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691. Court throws out sexual assault conviction

An elderly man serving jail time for sexually abusing his young granddaughter has won an appeal, with the Supreme Court overturning the sentence citing lack of a fair trial...

692. Accusations of withheld evidence in Strovolos trial

There were intense moments in the courtroom on Wednesday, with some of the attorneys on the defence team in the Strovolos double murder trial accusing the prosecution of withholding evidence...

693. More arrests in Limassol prostitution sting

Two more women in Limassol have been arrested on prostitution-related charges, in connection with an undercover operation that led to an unprecedented police raid last week...

694. Huawei CFO bail hearing to resume as Beijing piles pressure

695. US probe of China's Huawei includes bank fraud accusations

696. Man arrested after teens sent him nudes

A 20-year-old Nicosia man has been arrested on child porn charges following complaints he had forced teenage girls to send him photos of themselves completely naked...

697. Fresh details in Strovolos double murder

The Strovolos double murder trial is set to continue on Wednesday, following documentary evidence that stirred up the courtroom last week and a new crime scene investigation requested by the defence...

698. Man sentenced in teen bride kidnapping case

A 21-year-old man in Nicosia got a suspended sentence in a bride kidnapping case involving a 13-year-old girl who claimed she was in love with him...

699. Yeroskipou 'dog mauling trial' pushed back

The homicide trial in the death of Petruna Nikolova, who was found fatally injured in a field in Yeroskipou back in February, has been pushed back to next year due to the defence attorney’s absence abroad...

700. New details emerge in Pallouriotissa death

A 34-year-old woman who was found dead in her Pallouriotissa apartment last week has been identified as the female suspect who was arrested in the Aglandjia murder of a retired teacher back in April...

701. Former Cyprus Cooperative Bank boss under criminal investigation

702. Court overrules itself in police leak trial

The judge in the trial of former deputy police chief Andreas Kyriacou, who is being accused of leaking confidential documents in Ayia Napa mob killings, has ruled that the trial can go forward in a decision that went up against his earlier ruling...

703. Pink panther questioned by Cyprus police

Cyprus police have in their custody a member of the Pink Panthers, the infamous gang of well-dressed jewel thieves that have been staging spectacular heists for decades around the world...

704. 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...

705. WWI French memorabilia collection

706. Man in critical condition following Paphos accident

A senior citizen is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle as he was trying to cross a road in the coastal area of Paphos...

707. Eurostat confirms Cyprus 1.8% budget surplus

708. CySEC: Financial crime has no place in Cyprus

709. Driver puts pedal to the metal

A man was detained Thursday night for driving 196 kilometres per hour on the highway and ignoring police who signaled him to pull over...

710. Kotzias, the search for solutions and his combative style

711. Cyprus to extradite murder suspect back to UK

Charles ‘Charlie’ Riddington, the UK murder suspect who was apprehended in August by Turkish Cypriot authorities, is now in custody in the Republic of Cyprus...

712. Dentist couple fails to make bail

The two dentists, accused of practicing the profession illegally, are set to appear before a criminal court next month, while they remain in jail for failure to make bail...

713. Bosnian man to be extradited to Belgium

Cyprus police arrested a foreign national on Wednesday as part of a secret international operation against fraud and match-fixing in European football...

714. Cops out and about to catch speeders

Traffic police will be watching out for speeders this week, starting Monday through Sunday, giving tickets to those who break the speed limit while also checking if all thier documents are in order...

715. Nigerian 'doctor' and co-conspirators make bail

Three suspects have been released in the Spanish prisoner scam against where a retired teacher who was swindled out of €117,000, with the main suspect and two other women facing trial in January...

716. Cyprus opens bids for offshore energy exploration at block 7

717. Court orders dentists remain in custody

A Nicosia District Court judge ordered two dentists, husband and wife, to remain in police custody for eight more days as police continue to investigate fraud allegations and dentist registration violations...

718. Prosecutors stun court in Alexoui case

The trial of suspected would-be killers of a known Nicosia businessman took an unexpected turn Monday, with prosecutors citing witness issues and the judge dismissing the case...

719. Dentist couple arrested on fraud charges

Two dentists, husband and wife, were remanded for eight days on Wednesday facing a number of charges involving allegations of using fraudulent diplomas and violating dentist registration laws...

720. Police in north say drug dealers fly drones from south

Turkish Cypriot police say an unmanned aerial drone was used in a recent drug deal in the north, citing security camera footage showing a recent delivery from the south...