https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-and-south-assess-tornado-damages
The government in the Republic of Cyprus is paying upfront for damages caused by tornado in rural Nicosia, while unprecedented destruction also took place in the north...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tornado-sweeps-across-parts-of-rural-nicosia
A huge tornado sweeping though rural areas west of Nicosia made landfall Sunday afternoon spreading panic among local residents and causing damages along the way...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-residents-alarmed-over-low-flying-chopper
Nicosia residents were alarmed over a helicopter flying at an unusually low altitude on Friday morning, with police saying the chopper was on a traffic recognizance mission...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dentist-couple-fails-to-make-bail
The two dentists, accused of practicing the profession illegally, are set to appear before a criminal court next month, while they remain in jail for failure to make bail...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-taken-up-by-storm
The capital of Cyprus was soaked in a short-lived yet powerful storm Sunday afternoon, with officials responding to multiple calls for floods and fallen trees, and an advocacy group calling for better preparedness next time...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-orders-dentists-remain-in-custody
A Nicosia District Court judge ordered two dentists, husband and wife, to remain in police custody for eight more days as police continue to investigate fraud allegations and dentist registration violations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dentist-couple-arrested-on-fraud-charges
Two dentists, husband and wife, were remanded for eight days on Wednesday facing a number of charges involving allegations of using fraudulent diplomas and violating dentist registration laws...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-picks-up-the-pace-in-search-of-missing
More exhumations are in the works by the Committee of Missing Persons, starting on Monday on both sides of the island, including areas inside military zones in the north...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-garbage-collectors-get-back-to-work
Strovolos garbage collectors have agreed to get back to work in exchange of the municipality dropping plans to buy partial services from the private sector at least until November...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-garbage-collectors-go-on-strike
Garbage collectors in Nicosia’s Strovolos municipality are going on a 48-hour strike Thursday to protest city council plans that would add private crews to waste collection...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-criticised-over-woman-s-arrest-in-hit-and-run-murder
Police are pushing back on criticism over the arrest of a 23-year-old female in Sunday’s hit-and-run murder, where a Briton was run down moments after stopping the woman’s boyfriend from abusing her at a bar in Coral Bay...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-helps-refugees-gain-better-skills
Nineteen refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers came together in Strovolos on Sunday, as part of the “Colourful Societies” programme that helps foreigners integrate socially and gain job skills...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biker-dies-in-strovolos-road-collision
A biker from Lakatamia lost his life Sunday in a deadly collision in Strovolos, after his motorbike slammed into a car in front of him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-gets-nine-months-in-nicosia-fatal-road-accident
A 73-year-old man was sentenced to nine months for involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 38-year-old mother, who was fatally struck as she was crossing the street with her 6-year-old son...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-double-murder-suspects-enter-plea
The arraignment of the four suspects in the Strovolos double murder took place Wednesday morning, the main suspect pleading guilty to seven charges before the Nicosia Criminal Court...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lawyer-accuses-police-of-double-standards-in-waitress-death
Police are scrambling to move an investigation forward that left a 24-year-old waitress dead in Nicosia, with the family’s lawyer accusing cops of double standards...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/waitress-death-took-place-during-work-safety-month
The funeral of a young mother who died in a labour accident is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, with the incident shocking public opinion after she was crushed to death during a work safety month campaign...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brother-says-money-and-drugs-behind-strovolos-murders
The brother of the main suspect in the Strovolos double murder case is pointing fingers at his brother, telling investigators that money and drug abuse were behind the crime...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-double-murder-suspects-to-enter-plea-june-13
The arraignment of the four suspects in the Strovolos double murder was set for June 13 during Friday’s hearing, where one of the defence lawyers raised questions over the conduct of police investigators with his client...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-halts-medical-cannabis-bill-due-to-recent-crimes
Members of the House are turning against a medical marijuana bill, citing recent horrific crimes on the island and fears they may be linked to the use of cannabis. But studies suggest that decriminalisation has actually helped violent crime rates drop considerably....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-set-up-special-crime-fighting-agency
Cyprus police is trying to set up a special law enforcement agency to fight organised crime and terrorism but also offer top notch intelligence analysis in serious crimes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-beef-up-home-security-in-wake-of-horrific-crimes
Cypriots are beefing up home security in the wake of horrific and largely unexplained crimes, despite police saying crime has gone down on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/defence-attorney-in-strovolos-murders-raises-legal-questions
The fourth suspect in the Strovolos double murder was re-remanded in custody Monday, with his lawyer raising questions in court over the way police investigators got statements out of his client...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-say-strovolos-suspect-admits-to-murders
Police say the main suspect in the Strovolos double murder, during a written deposition admitted to killing the couple but many gaps in the convoluted investigation still remain unanswered...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/main-suspect-in-strovolos-murders-remanded-again
The 33-year-old suspect in the horrific Strovolos double murder was remanded for another eight days on Friday, with police saying there is still a lot of investigative work to do...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-chief-says-strovolos-murders-to-be-solved-soon
The chief of police says the investigation in the Strovolos double murder is getting closer to the end, with investigators waiting to see if any evidence would link directly any of the four suspects to the murders besides their testimonies against each other...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fourth-arrest-in-horrific-strovolos-double-murder
Police arrest a fourth suspect in the horrific double murder in Strovolos, with the public remaining in utter shock ten days later and investigators continuing to sift through evidence in what is undoubtedly an unprecedented and complicated case....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/murder-weapon-found-in-strovolos-case
Two more suspects were arrested Friday night in the Strovolos murder case, on the same night when police also found the murder weapon believed to have been used in the crime...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/full-story-yet-to-be-known-in-strovolos-double-murder
The court appearance of the 33-year-old suspect in the Strovolos double murder has raised many questions, while investigators continue to sort through evidence in what is described as an unprecedented case with a contaminated crime scene and media speculation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shocking-revelations-in-court-in-strovols-double-murder-case
There were shocking revelations in the Strovolos double murder on Thursday, with a main suspect in court saying there was an old plan to rob the home with help on the inside and that he is willing to name names and talk about motives....
