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211. George Low murder still open case

The unsolved murder of George Low was back in the headlines this week, with some new information about additional possible suspects and a frustration over two identified suspects who remain at large...

212. Questions remain in Limassol murder-suicide

The funeral of a woman who was shot to death by her ex-boyfriend, in a murder-suicide over the weekend, is being held on Tuesday while questions remain over the circumstances of her death...

213. Cops scale up search in Mitseros

Police are searching for the young daughter of a Filipina woman, whose body has been identified by next of kin while the victim’s ex boyfriend and father of the child was placed in custody...

214. Motive still unclear in Cypriot woman’s murder

Police in South Africa are investigating the murder of a woman of Greek and Cypriot origins, who was gunned down by a group of men outside her residence in Mpumalanga province...

215. British judge rules on Styllou's conviction

The grandson of Greek Cypriot Styllou Pantopiou Christofi, who was convicted for murder and executed in the UK, is on a mission to exonerate his grandmother citing a wrongful conviction and putting the trial through the safety test...

216. Charges looming in Marie parental abduction

Five people are expected to face charges in the 2017 abduction of Marie-Eleni, while reports out of Norway say the mother took her daughter without holding up her end of the bargain...

217. Businessman gunned down in north Nicosia

A local businessman in the north was gunned down on Wednesday with reports speculating the killers possibly fled to the south with half a million in cash...

218. Dog burned alive in Larnaca

Social media users woke up to a horrific animal cruelty story out of Larnaca, with pictures of a dead dog posted on Facebook showing it was burned alive inside a cage...

219. Delivery guy assaulted by hooded men

A delivery guy in Limassol says he was attacked and robbed by three hooded men...

220. An attack against freedom of the press

221. Paphos links in foiled Limassol heist

Police are extending their investigations to Paphos following the cash-in-transit attempted robbery, with the security guard who was injured reportedly doing fine...

222. Thieves target third luxury outlet in Limassol

Police are scratching their heads in Limassol in the latest burglary, the third such incident in less than 30 days, with thieves managing to get away with luxury clothing and expensive bags...

223. Army rifle gets stolen in Limassol

Police are investigating a case where a military rifle and ammunition were reported stolen in Limassol, along with cash and the owner's vehicle...

224. DNA catches up with suspect 14 years later

A DNA test has led to the arrest of a 48-year-old man who is being accused of taking part in a robbery 14 years ago in Limassol...

225. 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...

226. Female poacher armed to the teeth

Two environmental activists, who were monitoring illegal bird trapping activities in Larnaca, were assaulted last week by a female poacher who also bit them before wildlife officers could arrive...

227.  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

228. 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...

229. OSCE praises Cyprus efforts to combat human trafficking

Following the unprecedented disruption of a sex trafficking ring in Cyprus, OSCE’s Combating Trafficking in Human Beings praised the country for its progress in combating human trafficking and urged agencies to seek ways for even better coordination...

230. Illegal bird trapping season begins with an arrest

Officials and activists team up once again to combat illegal bird trapping in Cyprus, with a recent arrest of a male suspect sending a message against complacency...

231. Larnaca resident behind global online scam

A global network of online scammers has been dismantled, with the brain of the operation arrested in Larnaca in connection with €18 million worth of damages caused by internet fraud...

232. Parents of Ayia Napa murdered victim blame Cyprus

The parents of George Low, the 22-year-old Briton who was stabbed to death in Ayia Napa two years ago, say the killers of their son walk free because north and south in divided Cyprus don’t cooperate...

233. Drugs behind the cosa nostra of Cyprus

Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou left the possibility wide open that well known individuals and admired businessmen could be taking part in the illegal drug trade in Cyprus, suggesting that competing criminal gangs may be cooperating with each other at a higher level...

234. Bomb explodes outside referee’s home

A bomb explosion rocked the Larnaca residence of football referee assessor Costas Kapitanis, destroying his car and causing the housemaid to go into shock. CFA says this was an act of terrorism. ...

235. 'You'll be sorry' Russia warns Britain

It was the second showdown between Russia and Britain at the world body since the nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia ...

236. Labour exploitation is the main form of trafficking in Cyprus

Labour exploitation has emerged as the predominant form of trafficking in Belgium, Cyprus, Georgia, Portugal, Serbia and the UK...

237. Soldiers apologize for abusing dog

The two soldiers who were caught on video abusing a dog and throwing it down a cliff in a video that went viral on social media at the weekend apologized in a statement on Monday, saying it was an “unfortunate incident” and they did not mean to harm the animal....

238. The thin white line

PAOK owner Ivan Savvidis’s armed intervention on the playing field makes him the personification of our inability to respect limits...

239. Cubs of the Caliphate

There is little in the way of specialized care for them in Iraq, where the minimum age of criminal responsibility is nine...