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1. A night of remembrance as Israel honors victims of the Oct 7th massacre

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-night-of-remembrance-as-israel-honors-victims-of-the-oct-7th-massacre

On the evening of October 7, 2024, the Israeli Embassy organized a poignant memorial ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia, Cyprus. ...

2. Cyprus activates national plan for potential evacuations from Lebanon

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-activates-national-plan-for-potential-evacuations-from-lebanon

Nicosia remains on high alert as it prepares for potential crises stemming from escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, including the possibility of a large-scale conflict involving Hezbollah in Lebanon....

3. Why Cyprus is not at risk from Iran's ballistic missiles

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/why-cyprus-is-not-at-risk-from-iran-s-ballistic-missiles

The recent escalation between Israel and Iran—marked by Tehran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel Tuesday night—and the ongoing conflict in Lebanon have raised concerns for the Republic of Cyprus....

4. Convicted murderer still at large 17 years after prison escape

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/convicted-murderer-still-at-large-17-years-after-prison-escape

Seventeen years after escaping from Cyprus' Central Prison, convicted murderer Panagiotis Netzati remains on the run, with his name still listed on Interpol’s most-wanted list....

5. Nicosia doctor faces trial for kidnapping and rape

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-doctor-faces-trial-for-kidnapping-and-rape

A Nicosia doctor, accused of kidnapping, beating, and raping his former partner, is now facing a direct trial after being arrested by local authorities. The alleged assault took place on August 24 in a neighborhood of the capital, sparking a swift investigation by the Nicosia CID....

6. Sweden's gang war reaches Greece with key arrests

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sweden-s-gang-war-reaches-greece-with-key-arrests

In September 2023, Sweden was rocked by a surge of 12 murders linked to a violent gang war over drug trafficking in cities like Uppsala and Umeå....

7. Police spokesman updates Avvakoum Monastery investigation

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-spokesman-updates-avvakoum-monastery-investigation

Police Spokesman Christos Andreou provided updates on the ongoing investigation into the Monastery of Saint Abbacum, highlighting significant developments in the case....

8. Two suspects apprehended in Larnaca, handed over to occupation authorities

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-suspects-apprehended-in-larnaca-handed-over-to-occupation-authorities

Cyprus authorities have apprehended three individuals aged 46, 37, and 47, shedding light on a case involving the abduction, kidnapping, and murder of Aicha Alav and two Cameroonian suspects. The incident occurred in occupied Nicosia on December 22, 2023....

9. An attack on Ecuadorian live TV sparks national crisis

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/an-attack-on-ecuadorian-live-tv-sparks-national-crisis

A dramatic attack unfolded in Ecuador as armed men stormed a TV station during a live broadcast in Guayaquil, leading to the arrest of 13 individuals. ...

10. Controversial billboards stir emotions

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/controversial-billboards-stir-emotions

Take a drive along any Cypriot highway and you’re confronted with billboard images of Israeli women and children kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on 7 October. ...

11. EU's call for humanitarian ''pauses'' draws attention ahead of UN vote

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-s-call-for-humanitarian-pauses-draws-attention-ahead-of-un-vote

European Union leaders have stopped short of calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, instead appealing for humanitarian “pauses” to provide aid, as the UN warned its operations were being “paralyzed” by Israel’s bombardment of the besieged enclave....

12. Hamas to broadcast executions of Israeli hostages online

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-hamas-to-broadcast-executions-of-israeli-hostages-online

Hamas militants have vowed to broadcast their executions of Israeli hostages on the internet. Recent history shows there's virtually nothing tech companies can do to prevent that from happening....

13. Families reveal painful ordeal amid Israel's war

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/families-reveal-painful-ordeal-amid-israel-s-war

Amid the devastating war in Israel, relatives of hostages have had to learn of their kidnappings through frantic, whispered phone calls and videos posted to social media....

14. Trial for alleged Ayia Napa tourist rape postponed to October 16

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trial-for-alleged-ayia-napa-tourist-rape-postponed-to-october-16

The trial for the alleged rape of a tourist that occurred on September 3 in Ayia Napa and was originally scheduled to begin today, has been postponed and rescheduled for October 16 before the Permanent Criminal Court of Famagusta....

15. Notorious Italian mafia boss succumbs to cancer after 30 years on the run

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/notorious-italian-mafia-boss-succumbs-to-cancer-after-30-years-on-the-run

Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was convicted of multiple murders and was arrested in January after spending 30 years on the run, has died of cancer, officials said on Monday....

