https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-influencer-and-family-arrested-in-€1-million-crime-ring-linked-to-convicted-felon
A 37-year-old Nicosia socialite, businesswoman, and influencer was arrested Friday in connection with a sprawling criminal operation involving drug trafficking, illegal gambling, and money laundering that reportedly generated €1 million in recent months, police said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/woman-battles-to-save-her-home-despite-bureaucratic-silence
Despite never missing a payment, Elena Yasemidou is on the brink of losing her home. She's a victim, she says, of bureaucratic neglect and heartless inflexibility....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-terror-suspect-may-be-part-of-regional-spy-ring-say-authorities
The investigation into the Azerbaijani national arrested in Limassol last week on terrorism and espionage charges has taken a new turn, as authorities in both Cyprus and Greece explore possible links between his case and the arrest of another Azerbaijani man in Crete....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-arrested-in-athens-for-illegal-pet-trafficking
Two people, a 42-year-old foreign man and a 45-year-old Greek woman, were arrested Wednesday in Agia Paraskevi, northern Athens, for illegally trafficking companion animals. The operation, led by the Spata-Artemida Police Department, uncovered over 86 online ads for animal sales....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/warning-fake-government-officials-calling-to-steal-your-money
Authorities are urging the public to stay alert as a wave of phone scams involving individuals impersonating government officials continues to sweep across Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-s-steamiest-patrol-yet-caught-on-camera
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, a viral video making the rounds on Cypriot social media appears to show two people getting intimately acquainted in the front seat of a police patrol car, and yes, it’s exactly as wild as it sounds....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-denies-sending-message-to-israel-via-cyprus-amid-rising-tensions
Cyprus has found itself in the middle of rising tensions between Iran and Israel, after President Nikos Christodoulides said Sunday that Tehran asked Nicosia to relay ''some messages'' to the Israeli government...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/high-temperatures
It’s around ten in the morning and there’s not a trace of shade anywhere. The sun is scalding, striking the concrete hard and bouncing back with even greater fury. I regret not bringing my straw hat....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/middle-east-crisis-escalates-out-of-control
Israel launched the largest military operation in its history against Iran on Friday, carrying out a surprise, large-scale assault targeting Iran’s nuclear, military and scientific infrastructure....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/aegean-launches-new-round-of-scholarships-for-future-aircraft-engineers
AEGEAN continues to invest in the next generation of Aircraft Engineers in Greece by announcing the launch of a new cycle of its Training Scholarship program...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/1-important-announcement-from-petrolina-–-caution-regarding-misleading-messages
Petrolina informs the public that messages are being sent to mobile phones (SMS) and emails which misleadingly appear to originate from Petrolina or/and its executive members....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tensions-erupt-over-abramovich-case-allegations-at-parliamentary-committee
Allegations of high-level political interference surrounding a multimillion-euro VAT debt linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich escalated Thursday in Cyprus’ Parliament, with tensions erupting between lawmakers and investigative journalist Makarios Drousiotis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/abramovich-s-€25-million-vat-written-off-after-ex-president-s-call
A growing scandal over Cyprus’ handling of VAT debts tied to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has taken a sharp new turn, this time with a bombshell allegation involving former President Nicos Anastasiades....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/aykut-defends-property-sales-in-turkish-tv-interview
Businessman Simon Aykut, accused of unlawfully selling Greek Cypriot properties in the occupied north, defended the legality of his company’s real estate dealings in a televised interview presented Monday as evidence in a Nicosia courtroom....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scammer-targets-elderly-woman-in-larnaca-but-she-outsmarts-him
A would-be scammer in Larnaca showed shocking nerve when he tried to con an elderly woman out of her money, claiming he was helping her son....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/he-shot-me-man-names-alleged-killer-before-dying-in-rafina-vineyard
In a chilling twist straight out of a crime drama, a 41-year-old man managed to name his alleged killer just moments before dying from a gunshot wound to the head in a vineyard in Rafina, a semi-urban area east of Athens....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/beats-beyond-borders-how-cyprus-djs-are-uniting-a-divided-capital
Cyprus has been divided for more than half a century, with its capital, Nicosia, split down the middle. But while politicians continue to stumble on the path to reunification, a new generation of DJs and music lovers is quietly achieving what decades of diplomacy have not: bringing the island’s two communities together, one party at a time. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nations-cry-foul-over-israel-s-eurovision-public-vote-win
Israel’s first-place finish in the public vote at last weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest has sparked growing calls from several countries for greater transparency and a review of the voting system....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-arrested-in-connection-with-separate-home-burglaries-in-paphos
Two men, aged 43 and 41, were arrested Friday in connection with separate home burglary and theft investigations in the Paphos district, police said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-month-old-baby-diagnosed-with-drug-addiction
A four-month-old baby boy in Aigio, western Greece, has been diagnosed with drug addiction in a heartbreaking case that’s shocked the country...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-mayor-s-ultimatum-and-father-lucky-have-a-heated-conversation-about-the-renovation-of-theoskepasti-square
A new satirical video is drawing laughs across Paphos, imagining a fiery, and fictional, phone call between Mayor Phedon Phedonos and Metropolitan Tychikos, the local Orthodox Church leader, over the renovation of Theoskepasti Square....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-court-rules-commission-broke-transparency-laws-by-withholding-von-der-leyen-s-pfizer-vaccine-texts
The European Union’s top court has overturned a decision by the European Commission to withhold text messages between Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, ruling Wednesday that no “plausible explanation” was given for denying access....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-evidence-in-cyprus-papers-passport-scandal-shows-photos-and-faxes-pointing-to-political-interference
Testimony continued Tuesday in the high-profile case sparked by Al Jazeera’s 2020 Cyprus Papers investigation, with a police sergeant detailing evidence suggesting political interference and irregularities in the naturalization of foreign investors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-lawmaker-called-out-in-permit-dispute-involving-president
A dispute over building permits for an event hall in Lymbia has escalated into a political firestorm, with Anastasios Anastasiou, father of the hall’s owner, accusing AKEL lawmaker Christos Christofides of betrayal and tying the issue to alleged presidential interference....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/1-block-a-highway-roast-a-souvla-no-crime-just-cyprus
The hunters who blocked the highway to roast meat and inconvenience thousands of citizens won’t be investigated for any offense....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-bust-land-registry-corruption-ring
A major corruption scandal has come to light in Greece, where authorities have arrested nine people tied to bribery and backdoor dealings in public land registry offices across Attica....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-vatican-cardinals-begin-secret-conclave-to-elect-new-pope
The world’s most secretive election is now underway. Today, 133 Roman Catholic cardinals began the conclave that will choose the next pope, gathering inside the Sistine Chapel under strict security and a vow of total silence....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brutal-killing-of-yannis-argyros-19-stab-wounds-drugs-and-a-cafe-full-of-clues
The murder of 45-year-old Yannis Argyros has shocked Cyprus, with authorities revealing the victim was stabbed 19 times in a savage attack that has led to the arrest of two people....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scammers-hijack-parking-machines-with-fake-qr-codes
A new scam is making the rounds in Limassol, with fraudsters tricking unsuspecting drivers by slapping fake QR codes on parking ticket machines in municipal car parks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/union-condemns-threats-against-turkish-cypriot-journalist-exposing-corruption-and-organized-crime-in-occupied-cyprus
The Union of Cyprus Journalists (UCJ) has raised alarm over death threats made against journalist Aysemden Akin, editor-in-chief of the online newspaper Bugun Kibris, following her investigative reporting into corruption and criminal networks tied to occupied Cyprus and Turkey....
