed 17 and infected nearly 600 people globally...

3393. Cypriots in awe over flash in the sky

Local media reported on sightings of a fireball streaking across the sky over Cyprus, with experts ruling out a meteorite but not a meteoroid or even an unidentified flying object...

3394. Syrian men deported in the north

Syrian refugees who arrived in Cyprus last week were deported by Turkish Cypriot authorities after spending several days in detention...

3395. Syrian man wanted in Paphos murder

A woman was found murdered in her own home in Paphos on Monday, with police issuing an arrest warrant for her husband...

3396. Passenger killed in Kaimakli car crash

Nicosia police are trying to determine who was behind the wheel of a vehicle that crashed on Saturday morning in Kaimakli, killing the front seat passenger...

3397. Effort at international level for Cyprus missing persons to be intensified

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and the Pancyprian Organisation of the Relatives of Undeclared Prisoners and Missing Persons discussed on Tuesday, ways to intensify the effort at an international, political and diplomatic level to be intensified so that Turkey can be pressured to cooperate in the matter of the missing persons in Cyprus, during a meeting at the Presidential Palace, in the presence of Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Christodoulides and Presidency Commissioner on Humanitarian Issues Photis Photiou....

3398. Terrorism suspect jailed in the north

A suspected terrorist arrested in the north earlier this week was ordered to remain in custody on Friday, as Turkish Cypriot authorities continue to investigate possible links with ISIS...

3399. Heavy rains slam all of Cyprus

Local authorities all over the island were busy Wednesday dealing with the aftermath of heavy rains, while road closures were caused by heavy runoff both north and south...

3400. Low denies central role in 1MDB scandal

Malaysian fugitive financier Jho Low, whose Cypriot passport came under scrutiny last year, says he was not the mastermind of the 1MDB scandal while confirming rumours he was offered asylum in an unnamed country...

3401. Critics pounce on Ayia Napa verdict

The British teen who was found guilty of lying to Ayia Napa police about being raped is determined to take the case to the Supreme Court while the verdict has fueled even more debate in Cyprus and around the world...

3402. London raises red flag over Ayia Napa verdict

The British government is raising red flags over the Ayia Napa rape verdict, after a 19-year-old Briton was found guilty of lying to police about being gang raped by Israeli teens...

3403. Limassol police recover stolen urn

A grieving mother who left Cyprus on Sunday after a brief holiday that had turned into a nightmare was overjoyed after police recovered a stolen urn with her son’s ashes...

3404. Ayia Napa rape accuser found guilty

A British teenager, who says she was gang raped by a group of Israeli teens, was found guilty Monday by a Cypriot court on charges of public mischief...

3405. Cypriot police zero in on ‘ecstasy warehouse’

Cypriot police were said to be zeroing in on a possible location in Limassol, where 645 kilos of ecstasy are believed to have been stashed inside barbeque grills that were exported and later seized by authorities in Australia...

3406. Officers named in serial killer probe

An independent probe into police handling of missing complaints in the serial killer case has been completed, with investigators naming some 20 officers for failing to do their job...

3407. Warrant issued after dog poop incident

An arrest warrant against a male suspect has been issued for assault charges after a sanitation worker issued a citation to a woman for failing to clean up after her pooch...

3408. Cabinet adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

The President’s Cabinet has approved a decision by which the Cypriot Government adopts the definition of anti-Semitism as it has been spelled out by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance...

3409. Elderly man dies in rural Nicosia house fire

Authorities are investigating the death of an elderly man after he was found burned to death in his house in rural Nicosia...

3410. Man falls 33 stories to his death

Authorities on Thursday morning were trying to determine whether a death at a famous construction site in Nicosia was a work-related accident...

3411. Police warn drivers due to weather

State authorities in Cyprus are warning drivers to be extra careful on the road due to heavy and prolonged showers throughout the island...

3412. Driver in deadly crash jailed until trial

A Russian man, who is facing life in prison in connection with a fatal highway crash last week, was denied bail on Friday and shall remain behind bars until his arraignment in late March...

3413. Uncertainty reigns across international tax landscape

3414. Police focus on black box in fatal crash

Officials say a black box installed in the car of a Russian man, who is under arrest in connection with Thursday’s fatal accident, could yield important information as the investigation continues...

3415. Report slams state agencies in teen's death

Social welfare employees staged a walkout on Thursday to protest the suspension of four of their colleagues following a damning report by the Ombudsman’s office on a teen’s death in rural Nicosia...

3416. Attorney general weighs in on spy van

The attorney general of the Republic of Cyprus has appointed a special investigator in the “spy van” case, while the Israeli company that sells controversial surveillance vehicles is calling on authorities to investigate what it calls a “false accusations” campaign...

3417. Shocking details in Limassol torture case

A 21-year-old man was remanded in custody on Tuesday in connection with a case of suspected torture, with an 18-year-old male saying the suspect threatened to kill him if he didn't let him have his way...

3418. Shuttle buses go up in flames

Eight buses were destroyed in a fire on Monday in Larnaca with authorities pointing to arson based on early indications...

3419. Two dead after Greek storm

Schools in Attica will remain closed Monday until 10am due to problems raised by a storm, authorities said, after storms caused serious problems, leading to two deaths off Antirrio, western Greece....

3420. Large group of refugees reaches Cyprus

A boat carrying over 120 refugees reached Cyprus on Wednesday, with reports saying most were Palestinians from Syria...