https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kisa-sees-institutional-racism-in-ham-and-pasta-arrest
Human rights group KISA is pointing to institutional racism over the recent arrest of an asylum-seeker and single mother on theft charges, calling for an investigation into how state authorities treat refugees who are vulnerable members of society...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-cries-foul-over-loizidou-case
Turkey says it will no longer attend the Committee of Ministers at the Council of Europe until the Titina Loizidou case file is officially closed, citing €1 million payment to her back in 2003...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/criminal-underboss-arrested-in-limassol
Police arrested criminal underboss Tasos Simillidis, best known for his past activities in illegal prostitution rings and taking part in murder attempts including against senior Don Antonis Fanieros...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-young-boys-in-near-drowning-incidents-doing-okay
Two four-year-old boys who nearly drowned this week are reportedly in good health, following two separate but very similar swimming pool incidents involving foreign tourists...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/girl-electrocuted-after-touching-live-wire-in-paphos
A 6-year-old girl in Paphos was electrocuted when she touched an electric live wire that had been left hanging from an EAC utility pole...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kalogerides-fears-for-his-life-in-prison
A bank robbery suspect in Limassol fears for his life following his arrest, saying he is worried that the Russian ‘Vory v Zakone’ mafia is well connected on the island including inside the prison...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fire-breaks-out-after-car-slams-into-nicosia-supermarket
A fire broke out at a supermarket after a vehicle slammed into the entrance of the building, with the driver getting out safely seeking help...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-carry-out-overnight-sweep-in-limassol
A new large-scale sweep operation took place Wednesday night in Limassol district, with over 100 police officers conducting multiple searches and making arrests as part of an ongoing effort to combat organised crime...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-kills-son-in-north-nicosia
A woman in north Nicosia is in police custody and on suicide watch, after stabbing her young son to death, with Turkish Cypriot media saying she got upset over an imminent custody battle...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/godly-giants-in-kilts-meet-greece-s-best-known-soldiers
It might be the short, pleated kilts, tasselled black garters and pompom-tipped shoes, but there's something more endearing than intimidating about Greece's best-known military unit, the Presidential Guard...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-court-rejects-third-appeal-for-release-of-greek-soldiers
A Turkish misdemeanours court has rejected for the third time an appeal to release from pre-trial detention two Greek soldiers who were arrested after accidentally straying into Turkish territory...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-woman-found-dead-in-her-apartment-in-protaras
Famagusta police are investigating the death of a British woman, whose body was found inside her smoke-filled apartment in Protaras...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-s-souda-bay-military-base-is-‘world-class
Greece’s military base in Souda Bay, Crete, is an “essential hub” for NATO operations in the Mediterranean, combining world-class facilities with access to North Africa, the Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples and US Naval Forces Europe and Africa, US Navy Admiral James Foggo....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brother-says-money-and-drugs-behind-strovolos-murders
The brother of the main suspect in the Strovolos double murder case is pointing fingers at his brother, telling investigators that money and drug abuse were behind the crime...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/israel-s-netta-beats-cyprus-in-eurovision
Israel’s Netta Barzilai won the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon on Saturday, bringing Israel its fourth victory in the glitzy pageant, watched by over 200 million people around the world, and the right to host the event next year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-get-a-push-in-their-crackdown-on-organised-crime
Police are making headway in the war on drugs and organised crime, following the arrest of shooting suspect in custody Elias Mouzos while also receiving harsh criticism from the mayor of Paphos who says police let gangsters run his town...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-double-murder-suspects-to-enter-plea-june-13
The arraignment of the four suspects in the Strovolos double murder was set for June 13 during Friday’s hearing, where one of the defence lawyers raised questions over the conduct of police investigators with his client...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mouzos-admits-firing-shots-against-cops
Police are hoping that shooting suspect Elias Mouzos, who was arrested Tuesday and confessed to firing his gun at officers, could help investigators solve older cases involving the criminal underworld...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/average-cyprus-home-is-bigger-than-anywhere-in-europe
The average size of a house in Cyprus is 141.4 metres squared making it the biggest in Europe, the Statistical Service said on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-beef-up-home-security-in-wake-of-horrific-crimes
Cypriots are beefing up home security in the wake of horrific and largely unexplained crimes, despite police saying crime has gone down on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/defence-attorney-in-strovolos-murders-raises-legal-questions
The fourth suspect in the Strovolos double murder was re-remanded in custody Monday, with his lawyer raising questions in court over the way police investigators got statements out of his client...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-say-strovolos-suspect-admits-to-murders
Police say the main suspect in the Strovolos double murder, during a written deposition admitted to killing the couple but many gaps in the convoluted investigation still remain unanswered...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fourth-arrest-in-horrific-strovolos-double-murder
Police arrest a fourth suspect in the horrific double murder in Strovolos, with the public remaining in utter shock ten days later and investigators continuing to sift through evidence in what is undoubtedly an unprecedented and complicated case....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/murder-weapon-found-in-strovolos-case
Two more suspects were arrested Friday night in the Strovolos murder case, on the same night when police also found the murder weapon believed to have been used in the crime...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/full-story-yet-to-be-known-in-strovolos-double-murder
The court appearance of the 33-year-old suspect in the Strovolos double murder has raised many questions, while investigators continue to sort through evidence in what is described as an unprecedented case with a contaminated crime scene and media speculation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/business-cooperation-at-the-heart-of-moscow-nicosia-partnership
The two countries have common cultural and religious traditions, mutual trust and support, and one of the pillars of their partnership is business ties...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shocking-revelations-in-court-in-strovols-double-murder-case
There were shocking revelations in the Strovolos double murder on Thursday, with a main suspect in court saying there was an old plan to rob the home with help on the inside and that he is willing to name names and talk about motives....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-make-an-arrest-in-strovolos-double-murder
Police have made an arrest in connection with the Strovolos double murder, with authorities describing this development as a step closer to solving the case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-defend-actions-in-double-murder-case
Another foreign expert could be joining the investigative team in the Strovolos double murder, with police facing many unanswered questions and pushing back on criticism for the way they are handling the case....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-keep-a-tight-lip-in-strovolos-double-murder
Police are keeping a tight lip in the Strovolos double murder case, saying the investigation is going forward despite public and media criticism pointing to a series of errors.
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