https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/probe-into-lawyers-involvement-in-migrant-smuggling-racket
Judicial authorities in northern Greece are investigating the involvement of local lawyers in rackets smuggling migrants and refugees across Greece’s Evros River border from Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/doctorts-clash-with-minister-following-boy-s-death
State doctors say working conditions are to blame for the death of a school boy that led to the arrest of two emergency medics, with the health minister describing the connection as “most unfortunate” as the incident is under three separate investigations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-get-a-push-in-their-crackdown-on-organised-crime
Police are making headway in the war on drugs and organised crime, following the arrest of shooting suspect in custody Elias Mouzos while also receiving harsh criticism from the mayor of Paphos who says police let gangsters run his town...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hope-that-new-crossing-points-will-open-as-planned
Work on two new crossing points across the island's divide is going to plan, Cypriot officials said...
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/battery-charger-for-car-toy-withdrawn-from-the-market
Authorities are warning the public that a battery charger under the name brand “Shortcut” is not suitable for European consumers and are urging consumers to discontinue any use immediately...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mouzos-admits-firing-shots-against-cops
Police are hoping that shooting suspect Elias Mouzos, who was arrested Tuesday and confessed to firing his gun at officers, could help investigators solve older cases involving the criminal underworld...
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/two-suspects-on-the-run-in-limassol-shooting
Authorities are looking for two suspects in connection with a shooting incident in Limassol on Saturday, while a police officer who was critically wounded had to be taken to Israel for emergency treatment...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-residency-and-citizenship-by-investment-scheme-remains-appealing-to-investors
With more than three decades of presence operating as a leading international advisory services firm, K. Treppides & Co Ltd offers insight into the latest residency and investment trends to impact Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-issue-dust-warning-through-sunday
Cyprus authorities have issued a warning on air quality in Cyprus, as dust levels in the atmosphere are expected to remain high through Sunday.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rainy-weather-coming-as-week-ends
There is a chance of rain Friday afternoon, while dust and cloudy skies could remain over Cyprus through Sunday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/nobel-literature-prize-scrapped-for-2018-over-sex-scandal
No Nobel Prize for Literature will be given this year, because of a scandal over sexual misconduct allegations that has seen a string of board members resign from the board of the Swedish Academy that makes the award...
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/may-avoids-london-blitz-in-local-elections
Theresa May’s Conservative Party avoided a wipeout in London local elections and eked out gains in Brexit-supporting regions elsewhere, partial results on Friday showed, denting the opposition Labour Party’s hopes of a big win....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/twitter-urges-all-users-to-change-passwords-after-glitch
Twitter urged its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after a glitch caused some to be stored in readable text on its internal computer system rather than disguised by a process known as “hashing”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-gunboat-on-patrol-nudged-by-turkish-cargo-vessel
A Greek gunboat was nudged by a Turkish cargo vessel early on Friday while on patrol for unauthorized migrant crossings in the Aegean Sea, the Greek navy said.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-aid-to-greek-cypriots-in-north-resumes-after-a-seven-month-gap
The dispatch of humanitarian aid to the enclaved living in the Turkish-held north resumed following a decision by the Turkish Cypriot authorities to revoke an earlier decision in October to impose a levy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-national-gets-suspended-sentence-for-crossing-greek-border
A Greek court on Thursday passed down a five-month suspended prison sentence to a Turkish man found guilty of illegal entry after crossing the border on Wednesday.
The 38-year-old was also fined 1,500 euros...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/you-can-t-put-a-price-on-heritage
When the German tabloid Bild suggested that Greece should sell off Corfu and the Parthenon as part of its asset-stripping, they didn't know that Durrell had foreseen this many years ago...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cyprus-hands-back-smuggled-antiquities-to-egypt
Cyprus has handed back to Egypt 14 ancient artefacts stolen and smuggled abroad in the late 1980s after Cypriot authorities seized them...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/world-famous-cyprus-beach-to-get-its-sand-back
A sand nourishment project will take place right on the beach at the world-famous Fig Tree bay, but this year local authorities are trying to minimise controversy by obtaining permits and using science to combat erosion...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/don-t-get-caught-up-in-the-east-med-energy-hype
It is tempting for resource-poor countries to overestimate the promise of newly discovered hydrocarbon resources, particularly in times of need...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/looted-mosaic-from-cyprus-church-has-been-located-on-someone-s-wall
A rare mosaic depicting Apostle Mark from the Church of Kanakaria has been located, according to The Walk of Truth, a non-profit organization which campaigns for these last mosaic fragments from the church be included on Interpol’s list of stolen artworks...
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/north-korean-hails-summit-as-trump-presses-for-full-denuclearisation
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would maintain sanctions pressure on Pyongyang ahead of his own unprecedented meeting with Kim Jong Un...
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/delivery-of-un-aid-to-the-enclaved-will-resume-next-week
Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou told CNA that the dispatch of UN aid to the enclaved living in the Turkish-held north will begin again next week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bill-cosby-once-beloved-america-s-dad-convicted-of-sexual-assault
Comedian Bill Cosby was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting a onetime friend in 2004, marking the first such conviction of a celebrity since the #MeToo movement that has brought down rich and powerful men for their treatment of women...
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...
