https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-bishop-acquitted-of-rape-charges
Former Kition bishop Chrysostomos has been acquitted of rape charges after a criminal court found his female accuser made contradictory statements and outlandish allegations during the closed trial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/youtuber-mafia-boss-shakes-politics-in-the-north
The Turkish Cypriot political landscape has been shaken to the core after an ex-con mafia boss turned YouTube sensation threatened to release videos starring prominent politicians in private sex encounters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ngo-says-refugee-woman-misled-by-agents
A pro-migrant group in Cyprus is accusing officials of using dubious methods to pressure a Syrian woman refugee to withdraw her asylum application, including hiding a recent development that could reunite her family on the island more quickly...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-daredevils-cheat-death-in-cape-greco
Four people in Ayia Napa were pulled to safety on Sunday following a coastline rescue mission in windy conditions, with officials reminding the public to keep away from cliffs at Cape Greco’s sea caves...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/daughters-allege-sexual-abuse-by-mom-and-beau
A couple in Limassol are facing serious charges following abuse allegations, with reports saying a woman and her boyfriend are also being accused of involving her daughters in their sexual fetishes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-educator-accused-of-sexual-abuse
Cyprus police are investigating another sexual abuse complaint within the state’s education system, following a complaint filed by a high school student in Nicosia against a teacher...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protected-too-late-us-officials-report-more-than-20-extinctions
The ivory-billed woodpecker, which birders have been seeking in the bayous of Arkansas, is gone forever, according to federal officials....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-deaths-increased-by-102-in-one-month-in-cyprus
According to the national report published by the Ministry of Health, August was Cyprus' worst month in terms of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/marital-squabble-behind-paphos-road-accident
Police have dropped all charges against the driver whose vehicle struck a British woman in Peyia as she was trying to cross the street, while details about why she stepped out of her own car led to a domestic abuse investigation and a second arrest...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-warn-public-following-road-fatalities
Cyprus Police are pleading with the public in the aftermath of last week’s road fatalities to comply with traffic rules, with officials saying many deadly accidents were preventable...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/vaccination-of-children-adolescents-answers-to-commonly-asked-questions
Here are the most commonly asked questions and answers about the COVID-19 vaccine provided by the National Vaccination Committee....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-mom-with-newborn-beats-pushback-in-cyprus
A pregnant woman who reached Cyprus on a refugee boat last month has given birth to a boy, while the rest of her family and other passengers who were pushed back to Lebanon were said to be facing deportation to Syria...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-worried-as-taliban-talks-amnesty
The foreign ministry in the Republic of Cyprus said non-discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan should be an 'immediate priority' while there was wide skepticism over Taliban’s latest amnesty comments...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/passenger-with-cigarette-gives-version-of-events
A male passenger accused of slapping a female airline employee has filed a complaint with police, saying he was the one struck in the face and not the other way around, adding the incident was misinterpreted by local media...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bishop-s-defense-rests-case-in-rape-trial
Former Kition Bishop Chrysostomos pleaded not guilty to rape charges on Monday, with his signed unsworn testimony read in the courtroom during a closed session after he was previously found fit to stand trial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/puppies-covered-in-tar-dumped-in-paphos
A volunteer rescue team has been treating two dogs covered in tar inside garbage bags in Paphos, with the town’s mayor vowing to investigate after reports suggested the municipality name was printed on the inside of the plastic heavy duty sacks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-in-car-drags-girl-s-father-for-half-a-mile
A young man is wanted by police following a complaint by a foreign national who says he was injured after trying to jump into the suspect’s car to tell him to stop harassing his daughter...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-under-scrutiny-over-media-building-attack
Cyprus police moved quickly to arrest a dozen suspects in the aftermath of an attack on a local media building in Nicosia, but questions remained over what law enforcement knew ahead of time and how prepared were riot police to face the assaul...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/safe-pass-law-lets-door-greeters-inspect-id-docs
Business establishments in the Republic of Cyprus are now inspecting Safe Pass documents presented at the entrance by customers, who are also required by emergency law to show proof of identity when the employee at the door doubts the veracity of a person’s identity...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cop-wannabe-falls-short-but-her-id-says-otherwise
A female police applicant who was rejected for failing to meet minimum height requirements has won her case in the Supreme Court, after judges said a renewed ID card was 'new evidence' despite her height from head to toe still falling short during a physical exam...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-jailed-over-detained-daughter-s-case
A mother in Paphos has been arrested on witness tampering charges, after she reportedly attempted to get her daughter off the hook in a case of suspected theft and possibly other charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elderly-man-dies-in-car-moped-collision
An elderly man said to be riding a moped was killed in a road accident in Xylofagou on Thursday, raising the death toll in road crashes to three within the last 48 hours in the Republic of Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspected-pimp-detained-in-cyprus
A suspected prostitution recruiter from Ukraine is awaiting trial in the Republic of Cyprus following his arrest on Monday at Larnaca International Airport...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-city-minibus-takes-historic-dive
The condition of a minibus driver remained unknown following an accident in Nicosia on Sunday, with reports saying the vehicle ended up falling into a historic moat downtown...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-arrested-in-prostitution-bust-in-limassol
Limassol police are keeping a lid on a prostitution bust in Yermasoyia, where two apartments were raided after being suspected of operating as illegal brothels...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-turned-topsy-turvy-over-mutation-news
Clusters amongst partygoers and highly contagious infections undetected for several weeks have emerged in the Republic of Cyprus, causing headaches for officials who are now going through guest lists line by line to track down hundreds of people before it is too late...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-man-killed-in-nisou-car-crash
A young man in the front passenger seat was killed in a car accident south of Nicosia on Friday, with police seeking the public’s help as they investigate a two-vehicle collision...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/child-cocaine-exposure-case-goes-forward
A mother of young twins who reportedly tested positive for controlled substances is no longer a suspect, but Limassol police are charging her husband with multiple offences in an unusual case of pediatric exposure to cocaine...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rescued-turtle-released-back-into-the-ocean
Iole the sea turtle, who cheated death last year thanks to beach visitors and staff at the Cyprus Marine Aquaculture Research Center, has been released back to her natural habitat after a long rehabilitation treatment...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/women-and-children-allowed-off-refugee-boat
Close to a hundred Syrian refugees were spotted on board a vessel on Wednesday off Cyprus’ Cape Greco, with reports saying half of them were women and children while coast guard officials ordered the men to remain on the boat...
