https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/you-know-why
'You know why' was the nuanced slogan of DIKO party MP candidate Fytos Constantinou who was running his election campaign in 2011. The catchphrase was simple and smart according to communication experts, sending a message to all those who benefited from his presence in the Defence House committee...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commando-facing-weapons-charges-loses-appeal
A military commando officer who is fighting possession charges for weapons and explosives has lost his appeal to the Supreme Court, with judges finding that search warrants issued by a civilian judge did not break any laws...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-organ-trafficker-walks-free-in-cyprus
An Israeli man convicted of international human organ trafficking walked free on Tuesday, after Russian authorities failed to challenge a Larnaca judge who dismissed an extradition request...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-bites-immigration-officer-in-larnaca-raid
A woman who refused to show ID to Larnaca police was arrested after she bit an officer during an immigration raid in Phinikoudes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/asprokremos-dam-overflows-once-again
The Asprokremos dam began overflowing on Tuesday after 1pm, with spectators on site and weather enthusiasts online celebrating the rare event...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fire-fighters-rescue-baby-goat-in-larnaca
A baby goat was pulled to safety on Sunday near Psevdas village, when fire fighters rushed to the rescue after it was lost for days...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/arrest-linked-to-anthoupoli-overdose-death
Police arrested a male suspect on Thursday in connection with an ongoing investigation regarding a dead body found in a field west of Nicosia last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/snow-reaches-areas-under-1000-metres
A cold front is still affecting Cyprus with snow reportedly seen in areas below the 1000 metre mark...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/indian-housemaid-in-nicosia-hung-out-to-dry
A female housemaid from India was ordered to pay a €500 fine after a judge found her guilty of stealing €20 from her employers, a charge she vehemently denies to this day...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-sentenced-for-throwing-puppy-off-building
A Nicosia judge sentenced a man to 30 days in prison for killing a puppy after he threw it off a building during an argument...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/plot-thickens-in-massage-parlor-case
A Chinese man, who denies trafficking charges in Limassol following a police bust at his massage parlor, had used his money and residency status as an investor to set up his business...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/postal-worker-arrested-over-seized-drugs
A Limassol post office worker has been arrested and another is wanted by police in connection with an unclaimed package from Canada containing half a kilo of cannabis...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/baby-s-broken-hymen-leads-to-father-s-arrest
Nicosia doctors have confirmed a broken hymen incident involving a five-year-old baby girl, while police are questioning the father...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-units-at-nd-leader-s-office-after-bomb-threat-call
Police officers and a bomb disposal unit were searching the office of main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday evening after someone call in a bomb threat.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-handyman-crushed-by-water-tank
A local handyman in Larnaca was injured during maintenance work when he was crushed by a water storage tank...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mom-says-she-would-never-hit-baby-boy
A woman who is accused of beating her 18-month-old son has denied the charges, while a judge ordered the child in state foster care until the trial in June...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pantelides-sozen-swiss-governance-model-instead-of-bizonal-federation
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/local-man-arrested-in-marriage-fraud-case
A local man accused of acting as middleman in a fake marriage is in police custody, after the bride told investigators he made an offer she couldn’t refuse...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-girl-hit-by-car-on-sidewalk
A high school student in Paphos was rushed to the Emergency Room after she was struck by a car that drove onto the sidewalk...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/speeder-gets-speedy-trial-in-larnaca
A young man ended up spending some time in jail before getting a 30 day suspended sentence for driving three times the limit on a Larnaca road...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-developments-in-cancer-patient-s-death
Police say medical malpractice accusations against “all involved” have been withdrawn in the case of a female cancer patient who died two weeks ago, but the investigation remains open...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-protection-racket-moves-to-trial
Two men have been arrested so far on money extortion and racketeering charges in connection with a case of mafia protection in Larnaca...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-cop-arrested-on-racketeering-charges
Three men, including a police officer, have been arrested on racketeering charges following allegations by a construction company owner who says the suspects threatened him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/plea-change-in-strovolos-double-murder-trial
The criminal trial in the Strovolos double murder trial went in recess on Friday, with both the prosecutor and a new defence lawyer asking for time...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-teen-says-she-was-raped
A teenage girl, who is frequently reported as missing from her Nicosia foster home, says she was raped in an abandoned area and then driven back into town...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-busted-in-illicit-tobacco-trade
A man in Limassol has been arrested on charges of illicit tobacco trade, when cops discovered close to a thousand packets of cigarettes in his van...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sex-tape-extortion-suspects-say-cops-beat-them
Two Indian males, who were arrested Sunday in a recent sex tape extortion scheme, told the judge they were badly beaten by cops during detention...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/farmer-says-neighbor-is-an-avocado-thief
A farmer in Paphos has filed a report with the police, accusing another man in the area of stealing some 300 kilos of avocado worth half a grand...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/filipina-adoption-go-between-to-stand-trial
A woman from the Philippines, who acted as a go-between in a gay couple child adoption, will stand criminal trial facing multiple charges including trafficking of minors...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/construction-worker-dies-in-scaffolding-accident
A construction worker in Limassol was killed instantly in a horrific scaffolding accident on Thursday, after he fell from a height of over five metres during a paint job...
