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1291. Postal worker arrested over seized drugs

A Limassol post office worker has been arrested and another is wanted by police in connection with an unclaimed package from Canada containing half a kilo of cannabis...

1292. Two ‘shipwreck hunters’ arrested in Larnaca

Cyprus police have arrested two foreign nationals in connection with a suspected illegal search for antiquities underwater...

1293. Interview with Egyptian Ambassador Mai Taha Mohamed Khalil

1294. USS McFaul pulls into Limassol harbour

US Navy destroyer USS McFaul has pulled into Limassol harbour while on a regularly-scheduled deployment to conduct maritime security operations in the region...

1295. Cyprus introduces stricter rules for citizenship by investment program

1296. Exxon reportedly discovers oil in Cyprus Block 10

1297. Greek tankers have loads confiscated in Venezuela

1298. Cyprus and Portugal agree to strengthen ties

1299. Cannabis suspect remanded in custody

A shipping company owner who was arrested in Limassol on drug-related charges was remanded by the district court for eight days...

1300. Ferry operators keen on Cyprus flag

1301. Limassol police make headway in cannabis bust

Police are investigating a case where several kilos of cannabis were found during a raid at a warehouse near Limassol port...

1302. Turkey conducts live fire drill south of Cyprus

1303. Tsipras wins confidence vote paving the way for Prespes deal

1304. Turkey will start drilling around Cyprus, says Cavusoglu

Turkey plans to start drilling for hydrocarbons around Cyprus, the country's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a briefing of a Turkish parliamentary committee on Wednesday, according to the Independent Balkan News Agency (IBNA)....

1305. 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...

1306. Refugees reach Cyprus in poor weather

A total of 31 Syrian refugees managed to reach Cyprus on Tuesday early morning, despite cold weather and poor conditions at sea...

1307. Briton on drillship airlifted to hospital

A 42-year-old British crew member, who suffered a heart attack on a drillship, had to wait twelve hours before he could be airlifted to hospital due to poor weather conditions...

1308. Gas tanker tilts after explosion off Larnaca

A gas tanker anchored off the coast of Zygi caught fire Saturday morning following an explosion on board, causing it to tilt...

1309. Refugee boat capsizes off Cyprus, one rescued

A single survivor was picked up by an American ship on Thursday evening, while seven other refugees from Syria are thought dead after their boat capsized Thursday northeast of Cape Greco...

1310. Wess Mitchell sends clear message to Turkey over Cyprus

1311. US retreats from Syria as Trump rebuffs top advisers

1312. UK shipping firm P&O re-flagging two vessels to Cyprus ahead of Brexit

1313. US official sends clear message to Turkey over Cyprus drilling

1314. CBC introduce sharper rules against the so-called “Shell and Letterbox Companies”

The central bank of Cyprus has redefined the definitions of the so-called “shell and letterbox companies”, in an attempt to tighten the directive for the prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing...

1315. Cocaine bust dead in its tracks

A container with bananas from Ecuador turned out to be a secret cocaine shipment worth €4.5 million deliverable to a Cypriot company...

1316. US probe of China's Huawei includes bank fraud accusations

1317. Ukraine bans Russian men aged 16 to 60 from entering the country

1318. Ukraine urges NATO to send ships

1319. Europe may need to step up sanctions on Russia over Ukraine - Merkel ally

1320. Russia opens fires on Ukrainian ships