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2731. Interview with Vincent Tourette

2732. Two worlds on a collision course

When Nicos Anastasiades was campaigning in 2013 for the presidency in the Republic of Cyprus under the banner “leadership in times of crisis” many people bought into the idea that the leader on the right would recognize the gravity of the situation and had a plan ready to get the country out of a tight spot...

2733. Dewatering continues in search of little girl

A dewatering operation began Thursday to pump out water from a mine shaft in Mitseros, in search of a 6-year-old girl whose mother’s body was already recovered...

2734. Greece to send note verbale to Germany over war reparations

Greece will soon send a so-called note verbale to Germany, repeating a long-held demand for war reparations for the crimes committed by Nazi Germany in World War II, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told parliament on Wednesday, during a debate on a relevant report presented by a House committee....

2735. Opposition flaws are democracy’s problem

2736. Power outage was caused by strong winds

There is more clarity over the reasons behind Tuesday’s massive loss at Vasiliko power plant, with officials saying some 100 megawatt from the north saved the day in the first crucial hour...

2737. Cops scale up search in Mitseros

Police are searching for the young daughter of a Filipina woman, whose body has been identified by next of kin while the victim’s ex boyfriend and father of the child was placed in custody...

2738. Cyprus to repay Russian loan early

2739. Europe unites after fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral

2740. Kalogerides gets nine years for armed robbery

A man who was convicted in a credit union bank robbery in Limassol has been sentenced to nine years...

2741. Man in Limassol stabbed during fight over woman

Limassol police are looking for a suspect in connection with a knife attack, with some reports speaking of a brawl over a woman...

2742. The Israeli elections and Greece

2743. Door-to-door scammers strike again

An elderly woman in Limassol says she was scammed by two women who took her cash on the pretext they would check the bills for authenticity and bring them back...

2744. Clouds still hanging over Cyprus

A low pressure system is affecting the area with cloudy skies and rain for a good part of the week as well as maximum lows still dropping down to single digits...

2745. Erdogan, Putin stress defense cooperation at Moscow meeting

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan was in Moscow on Monday for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that included an agreement for the delivery of Russia’s S-400 air defense system to Turkey, a move that is staunchly opposed by Washington....

2746. New witnesses in Strovolos double murder trial

Three more witnesses testified Monday in the Strovolos double murder trial, including the neighbour who answered the door to a frantic teenage boy late at night...

2747. Riot breaks out at Menoyia

Four inmates at Menoyia staged a protest on Sunday calling for their release from detention...

2748. Paphos gets a third bomb hoax in one week

There was yet another school bomb hoax in Paphos on Friday, the third this week, with police ordering the evacuation of a middle school in Agios Theodoros to conduct a search...

2749. Pedophile ordered back to Cyprus to get therapy

A college student who was caught by pedophile hunters during a sting operation in the UK has been ordered by a British judge to join his family back in Cyprus to get therapy...

2750. Bus strike in Limassol ends for now

Bus drivers in Limassol got behind the wheel on Friday, suspending a strike following a meeting between trade union representatives and the ministers of labour and transport...

2751. Training of Turkish pilots on F-35 jets to continue, Pentagon says

The Pentagon said on Thursday it would continue training Turkish pilots on two F-35 jets at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, despite a dispute over Ankara’s plans to purchase a Russian air defense system....

2752. Underhanded lawyer put behind bars

A private attorney who was convicted in a case of fraud and deception has been sentenced to four months for violating ethics and forging the signature of the state’s attorney general...

2753. Award-winners head back to Broadway with CALLAS

Award-winning duo, Paola Hadjilambri and Paul Lambis, are heading back to New York City this November with their new production, CALLAS, which tells the life story of the legendary Greek-American opera singer completely in her own words ...

2754. Pence warns Turkey against buying Russian missiles

2755. Driver loses appeal in Tseriou fatal accident

The driver sentenced last year in the death of Styliana Papageorgiou, who was struck while trying to cross the street with her son, has lost an appeal with the Supreme Court...

2756. App offers alcohol calculator for drivers

A recent study is back on the news following many accidents and road safety campaigns, busting myths about driving under the influence and helping drivers get a better grip on substance abuse...

2757. New Greek Cypriot CMP representative named

There is a new Greek Cypriot representative on the Committee on Missing Persons, with media reports saying his predecessor had raised a number of questions prior to his departure...

2758. Rudolf gets seven months in the north

A Turkish Cypriot court in the north has sentenced Rudolf to seven months, while authorities in the south are still asking for him and Sifis to be handed over to face attempted murder charges...

2759. Not a day seems to have gone by

2760. Limassol buses strike again

An open-ended bus strike was set to begin on Tuesday in Limassol following the collapse of labour talks between the company and the government...