https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divided-cyprus-reacts-to-hagia-sophia
Cyprus has weighed in on Turkey’s controversial decision to allow Muslim prayer inside Hagia Sophia, with different reactions across the divided island and amid reports of nuanced differences in President Erdogan's statements in two different languages...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drug-unit-gets-lucky-after-dialing-number
A male suspect appears to be talking to the police following his arrest on drug related charges with reports saying investigators in Larnaca are connecting the dots in two different cases...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-details-in-suspected-child-abuse
A young mother remains locked up in connection with an ongoing domestic violence investigation and alleged child abuse in Limassol, with reports saying police were told the husband was abusing his wife but she hesitated to file a complaint...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-arrested-in-connection-with-larnaca-security-guard-murder
Police on Wednesday cuffed two local men aged 29 and 40 in connection with the murder of 29-year-old security guard Panayiotis “Valentinos” Kallistionis on the night of June 25 outside his parental home in Ormideia, Larnaca district....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-detained-in-child-abuse-case
Police brought to light a suspected child abuse case in Limassol this week, during an investigation into an assault complaint launched against the parents by the baby’s grandmother who said she was assaulted by her son and daughter-in-law...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-after-head-on-collision
Two bikers in Larnaca were hospitalized Sunday night after they collided with a vehicle driven by a man who was arrested on a drunk driving violation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/77-of-cyprus-coronavirus-cases-in-past-fortnight-imported
By June 30th, a total of 998 COVID-19 cases and 26 deaths (case fatality rate: 2.6%) were reported in the Republic of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-ambassador-see-opportunities-in-cyprus
US Ambassador to Nicosia Judy Garber says the pandemic aftermath in Cyprus could be seen as an opportunity for the island, praising officials for managing the crisis and calling the country a “fantastic place for people” to do business...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hagia-sophia-verdict-expected-within-15-days-says-report
A verdict on whether Hagia Sophia in Istanbul will be converted into a mosque is to be issued within 15 days, Turkey’s Daily Sabah reported Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-scrambles-to-contain-bug-at-entry-points
Turkish Cypriot authorities went into high gear on Wednesday following reports that one passenger tested positive and another traveler, who failed to self-isolate, went from the airport straight to a barbershop...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-details-emerge-in-lakatamia-deaths
Authorities are keeping a tight lid on the Lakatamia murder-suicide case under investigation, with reports saying police were being extra cautious over reports that a handwritten note pointed to the man killing the woman before committing suicide...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bodyguard-gunned-down-in-rural-larnaca
A security guard was gunned down Thursday night in rural Larnaca, with reports saying the victim was a survivor in a previous mob hit in Ayia Napa back in 2016...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elderly-man-murdered-in-north-nicosia
An elderly man was found brutally murdered in his home in north Nicosia on Wednesday, with reports saying the main suspect has been arrested...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ayia-napa-rape-case-on-appeal-path
The lawyers of a British young lady, who was accused by Cypriot police of fabricating rape allegations in Ayia Napa last year, have submitted documents to the Supreme Court for an appeal hearing expected later this year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/women-in-brothel-raid-under-arrest
Seven women in Nicosia previously described by police as possible victims of trafficking have been arrested, with a judge ordering them in remanded custody for multiple offences related to prostitution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-epidemiological-report-shows-84-of-recent-cases-imported
A total of 985 COVID-19 cases and 25 deaths have been reported in the Republic of Cyprus until June 16, with the fatality rate standing at 2.5%, according to the national surveillance report on COVID-19 published on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hostel-manager-says-he-is-not-a-pimp
A male suspect facing pimping charges in a recent brothel investigation in downtown Nicosia says he was only renting single rooms to women and charging a lodging fee...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-allows-protaras-club-that-flouted-covid-19-decrees-to-open-doors
The outdoor club in Protoaras that was forced to temporarily suspend operation earlier this month after it was found operating without a license and violating coronavirus decrees for consecutive days will be reopening its doors with the consent of the Famagusta district court....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/purse-snatcher-in-paphos-faces-judge
A young man suspected of snatching a woman’s purse at a bus stop and running away in Paphos is expected to appear before a judge for a remand hearing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brother-denies-manslaughter-in-sister-s-death
The young man who shot and killed his sister in Larnaca pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges on Thursday, admitting only malicious act charges for cutting his sister’s car brakes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-lawyer-searching-for-dutch-sailor-who-helped-him-beat-covid-19-infection
Distinguished local lawyer Kypros Chrysostomides beat his coronavirus infection after an arduous one-month journey at the Famagusta General Hospital ICU, but said what will stick with him is the memory of his hospital roommate, a young Dutch sailor, whom he hopes to meet again to thank him for the selflessness he showed while Chrysostomides was immobilized by the virus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/roommate-arrested-on-attempted-murder
Police arrested a man on attempted murder charges following an incident in rural Nicosia, after his roommate showed up at a private hospital with an abdominal stab wound...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-vow-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-paphos-incident
A Paphos judge ordered six men and two women in remanded custody for four days following their arrest on charges of public nuisance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/downtown-clashes-continue-in-cyprus
Police officers have been busy over the weekend with public incidents in two districts, with a number of arrests taking place in Paphos and three people ending up in hospital in Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-jailed-in-another-ayia-napa-rape-case
A man has been sentenced to eight years for the rape of a young British woman, who said she was raped after being driven in a dark remote area outside Ayia Napa last year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/decision-to-postpone-weddings-until-september-political
Though many were disappointed to hear that wedding and baptism ceremonies won’t be permitted to take place until September, and though the health advisory committee suggested these could resume from as early as June 25, committee member Petros Karayiannis said the government made the right move in taking the political decision....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/racism-xenophobia-rife-in-cyprus-refugees-say
A teleconference on Tuesday raised the multifaceted problems faced by refugees and asylum seekers on the island, such as racism and xenophobia, hardships during the coronavirus pandemic, and difficulties with integrating into Cyprus society....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spacex-delivers-two-nasa-astronauts-to-iss
Nearly 24 hours after launching from Florida, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule delivered NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the first US space capsule to do so with a crew since 2011...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-bodies-found-in-old-nicosia-apartment
Two bodies were discovered in a downtown apartment in Nicosia on Sunday, with reports saying a bouquet of flowers had been placed next to a woman who had her throat slashed...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-attack-video-making-rounds
A disturbing video is making the rounds on social media, showing a nasty fight that broke out in public on a bustling strip in Limassol earlier this week...