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241. Nicosia inmate caught with four ‘bumphones’

A local inmate doing time at Nicosia’s Central Prisons was caught with four phones hidden in his rectum as he was being transferred back to his cell...

242. Decision to probe man’s jail death still pending

The family of a Greek Cypriot man, who died last week in a holding cell while in police custody, is asking for an independent investigation into the incident...

243. Local man found dead in Nicosia jail

A local man was found dead in his jail cell on Thursday morning, just hours after he was detained on assault charges for resisting arrest and cursing at a police officer...

244. Natalie's body found in a ditch on Ikaria

The body of Natalie Christopher was discovered on Wednesday afternoon on the Greek island of Ikaria, putting an end to search efforts for the British Cypriot scientist who went missing on Monday while on vacation...

245. Forensic experts visit site in Natalie’s death

Forensic pathologists are descending upon the Greek island of Ikaria on Thursday to conduct an on-site autopsy in the death of Natalie Christopher, a London-based scientist whose body was found in a ravine two days after she had disappeared...

246. Greek police expand search for Natalie

Police investigators are testing DNA and trying to decipher mobile phone signals in Natalie Christopher’s disappearance, the British woman who went missing on a Greek island while on vacation with her Cypriot boyfriend...

247. Detectives join missing woman’s case in Ikaria

Greek police have found blood on the hotel bed of a British Cypriot female, who was reported as missing while on vacation by her boyfriend hours before the couple was set to fly back to Cyprus...

248. Wiz Guide: 12 best places in Larnaca for Food & Drink

Larnaca is on the rise. The city attracts more and more visitors every year, who seek to enjoy Larnaca’s culinary experiences and wide selection of restaurants and bars. The city of Larnaca is filled with wonderful places to explore and here they are: ...

249. Officials spot loopholes in medical cannabis law

A number of provisions in the medical marijuana legislation were taken out prior to a vote, prompting officials to call for amendments to block doctors from prescribing cannabis without any limits...

250. North gears up for mobile link-up with south

Turkish Cypriots are gearing up ahead of a much-awaited linkage of cellular networks between north and south, which could bring down costs considerably for local users...

251. FANEROMENI19 Arts Festival

The patio of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation transformed into the stage for FANEROMENI19...

252. 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...

253. 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...

254. Trump wades into Britain's 'interesting' Brexit crisis

255. Orounta residents block antenna installation

Local residents in Orounta broke through a police line to block the installation of a mobile antenna on Tuesday, with the Green party leader showing support and calling for stricter safety thresholds...

256. How to shield a dead body

According to our 'wise' president, we now have to reflect and ask ourselves about something that has always been at the core of a corrupt system where all government administrations got their hands dirty...

257. EU parliament calls for freeze on Turkey's membership talks

258. Arcade cannabis trial pushed back

A Greek man, who was arrested in Limassol in connection with cannabis hidden inside an arcade game, is ready to plead guilty to charges but not before the class of the drugs can be scientifically ascertained...

259. Pakistani murder suspect’s detention extended

A Pakistani male, who is wanted in the north for murder, has been ordered by a Limassol judge to remain in jail up to three months, pending immigration or political developments...

260. Woman wins case against Cyprus

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Cyprus in a case where a Vietnamese woman had complained about the conditions of her detention back in 2012, awarding €10,500 in total damages...

261. Father who shot son straight to trial

The father who shot and wounded his son during a domestic dispute in Paphos will go straight to criminal trial in January, while he will spend the holidays alone in his jail cell...

262. At least 42 fatalities tallied in California's deadliest wildfire ever

263. Strovolos double murder suspects get high

The chief of police has ordered an internal probe to establish how and when three of the four suspects in the Strovolos double murder case “got high” on the day of their court appearance earlier this week...

264. Physics Nobel prize winners include first female laureate in 55 years

265. Human trafficking network busted in Cyprus

Cyprus police arrested five people, including three cops, following the unraveling of a human trafficking network that was forcing Eastern European women into prostitution...

266. Prisoner in Nicosia found dead in his cell

A prison inmate was pronounced dead after he was found unconscious in his cell Tuesday morning...

267. ARIS celebrates six month anniversary

ARIS, which stands for A Really Inspiring Space, opened its doors to its first resident startups in February 2018. Last Monday, on the 6th of August, the achievements of those startups were celebrated during a summer networking event entitled “Creating Value Through Innovation, in an Ever Changing Global Environment”...

268. Pee Power of Cypriot scientist travels to Kenya

A Cypriot professor is behind a technology that converts urine into electricity that was introduced in Nairobi, Kenya last month, after its successful trial in a boarding school, in Kisoro, Uganda...

269. Take-away lessons from 'Cyprus in the digital agenda'

Cyprus is turning the page in the digital age era but there are still many steps in the path forward. This appears to be the general conclusion from Thursday’s conference on "Cyprus in the Digital Agenda" organised by Kathimerini newspaper and the SPP MEDIA Group...

270. Greece: Prison employees condemn attacks on colleagues

Greece’s Federation of Prison Employees has condemned what it said was another instance of violence against colleagues at the Diavata penitentiary near Thessaloniki....