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/police-lower-over-the-limit-tolerance
Motorists who go slightly over the speed limit by relying on police tolerance will need to make new calculations next week, following a decision by the transport ministry...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-to-boost-narcotests-on-drivers
Traffic police will be boosting the number of drug tests conducted on drivers after figures showed a growing number of positive narcotest results....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biker-dies-in-crash-after-family-outing
A local biker was killed in an accident in Limassol over the weekend, with police saying human factors played a primary role in the road victim’s fatal fall into a ditch...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/traffic-cameras-by-early-2021-transport-minister-says
The installation of traffic cameras across the Cyprus road network is scheduled to begin in early 2021, transport minister Yiannis Karousos said Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/omonoia-fans-take-win-to-the-streets
Police went on high alert Wednesday night after Omonoia Nicosia reached the Champions League playoffs, with reports saying supporters from rival clubs were throwing rocks at cars with fans who were celebrating the team’s achievemen...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-mother-killed-in-horrible-car-crash
A young mother was killed in a horrible accident on Monday morning, after a car driven by her boyfriend veered off the road and crushed into a retaining wall...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-swedish-travel-agents-regaining-confidence-in-cyprus
Major travel agents from Britain and Sweden seem to be overcoming their reservations regarding the mandatory coronavirus test and are starting to bring tourists to Cyprus again, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said Friday, speaking before the Parliamentary Transport Committee....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pedestrians-trampled-by-vehicles-in-two-separate-paphos-accidents
Paphos traffic police said Friday that they are looking into two traffic accidents that involved pedestrians being trampled by oncoming vehicles.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-adopts-new-road-safety-plan-for-2021-2030
The Road Safety Council on Wednesday adopted a new strategic plan for 2021-2030 that aims to cut road deaths by half, with the plan to introduce harsher penalties and traffic cameras....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-calls-on-cyprus-to-manage-migration-flows-in-line-with-eu-law
The EU said Tuesday that it acknowledges the difficulties faced by the Republic of Cyprus in terms of the flow of refugees it is called to deal with, but stressed that basic principles and EU legislation must be respected....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-men-found-locked-in-limassol-animal-barn-police-make-two-arrests
Police have made two arrests in connection to a case of human trafficking, after two men were found locked in an animal barn in Limassol....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elderly-man-pushing-bicycle-dies-in-crash
An elderly man pushing his bicycle across a Nicosia street on Friday was killed after he was struck by an oncoming vehicle...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pickup-driver-facing-involuntary-manslaughter
The pickup truck driver, who was transporting steel pipes that ended up fatally striking a truck driver, will most likely be charged with causing another person's death through reckless behavior as well as carrying an unsecured load...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shop-owners-block-road-work-in-limassol
Shop owners in Limassol, who oppose the construction of a median strip on a popular avenue, blocked road workers on Friday morning, with reports saying police officers were trying to hold back angry protesters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/entrance-fees-to-be-scrapped-at-12-cyprus-museums
Entrance fees will be scrapped at 12 museums across Cyprus in a bid to boost visitors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/apollo-ceo-investigated-over-epstein-ties
The CEO of Apollo Global Management, whose affiliates acquired billions of bad debt in Cyprus, is being investigated over alleged financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bikers-plan-drive-by-rallies-against-ban
Organized bikers are determined to take police to court over a recent ban on motorcycles, saying measures against violators to combat noise pollution in specific areas are unfair to law-abiding citizens who ride motorcycles...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-issue-night-time-motorbike-ban-rules
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspect-rearrested-in-filipina-abuse-case
A retired police officer who was accused last month of abusing his Filipina housemaid has been detained again, with police saying his new warrant include new charges of human trafficking...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/justice-ministry-looking-into-life-sentence-penalty-for-forest-arsonists
The Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis has proposed to the Ministry of Justice that the maximum penalty for forest arsonists gets hiked up to a life sentence, which, Kadis said, is the only move that can act as a deterring factor in a country where most forests fires are deliberately set....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/through-traffic-banned-on-forest-roads
Dozens of fires broke out on Saturday in Cyprus, prompting state authorities to ban private vehicles on forest roads after a pattern of arson emerged linked to suspicious cars in the area...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-rescuers-sift-through-beirut-rubble
Members of the Cypriot rescue team in Lebanon were seen on video along with sniffing dogs searching through the rubble in Beirut, as approximately 60 people were still missing following Tuesday’s deadly blast...
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/cyprus-announces-measures-to-curb-airport-congestion
A broad meeting on Monday chaired by transport minister Yiannis Karousos agreed on the need to take action to prevent congestion at Cyprus airports, after viral photos of passengers crammed into each other at the Larnaca airport caused intense public reaction over the health and safety measures being implemented....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/airport-video-shows-no-social-distancing
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos has reacted to viral photos that showed passengers crowding each other at the Larnaca airport terminal, arguing that face masks are the next best thing where social distancing is not an effective measure...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pedestrian-woman-dies-after-larnaca-accident
A woman in Larnaca was killed in a road incident on Wednesday when a minibus struck her as she was trying to cross the road...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-pedestrian-killed-by-oncoming-vehicle
A 65-year-old pedestrian was fatally run over by a driver as he was attempting to cross a Nicosia road....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-woman-dies-in-hospital-after-brutal-crash
A young local woman died in hospital over the weekend, ten days after a brutal car crash caused by an illegal overtake, with reports saying her organs have been donated to patients in Cyprus and Greece...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tseriou-avenue-revamp-plans-picking-up-speed
