https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/murders-shake-cyprus-prompting-reflection-on-crime-and-leadership
In a shocking turn of events, two murders occurred within a span of just a few hours, stealing the limelight from the ongoing turmoil in neighboring Israel and evoking grim memories of times long past. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hunt-for-killers-intensifies-in-kalogeropoulos-ambush
The police are closing in on the perpetrators of the fatal ambush on 55-year-old Thanasis Kalogeropoulos, which occurred on Monday morning....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/double-homicide-shrouded-in-mystery-points-to-professionals
In a perplexing case, the recent double murder of Alexios Mavromichalis and Thanasis Kalogeropoulos has left authorities in Cyprus facing a challenging puzzle....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-chief-inspects-alexoui-murder-scene
Police Chief Stelios Papatheodorou visited the location where the mafia execution of Alexis Mavromichalis, also known as "Alexoi," occurred last night....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tragic-turn-for-alexoui-as-mafia-claims-second-life
In a disturbing turn of events, Law Enforcement Authorities are on high alert following a recent deadly attack on Alexis Mavromichalis, known as "Alexoui." The tragic incident unfolded on Tuesday night, October 31st....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-police-investigate-mafia-execution-of-thanasis-kalogeropoulos
The Limassol Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is closely scrutinizing the details surrounding the contract murder and mafia-style execution of 55-year-old Thanasis Kalogeropoulos. Investigations are ongoing to identify both the individuals responsible for the crime and those who may have ordered it....
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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/history-s-footnote-a-satirical-saga-of-new-cyprus
Theatre director Paris Erotokritou and graphic designer Demetris Soteriou have joined forces to create a satirical novella titled "History's Footnote: A Brief History of New Cyprus."...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/media-s-impact-in-cyprus-crisis-fanning-flames-or-offering-relief
A series of events in recent days, from Chloraka to Apostolos Andreas and then to Pyla, along with the disputes on social media about what is happening or not, remind us more than ever of the need for serious media that don't simply adopt official statements and don't stay on the surface of things, in the emotional and political stereotypes.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/when-society-turns-a-blind-eye-to-homeless-foreigners
A few hours before expensive Lamborghinis and Ferraris, driven by wealthy "foreigners," start their ostentatious daily progress on the coastal road of Limassol, poor "foreigners" sleep on the sand, as long as it is still night, to become news in the morning from a well-known television station that they are "obstructing the work of local boat owners."...
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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/experts-to-take-charge-of-high-profile-corruption-cases
The Anti-Corruption Authority has initiated investigations and assessments of the complaints it has received....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-author-claims-police-trying-to-ban-his-book-on-corruption
A Cypriot investigative journalist accused the police on Wednesday of trying to prevent him from publishing books he wrote about corruption in his country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spain-s-irregular-migration-decreased-by-25-6-last-year
Data provided by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior has revealed that irregular immigration to Spain during the past year decreased by 25.6 percent, from 41,945 arrivals recorded in 2021 to 31,219 in 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-helps-uncover-vat-carousel-fraud
Cypriot authorities swung into action after an investigation of fraudulent activity in Portugal was expanded through the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, with several companies on the island reportedly linked to a scheme that cost Lisbon tens of millions in tax revenue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prisons-are-the-headquarters-of-organized-crime
The measures taken by the Central Prison Management are neither sufficient nor effective and results in an uncontrolled and extremely dangerous situation that poses risks to the safety and lives of people inside and outside the Prison, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mavroyiannis-relationship-between-anastasiades-and-rybolovlev-should-be-investigated
Andreas Mavroyiannis, an independent candidate for president of the republic, has written a letter to Mr. Haris Pogiatzis, head of the independent anti-corruption authority, today calling for an investigation of President Anastasiades relationship with Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-journalist-talks-illegal-surveillance-with-pega
Cypriot author Makarios Drousiotis said on Wednesday that illegal surveillance was still taking place in the Republic of Cyprus, as European lawmakers were on the island for a second day of meetings to uncover any unlawful activity amid spying scandals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thanks-to-the-drought-dinosaur-prints-old-bones-and-hunger-stones-are-resurfacing
Europe is experiencing its worst drought in at least 500 years. Landscapes across Europe and beyond are being altered as forest fires, melting glaciers and other disasters threaten to wipe out entire regions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-least-five-russian-businessmen-have-died-by-apparent-suicide-in-just-three-months
At least five prominent Russian businessmen have reportedly died by suicide since late January, with three of them allegedly killing members of their families before taking their own lives....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/casino-boss-in-cyprus-dies-in-hail-of-bullets
A Turkish Cypriot businessman in the north was gunned down Tuesday after his convoy was attacked by assassins thought to be from the mainland, giving traction to a fugitive YouTuber mob boss who warned gangland turf wars in Turkey were now playing out on the island as well...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-shocked-at-arrest-mix-up-in-greece
Cyprus police were shocked at the news that a family man with a clean record was arrested in a high-stakes take down at a Greek airport, with sources suggesting Interpol Nicosia had only flagged the passenger discreetly after Athens never got back to them to resolve a mix-up...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-as-murder-mastermind-may-be-victim-of-mistaken-identity
The man arrested at Thessaloniki international airport on Tuesday on suspicion of being the mastermind in the murder of Russian hitman Alexander Solonik and his girlfriend in Athens in 1997 may be a case of mistaken identity, it was reported on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alleged-brain-behind-1997-murder-of-russian-gangster-arrested
The man Greek authorities believe is the brain behind the murder of infamous Russian hitman Alexander Solonik and his girlfriend in southern Athens in 1997 was arrested at Thessaloniki’s international airport on Monday afternoon....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-suspects-swept-up-in-alleged-plot-against-israelis
A total of five men are in custody in Cyprus in connection with an alleged plot against Israeli businessmen on the island, with local police using phone records to identify suspects but still keeping a very tight lid on the case...
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/alleged-plot-in-cyprus-takes-bizarre-turn-of-events
A Cypriot newspaper says it has forwarded information to police regarding an alleged plot against Israelis after it was contacted by a man who claimed he had seen the Azeri suspect hide a handgun in a hotel in the north...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/contract-killings-in-cyprus
In recent years in Cyprus, crime has increased significantly, while savage killings tend to become commonplace. Among them are several ambushes of death in persons associated with the "night"....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-behind-2006-murder-of-litvinenko
The European Court of Human Rights today ruled that Russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of Alexander Litvinenko....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspect-remanded-in-ayia-napa-shooting
A male suspect in the Ayia Napa shooting has been remanded in custody for eight days, as police continue to investigate a botched mob hit in the wee hours Sunday at a pub in the island’s resort town...
