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721. London raises red flag over Ayia Napa verdict

The British government is raising red flags over the Ayia Napa rape verdict, after a 19-year-old Briton was found guilty of lying to police about being gang raped by Israeli teens...

722. Iranian wins appeal against Asylum office

A coordinator from an Iranian university, who was refused asylum in the Republic of Cyprus, was vindicated but the Supreme Court this week after it emerged that his case was adjudicated based on a flawed Google search...

723. Cypriot hacker to be extradited to US

A young hacker could be the first ever Cypriot to be extradited to the United States, while his lawyers are urging him to file an appeal...

724. Mogherini says EU stands with Cyprus

High Representative Federica Mogherini expressed the EU’s full solidarity with Cyprus in her closing statement in the European Parliament plenary discussing Turkey's drilling activities around the island...

725. Cyprus plans to revoke passports after uproar

Cyprus said on Wednesday that it had started a process to strip 26 individuals of citizenship they received under a secretive passports-for-investment scheme, admitting it had flaws...

726. Pence urges Erdogan to halt operation

US Vice President Mike Pence met President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey on Thursday on a mission to persuade him to halt an offensive against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria, but Turkish officials said the action would continue regardless...

727. Convicted rapist’s ‘fatherly affection’ appeal flops

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal this week from a man convicted of raping his 17-year-old step-daughter, citing a complete lack of basis in some of his arguments...

728. Attracting investments, relations with Turkey: A new chapter?

On a diplomatic level, the main event was Mitsotakis’ meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two leaders discussed all the major issues. Aside from the chronic Cyprus dispute, where the situation has become even more complicated following the discovery of gas deposits, one of the most pressing issues at the moment is migration. ...

729. Fatal accident detail gets sentence reduced

An overlooked detail caught the attention of the Supreme Court during the appeal of a sentence, whereby a driver of a fuel tanker was initially found guilty of causing the death of a woman by dangerous or reckless driving...

730. Syrian loses appeal on national security grounds

A Syrian asylum seeker suspected of terrorism ties is being held lawfully in Cyprus according to a court ruling, after the suspect had filed an appeal over his arrest and lengthy detention...

731. Israel's Netanyahu fights for record fifth term

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a battle for political survival in a closely fought election on Tuesday that could end his 10-year domination of national politics. ...

732. Cavusoglu speaks to Kathimerini

Our meeting with the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu took place in Famagusta on September 9, 2019, the day the Turkish official entered the fenced-off town of Varosha ...

733. Villages evacuated in Greek wildfire

Aircraft sprayed water early on Wednesday in a bid to douse the flames of a huge wildfire on the Greek island of Evia that had prompted the evacuation of villages and spurred an appeal from authorities for assistance from European partners...

734. ECB warns of 'significant negative impact'

The European Central Bank (ECB) has warned of “significant negative impact” to the Cypriot banking system in case a new law amending the legal on foreclosures is implemented. ...

735. Moody's warns foreclosure laws increase risk for banks

Cyprus’ new foreclosure framework hampers banks efforts to reduce NPLs said credit rating agency Moody's in an announcement on Thursday....

736. David Harris: US closer to Greece, Cyprus, Israel

Washington recognizes Greece’s strategic value and reliability as an ally, attributes that only grow stronger as doubts deepen over Turkey’s stance, American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris tells Kathimerini in an interview...

737. Far-right soundly defeated in Greek elections

738. Legal department weighs in on Coral Bay trial

The Coral Bay trial has been pushed back for another week, with reports citing different number delays including instructions from the Legal Department...

739. Cyprus strongly protests to UN over airspace and sea violations by Turkey

Cyprus has strongly protested to the UN the violations of its national airspace, the infringements of international air traffic regulations in Cyprus’s flight information region and the illegal use of closed ports and airports in Cyprus by Turkey...

740. Genius or joker?

Loose cannon or influential statesman - what kind of British prime minister would Boris Johnson make on the world stage? Judging by his time as foreign secretary, possibly both...

741. Supreme Court revises triple murder sentence

Convicted killer Christakis Thoma, who knifed three men in Limassol over three years ago, will serve three consecutive life sentences after the Supreme Court changed his manslaughter sentence to premeditated murder...

742. Supreme Court upholds driver’s mobile fine

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a driver who was found guilty of using his mobile phone while driving...

743. Man's 'poor upbringing' falls flat in court

A convicted burglar in Limassol, who filed an appeal over the length of his sentence, failed to convince the court after arguing he was the product of poor upbringing that led him to criminal conduct...

744. Police appeal to public after deadly weekend

Cyprus police issued a warning Sunday night following three fatalities over the weekend, reminding the public that human error is the primary cause of road accidents...

745. Second biker dies in violent crash

A local biker was killed Sunday afternoon in Paralimni, marking the second fatality involving a motorcycle and third road victim over the weekend...

746. Biker dies after falling off motorcycle

A young biker was killed in a road accident Sunday early morning in Limassol district, hours after another woman succumbed to her injuries following a car crash in Paphos...

747. Paphos woman dies in road crash

A local woman was killed in a Paphos traffic accident on Saturday, with reports saying a pickup truck broadsided her car in a brutal side impact collision...

748. The election results and ND’s next challenge

749. Against all odds

750. Supreme Court stunned at lenient sentence

The Supreme Court has ruled that a suspended sentence for a man, who battered his girlfriend because she refused to have sex, was “exceptionally lenient” especially given his criminal past behaviour...