https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-argues-with-officer-over-filming
A video showing a driver in Cyprus debating with a police officer has gone viral, raising once again questions over the rights of citizens to record video in public places...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-says-flag-burners-in-the-south-identified
Authorities in the north have alerted their officers at all checkpoints to be on the lookout for specific individuals in the south who were identified in a video during the burning of a Turkish Cypriot flag...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/residents-furious-over-phone-jamming-tests
Residents near Central Prisons in Nicosia got some answers over the lack of phone signals in their neighbourhood over the weekend, with officials pointing to a cell phone jammer that was simply too strong...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-president-stresses-political-determination-ahead-of-berlin-as-nicosia-condemns-ankara-s-new-drilling-attempt
President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades stressed on Friday his determination and political will to attend a meeting in Berlin, later this month, with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, in a positive and creative spirit, aiming to conclude the terms of reference “whatever the Turkish intentions are.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thunderstorm-warning-issued-for-cyprus
A yellow weather alert has been issued for Friday due to chances of heavy showers and hailstorms, while moderate dust levels persist in the area through the weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-arrest-armed-man-in-acropolis
An armed man in distress was detained Friday early morning in Nicosia after a 12-hour long standoff with police in a quiet neighbourhood in Acropolis...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-employees-rose-by-1-1-in-october-due-to-temporary-employment
Government employees in October 2019 rose by 1.1% year on year amounting to 52,476 persons, pushed upward due to temporary employment, according to data released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-anastasiades-to-take-part-in-paris-peace-forum
President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades departs for Paris on Monday to take part in the Paris Peace Forum organized by the French Presidency. A press release issued by the Presidency of the Republic said that Anastasiades will attend dinner hosted by President Emmanuel Macron for the heads of state and government as well as international organisations attending the Forum....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-school-riled-up-over-father-s-threats
A male student at a vocational school in Nicosia has told police that the president of the Parents Association issued threats against him over comments the teen made about the man's daughter...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/activists-step-in-to-rescue-trapped-birds
A video showing the rescue of illegally trapped songbirds in Cyprus has been posted on Facebook by a group of activists, in an effort to raise awareness amongst the general public...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-livestreams-driving-with-feet-on-highway
Cyprus police are investigating an incident where a male driver appears in a video to be driving along the highway with his feet on the steering wheel.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-jets-on-nato-mission-fly-over-cyprus
Greek fighter jets are flying over Cyprus for a second time within a span of just a few weeks, with reports saying they are on a NATO mission to Syria...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cmp-recovers-human-remains-in-north-nicosia
The remains of two individuals were exhumed on Thursday in north Nicosia, with mixed reports saying an aerial photograph taken in 1965 showed suspected graves while others have not ruled out some of the bodies might belong to missing persons from 1974...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/showers-creep-back-into-the-forecast
Clouds and rain are back in the forecast along with isolated thunderstorms expected to last all through the weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/friday-the-13th-to-sort-it-all-out
Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval from parliament on Tuesday for an early ballot aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/local-youths-suspected-in-food-delivery-robberies
Limassol police have cracked wide open a robbery of a food delivery guy, with a number of arrest warrants pointing to a gang of students including teenage girls...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gift-etiquette-broken-over-cypriot-vase
Cyprus will seek an explanation from the British government over how an ancient vase given to the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a state gift has ended up on the auction block...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-on-highway-run-over-by-tanker
A Limassol man was killed in a highway accident on Friday after he stepped outside his vehicle and was run over by a tanker truck...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/weather-warning-still-in-effect
The Fire Department says Thursday evening was uneventful in terms of weather after two days of heavy storms, while a yellow warning is still in effect until Friday evening...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-injured-after-man-draws-knife
A former employee at a courier service flew into a rage on Thursday, injuring himself and three others, including an ex cop, when he drew a knife during a heated argument over owed money in Strovolos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/storms-continue-to-pound-cyprus
Cyprus remains under a storm watch with heavy thunderstorms and strong winds expected to pound local areas as days of severe weather and floods continue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-diplomat-expresses-concern-over-uncertainty-for-the-resumption-of-negotations-on-cyprus
The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative and head of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Elizabeth Spehar has said that uncertainty regarding the prospects for the resumption of the negotiations aiming to solve the Cyprus problem remains a concern, adding that “these are crucial times both on the island and in the region.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-in-paphos-dies-after-falling-off-balcony
A Russian woman died in hospital on Saturday morning following a fall from an apartment balcony after a night out in Paphos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-fails-to-launch-membership-talks-with-balkans-hopefuls
European Union leaders failed Friday to agree on launching membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia in an embarrassing climb-down that could risk inflaming the volatile Balkans region....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-foreign-minister-welcomes-ceasefire
The Cypriot foreign minister says it remains to be seen how the agreement to halt military operations in Syria will play out, adding that any agreement was a positive development in keeping the peace...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brexit-deal-agreed-as-eu-summit-begins
Britain clinched a last-minute Brexit deal with the European Union on Thursday, but still faced a challenge in getting it approved by parliament...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tusk-sides-with-nicosia-over-turkish-activities
European Council President Donald Tusk has reiterated EU solidarity towards Nicosia, in light of new Turkish drilling activities off the coast of Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-to-broach-eez-during-tusk-visit
European Council President Donald Tusk is meeting on Friday with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades to discuss Turkish activities in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ)...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-orders-return-of-girl-s-body-for-burial
The funeral of a little girl who went into cardiac arrest during a dental procedure was to go forward Wednesday according o plan following a judge’s decision to reject a police request for a post mortem against her parents’ wishes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/state-blocks-funeral-of-little-girl
The funeral of a four-year-old girl who passed away in hospital on Tuesday has been reportedly blocked by state officials, following a legal request for a post mortem...
