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1201. Woman files sexual harassment against boss

Police are looking into camera footage from a Nicosia convenience store after a female employee said her male boss made unwanted sexual advances while she was at work...

1202. SBA deal major blow to illegal gambling

Police on the Sovereign Base Area in Akrotiri say they have shut down all illegal gambling outposts following countless complaints by residents in the area...

1203. Limassol port truckers threaten bigger strike

Truck drivers outside Limassol port staged a work stoppage for a second day in a row to protest conditions that they describe as causing problems and delays...

1204. Nicosia residents speak up against firecrackers

Concerned citizens are alarmed over the illegal use of firecrackers outside APOEL football club in Nicosia, where reports said teens were having fun with firecrackers ending up in the busy street...

1205. Woman says pal held her captive for months

A woman in Larnaca has been arrested following allegations that she was holding captive another senior citizen against her will and robbing her over six months, just after they two struck up a friendship...

1206. Man draws knife in road rage incident

Limassol police are investigating a possible road rage incident after a driver said another man drew a knife at a roundabout...

1207. Professor turned away at Larnaca Airport

A Japanese professor who was visiting a university in the north was refused entry at Larnaca International Airport, prompting reaction on both sides of the divided island...

1208. Lawyer accuses himself of fraud

A private attorney is facing charges after he filed a complaint against himself alleging he had faked the attorney general’s signature...

1209. Suspected loan shark turns tables on accuser

State prosecutors are seeking guidance from the attorney general in a case where a suspected loan shark in Limassol has presented evidence of actual debt owed to him by his female accuser...

1210. Pharmacists opt in

A vote by the Cyprus Pharmaceutical Association on Wednesday gave the final nod for private pharmacists to join GESY, the biggest healthcare overhaul in Cyprus...

1211. Woman held captive runs to police

A woman in Paphos says she was being held captive by her ex boyfriend who was beating her until she managed to escape...

1212. Cop arrested in bogus shrink case

A police sergeant and a shrink accused of practicing without licence have been detained in connection with a bogus treatment scheme that targeted an unsuspected Nicosia resident...

1213. Man with scissors kidnaps woman

A man was arrested on Monday following a complaint by a woman who said she was robbed and threatened with scissors after a night on the town...

1214. Female duo allegedly robbed community fund

Two women have been arrested in Limassol after €120,000 went missing at a local community over the course of five years...

1215. Paphos family takes action following autopsy

The autopsy on a woman who died Tuesday a few short hours after a hospital visit pointed to a brain aneurysm as the cause of death, with the family ready to take legal action ...

1216. East Med on track with US backing

1217. Woman dies hours after hospital visit

A family has hired a private forensic pathologist following the death of a 48-year-old woman, who died hours after she was released from hospital in Paphos...

1218. Cat shot in bizarre Limassol incident

A woman in Limassol found her cat injured after shots were fired by unknown suspects who were acting suspiciously near her residence...

1219. Somali women react to social services video

A group of women from Somalia are speaking out against treatment from state officials, just days after a video surfaced online showing a female refugee being forcefully removed from a social welfare office...

1220. This is what Greece can be

“This is Greece.” This oft-used excuse gets on my nerves and I apologize for using it here, but I just cannot come up with a better alternative. ...

1221. Woman withdraws rape allegations against ex

A young woman who initially accused her ex boyfriend of rape has withdrawn the allegations and she is now facing defamation charges...

1222. Dementia patient rehoused after abuse allegations

Police are investigating possible domestic violence after a witness came forward alleging that an elderly woman with dementia was suffering abuse at the hands of her own relatives...

1223. Letter claims hospital official preys on female staff

Female nurses and cleaners at a state hospital are being sexually harassed by an official who uses his status to threaten women according to an anonymous letter...

1224. Hospital roiled by turmoil in baby girl’s case

Authorities and news media were on the receiving end of public outrage on Thursday, following reports of unsubstantiated rape allegations of a baby girl that led to the arrest of her father...

1225. Maid arrested on theft charges in Paphos

A housemaid in Paphos is under arrest after her Russian employer told police a Rolex watch worth €25,000 had been stolen while she was away overseas...

1226. Doubts raised over alleged rape of baby girl

Police are uncertain whether a five-month-old baby was a victim of rape, following shocking revelations during a medical exam in Nicosia where doctors said her hymen had been broken...

1227. Arrested mom says she would never hit baby boy

A woman who is accused of beating her 18-month-old son has denied the charges, while a judge ordered the child in state foster care until the trial in June...

1228. Students in shock after angry dad incident

Police have received a formal complaint about a couple who walked to a primary school looking for a pupil who had an argument with their son...

1229. New developments in cancer patient’s death

Police say medical malpractice accusations against “all involved” have been withdrawn in the case of a female cancer patient who died two weeks ago, but the investigation remains open...

1230. Limassol doctors accused of malpractice in woman’s death

New allegations of medical negligence have been launched in a police complaint, with a woman accusing medical practitioners for her daughter’s death...