https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/footballer-crashes-car-into-rental-dealership
A forward playing with AEL Limassol was pulled out of wreckage on Tuesday after his vehicle crashed into a car dealership, injuring an employee who was inside...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/imf-withdrawal-of-support-measures-should-be-gradual
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission met virtually with the Cypriot authorities from March 8–29, 2021 to discuss recent economic developments and policy priorities on the island. In an interview with Kathimerini Cyprus, IMF mission chief for Cyprus, Anita Tuladhar, said the longer the recovery period in sectors related to tourism, the greater the chance that permanent scars will remain in the economy of Cyprus. Tuladhar also noted the importance of state-sponsored programs to support the economy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-behind-mansion-carnival-party-arrested
Police have tracked down and arrested the man who is believed to have rented a mansion in Paphos for a carnival party last weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/govt-meets-extension-of-restrictions-with-new-support-measures
Cyprus Ministers of Finance, Constantinos Petrides and Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, Zeta Emilianidou announced Friday an economic support package to the tune of €70 million for businesses and employees in an attempt to counterbalance the extension of restriction measures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/car-shot-story-doesn-t-add-up
Police have more questions over Tuesday’s attempted murder case, after failing to locate evidence to back up a driver’s story who said his car was shot multiple times...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/car-riddled-with-bullets-in-nicosia
Police launched a manhunt for two suspects Tuesday evening after a car driven by a man known to authorities was riddled with bullets in the southern suburbs of the capital...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-arrested-after-syrian-refugees-reach-shore
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling after over a dozen presumptive refugees from Syria reached Cypriot shores late Tuesday night, while there was still concern over overcrowding concerns at a migrant camp outside the capital...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-arrested-on-drug-charges-at-hotel
A young woman was arrested at a hotel in Nicosia on drug related charges, after officers had placed her room under surveillance where they found illegal drugs and money...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-migrant-camp-way-over-capacity
The overcrowding situation with refugees and asylum seekers at Pournara camp was back in the news, following an unannounced visit by the state’s Ombudswoman who said she saw some improvements but also some problems still not being addressed such as the right to move freely out of the camp...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/interior-ministry-rents-apartment-building-to-house-asylum-seekers
The interior ministry said Wednesday that it will be renting an apartment building to house asylum seekers who have been left stranded in the streets in recent weeks as a result of the Pournara migrant camp reaching full capacity, with the apartments to be ready by Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/support-schemes-added-to-fight-lockdown-consequences
Alongside the tough restriction measures that came into effect on Thursday, additional support schemes were announced by the ministers of finance and labour in a bid to cushion the inevitable economic blow....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-badly-beaten-in-east-nicosia
Nicosia police say a local man was attacked in the eastern part of the capital Wednesday night, with reports saying robbery might have been behind the incident while shots were also fired...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-defend-use-of-firearm-in-traffic-stop
Questions have been raised in local media over the use of firearms by on-duty police officers, following an incident in Paphos when warning shots were fired during a traffic stop...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-fire-warning-shots-to-stop-vehicle
Police in Paphos district arrested a male driver on Thursday after he refused to stop for inspection, prompting officers to fire warning shots in the air...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foreign-dwellers-cramped-in-5x5-units-in-paphos
Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos has pointed the finger at white collar crimes after a “shocking experience” Monday night when he saw first-hand foreign nationals living in poor conditions in violation of city ordinances...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/22-3-of-cyprus-population-at-risk-of-poverty
The most recent European Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) 2019 survey shows that 22.3% of the Cyprus population, that is 194,400 persons, are living in households that are at risk of poverty or social exclusion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-probe-fatal-jet-ski-incident-in-limassol
A man believed to have been involved in a Jet Ski fatal incident has identified himself to police, a day after his passenger was found dead in the water in Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-mayor-weighs-in-on-migrant-housing
Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis has suggested asylum applicants be barred from residing downtown until their applications are adjudicated, while also calling on the government for a 'clearer housing policy'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/baby-girl-dies-after-paralimni-pool-incident
A baby girl died in hospital on Tuesday, five days after she was pulled out of the water at a private swimming pool in Paralimni, where her family from Britain was vacationing on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/beirut-blast-has-eerie-connections-to-cyprus
Following Tuesday’s deadly explosion in Lebanon, some eerie connections began to emerge in Cyprus, including a Russian national based in Limassol and a Hezbollah-related arrest on the island back in 2015...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-restaurant-and-bar-owners-to-take-to-the-streets
Paphos restaurant and bar owners said they were ready to take to the streets to demonstrate against the crippling conditions that emerged as a result of the coronavirus pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-police-uncover-criminal-enterprise
Limassol police are a step closer to uncovering a well-organized criminal enterprise in Limassol, following the arrest of three suspects in connection with burglaries and robberies in over a dozen cases...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-set-for-implementation-of-new-support-measures-finmin-says
Finance minister Constantinos Petrides announced the launch of the implementation of three measures, under the government support program, to address the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kisa-weighs-in-on-downtown-clashes
An NGO director in Cyprus is challenging the notion that foreign rival gangs have desolated the historic centre of the capital, saying bad practices by some local employment agencies are often behind many disputes including a fatal incident last Sunday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/women-in-brothel-raid-under-arrest
Seven women in Nicosia previously described by police as possible victims of trafficking have been arrested, with a judge ordering them in remanded custody for multiple offences related to prostitution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hostel-manager-says-he-is-not-a-pimp
A male suspect facing pimping charges in a recent brothel investigation in downtown Nicosia says he was only renting single rooms to women and charging a lodging fee...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finmin-delves-into-details-of-new-more-targeted-measures
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides held a press conference on Thursday to delve into the details of the new bundle of economic support measures announced by President Nicos Anastasiades in a televised national address Wednesday night....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-unveils-new-stimulus-package
President Nicos Anastasiades announced on Wednesday a new set of measures to support tourism, businesses, and the self-employed workers that took a hit in the coronavirus pandemic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-passes-bills-mitigating-pandemic-repercussions
The House on Friday approved a wide array of bills, passing into law a wide array of bills seeking to keep Cyprus afloat as it is making its way through the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-economy-to-get-multi-billion-euro-lifeline
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will announce steps to revive the economy in a televised address on Wednesday. These steps will be mainly focused on tourism but will also concern other sectors affected by the coronavirus pandemic. ...
