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2101. Bookie’s after work drink cost her 50 grand

A female bookie in Paphos had €50,000 in cash stolen from her vehicle, telling cops her car was burglarised while she went for a drink late after work...

2102. 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...

2103. Cobalt expresses regret as airline ceases operations

Travelers who were scheduled to fly back on Cypriot carrier Cobalt Air will have to get their own one-way return tickets, following a company decision to ground all its flights...

2104. Injured man in Limassol knife attack speaks out

A Romanian national says he was the victim of a knife attack by a discourteous driver in Limassol, while a 64-year-old man who gave a different story to police has been remanded in custody for seven days...

2105. Archbishop undergoes cancer surgery in London

2106. Knife pulled in Limassol parking dispute

Police have arrested a 64-year-old man in connection with a physical confrontation in Limassol over a parking dispute, which ended with one man behind bars and the other one in the hospital with knife injuries...

2107. Russian tourists rescued in Paphos Forest

Two Russian tourists have been rescued in the Paphos Forest following a mechanical problem with their rental car at the same spot where a Chinese couple had the same fate a week earlier...

2108. Man in handcuffs flees from cops at checkpoint

A police officer has been suspended following an incident Wednesday night when a handcuffed man got away at a Nicosia checkpoint...

2109. Traffic camera citations by registered mail

Drivers who commit traffic offences and are caught on camera will receive the bill in the mail, if a current proposal for a new network to be rolled out next year goes forward...

2110. One devolved federation or two states?

2111. Averof and Kudret grab a bite

2112.  Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war

2113. Four arrested in suspected credit card fraud scheme

Four suspects have been arrested at Paphos airport on credit card fraud charges, after customs officers found stolen as well as possibly fake credit cards in their luggage...

2114. Man in critical condition after bicycle accident

A 24-year-old cyclist is in the Intensive Care Unit following a road accident on Tuesday late night in Nicosia...

2115. Indonesian leader says all quake victims must be found as toll rises to 1,234

2116. More refugees arrive in Cyprus across the divide

Two boats with Syrian refugees reached Cypriot shores separately on Tuesday, with one ending up in the north and the other apprehended by Republic of Cyprus authorities in the south...

2117. Vendetta behind Macheras fire

A 48-year-old man was arrested on Thursday in connection with a wildfire in Macheras, where authorities say the burning down of 70 hectares of forest was the result of arson...

2118. Macheras forest fire under control

2119. British MP pushes for justice in George Low murder

British MP Gareth Johnson is scheduled to arrive on the island on Wednesday, where he hopes to push local authorities to being justice in the murder of George Low back in 2016...

2120. Game of Thrones roars at the Emmy Awards: Here is a list of the winners

2121. End of an era might be near for UNFICYP warns Cyprus negotiator

2122. Man who refused police pad down gets arrested

A man was arrested Tuesday night following a police search in Paphos that ended up with the suspect biting the officer’s hand and getting arrested...

2123. Man in trunk tries to cross checkpoint illegally

Two men have been arrested at the Agios Dhometios checkpoint when officials discovered one of them hiding in the boot of a car in an attempt to cross into the south illegally...

2124. Report links Tilliria fires to rejected candidates

Local reports are drawing links between Tilliria fires and disgruntled candidates who were rejected as retained fire fighters by the Forestry department...

2125. Mal intent behind Tilliria blaze

Officials believe a fire that broke out in Tilliria Wednesday evening was most likely the result of a malicious act, where 30 hectares of pine tree forest were burned down...

2126. Cyprus extradites Egyptian hijacker

The lawyer of Egyptian hijacker Mostafa Emam, who was extradited by Cyprus authorities after he withdrew his case with the European Court of Human Rights, says her client gave up after succumbing to pressure in a Nicosia prison...

2127. Men sentenced for assaulting billionaire investor

The Famagusta District Court handed down sentences to four men in connection with the beating of Egyptian investor Naguib Sawiris, hours before the stone laying ceremony for the Ayia Napa marina back in 2016...

2128. Report vindicates medics in young girl’s death

An internal report was urgently submitted to the health ministry, giving full account of events in an 8-year-old girl’s death after her mother declined specialised medical treatment...

2129. Experts warn of pollution in areas hit by Attica wildfires

As a judicial investigation into last month’s catastrophic wildfires in parts of Attica gathers pace, experts have warned of toxic pollution in the areas affected by the blazes....

2130. Minister requests report on little girl’s death

The health minister has requested a full account of events in connection with an 8-year-old girl who died at Limassol General on Monday morning, after being released hours earlier...