https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/clarifications-min-health-for-the-new-measures-the-exceptions-for-telework
In a written announcement, the Ministry of Health clarified the new measures that were decided upon during yesterday's meeting of the Council of Ministers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europol-cracks-down-on-human-trafficking
Two hundred and sixty-nine (269) potential victims of exploitation were identified during Europol's eight-day, coordinated pan-European action to crack down on trafficking in human beings and labor exploitation in the agricultural sector,...
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/supermarkets-want-a-safe-pass-redo
Supermarket representatives in the Republic of Cyprus are crying foul over Safe Pass measures, accusing police officers of being vindictive with fines and pointing out that some door greeters are even scared to confront aggressive customers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-case-of-animal-cruelty-in-limassol
Limassol police are investigating a case of animal cruelty in the Limassol district....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-menoyia-escapees-apprehended
Two escapees facing deportation at Menoyia Immigration Detention Center were apprehended by police on Monday over a dozen miles away, following a large-scale operation including air support...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/asylum-seekers-at-pournara-breach-gate
A group of asylum seekers at Nicosia’s Pournara camp got a brief taste of freedom on Wednesday, after residents breached the front gate during a protest against long-term detention at the migration facility...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/violent-brawl-breaks-out-at-pournara
A large-scale violent confrontation between groups of asylum seekers erupted at Pournara camp on Monday night, with police calling for backup and two dozen ending up in the Emergency Room...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-refuses-to-extradite-russian-woman
The Supreme Court in the Republic of Cyprus has refused to extradite a Russian woman citing her health condition, saying Moscow failed to convince local authorities that the individual would not face mistreatment if she would be extradited...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-shrinks-oversized-security-detail-for-vips
Party leaders and former state officials in the Republic of Cyprus will see their security detail downsized following a Cabinet decision on Thursday, also tasking police to evaluate the size of the presidential guard...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cleaver-bearing-trio-stage-cash-in-transit-heist
Police on Monday arrested three suspects after cash-in-transit guards were attacked at a bakery in Nicosia’s Ayios Dometios by three perpetrators holding cleavers, with the trio getting away with a sum of €52,000....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-men-face-attempted-kidnapping-in-paphos
Two Syrian men accused of attempted kidnapping denied the charges on Saturday, a day after a private security guard in Paphos made a citizen’s arrest and told police he saw the suspects trying to abduct two boys...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-shot-by-police-dies-in-hospital
A foreign national, who was hospitalized after getting shot by Limassol police during an attempt to arrest him, has succumbed to his injuries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-criticizes-turkey-on-migration-as-border-clashes-resume
Clashes between Greek riot police and migrants attempting to cross the border from Turkey erupted anew Friday as European Union foreign ministers took aim at what they called “Turkey’s use of migratory pressure for political purposes.”
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/guards-use-tear-gas-to-disperse-hundreds-of-migrants-at-greek-turkish-border
Guards on Greece’s northeastern land border with Turkey made “deterrent use” of tear gas to disperse some 500 refugees and migrants trying to enter the country and the European Union after Ankara loosened controls on migrant flows....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-cypriot-freed-from-hungarian-prison
A Syrian-born Cypriot who was jailed four years ago in Hungary on terrorism charges has been reunited with his family in Cyprus according to Amnesty International that mounted a campaign for his release...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/inmate-caught-with-four-‘bumphones
A local inmate doing time at Nicosia’s Central Prisons was caught with four phones hidden in his rectum as he was being transferred back to his cell...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ercan-officers-suspended-over-police-brutality-video
Police officers at Ercan airport are being investigated over an alleged incident of violence, after a video made public showed a traveler being dragged and kicked by an officer while others were late to intervene...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/serial-killer-s-sim-card-points-to-more-women
A mobile phone SIM card that was destined for convicted serial killer Nikos Metaxas in prison could possibly hold key information that may be of interest to crime investigators...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-sim-card-found-in-orestis-pants
Prison guards discovered another SIM card in a pair of trousers destined for convicted serial killer Nikos Metaxas during a family visit...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prank-calls-cause-multiple-evacuations
Authorities went on high alert Sunday after prank calls caused evacuations in two shopping malls and a casino as well as an airplane that was about to take off in Larnaca...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bill-pushes-for-police-taser-guns
A bill sponsored by the government aims to put taser guns in the hands of law enforcement officials, while also take away hunting rifles from criminals convicted of domestic violence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-pulls-a-fast-one-at-an-army-checkpoint
Nicosia police and the military are investigating an incident close to the buffer zone, where a driver broke through an army checkpoint and disappeared into the south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cash-in-transit-heist-foiled-in-limassol
Two hooded men attempted to rob a cash-in-transit van in broad daylight in Limassol, while shots were fired to scare the private security guards...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prisoner-breaks-out-of-mental-hospital-in-the-north
Turkish Cypriot police have released the photo of a male prisoner who escaped while being detained at a mental health facility in the north...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-scanners-go-after-unpaid-fines
More people are being called in to the nearest police station to settle traffic fines, according to media reports, with much of the credit going to the recently-installed smart licence plate scanner...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-airport-to-face-terror-mock-attacks
Guns will be drawn and shots fired at Larnaca International Airport on Friday as part of an emergency drill, with police warning the public not to be alarmed if they see Israeli security guards running around the terminal...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-double-murder-suspects-get-high
The chief of police has ordered an internal probe to establish how and when three of the four suspects in the Strovolos double murder case “got high” on the day of their court appearance earlier this week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alexoui-takes-to-facebook-after-midnight-search
Police are taking a beating on social media following a midnight house search of a Nicosia businessman with suspected ties to illegal activities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bodyguards-deported-on-public-safety-grounds
Cyprus Immigration deported four security guards following an executive decision by Police Chief Zacharias Chrysostomou, while the usual suspects are facing repeated searches and charges ranging from illegal possession to unlawful security cameras...
