https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-rejects-extradition-of-kurdish-activist
A Kurdish man wanted by German authorities on terrorism-related charges won’t be extradited, following a decision by a Larnaca court that found political beliefs were behind the persecution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/neo-plaza-construction-up-for-grabs
Companies from Greece and Cyprus are showing interest in building Neo Plaza, a price-slashing outlet mall in west Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bus-driver-cries-foul-over-airport-assault
A Turkish Cypriot bus driver says Greek Cypriots threw rocks at his vehicle at Larnaca International Airport where he had gone to pick up tourists...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mobile-phones-now-work-across-divided-cyprus
The United Nations has lauded the news that mobile phone coverage has been extended to both sides of the divide on the east Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/displaced-residents-up-in-arms-over-land
Dozens of Greek Cypriot families in Limassol are up in arms over a land dispute, accusing the government of lying to them as they face lawsuits from a Turkish Cypriot property owner...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrians-trapped-at-ercan-head-to-turkey
Turkish Cypriot officials say Ankara has decided to host 50 Syrians who have been trapped in Ercan airport due to visa issues...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/body-found-inside-trunk-in-north-nicosia
A bad smell coming from a car near a school in north Nicosia led to the discovery of a dead body in the trunk, with Turkish Cypriot police investigating the murder of a foreign national...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mitsotakis-sworn-in-as-pm-amid-east-med-tensions
Conservative politician Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister on Monday after storming to victory on a pledge to create jobs and lure investment to the economically stricken nation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-congressional-delegation-visits-cyprus
A 9-member bipartisan delegation of the U.S. House of Representatives, headed by Ted Deutch (D-FL), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, visited Cyprus this weekend....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/second-turkish-drillship-arrives-off-cyprus
A second Turkish drillship arrived on Monday off the coast of Cyprus just south of Karpas peninsula...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-crashes-car-during-police-chase
A young female driver was arrested on Sunday following a police chase that ended up in a crash of a stolen vehicle in downtown Paphos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-issues-navtex-for-exercises-off-kastellorizo-on-sunday
Turkey has issued a navigational telex reserving a large area south of the island of Kastellorizo, within Greece's continental shelf, for military exercises on Sunday as Greeks go to general elections...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/2-marcos-baghdatis-bows-out
A trailblazing career comes to an end. Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis bows out from professional tennis following his second round defeat to Matteo Berrettini at Wimbledon...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-letter-to-guterres
Following criticism by opposition AKEL calling for President Anastasiades to share with the public a letter the President had sent to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Kathimerini has obtained the text in question...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/custody-issue-raised-during-marie-abduction-trial
Five defendants have pleaded not guilty to kidnapping charges in Marie’s abduction in 2017, while prosecution is facing mounting pressure to clarify whether or not the Norwegian father of the little girl had legal custody...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-arrested-in-food-stamp-scam
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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-get-glimpse-of-city-of-dreams
The Cyprus Casinos "C2" are celebrating their first anniversary in Cyprus and the company chose to look ahead with images and video of the City of Dreams Mediterranean Integrated Casino Resort (ICR), scheduled to open in Limassol in late 2021...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/serial-killer-s-sim-card-points-to-more-women
A mobile phone SIM card that was destined for convicted serial killer Nikos Metaxas in prison could possibly hold key information that may be of interest to crime investigators...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-missile-scenarios-tossed-in-the-mix
Reports in the Turkish Cypriot press point to a number of different scenarios, as authorities on both sides of the divided island try to learn more about the rogue missile that ended up on Cypriot soil...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-intends-to-meet-spehar-ahead-of-the-unsc-consultations-on-unficyp
Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, intends to have a meeting and discuss with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative and head of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Elizabeth Spehar, prior to her departure for New York, where she will brief the UN Security Council on July 19, ahead of the adoption of the resolution for the renewal of UNFICYP’s mandate on July 30, CNA has learned....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-takes-legal-action-against-firms-encroaching-its-exclusive-economic-zone
Cyprus has initiated legal proceedings against three companies involved in gas drilling by Turkey to the west of the island for encroaching on the island’s continental shelf, a senior foreign ministry official said on Tuesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-should-not-be-on-the-list-of-countries-not-getting-us-arms
In 1987, the US Department of State placed the Republic of Cyprus on a list of countries to which sales and transfers of defense articles and services is prohibited under the International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR). ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-gears-up-for-mobile-link-up
Turkish Cypriots are gearing up ahead of a much-awaited linkage of cellular networks between north and south, which could bring down costs considerably for local users...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-final-conclusions-yet-in-stray-missile
The Republic of Cyprus remains in the dark over the missile incident in the north, while an effort is underway by officials to sound out “friendly countries” in order to connect the dots...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/job-scammer-gets-seven-years
A Tunisian man who has been sentenced to seven years on fraud-related charges after he was found guilty of conning 267 people by making empty job promises in France...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-chemicals-on-stray-missile-in-cyprus
Turkish Cypriot officials confirmed Monday that they believe a part of a Russian-made S200 missile reached Cyprus early morning and caused multiple explosions, while a team of Turkish experts is traveling to the island to conduct tests...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-kyp-chief-says-missile-went-astray
A former intelligence chief says an object that crashed in the north after midnight is mostly likely an S-200 surface-to-air missile, based on images and ongoing conflict in the region...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/late-night-explosion-shocks-cyprus
A very loud explosion was heard Sunday night in the north, just after midnight, with authorities scrambling to deal with an ensuing fire and speculation running rampant on social media...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-hospitalized-after-breaking-hip
President Nicos Anastasiades was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery on Saturday after a slip-and-fall accident...
