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2911. Police try to narrow evidence gap

Police investigators are seeking to collect secondary evidence in the serial killer case, as destruction of primary evidence is believed to have taken place early in the investigation due to a false arrest...

2912. A test for Turkey

2913. Greek PM unveils tax, pension relief measures ahead of elections

Greece’s lefist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday unveiled additional tax and pension “relief measures,” weeks before a European Parliament election....

2914. Coral Bay trial still bogged down

The Coral Bay manslaughter trial has resumed with the focus still on evidence proceedings, while it remains unclear whether the mother of the victim will be called to testify...

2915. New details emerge in Mitseros case

New information has emerged about a missing Nepalese woman believed to have been murdered by an alleged serial killer in Nicosia, suggesting immigration police did in fact search for her but on the assumption she was a runaway and not a missing person...

2916. Cypriots celebrate Easter

Easter may be a thing from last week in some parts of the world, but it is almost the end of Holy Week in the Republic Cyprus where people get ready for Saturday midnight mass and Easter Sunday celebrations...

2917. Cyprus raises 1.25 billion euros to repay Russian loan early

2918. Cyprus to issue 5 and 30 year bonds

2919. Body count in Mitseros still unknown

Police in Cyprus are scrambling to locate and identify bodies of foreign women following the arrest of a suspected serial killer, while the total number of slain victims is unknown with critics accusing law enforcement of not doing enough...

2920. More experts join Mitseros investigation

A former student of the suspected serial killer says the army captain was fascinated with Mitseros during photography lessons but there was never any indication that he might be a psychopath...

2921. Cops to search Mitseros “as long as it takes”

Police are back to the drawing board as an underwater search failed to locate a missing Filipino girl, whose mother and another woman were murdered by a suspected serial killer last year...

2922. Death toll from Sri Lanka attacks rises sharply to 290

2923. British tourist dies in Paphos accident

A British male was fatally wounded after being struck by a vehicle in Paphos, with preliminary findings pointing to excessive speed as a factor...

2924. Suspect admits killing Marry Rose

Leaked reports on Friday night said the 35-year-old suspect has admitted to killing Marry Rose Tiburcio from the Philippines, hours after a shocking day in court and fast-pace police activity in an undisclosed area...

2925. Mother and son escape Paphos house fire

A house fire broke out in the early morning hours in Paphos, with mother and son reportedly escaping without injuries...

2926. Suspect arrested in Mitseros murder case

Police arrested a foreign national in connection with a female corpse that was found two days ago at an abandoned mine in Nicosia, with reports saying she has been identified as a woman from the Philippines...

2927. Cyprus to repay Russian loan early

2928. Europe unites after fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral

2929. Stage is set for early clearance of costly IMF loans

The decision for the early repayment of part of the International Monetary Fund loans to Greece is expected to feature in talks Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos will have in Washington on Friday with the Fund’s Managing Director Christine Lagarde, as well as the head of the IMF’s European Department, Poul Thomsen. ...

2930. 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...

2931. F35 flying to Cyprus this summer

The first overseas flight for the Lightning Force’s F35 stealth fighters will take place in the eastern Mediterranean when they are expected to touch down in Akrotiri this summer...

2932. Istanbul's new airport opens its doors

The last commercial passenger flight took off from Istanbul’s Ataturk airport on Saturday and convoys of trucks ferried thousands of tonnes of equipment across the city to a giant new airport which Turkey plans to make the biggest in the world...

2933. May asks EU for Brexit extension to June 30

British Prime Minister Theresa May wrote to European Council President Donald Tusk on Friday asking for a delay of Brexit until up to June 30, but said she still hopes to get Britain out of the EU earlier to avoid it participating in European elections...

2934. President Anastasiades: Political cost preferable to letting go of Finance Minister

2935. Co-owner of Cyprus Airways dies in plane crash

The Russian co-owner of Siberia Airlines which owns Cypriot Charlie Airlines has died in a plane accident in Germany, while the circumstances of the crash remain unclear...

2936. Larnaca abductor gets sixteen years

The Larnaca abductor who kidnapped and drugged two school boys has been sentenced to 16 years in prison, with the criminal judges describing the case as unprecedented for Cyprus standards...

2937. Captain arrested for docking in the north

A boat captain has been arrested in Limassol after Republic of Cyprus authorities recorded his commercial ship docking in Famagusta port in the north...

2938. Rain is back all week

Chances of rain, a temperature drop and a low barometer are back in the forecast for Cyprus just days prior to Daylight saving time...

2939. Swarm of butterflies passes through Cyprus

Dozens of unique types of butterfly are passing through Cyprus in the millions this week, putting on an amazing show for locals and nature enthusiasts from coast to coast...

2940. US's Pompeo hails 'productive meeting' at trilateral summit