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1741. Man arrested in fake marriage inquiry

Cyprus police have detained a young man from Pakistan in connection with an ongoing investigation into a possible fake marriage...

1742. Refugees walk into a police station

Seven Syrian refugees, who made it to Cyprus after a long journey, went to a local police station in Larnaca to report their arrival...

1743. New tests in Athalassa spy in the sky case

Police are not taking any chances with two drones that flew near a military area in Athalassa, with computer forensics experts trying to determine whether two young men were having fun or engaging in espionage...

1744. Heightened security in Nicosia as President of Israel visits Cyprus

1745. Woman’s body spotted in water off Paphos coast

A woman’s body was reportedly seen floating in the water near Aphrodite’s Rock in Paphos on Friday early evening...

1746. Nicosia cop arrested on racketeering charges

Three men, including a police officer, have been arrested on racketeering charges following allegations by a construction company owner who says the suspects threatened him...

1747. Officials alarmed over deactivated reservists

Thousands of Greek Cypriot men do not show up for reserve military service, with the auditor general sounding the alarm over a vast majority of cases not being properly documented...

1748. Tsipras says Greece does not welcome coupists, but respects judicial rulings

Greece does not welcome coupists but the case of eight soldiers who fled to the country after a failed 2016 coup attempt against Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is a matter of the judiciary, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday....

1749. Man busted in illicit tobacco trade

A man in Limassol has been arrested on charges of illicit tobacco trade, when cops discovered close to a thousand packets of cigarettes in his van...

1750. Sex tape extortion suspects say cops beat them

Two Indian males, who were arrested Sunday in a recent sex tape extortion scheme, told the judge they were badly beaten by cops during detention...

1751. Turkey offers reward for return of eight servicemen from Greece

1752. Attorney General speaks to Kathimerini

1753. Sisters slide off cliff in Troodos

Two sisters were rescued Sunday in Troodos after their sledge went off track, falling off a cliff some 300 metres...

1754. Scouts rescued after mountain ordeal

A group of boy scouts were rescued in the Troodos Mountains, following an operation that lasted almost 12 hours...

1755. Alexoui and chief inspector face off in court

Nicosia businessman Alexis “Alexoui” Mavromichalis, who says the town’s chief inspector made threats against him, is asking for the official’s file in order to prepare for his trial where he faces multiple charges...

1756. Judge clears courtroom in Larnaca abductor trial

A Larnaca judge ordered reporters and onlookers to leave the courtroom in the kidnapping trial of two school boys, citing the tender age of the victims...

1757. Ankara raises issue of eight officers again

A few days before Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visits Turkey, the country’s National Security Council said in a statement on Thursday that Ankara will continue to pursue people it accuses of taking part in the failed coup attempt in 2016 – including the eight servicemen Greece has refused to extradite....

1758. US charges Huawei with bank fraud, theft of trade secrets

1759. Queen sends Brexit message to bickering politicians

1760. Tsipras wins confidence vote paving the way for Prespes deal

1761. Larnaca abductor admits drugging school boys

The criminal trial in the Larnaca abduction case continued on Wednesday, with suspect Yiorgos “George” Nicolaou finally admitting two the drugging charges along with kidnapping the two school boys...

1762. Cop’s home searched in Limassol murder

Police are following a number of leads in Sunday’s murder in Limassol, focusing on a number of crucial search warrants and private phone data...

1763. Larnaca abductor back in court

The criminal trial in the Larnaca abduction case continues on Wednesday, with suspect Yiorgos “George” Nicolaou facing charges of kidnapping and drugging two school boys...

1764. Conscientious objector booked into jail

Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Halil Karapasaoglu is heading to prison to serve his sentence, after refusing to pay a fine to get out of army reserve duty...

1765. Jaguar Land Rover to cuts 4500 UK jobs

1766. Cypriot cargo ship gets some of the blame

The collision of two commercial vessels, a Cypriot cargo ship and a Tunisian freighter, was caused by a series of human errors, with investigators pointing fingers to both sides...

1767. Bus carrying 25 stranded in Troodos

1768. Fake job recruiter in Cypriot custody

A Tunisian man who has been convicted of fraud in Greece has been extradited to Cyprus, where he is accused of conning nearly 500 people by making empty job promises in France...

1769. Cyprus has the most cops in the EU

The Republic of Cyprus employs more police officers than any other state in the European Union, with numbers exceeding by far the European average...

1770. Strovolos double murder trial resumes

The four defendants in the Strovolos double murder were back in a Nicosia courtroom on Friday, after a long holiday recess and the conclusion of a trial within a trial on police pressure allegations...