https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/defendants-acquitted-in-teen-s-overdose-death
A Limassol criminal court has acquitted two more defendants in a teen overdose death back in 2018, saying prosecutors failed to provide sufficient evidence proving them guilty of manslaughter...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tips-trickle-in-on-paralimni-school-pranksters
Police are learning valuable information that could crack wide open a shocking school prank in Paralimni, where animals were killed during a battlefield-style back-to-school display, but investigators say they want a larger pool of witnesses before they can identify perpetrators or even say whether non-students had been involved...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mixed-media-coverage-over-paphos-incident
Varied reports ranging from a knife attack to a domestic accident involving broken glass emerged on Thursday, after a foreign couple ended up in the Emergency Room in Paphos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divorced-father-breaks-in-to-see-his-kids
A divorced father was arrested in Limassol in connection with a domestic violence incident under investigation, with reports saying he broke in his ex wife’s home to spend time with his children...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/berlin-pushing-greece-turkey-dialogue
Berlin’s intense efforts to get talks between Athens and Ankara under way were underlined by Wednesday’s teleconference German Chancellor Angela Merkel had with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a few hours after one with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/law-professor-takes-on-manslaughter-case
The Russian suspect accused of being behind the death of a Ukrainian man in Paphos has appointed a law professor for his defence, a Cypriot attorney with research interests in criminal procedures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/omonoia-fans-take-win-to-the-streets
Police went on high alert Wednesday night after Omonoia Nicosia reached the Champions League playoffs, with reports saying supporters from rival clubs were throwing rocks at cars with fans who were celebrating the team’s achievemen...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cop-in-child-porn-case-back-on-the-job
Police say they expect to launch a disciplinary probe after reports emerged that a special police officer was back on the job after serving six months in jail for using false pretences to obtain nude photos from a female high school student and then blackmailing her...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/berlin-to-take-in-1-553-refugees-from-greece
As Germany indicated on Tuesday that it would take in more than 1,500 refugees from Lesvos and other Greek islands, the Greek government welcomed the move, indicating however that it should not be seen as rewarding irregular immigration. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/von-der-leyen-rule-of-law-violations-through-golden-passports-won-t-be-tolerated
The European Commission has prepared the first annual report the rule of law in EU member states, to be published later in September, Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said Wednesday, indirectly referring to the Cyprus Investment Program....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/multiple-offences-in-paralimni-school-prank
Police have launched an investigation into a high school prank in Paralimni where animals were abused and/or slaughtered in front of cheering teens but also teachers and shocked schoolmates who were reduced to tears...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athalassa-national-park-in-troubled-waters
State authorities are warning the public to avoid contact with the water at the lake in Athalassa National park, following reports of dead fish floating upside down at the surface...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-accuses-greece-of-treaty-violations
Turkey has issued a navigational telex to mariners accusing Greece of violating the Lausanne Treaty by militarizing the Greek island of Chios just 10 miles from a Turkish port...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-extends-yavuz-drillship-navtex-in-cyprus-eez
Turkey extended a Navtex for its ultra deepwater drillship Yavuz until October 12, currently floating northwest of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-cypriot-aspect-of-the-eastern-mediterranean-crisis
A few days ago, the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community made an important statement, involving the future of the Cyprus Problem. At a time when Greek-Turkish relations are highly tense, and just before the withdrawal of the Oruc Reis from the waters of the eastern Mediterranean, Mustafa Akinci announced that a new conference on the Cyprus Problem is imminent....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-briefly-arrested-in-limassol-fatality
Police briefly arrested the driver in Limassol’s latest road fatality, where his girlfriend, a young mother of two, was killed violently after he lost control of the steering wheel...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yiolitis-clarifies-role-in-passport-applications
Cypriot Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis has issued a statement on Twitter concerning her involvement in “golden passports” applications during the time when she was a founding partner at a law firm...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/animals-abused-during-battlefield-school-prank
Shocking reports of animal cruelty at Paralimni High School emerged on Monday, during a series of high school senior pranks that took place in many towns to mark first day of classes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/public-jittery-over-‘battlefield-school-pranks
Police detained three teenagers on illegal fireworks possession in connection with back-to-school pranks, while viral videos emerged showing delinquent youths using firecrackers and smoke bombs outside high schools in different towns...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-facility-plans-in-cyprus-draw-reactions
Turkey is calling on the United States to 'return to its traditional policy of neutrality' following Mike Pompeo’s visit in Nicosia where he announced an American training facility on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-for-shooting-pregnant-ex
A local woman in Famagusta district is in the hospital and her ex in police custody, after she was shot from a distance while sitting on her porch Sunday evening...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-mother-killed-in-horrible-car-crash
A young mother was killed in a horrible accident on Monday morning, after a car driven by her boyfriend veered off the road and crushed into a retaining wall...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-welcomes-no-extension-for-oruc-reis
Turkey’s seismic research vessel Oruc Reis returned to waters near the southern province of Antalya on Sunday, Refinitiv data showed, a move Greece said was a positive first step in easing tensions over offshore natural resources...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pompeo-coming-to-sound-nicosia-out
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to arrive in Cyprus on Saturday evening, a day after surprising reporters on a plane en route to Doha saying he wanted to swing by the island to hear a fresh perspective on regional tensions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/maltese-fm-calls-for-eu-solidarity-with-frontline-countries
Acting President of the Republic, President of the House of Representatives, Demetris Syllouris received Malta’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo on Friday, who called for more EU solidarity with frontline countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-pm-expected-to-unveil-french-defense-deal-on-saturday
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to unveil the details of a defense deal with Paris that was the subject of talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of a European-Mediterranean leaders’ meeting in Corsica on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-19-fatality-rate-at-1-9-in-cyprus
The fatality rate of COVID-19 in Cyprus stands at 1.9%, with a total of 1,511 COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths recorded until September 8, according to the COVID-19 National Surveillance Report published Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/charges-downgraded-to-manslaughter-in-paphos-death
The suspect in the death of a Ukrainian man in Paphos has refused to enter a plea to a lesser charge without a lawyer, with the court ordering that he remain in custody until his arraignment hearing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pompeo-plans-saturday-stopover-in-cyprus
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to visit Cyprus on Saturday in an effort to seek a resolution to mounting tensions in the eastern Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/63-year-old-arrested-in-child-pornography-case
A 63-year-old Larnaca resident was arrested on Thursday in connection with a child pornography case under investigation by police...
