https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/on-this-day-on-17-september-1625
On 17 September 1625, Pietro della Valle, a Roman traveler of patrician birth, made an entry in his journal about the church of Saint Lazarus in Larnaca, Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-madam-arrested-for-pimping-out-girls
A Limassol pub owner has been remanded for four days by Limassol Distrcit Court following her arrest Thursday on pandering charges when police raided on a suspected illegal prostitution ring...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspects-remanded-in-sex-trafficking-case
The five suspects detained Tuesday on sex trafficking charges, including three cops, have been remanded in custody while police did not rule out additional arrests pending the investigation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/greece-on-the-energy-map-with-the-support-of-big-players
There has been a serious uptick in activity concerning the energy sector in the broader region in the past few months and Greece has a potentially pivotal role to play in developments....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/human-trafficking-network-busted-in-cyprus
Cyprus police arrested five people, including three cops, following the unraveling of a human trafficking network that was forcing Eastern European women into prostitution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/latest-boatload-of-refugees-prompts-cabinet-meeting
Twenty presumptive refugees, mainly women and children, arrived in the Republic of Cyprus on Monday, prompting a partial Cabinet meeting on Tuesday in the wake of recent undocumented arrivals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-refugees-picked-up-in-nicosia-and-paphos
About 30 refugees on foot were picked up in the last 24 hours in Nicosia and Paphos, with authorities trying to ascertain the circumstances under which they reached the Republic of Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-in-trunk-tried-to-cross-checkpoint-illegally
Two men have been arrested at the Agios Dhometios checkpoint when officials discovered one of them hiding in the boot of a car in an attempt to cross into the south illegally...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/may-says-sides-need-to-build-trust-on-cyprus
The British Government continues to support a settlement in Cyprus, UK Prime Minister Theresa May told MP Theresa Villiers known for her opposition to security guarantees on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fingerprint-match-on-uk-murder-suspect
Charles ‘Charlie’ Riddington, the UK murder suspect who was apprehended Monday by Turkish Cypriot authorities, will remain in custody up to a month following a fingerprint match...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/refugees-picked-up-along-a-nicosia-road
Over a dozen refugees were picked up Monday morning while walking along a rural area outside Nicosia, about nine kilometres west of the Kokkinotrimithia refugee camp...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-hotel-worker-arrested-on-theft-charges
Police arrested a 26-year-old hotel maintenance worker in Paphos in connection with in-room theft, following tourist complaints about items gone missing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ties-with-moscow-under-strain-after-athens-expels-diplomats
The outlook for bilateral ties between Greece and Russia was unclear on Wednesday amid tensions prompted by Greece’s decision to expel two Russian diplomats who are alleged to have sought to intervene in domestic affairs and national security....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-decides-to-expel-russian-diplomats
The Greek government has decided to expel two Russian diplomats, and ban the entry into Greece of two more, accusing them of intrusion into domestic affairs and illegal acts against Greece’s national security, Kathimerini has learned....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ayia-napa-marina-ready-for-full-service-in-july-2019
It won’t be until end of 2021 when the twin towers in Ayia Napa will be completed, but boats and private yachts will be able to dock at the marina by next summer, giving the area a head start in the game...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parents-of-ayia-napa-murdered-victim-blame-cyprus
The parents of George Low, the 22-year-old Briton who was stabbed to death in Ayia Napa two years ago, say the killers of their son walk free because north and south in divided Cyprus don’t cooperate...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-plane-over-nicosia-sends-chills
Local residents in Nicosia were alarmed Sunday afternoon when a Turkish airplane was seen circling over the capital city without landing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-carry-out-overnight-sweep-in-limassol
A new large-scale sweep operation took place Wednesday night in Limassol district, with over 100 police officers conducting multiple searches and making arrests as part of an ongoing effort to combat organised crime...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-fugitive-arrested-in-paphos
A Turkish fugitive, who managed to break free twice in the past, was arrested a third time, this time in Paphos...
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/life/israel-s-netta-beats-cyprus-in-eurovision
Israel’s Netta Barzilai won the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon on Saturday, bringing Israel its fourth victory in the glitzy pageant, watched by over 200 million people around the world, and the right to host the event next year...
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/business/facebook-to-play-cupid-in-online-dating-debut
Facebook is entering the dating game to matchmake millions of people on the world’s largest online social network and nudge them into spending more time there...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-make-an-arrest-in-strovolos-double-murder
Police have made an arrest in connection with the Strovolos double murder, with authorities describing this development as a step closer to solving the case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-defend-actions-in-double-murder-case
Another foreign expert could be joining the investigative team in the Strovolos double murder, with police facing many unanswered questions and pushing back on criticism for the way they are handling the case....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-keep-a-tight-lip-in-strovolos-double-murder
Police are keeping a tight lip in the Strovolos double murder case, saying the investigation is going forward despite public and media criticism pointing to a series of errors.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/body-of-woman-found-tied-up-in-nicosia
The body of an elderly woman was found tied up and gagged in Nicosia on Monday, after she was discovered by her own daughter who went for a visit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-korea-test-freeze-blunts-its-nuclear-threat
North Korea said it no longer needed to conduct nuclear or intercontinental ballistic missile tests because it had reached its weapons development goals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/why-roundabouts-get-cypriot-drivers-in-a-twist
If you drive a vehicle in Cyprus, then you most likely have to use a roundabout at some point. But with many drivers not following the rules, merging with traffic becomes a challenge even for responsible drivers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-searching-for-clues-in-brutal-double-murder-case
Crime investigators in Nicosia believe they are getting closer to cracking the Strovolos double murder case wide open, despite coming away empty handed during a search in the perimeter of the home and sharing little information with the media. ...