16. Tourist's nightmare continues - Five in custody in Ayia Napa

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourist-s-nightmare-continues-five-in-custody-in-ayia-napa

In a legal proceeding set to commence on October 5 at the Permanent Criminal Court of Famagusta, five individuals, aged 20 and 19, and identified as foreigners, have been formally accused of their involvement in aiding police investigations....

17. Four accused of brutalizing child freelance dealer

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-accused-of-brutalizing-child-freelance-dealer

"They treated me worse than an animal," said the young man who was beaten, burnt, and forced to snort cocaine by drug traffickers....

18. 24-year-old woman escapes kidnapping attempt in Paphos

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/24-year-old-woman-escapes-kidnapping-attempt-in-paphos

On Monday, the Paphos Police arrested someone for allegedly sexually assaulting a 24-year-old woman in Paphos....

19. Political parties fueling nationalism crisis in Chlorakas protest

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/political-parties-fueling-nationalism-crisis-in-chlorakas-protest

The "people living in Chlorakas who are organized" issued a statement today expressing their unhappiness with reports on the internet about "a small group of individuals spreading false information and serious accusations against the residents of Chlorakas and their protest against segregation," they argue....

20. Police probe alleged kidnapping case in Chlorakas

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-probe-alleged-kidnapping-case-in-chlorakas

The police in Paphos are investigating a case of kidnapping that is said to have occurred in late August, even though the alleged victim did not file a complaint after being located....

21. Vigilante militias detain migrants in Evros: New video emerges

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vigilante-militias-detain-migrants-in-evros-new-video-emerges

A recently surfaced video depicts four migrants allegedly apprehended by vigilante "militias" in the Evros region, now circulating across online platforms....

22. Closure after 5 decades: Former pastor charged with murder

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/closure-after-5-decades-former-pastor-charged-with-murder

An 83-year-old former pastor has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of a neighboring pastor’s daughter in 1975, Pennsylvania officials announced Monday....

23. Mossad kidnapping inside Iran tied to Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mossad-kidnapping-inside-iran-tied-to-cyprus

Bizarre revelations emerged on Thursday in an alleged thwarted attack on Israeli targets in Cyprus, after Mossad revealed that agents had gone inside Iran and kidnapped a man who later confessed on video his plans to kill an Israeli businessman on the island...

24. Alleged teen kidnapper gives own version of events

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alleged-teen-kidnapper-gives-own-version-of-events

A foreign man accused of kidnapping two teenagers in a public park in Nicosia says he did not do anything, but local media say the suspect admitted after his remand hearing that he held a boy and a girl against their will...

25. Alleged park kidnapper remanded in custody for eight days

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alleged-park-kidnapper-remanded-in-custody-for-eight-days

The 29-year-old man accused of kidnapping minors in a park on April 20th was brought before the Nicosia District Court. As per reports, the foreign national, who has been detained for eight days, is refusing to cooperate with the investigators regarding the case....

26. Huge child abduction case flops in Cypriot court

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/huge-child-abduction-case-flops-in-cypriot-court

A criminal court in Cyprus has acquitted all remaining defendants in a high profile child abduction case, just months after a Norwegian court also vindicated the father of the young girl, whose Cypriot mother accused him six years ago of taking their daughter unlawfully...

27. Uncle says Little Hacker was scouting for burial sites

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uncle-says-little-hacker-was-scouting-for-burial-sites

The disappearance of a Limassol man feared murdered has become more complicated after the uncle of the main suspect, known as Little Hacker, offered to point investigators to possible burial sites claiming they were picked by his nephew...

28. Police build disappearance case but no breakthrough

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-build-disappearance-case-but-no-breakthrough

The disappearance of a Limassol man said to be implicated in a convoluted cryptocurrency case continues to baffle Cypriot authorities, following additional arrests and search parties expected to continue after an unsuccessful holiday weekend...

29. Police silent over alleged op to catch teen predator

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-silent-over-alleged-op-to-catch-teen-predator

Police declined to comment on an alleged kidnapping of two teenagers at a park in Nicosia, following reports that a boy and a girl accompanied by their parents filed a complaint that led to a failed undercover operation to catch a pervert...

30. Disappearance less clear after cops nab hacker’s pal

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/disappearance-less-clear-after-cops-nab-hacker-s-pal

A man said to be an acquaintance of Little Hacker, the detained suspect in a disappearance case possibly linked to cryptocurrency theft, has also been nabbed by police after investigators became suspicious over partial statements he had made, but charges still remained unclear...

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