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61. Police catch man who stole from victim of Sunday's fatal stabbing

Following the arrest of one of the two assailants who fatally stabbed Ahmed Bin Talib, 24, on Sunday in downtown Nicosia, police have reportedly arrested a second man who was captured by camera footable stealing a €50 note from the dead man’s pocket....

62. Government ups the ante on Spiftire impasse

The Republic of Cyprus has already decided on measures to be taken in the event that the UN fails to resolve the Spitfire Café impasse between the Nicosia Municipality and the Turkish military....

63. Man gets 20 years for killing Grandpa Kokos

The man who was convicted for killing beloved Grandpa Kokos in Larnaca last year has been sentenced to 20 years in prison...

64. North cries foul over Spitfire operation

Turkish Cypriot officials in north Nicosia are accusing city crew maintenance in the south of sneaking into the buffer and stealing a number of items with UNFICYP weighing in and calling on involved parties to back away from the iconic Spitfire Cafe...

65. Pensioner suing convicted ‘fixer’ lawyer

A female pensioner, who was swindled out of 350 grand while seeking promotion in the civil service through a back-channel, is suing her former lawyer after he was sentenced to two years for defrauding her...

66. Nicosia’s Yazuz suspicions point to online leak

Cypriot officials at the Department of Environment say an entire study, which was inadvertently posted online in 2017, might have given Ankara a leg-up in the search for gas off the coast of Limassol...

67. Drugs behind ugly beat-down in Ayia Napa

A suspected drug dealer who was arrested Thursday in Ayia Napa reportedly had locked two younger men in an apartment and gave them a beat-down for failing to pay up...

68. Trump’s yuan move makes a China deal much harder

The decision to label China a currency manipulator boxes in Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. The U.S. Treasury Department made the move after Beijing allowed the yuan to slide below the key level of 7 to the dollar. It’s the first such designation for the People’s Republic since 1994. The sudden escalation will make it harder for both sides to reach a trade truce...

69. Two arrested in food stamp scam in Larnaca

A civil servant and another person were remanded in custody on Thursday, in connection with a suspected scam over food stamps and rent vouchers destined for foreign low-income beneficiaries...

70. Bank employee arrested for stealing €185,000

A former bank employee has been arrested by Limassol police after an internal audit reportedly discovered suspicious patterns and anomalies in connection with customers’ bank accounts...

71. Woman accused of stealing from employer

A former employee at a company in Paphos has been arrested on fraud charges, accused of issuing fake receipts and pocketing over 10 grand...

72. 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...

73. Cop arrested for stealing from returned wallet

A police officer was detained over the weekend suspected of stealing money from a lost-and-found wallet after a Good Samaritan had turned it in...

74. Limassol woman arrested for cooking the books

A woman in Limassol has been arrested on embezzlement charges in connection with document fraud and money theft from a company...

75. Officer caught with items seized by airport security

A police officer en route to Kenya was detained at Larnaca International Airport, after colleagues from internal affairs suspected he was pocketing items confiscated from passengers...

76. Indian housemaid in Nicosia hung out to dry

A female housemaid from India was ordered to pay a €500 fine after a judge found her guilty of stealing €20 from her employers, a charge she vehemently denies to this day...

77. Bad Samaritan arrested in Paphos

A Bulgarian male has been arrested on theft charges after police received a complaint from a man who lost three grand at a bakery in Paphos....

78. Farmer says neighbor is an avocado thief

A farmer in Paphos has filed a report with the police, accusing another man in the area of stealing some 300 kilos of avocado worth half a grand...

79. Disturbing details in Grandpa Kokos' murder

The suspect in the Larnaca murder of Grandpa Kokos was remanded in custody on Wednesday, with disturbing details heard in court and the judge asking him to wipe the smirk off his face...

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

81. Stolen antiquities case takes bizarre turn

Paphos police arrested another local resident in connection with a case in illicit trade in antiquities, with officials on the case saying it turned out to be an elaborate scheme with fake ancient artefacts...

82. Turkish defense minister accuses Greece of violating Libyan continental shelf

83. Two con artists wanted for pulling a fast one

Two male suspects are wanted by police for allegedly stealing money from unsuspecting currency exchange tellers by doing a magic trick...

84. Man wanted in women’s fur case

Police have released a photo of a male suspect wanted in connection with stealing women’s fur coats in Limassol...

85. Photos released of Paphos home invasion suspects

Police have released photos of four suspects wanted in connection with a home invasion in Paphos, where they tied up a 63-year-old woman and got away with cash and jewelry...

86. Suspects in Paphos jewelry theft head to court

The two main suspects in the jewelry theft case in Paphos are set to appear in court on Friday, with reports suggesting they were masters of their craft...

87. Mobile phone snatcher released in the north

A Greek Cypriot male has been released by Turkish Cypriot authorities, following his arrest in connection with stealing two mobile phones during a previous visit in the north...

88. Health inspection worker accused of pocketing public money

A worker at Limassol’s Public Health Services was set to appear in court on Thursday in connection with the theft of public money to the tune of approximately 13 grand...

89. Elderly woman defrauded by own flesh and blood

Police have arrested a married couple following a complaint by an 84-year-old woman, saying her daughter and son-in-law were beating her and stealing her monthly pension...

90. Forbes calls Wilbur Ross a ‘grifter’

US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, the former vice-chairman of Bank of Cyprus, is being accused of being a grifter, following allegations that he swindled associates out of millions...