https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chloraka-suspects-deny-murder-charges
Two male suspects extradited from Turkey to face trial in the Chloraka killing of a 20-year-old Syrian man have pleaded not guilty to premeditated murder charges, with a judge ordering them to remain in custody while nine others face manslaughter in the same case but separate trial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mild-and-windy-start-to-the-week
A low pressure system is affecting the area over Cyprus with low chances of showers in parts of the island along with strong winds in the late morning...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-begins-sealing-porous-frontier
The Republic of Cyprus says a barbwire fence currently being set up along a strip adjacent to the UN buffer zone should not be seen as a border between north and south but a way to hold back undocumented migrants...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-bet-that-cyprus-is-winning
The decision taken yesterday by Germany’s Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) to allow the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged over 65 years old was met with strong reactions domestically due to the bad reputation built up for the vaccine by the early statements of German officials on the efficacy of the specific jab....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-foreign-chief-pops-in-for-a-visit
EU’s foreign affairs chief visited Cyprus on Friday where he is meeting with leaders on both sides of the divided island as well as UNJ officials ahead of the latest attempt to revive peace negotiations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sexual-harassment-cases-piling-up
Cyprus police are currently working on 16 sexual harassment and abuse reports, three of which were filed over the past ten days alone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/borrell-cyprob-solution-must-come-from-cypriots-themselves
"The European Union fully supports the resumption of a settlement process under UN auspices, as soon as possible," and stands ready to provide whatever assistance both parties and the UN would find most useful, the EU’s Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell said Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/students-livid-over-false-test-results
Students in Limassol wreaked havoc on their high school Thursday morning, after it emerged that 40 to 50 cases thought to have tested positive ended up in the clear moments later...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-in-five-cutting-it-close-for-road-tax
Transportation officials say there will be no deadline extension for motor vehicle registration renewals, with police saying fines will be issued to road tax violators after March 11...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dad-says-stillbirth-was-due-to-negligence
A grieving father of a twinless twin is accusing doctors at Makarios Children’s Hospital of medical negligence, after his wife who was pregnant with twins gave birth to a stillborn...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/harrowing-images-of-st-hilarion-castle-ablaze
A fire at Saint Hilarion Castle is believed to have been caused by a lightning strike, with videos showing harrowing images of the historic bastion ablaze...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-response-to-pandemic-gets-tested
Another pandemic death was recorded Tuesday in the Republic of Cyprus, as critical voices against the government’s response continue to multiply calling for fewer tests and more vaccinations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-remains-under-flood-watch
A low pressure system continues to affect the area over Cyprus, with heavy showers and powerful thunderstorms expected Wednesday in the late morning and early afternoon...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coming-period-packed-with-cyprus-problem-diplomacy
EU and UN officials are expected in Cyprus in the coming days ahead of the informal conference on Cyprus that will take place April 27-29 of in Geneva and this month’s European Council summit, during which EU leaders will discuss Turkey`s European course. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-cyprus-issue-today
Over the past 30 years, Turkey, and its friends in the society of nations, sought, and partially succeeded, in obscuring the importance of the Cyprus issue’s international dimension, that is the Turkish invasion and the illegal occupation of the island. The aim was to present the Cyprus issue as a one-dimensional, internal affair that exclusively concerns the relations and the rights of the two communities, Greek- and Turkish-Cypriots....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scores-royal-caribbean-mid-pandemic
Cyprus Deputy Ministry for Tourism has welcomed a world-renowned cruise ship company’s decision to include Cyprus among its destinations during June – August 2021, utilizing a brand-new ship, to be delivered shortly...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/second-thoughts-as-relaxation-plan-unravels
Health minister Constantinos Ioannou was due to consult with health experts online Tuesday during an emergency meeting, following alarming news over multiple chains of infection and a rise in daily cases amid a plan to relax measures step by step...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rain-enters-picture-this-week
A low pressure system is affecting Cyprus as temperatures fall and rise this week, with rain chances and suspicious clouds hanging over the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/peter-piot-vaccination-passports-a-one-way-street
Professor Peter Piot, advisor to the Commission President, speaks to ‘K’...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unsg-extends-formal-invitations-to-cyprus-problem-summit
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent out official invites to the informal five-party summit on the Cyprus Problem that is set to take place on April 27-29 in Geneva. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/el-diablo-denier-criminally-charged
A man is facing multiple charges including criminal trespassing after he was apprehended at the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (RIK) where he went to protest against Cyprus’ Eurovision song entry this year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-hesitantly-relaxes-more-measures
More students were going back to school on Monday as Cyprus entered the second phase of a gradual relaxation of pandemic measures, with officials closely monitoring the situation to avoid a major setback....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unsg-s-special-envoy-to-visit-cyprus-march-7-9
The UN Secretary-General's special envoy to Cyprus, Jane Holl Lute, will visit the island on March 7-9 for contacts with the two sides, in the framework of preparations for the informal five-party meeting on the Cyprus Problem scheduled to take place in Geneva on April 27-29....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-walks-free-after-long-detention
A Syrian man was detained since May 2019 on terrorism charges won his appeal on Thursday, after the Supreme Court ruled that his detention had exceeded any valid period that had previously been justified on national security grounds...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-worried-over-salamis-piece-on-ebay
Turkish Cypriot police have launched an investigation after a piece of marble from the ancient site of Salamis ended up on eBay...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-leaders-seek-to-inject-energy-into-slow-vaccine-rollout
European Union leaders are gathering Thursday to try to inject new energy into the bloc’s lagging coronavirus vaccination efforts as concern mounts that new variants might spread faster than authorities can adapt....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-cops-shut-down-underground-poker
Over a dozen people were fined by police in Limassol for violating health laws after being caught red handed engaging in an illegal poker game during night curfew...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-pick-greek-holy-week-for-sitdown
An informal 'five plus one' meeting on Cyprus will take place in Geneva during Greek Orthodox Holy Week, after a UN spokesperson confirmed location and dates for yet another historic sitdown...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-worker-loses-fingers-in-accident
A young man in Paphos was seriously injured in explosion in a company basement Wednesday morning, with reports saying doctors could be attempting to reattach his fingers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-smart-vehicle-flags-down-wanted-man
Police continue to put their smart vehicles to good use while out on the road, after a car driven by a wanted man who had had too much to drink was flagged on Wednesday by the mobile ANPR system...