https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-defy-ban-on-peaceful-assembly
Harsh words against the police and a handful of arrests marred the weekend in Paphos and Limassol, after small numbers of protesters and riot police came face to face on Saturday over the right to protest in public...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-jailed-in-fake-marriage-manslaughter
A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on manslaughter charges in connection with a fake marriage deal gone wrong, while his girlfriend also did time for withholding information from police...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fbi-offers-deal-to-cypriot-hacker
A young man known as the “Cypriot hacker” who was flown to the United States last summer to face trial, may have a deal after all, with reports saying Joshua Polloso Epifaniou is ready to enter a plea but it is unclear if he would need to do jail time halfway around the world...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scientists-warn-against-rapid-test-self-checking
The rapid antigen tests that the health ministry recently stocked up on in its battle against time to detect coronavirus cases among Cyprus employees require careful handling....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/obama-offers-piece-of-the-puzzle-in-greek-debt-crisis
Apart from providing key insights into a special (in many respects) presidency, Barack Obama’s memoir contains some very interesting references to the Greek debt crisis and the way in which the major European powers chose to deal with the situation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-goes-on-site-to-see-tests-through
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou says the government underestimated the number of workers who would rush to get tested to beat movement restrictions, adding that the situation was going somewhat smoothly during morning visits at two testing centres...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rescuers-moved-by-hunter-s-devoted-dog
A man who was out hunting with friends ended up being badly injured on Sunday after falling into a deep gorge, with fire fighters rushing to his rescue only to find the real hero was Paola, the hunter’s dog who did not want to leave her owner’s side...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-sets-foot-on-cyprus-varosha
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Cyprus on Sunday during Turkish Cypriot celebrations in the north, prompting strong reactions from Greek Cypriots in the south at a time when the divided island’s political future hangs in the balance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elusive-businessman-with-cyprus-ties-pops-up
The whereabouts of elusive Russian hedge fund manager German Lillevali, who was linked to a flurry of companies in Cyprus after he became a resident, are no longer a mystery after reports that he was detained in the US on an immigration violation but released due to overcrowding amid the coronavirus pandemic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/schools-told-to-take-‘rustic-measures
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou drew criticism and humour on social media this week after he suggested young children in school could use throw blankets while doors and windows remained open for ventilation due to the pandemic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/systems-tested-by-slaughterhouse-outbreak
A company that owns a slaughterhouse in rural Nicosia has until Monday to explain how 79 people were found working without proper authorization, following a coronavirus outbreak on the premises and days after the firm hinted that government officials were supplying asylum seekers for manual labour through backchannels...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-cypriots-demonstrate-against-turkish-intervention
Thousands of Turkish Cypriots took the streets on Tuesday evening to demonstrate in favour of democracy and against Turkish interference in local affairs...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nagorno-karabakh-peace-deal-signed
Russian peacekeeping troops deployed to the war-ravaged enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in the early hours of Tuesday as part of a ceasefire deal President Vladimir Putin said should pave the way for a lasting political settlement of the conflict there...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-lockdown-question-still-open-ended
President Nicos Anastasiades hinted at further measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 following last weekend’s spike, but the nature and scope of a potential second lockdown remains unknown until his meets with his Cabinet on Wednesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-s-cabinet-to-rethink-covid-strategy
President Nicos Anastasiades has called for an emergency Cabinet meeting on Monday, after data over the weekend appeared to suggest that things were taking a turn for the worse despite hard work and added measures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biden-trumps-trump
Major television networks pointed to Democrat Joe Biden as capturing enough votes to rebuff his opponent, Republican incumbent Donald Trump, in what has been described as a time of deep divisions in the Land of the Free...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-updates-travel-list
The Republic of Cyprus downgraded eight countries in its three-tier risk-based classification system and upgraded one, with the updated list coming into effect on November 9....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/citizens-to-protest-over-passport-probe
A new demonstration will take place outside the Presidential Palace on Friday, with protesters gathering to express their frustration over the government’s handling of the golden passport scandal and demand that officials take ownership of the crisis...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/passport-committee-shuns-media-over-covid
The special investigative committee probing the passport scandal in the Republic of Cyprus cited the pandemic this week after banning reporters from hearings, while it was unclear how Thursday’s additional COVID measures would further affect media coverage...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bill-introduces-femicide-in-penal-code
A new bill proposal calling for femicide to be recognized officially as a sex-based hate crime has been submitted to the House legal affairs committee, with proponents saying the term would be helpful for prosecutorial reasons while some critics say the law might be sexist...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘wanted-man-takes-police-to-supreme-court
A foreign national who says he was living in Denmark with his family ended up being detained in Bulgaria on a Cypriot warrant, with his lawyer saying it was issued without due diligence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-locked-up-for-life-in-ledras-murder
A foreign man who was convicted of killing a 21-year-old Indian national during a clash in downtown Nicosia last June has been sentenced to life, with others also getting prison sentences for taking part in the attacks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foster-child-s-mother-back-in-court
A mother who lost custody of her child was arrested Sunday following a complaint that she abducted her own son from state foster care, with reports suggesting she had tried to reunite with her son previously but a judge ordered her to stay away pending an abuse trial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-search-homes-offices-of-those-implicated-in-al-jazeera-video
Police on Thursday searched the homes and offices of the people embroiled in the Al Jazeera video on the Cyprus Papers that caused ongoing political turmoil on the island.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foreign-investors-rush-to-meet-deadline
Days before Cyprus’ Citizenship by Investment Programme is set to go offline, interior ministry officials and paralegals kicked things into high gear to handle the last batch of petitions by foreign investors before the programme ends on Sunday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-detained-outside-french-embassy
Five protesters were arrested on Tuesday outside the French embassy in Nicosia, where dozens of Muslim residents gathered to demonstrate against France’s stance towards Islam...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/appointment-of-directors-principals-senior-manager-in-k-treppides-co
The Management of K. Treppides & Co Ltd committed to develop leadership that derives from its own people, who pursue excellence in the provision of high quality specialised and unique services, is pleased to announce the appointment of the following members into the Board of Management with effect 1 October 2020...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-fire-shot-after-graffiti-arrest
A police officer fired a warning shot on Monday night in Limassol, after a gang of hooded young men tried to interfere with a graffiti-related arrest...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anti-maskers-fined-after-nicosia-demo
A demonstration by anti-maskers held over the weekend led police scouring through video footage and other material to identify participants in violation of the recently-imposed mandatory mask rule for all outdoor areas, with two out of the 10 so far identified fined....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gigolo-murder-suspect-still-in-custody
The two suspects in the murder of a well-to-do mother of three in Limassol have been order to remain in custody, while local media say a person in Nicosia was questioned after it emerged that the murder suspect had sold stolen jewelry belonging to the victim...
