https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/algerian-military-plane-with-more-than-100-on-board-crashes
More than 250 people including members of Western Sahara’s Polisario independence movement were killed when a military plane crashed in a field outside Algeria’s capital on Wednesday, officials said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-troops-fire-warning-shots-at-turkish-helicopter
It was not clear what type of helicopter was involved in the incident...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/senturk-says-he-acted-in-self-defence
Erdinc Senturk, the man who admitted to killing Solon Apostolides, says he acted in self defence but he is not expected to be handed over to Turkish Cypriot authorities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/body-of-solon-apostolides-found-in-the-north
Solon Apostolides, whose body was found Thursday evening in the north, received blows to the head and sustained knife injuries according to officials who also rule out politics behind the murder....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/j-p-starts-to-pay-workers-again
J&P workers in Saudi Arabia finally got their December pay cheque following a protracted labour dispute with the management of the Cypriot company, which is facing a number of financial challenges. Cypriot workers are still waiting to get paid but it looks like they will have to wait until after the Easter holidays....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/body-of-missing-greek-cypriot-man-found-in-kyrenia
The fate of Greek Cypriot Solon Apostolides is still unknown, despite reports earlier saying his body had been found in Kyrenia. Foul play has not been ruled out at this stage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fears-that-erdogan-is-controlling-migrant-flows-to-raise-pressure
Tensions have peaked in the Aegean in recent weeks with a spike in Turkish violations of Greek airspace and disputes at sea...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/violent-scourge-on-london-streets-as-murder-figures-overtake-new-york
There were 15 murders in London in February against 14 in New York, according to London’s Metropolitan Police Service...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seven-arrested-in-illegal-work-crackdown
Police raided a hotel in Protaras on Easter Monday, arresting seven individuals during an operation to combat illegal employment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/firm-challenges-blue-british-passport-contract-going-to-france
De La Rue said it would seek a judicial review of the provisional decision to award the British passport contract to an overseas company...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teenage-london-girl-dies-from-gunshot-wound
The shootings come amid concerns over rising violent crime in London...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sexual-misdemeanours-to-become-felonies
New draft legislation in the works would modify four types of sexual offences, by changing them from a misdemeanor to a felony and increasing considerably the sentencing lengths. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/starbucks-coffee-in-california-must-have-cancer-warning
A not-for-profit group sued 90 coffee retailers, including Starbucks, for violating California law requiring companies to warn consumers of chemicals in their products ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/j-p-in-saudi-arabia-in-dire-straits
The Cyprus-based J&P Overseas construction company is in a negative spotlight this week, after a series of damning letters sent by employees to Riyadh’s management were made public. The allegations are pretty ugly but the company vows to fix problems....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/taxi-drivers-call-off-strike-at-larnaca-airport
The taxi drivers strike at Larnaca airport is being suspended hours after it was launched, following an attack incident and an invitation by the transport minister to meet representatives Thursday afternoon. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rt-faux-pas-caught-by-lobby-for-cyprus
RT apologises for using wrong flag to depict the Republic of Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-scramble-after-elena-s-shocking-death
The death of 29-year-old Elena Frantzi has distressed Cyprus society, with authorities and the media scrambling to respond to public outrage over her stepfather priest who went to prison for sexually molesting her. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-reports-say-greek-soldiers-could-face-up-to-five-years
There is concrete evidence to support charges against the two Greek soldiers detained in Turkey after crossing the border earlier this month, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said Tuesday citing an unnamed judicial source....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/soldiers-apologize-for-abusing-dog
The two soldiers who were caught on video abusing a dog and throwing it down a cliff in a video that went viral on social media at the weekend apologized in a statement on Monday, saying it was an “unfortunate incident” and they did not mean to harm the animal....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-leaders-condemn-turkey-for-illegal-actions-as-transgressions-continue
European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday unanimously condemned Turkey for its aggression toward Greece and Cyprus and called on Ankara to release two Greek soldiers who have been in Turkish custody for more than three weeks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/extradition-case-of-cypriot-hacker-delayed
The extradition hearing of a 20-year-old man in Cyprus, accused of wire fraud and wanted by the FBI, was interrupted Thursday after his defence team accused the prosecutor of withholding evidence and presenting an reliable witness. His Cypriot trial is scheduled to go forward April 3....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-daily-claims-greek-soldiers-being-probed-over-‘military-drawings
The two soldiers are being charged with attempted military espionage and illegal entry into a restricted military area...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kotzias-in-landmark-visit-to-skopje-amid-rift-at-home
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is due to conduct a landmark visit to Skopje Thursday, amid signs that Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are edging closer to a solution on the latter’s official name, though differences remain within the coalition in Athens over the issue....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turk-convicted-of-illegally-entering-greece
A Turkish man who crossed the Greek-Turkish border late on Monday apparently while under the influence of alcohol was given a suspended four-month prison sentence on Tuesday after appearing in a court in Orestiada on charges of illegal entry....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-held-in-kouklia-site-theft
Cyprus police have arrested three men in connection with a case of illicit trade in antiquities. A concerned citizen had phoned the police after spotting a car parked in a remote area near Kouklia, Paphos, which is also the site of a current archeological dig. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-fears-protracted-crisis-with-turkey
Turkey is resorting to a strategy that includes the arrest of people as a means of blackmail, especially of Western countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/father-found-guilty-in-son-s-death
A 71-year-old father is found guilty on manslaughter charges for killing his son, after the 19-year-old soldier refused to hand over the car keys...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-dumps-chief-diplomat-tillerson-after-clashes
Senior State Department officials said Tillerson was unaware of why Trump pushed him out...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-says-london-spreading-propaganda-over-spy-poisoning
Lavrov said Russian officials had not received a single fact or piece of concrete evidence about what happened to Skripal and his daughter...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-renews-threat-against-cyprus-offshore-gas-exploration
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that “provocative activities will be met with the appropriate response”...
