https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/doctor-accused-of-issuing-fake-vaccine-docs
Police are investigating allegations against a doctor in Larnaca, following a complaint in connection with a hospitalized patient whose vaccination record has been brought into question by his relatives...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-furious-at-critics-of-teen-vaccinations
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades rushed to the defense of a local Pediatric Society on Monday, calling threats against its members a 'disgrace' after they were targeted for recommending summer vaccinations for young teens...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bishop-s-defense-rests-case-in-rape-trial
Former Kition Bishop Chrysostomos pleaded not guilty to rape charges on Monday, with his signed unsworn testimony read in the courtroom during a closed session after he was previously found fit to stand trial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-with-hoe-tells-party-to-keep-it-down
A man in Paphos was briefly detained on Sunday after he reportedly grabbed a garden hoe and walked into a backyard birthday party to demand that music be turned down...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nso-denies-knowledge-of-hacked-list-in-cyprus
Israel-based NSO Group is pointing the finger at customers who may misuse its Pegasus surveillance software, following reports that a list hacked in Cyprus contained thousands of mobile phone numbers believed to have been be targeted by the proprietary malware to spy on journalists and activists around the globe...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-in-car-drags-girl-s-father-for-half-a-mile
A young man is wanted by police following a complaint by a foreign national who says he was injured after trying to jump into the suspect’s car to tell him to stop harassing his daughter...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-jailed-over-detained-daughter-s-case
A mother in Paphos has been arrested on witness tampering charges, after she reportedly attempted to get her daughter off the hook in a case of suspected theft and possibly other charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officers-to-face-discipline-in-serial-killer-case
A police internal affairs committee in the Republic of Cyprus has recommended disciplinary action against members of law enforcement in the island’s serial killer probe, after criminal prosecution was ruled out against officers and superiors who dropped the ball on cases of missing women later found murdered...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drug-deal-gone-wrong-behind-limassol-slaying
The suspect accused of killing a man by running him over during a dispute in Limassol has been remanded in custody, with reports saying a drug deal gone wrong was the cause of the deadly incident...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/questions-emerge-in-cyprus-fire-deaths
Pro-migrant group KISA is accusing authorities and farmland bosses of leaving foreign workers to fend for themselves in Saturday’s wildfire in Cyprus, as more questions are being raised following the death of four Egyptian workers who perished while trying to evacuate in an inferno with the odds overwhelmingly stacked against them...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-feels-vindicated-by-passport-report
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades says a final report on the island’s disgraced golden passport scheme has alleged no deceit on his part, with the commander in chief apologizing for mistakes made under his administration which he attributed to lack of regulations and oversight over the years...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-want-cops-on-trial-in-orestis-case
A group of protesters on Wednesday called on the state attorney to order criminal prosecution against police in Cyprus’ serial killer case, following reports that officers could potentially face at most disciplinary action because witnesses would not come forward in a trial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fbi-app-nails-fugitive-once-caught-in-cyprus
Cyprus was back in the headlines after new court records showed how a suspected drug lord, who evaded capture on the island a decade ago, unwittingly distributed an FBI app to his associates resulting to hundreds of arrests around the world...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commissioner-resigns-over-fake-resume
The Cypriot volunteerism commissioner has resigned his position following allegations that he manipulated high school grades on his report card and included a fake college degree on his resume...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-arrested-in-nicosia-midtown-fatal-fight
Two suspects have been arrested on murder charges following the death of another male in Nicosia, with some reports saying the three men were drinking buddies who got into a late night fight...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legal-battle-heats-up-in-golden-passports
The top two chief law enforcers in the Republic of Cyprus are taking the parliament to court over a resolution, in which members called on the two officials to recuse themselves in the golden passport probe after raising conflict of interest issues...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-details-emerge-in-limassol-slaying-case
The four detained suspects in the Limassol slaying case have been remanded in custody, with new details painting a picture of a drug deal gone wrong and police investigating premeditated murder...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/grenade-thrown-outside-home-of-alexoui-witness
Three young males have been arrested in connection with an investigation into a hand grenade attack against a Lakatamia residence, whose owner is a witness in the Alexoui case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-setback-for-police-in-spy-van-case
The Supreme Court in the Republic of Cyprus has recalled a number of court warrants in the high-profile spy van case, saying the sworn affidavits by police were not up to par...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-gang-raped-and-robbed-in-hotel
A local woman says she was raped and robbed by at least two men in a hotel room in Nicosia, with police arresting three suspects including an acquaintance of the accuser whose name and photo was published earlier this week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wanted-man-caught-with-girlfriend-in-north
A Greek Cypriot man wanted by police in connection with drug related offences has been arrested by Turkish Cypriot authorities, with reports in the north saying his girlfriend was also apprehended...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syllouris-declines-questions-in-passport-probe
A former Cypriot parliamentary speaker secretly filmed in an expose on a now discredited cash-for-passports scheme declined to answer questions on Wednesday into his role in a scandal which rocked the island nation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/couple-in-child-abuse-to-address-court
The parents in a child abuse criminal case in Limassol will address the court next month, after the two defendants made no effort to contest evidence during the prima facie stage...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bishop-s-mental-fitness-raised-before-rape-trial
The lawyer for former Kition Bishop Chrysostomos, who has yet to be arraigned on rape charges, says his client is not mentally competent to stand trial, as more women speak out against the metropolitan...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/director-wants-passport-probe-clear-his-name
A civil servant, whose name was dropped by the former House speaker during a secret video recording by Al Jazeera, says he did not get involved with golden passports during his tenure as director of the interior ministry, vowing to take legal action if an investigative committee failed to clear his name...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-hurries-to-clean-up-company-registry
Energy Minister Natasa Pilides has called on business stakeholders in Cyprus to embrace a new effort of recording and updating true information about beneficiaries of companies, saying a new digital registry can bolster transparency on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prosecutors-seek-murder-trial-without-body
Prosecutors in a key witness disappearance investigation are asking a judge to modify felony conspiracy charges to murder, despite having no body to prove evidence in court...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-backs-king-in-jordan-s-‘malicious-plot
The government of the Republic of Cyprus has expressed 'firm support' to King Abdullah over the weekend, after Jordan’s government officials accused the country’s former crown prince of plotting against the kingdom...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/backchannel-migration-approvals-probed
A man has accused the interior minister of approving visa extensions for a select number of foreign workers while rejecting others including his elderly mother’s helper, with reports pointing to a bigger scandal where rejected cases were being approved fraudulently through a channel involving a high price tag...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/college-student-says-she-was-raped
A man has been arrested in Nicosia on rape charges following a complaint by a university student, who said she was sexually assaulted under knife threat...