https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-gets-15-years-in-protaras-deadly-gang-fight
A 22-year-old male was sentenced to 15 years for in connection with the killing of a man last year, following a day of fun in Protaras and an argument that later ensued...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-gets-eight-years-for-raping-stepdaughter
A 40-year-old Larnaca resident was sentenced to eight years for sexually assaulting his teenage step daughter who has a mental disorder...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-in-custody-escapes-mental-hospital
Police are asking for the public’s help in apprehending a 19-year-old Syrian national, a who was in custody and escaped from Athalassa mental hospital...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-state-we-re-in
A great European leader – and a true friend of Greece – once said that Greeks were a great nation, but their state is a mess....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-step-up-efforts-against-fires
Cypriot and European authorities are on the lookout for new wildfire threats, as two local fires on Saturday, one in the northwest and one in the southeast, were caused by human action...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/ouzeri
Brilliant small tavern right by the sea in Paphos, with an excellent view...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sarides-arrested-in-crete
A dangerous and wanted man according to Cyprus police, Haris Sarides, was arrested Wednesday night by Greek authorities in Crete...
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/life/eight-hotel-bars-that-stand-out
Wiz recommends these 8 hotel bars, which promise both wild parties and relaxed summer nights out, perfect for enjoying a drink or cocktail...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/the-belfry
A new must-visit roof-bar destination at Larnaca centre combines a trendy style with elegance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cavusoglu-greek-cypriots-not-sole-owners-of-cyprus
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warns that Turkish Cypriots will not shrug off yet another failure in the Cyprus talks nor will they accept anything less than political equality...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/politicsblog-the-imposing-mrs-lute-and-the-moment-of-truth
Onasagoras takes a look at the Lute visit and as always, there's an inside scoop on the usual suspects...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boyfriend-gets-two-years-for-incapacitating-man-over-girlfriend
A 24-year-old Russian national was sentenced to two years in prison for causing serious bodily harm to a 49-year-old male who was pursuing and kissing the younger man’s girlfriend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-dies-during-evening-swim-in-larnaca
A senior citizen, who was spotted unconscious in the water at a Larnaca beach in Meneou, died of drowning after fellow beachgoers failed to revive him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/holding-referendums-in-fyrom-and-greece
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is moving ahead with preparations for its referendum on the name deal reached with Athens, which will pave the way for its induction to NATO and remove a major obstacle to the process for it to join the European Union....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/investing-in-knowledge
A growth rate of 1.9 percent is way too small for a country like Greece, especially as the rest of Europe’s performance is so much more robust. This is, after all, a country that shed 25 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in the course of a decade. What we should be seeing, therefore, is the effect of a tightly wound spring, whereby a virtuous cycle of growth begins and only gets faster with time. Instead, we’re hobbling along at 1.9 percent, the slowest rate an economy can achieve after hitting rock bottom....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-positions-of-syriza-new-democracy-and-our-allies
Diplomats, analysts and officials from international institutions visiting Greece have a hard time understanding and assessing what in their eyes appears to be a bizarre political reality....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-erases-her-religious-profile-from-state-records
A Nicosia dentist could be the first Cypriot who successfully managed to remove her religious preferences from state records, saying fellow citizens who wish to do the same will now find it easier...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-says-british-officers-raped-her-in-1956
More allegations are piling up in an ongoing case in the UK against British forces, who are accused of torture and even rape during the Greek Cypriot insurgency between 1955 and 1959...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/leak-trial-of-ex-deputy-police-chief-up-in-the-air
The trial of former deputy police chief Andreas Kyriacou, who is accused of leaking confidential documents, is up in the air after a court deadline last week came and went...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alexoui-files-complaint-against-police
Alexis ‘Alexoui’ Mavromichalis is out on bail and his lawyers are filing a complaint against the police, following a heated exchange he reportedly had with Nicosia’s police chief inspector prior to his release...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-israel-talk-fire-and-water
Israel and Cyprus agreed to develop further their cooperation in water management and firefighting, two areas in which both countries face similar challenges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-foreign-minister-calls-moscow-up
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reaffirmed his country’s support for a UN-led peace effort in Cyprus, calling on UNFICYP to continue its role on the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-points-fingers-at-greek-cypriots
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visited the northern part of Cyprus Tuesday, saying his country will not abandon Turkish Cypriots and criticising Greek Cypriots for what he described as lack of vision for peace on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-district-workers-arrested-in-limassol-fire
Police arrested two employees of the Limassol District Administration in connection with a fire, which broke out while fire fighters were battling another fire elsewhere...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/energy-talks-with-total-still-ongoing
French energy giant TOTAL’s plans in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) were the topic of discussion in a Paris meeting on Saturday between between President Nicos Anastasiades and CEO Patrick Pouyanne...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-court-stunned-in-interpol-media-leak-trial
A state prosecutor could be held in contempt by a Nicosia court if she fails to hand over a criminal probe finding in connection with the leaking of Interpol information in the Ayia Napa mob killings of 2016...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspects-go-to-criminal-trial-in-teen-s-overdose-death
The three suspects in custody in the death of 18-year-old Ioannis Asikkis, who died from a drug overdose, will face a criminal trial, while a cafeteria owner is wanted by police in connection with the case...
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/deal-of-the-century-could-include-israeli-jetty-in-cyprus
Israel wants to build a jetty in Cyprus where it can inspect humanitarian aid to Gaza, with sources pointing to serious interest on the part of the Israelis but no deal as of yet...