https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-s salt-lake-overflows-video
The weekend's extreme weather brought about numerous issues in a number of places. There were, however, some spectacular moments. The Larnaca Salt Lake's overflow is one of them....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/qatargate-eva-kaili-s-testimony
One day after her arrest, SKAI reveals Eva Kaili's answers to the investigator during her testimony to Belgian authorities....
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/enchanting-troodos-in-a-blanket-of-white
Troodos is now covered in a blanket of white due to the recent snowfall that fell in the area. The photographs made public by the Forestry Department, which depict Troodos National Forest Park finally "dressed" in white, are telling....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-goes-under-24-hour-severe-weather-alert
A yellow warning went into effect all day Thursday in Cyprus, with weather officials warning about a mix of embedded showers and heavy thunderstorms during an entire 24-hour period...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thief-arrested-after-reporting-his-phone-lost-during-burglary
When he went to the police to find a mobile phone he lost while burglarizing a convenience store, a 27-year-old thief in Thessaloniki fell into a trap he unintentionally set for himself, which led to his arrest....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parent-loses-it-after-incident-outside-junior-high
A father waiting for his child outside a Larnaca junior high school went ballistic when a glass bottle was thrown at his car, with reports saying he grabbed a male student by the neck...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-murdered-for-a-mere-200-euros
The brutal murder of 61-year-old Dorotheos Dimitriadis on January 4 in Latsia by a group of people who beat him mercilessly has shocked the country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ballet-dancer-s-death-in-cyprus-still-unclear
The death of a ballet dancer, who had made Cyprus his temporary base after the pandemic, was still unclear following a fall from a balcony in Nicosia last month, with his mother still waiting for official word from the police while media speculation points to suicide...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elderly-man-killed-instantly-in-limassol-car-crash
An elderly man in Limassol died on Monday when his car slammed into a tree, with reports saying the unrestrained driver hit the passenger side after being propelled the from his seat...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/holiday-weekend-marred-by-two-road-fatalities
Two road fatalities were reported over the long holiday weekend in Cyprus, following car collisions in different districts where both victims were passengers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-is-in-the-midst of-the-new-narcos
Since December 20, cannabis has been washing up on the shores of free and occupied Famagusta, specifically over 100 kilos of packaged Indian hemp were collected by police....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-dies-in-latchia-after-brawl-incident
Three people were arrested on Wednesday in connection with a death in Latchia, where a man reportedly told police officers moments before he passed away that he had been attacked earlier...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-calling-on-public-to-avail-of-free-flu-shots
Cyprus’ Ministry of Health, calls on members of the public, regardless of age, or if they belong to a high-risk group, to contact their GP for a flu vaccine for free, in a bid to reduce pressure on the healthcare system....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/andreas-christou-s-disappearance-is-shrouded-in-mystery
The disappearance of 35-year-old wanted man Andreas Christou in connection with the attempted murder committed on December 4 in Oroklini, during which a 42-year-old man and a 6-year-old child were injured, is shrouded in mystery....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-publish-confident-promo-video
Cyprus Police rang in the New Year with a new promotional video, a cinematic film showing all aspects of law enforcement in action from combating terrorism to policing the streets with friendly community officers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-most-likely-scenario for-the-drugs-found-in-protaras
Stelios Sergides, deputy commander of the YKAN, told CNA that 340 kilos of cannabis, 38 kilos of cocaine, 3.5 kilos of ecstasy pills, and 4.5 kilos of methamphetamine were seized in Cyprus in 2022, with the number of drugs increasing over the previous five years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lowest-number-of-road-deaths-recorded-in-2022
The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announced that 2022 was the year with the lowest number of road fatalities (37) with a decrease of 17.8%% compared to 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dubai-abolishes alcohol-tax
According to the BBC, Dubai is eliminating the 30% alcohol tax and will no longer require personal alcohol licences, which are required for anyone wishing to consume alcohol....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/105-bird-poachers-convicted-in-2022
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) has contributed to the arrest and conviction of a total of 105 poachers in 2022, following the arrest of three hunters in the last days of the year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-20-kg-of-drugs-have-washed-up-on-the-beaches-in-the-famagusta-district
On Sunday, police discovered two packages containing drugs on a beach in the government-controlled areas of the Famagusta district. Over 20 kg of cannabis has washed up in the area in the last ten days....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-mother-killed-in-new-year-s-eve-car-crash
A young mother in Limassol on her way to ring in the New Year was killed in a car accident when a car driven by her boyfriend veered off course, with their baby in the back seat said to be in critical condition...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-pope-benedict-xvi-dies
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-braces-for-credit-ratings-in-2023
The ratings will take place in a year marked by a projected economic slowdown, amid the continued uncertainty that clouds the economic outlook, due to high inflation and the energy crisis, fueled by the continuing war in Ukraine...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officer-injured-in-clash-outside-foreclosed-property
The owner of a foreclosed property in Paphos was arrested on Thursday following an altercation outside an apartment complex, where a female police officer was injured...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prosecutors-say-inmate-was-tortured-to-give-up-password
Cypriot state prosecutors say an inmate who was killed inside Nicosia’s prison had been cruelly tortured for two days by a felon who demanded a password to check if nude photos of his wife were on the victim’s phone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/belgian-judge-throws-book-at-eva-kaili
EU lawmaker Eva Kaili has been ordered to remain in custody for another month as investigations continue into corruption charges, with one of her lawyers suggesting prosecutors were ‘acting politically’ in the case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drug-squad-chief-vindicated-but-not-squeaky-clean
An independent probe found no evidence of corruption against Cyprus’ drug squad chief, with the prison warden who accused him of illegal activities to undermine her demanding a transfer to another position...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scotland-children-as-young-as-15-can-begin-process-of-changing-their-gender
Teenagers as young as 15 will be able to begin the process of legally changing their sex after MSPs blocked a last-ditch bid to exclude children from Nicola Sturgeon’s transgender reforms....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kaili-admits-to-asking-father-to-hide-money
Greek MEP Eva Kaili has admitted under questioning in Belgium that she had asked her father to hide part of the money that was in her home, according to reports in the Belgian magazine Knack and newspaper Soir....
