https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-military-clash-with-syria-is-imminent-erdogan-says
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday a Turkish military operation to push back a Syrian government offensive against rebel strongholds in northwest Syria was now “a matter of time” after talks with Russia failed to halt the assault....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/85-uefa-red-notices-received-by-cyprus-police-since-2011
Cyprus police have received a sum of 85 red notices from UEFA since 2011 over football match fixing suspicions, Chief of Police Kypros Michaelides told the House Ethics Committee, which convened to discuss the urgent matter of establishing a National Action Plan to combat corruption in sports....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-8-eu-countries-object-to-new-rules-of-mobility-package-on-commercial-vehicles
Implications of a new rule included in the EU mobility package currently under negotiation, whereby commercial vehicles, lorries, and trucks will be required to return to their licensing Member State every eight weeks, were raised on Wednesday by Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and several of his counterparts to the Commission Vice President and Commissioner for Transport....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspect-denies-involvement-in-ayia-napa-shooting
New information about the gun used in the Ayia Napa shooting has emerged in court proceedings, with prosecutors still feeling confident about the case and the suspect in custody denying any involvement...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-in-the-midst-of-massive-football-corruption-storm-justice-minister-said
“We’re in the midst of a massive storm,” Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides said on Tuesday, referring to the wave of football corruption allegations that has been sweeping over Cyprus recently....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-weighs-in-on-match-fixing
Cypriot police say they knew last year about a possible involvement of specific individuals rigging the Beautiful Game but could not act citing phone privacy concerns...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspect-remanded-in-ayia-napa-shooting
A male suspect in the Ayia Napa shooting has been remanded in custody for eight days, as police continue to investigate a botched mob hit in the wee hours Sunday at a pub in the island’s resort town...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/charred-body-found-in-nicosia-farmhouse
The charred body of an unidentified person was found in a farmhouse in rural Nicosia, following a fire that broke out on Monday night...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-a-central-hub-of-european-match-fixing-network
An extensive and revealing report published in the Spanish news outfit El Confidencial identified Cyprus match-fixing as a central hub of European football corruption....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/38-year-old-cuffed-for-ayia-napa-botched-mob-hit
A 38-year-old Larnaca resident was arrested Monday afternoon in connection with a botched mob hit in Ayia Napa on Sunday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/eib-president-in-cyprus-to-discuss-bank-s-investment-in-the-country
The European Investment Bank (EIB) President, Werner Hoyer, was in Cyprus on Monday to update President Nicos Anastasiades on recent and future investment on the island, and to review improvements the education sector which has enjoyed significant ECB investment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-recover-delivery-guy-s-stolen-motorcycle
A teenage girl was briefly detained for questioning in Limassol following a complaint by a delivery guy, who said he had his motorcycle stolen under knife threat...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-gets-tough-on-economic-migrants
Cypriot Interior Minister Nicos Nouris says the government is determined to cut down on asylum and residence permit applications by blocking economic migrants from filing non-legitimate petitions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/girl-hospitalized-after-night-on-the-town
A thirteen-year-old girl was taken to hospital by her father after she consumed alcohol and had a firecracker accident at a public park in Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/state-troubled-over-ayia-napa-mob-wars
Investigators are focusing on a person of interest in Sunday’s Ayia Napa shooting, believed to have been a mob-hit-gone-wrong against a businessman and former chairman of a local football club...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-injured-in-ayia-napa-shooting
Four people were critically injured during a shooting in Ayia Napa on Sunday, with reports saying the actual target was a businessman who had just left the area moments earlier...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-least-129-detained-in-large-police-sweep-after-shooting-in-downtown-athens
At least 129 people had been detained in downtown Athens by Friday afternoon as part of an ongoing police operation to find the culprits behind a shooting that left one dead and one injured in what authorities believe is a turf war between competing criminal gangs....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officer-in-greece-arrested-for-11-robberies-around-attica
An officer from the police force’s DIAS motorcycle-riding unit in northeastern Attica was charged with multiple robberies and violating gun laws over his alleged involvement in a total of 11 holdups in the past three months, it emerged Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-found-dead-in-rural-nicosia
Police are ruling out foul play following the discovery of a dead man in a pool of blood at a farm in rural Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-gets-seven-years-in-white-collar-crime
A former employee at a credit union in eastern Nicosia has been sentenced to seven years in prison for financial crimes worth over half a million...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wet-and-cold-weekend-ahead
A weak high pressure system and a cold nor’easter are affecting Cyprus as the week comes to an end, with low pressure setting in for the weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gun-stash-seized-by-larnaca-police
Larnaca police stormed into the home of a 48-year-old who has troubled police in the past, finding a stash of weapons including one Kalashnikov machine gun, two revolvers, one pistol, and a number of bullets....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-foreign-minister-to-attend-munich-security-conference
The Foreign Minister of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides, departs on Friday for Munich, to attend the Munich Security Conference, taking place between February 14-16....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-deplores-turkey-s-actions-in-cyprus-eez
The British Government’s position regarding the Cyprus issue and Turkey’s activity within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus does not change now that the UK has exited the European Union, the Minister for Europe Christopher Pincher said.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-drafts-package-to-ease-tension-with-anakara
Athens plans to present a package of proposals to ease Aegean tensions in talks with Ankara on confidence building measures on February 17-21....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-investment-announced-for-larnaca-port
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos hinted at a deal with Israeli investors, saying they are ready to throw 1 billion at Larnaca’s port project...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trucker-who-drove-with-feet-jailed
A trucker who livestreamed a video showing him driving with his feet was handed down a prison sentence by a Larnaca district judge on Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-fm-director-general-in-athens-for-talks
Israel’s Foreign Ministry director-general Yuval Rotem will visit Athens Wednesday for talks with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and other officials, the Israeli embassy announced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-delegation-to-visit-moscow-to-discuss-syria-s-idlib
A Turkish delegation will go to Moscow in coming days to discuss the escalating conflict in Syria’s Idlib region, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday, adding that around 1 million people had been displaced there due to Russian-backed Syrian attacks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drunk-cabbie-jailed-after-speedy-trial
A taxi driver in Larnaca was sentenced to 15 days in prison and had his licence suspended by a judge who found him guilty of reckless driving and driving under the influence...
