https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shams-slams-tzionis-with-forgotten-detail
The former girlfriend of accused double murderer Loizos Tzionis says the defendant confided in her that he had been planning to rob the Strovolos couple, who were found stabbed to death in their home in April 2018...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/recovering-lost-ground
The government that has just taken power in Greece is different to what we are accustomed to and close to what a big chunk of the population is eager to see. The center-right administration appears well-prepared. The comparison is not only being made with SYRIZA, which was completely unprepared when it took over at a crucial period in 2015, but also with other supposedly experienced administrations before them. That said, in politics plans can be undone by unforeseen events.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-parliament-suspends-foreclosures
The House of Representatives voted in its last plenary before summer recess an amendment to the foreclosure law that foresees a freeze in foreclosures and suspension for loans eligible for the ESTIA loan relief plan...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/george-low-murder-still-open-case
The unsolved murder of George Low was back in the headlines this week, with some new information about additional possible suspects and a frustration over two identified suspects who remain at large...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-bypass-closer-to-the-start-line
The long-awaited Nicosia bypass on the perimeter of the capital is a step closer to the start line, with reports saying a tender could be announced as early as next week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pm-hopefuls-battle-over-brexit-in-bad-tempered-debate
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, rivals to become Britain’s next prime minister, clashed over who could be most trusted on Brexit on Tuesday in a sometimes bad-natured television debate just two weeks before one will be crowned...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/heat-warnings-continue-back-to-back
Another yellow alert has been issued this week, with officials warning of extreme high temperatures on Wednesday afternoon...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/labour-would-back-remain-in-second-brexit-referendum
Britain’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn challenged whoever becomes the country’s new prime minister to test their Brexit plan with a second referendum on European Union membership, saying his opposition party would campaign to remain.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/body-found-inside-trunk-in-north-nicosia
A bad smell coming from a car near a school in north Nicosia led to the discovery of a dead body in the trunk, with Turkish Cypriot police investigating the murder of a foreign national...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/far-right-soundly-defeated-in-greek-elections
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/deutsche-bank-axes-18-000-jobs
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-crashes-car-during-police-chase
A young female driver was arrested on Sunday following a police chase that ended up in a crash of a stolen vehicle in downtown Paphos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-others-were-merkel-s-puppets-we-were-just-naive
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras admitted to being naive enough to believe that his European counterparts, whose countries have loaned Greece billions of euros, would go easy on him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/2-marcos-baghdatis-bows-out
A trailblazing career comes to an end. Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis bows out from professional tennis following his second round defeat to Matteo Berrettini at Wimbledon...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-sub-shows-up-in-the-north
The Turkish submarine “Gur” is anchored at Kyrenia port in the north, with media drawing on reports in connection with drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/custody-issue-raised-during-marie-abduction-trial
Five defendants have pleaded not guilty to kidnapping charges in Marie’s abduction in 2017, while prosecution is facing mounting pressure to clarify whether or not the Norwegian father of the little girl had legal custody...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-arrested-in-food-stamp-scam
A civil servant and another person were remanded in custody on Thursday, in connection with a suspected scam over food stamps and rent vouchers destined for foreign low-income beneficiaries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-gets-eight-years-in-mother-s-death
A man who savagely attacked his mother last year was sentenced to eight years on Thursday, after he was convicted on manslaughter half a year after the incident...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/f35-back-to-uk-after-cyprus-mission
Four F-35 fighter jets have just returned to the UK after a two-month exercise in Cyprus, where they also flew reconnaissance missions over Iraq and Syria...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/serial-killer-s-sim-card-points-to-more-women
A mobile phone SIM card that was destined for convicted serial killer Nikos Metaxas in prison could possibly hold key information that may be of interest to crime investigators...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-missile-scenarios-tossed-in-the-mix
Reports in the Turkish Cypriot press point to a number of different scenarios, as authorities on both sides of the divided island try to learn more about the rogue missile that ended up on Cypriot soil...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-on-the-way-to-recovery
President Nicos Anastasiades is on his way to make a full recovery following hip surgery, with reports saying he has managed to take a few steps and could be released barring any unforeseen circumstances...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/temperature-on-the-rise
A low pressure weather system is back in the area, with mostly clear weather still in the forecast but also afternoon clouds later for the next few days...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/job-scammer-gets-seven-years
A Tunisian man who has been sentenced to seven years on fraud-related charges after he was found guilty of conning 267 people by making empty job promises in France...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-hospitalized-after-breaking-hip
President Nicos Anastasiades was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery on Saturday after a slip-and-fall accident...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cooler-weekend-with-mountains-showers
A low pressure system is coming back over Cyprus, with cloud formations in the evening increasing chances of rain on Saturday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/playing-with-fire
The emerging crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean over Turkey’s drilling activities in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) raise the prospect of an open Greco-Turkish conflict to a level higher than anytime since the Imia crisis...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biker-goes-ballistic-after-accident
Police say they arrested a male biker, whose female passenger fell off the motorcycle on the highway, after he became aggressive towards officers and emergency medics...