https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-double-murder-trial-on-shaky-ground
The trial of the four suspects in April’s shocking double murder in Nicosia is set to continue on Monday, with media reports hinting at a possible major upset in the case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ngo-says-trafficking-victims-lack-support
Recent law enforcement operations against human and sex trafficking in Cyprus drew attention to a number of additional problems, including waning state support and landlords refusing to rent homes to trafficked women...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dentist-couple-fails-to-make-bail
The two dentists, accused of practicing the profession illegally, are set to appear before a criminal court next month, while they remain in jail for failure to make bail...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paramytha-killer-dad-suing-older-son
The father who killed his son in Limassol three years ago is suing his other son and the state for compensation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-lays-down-wild-card-in-browder-case
Cyprus says state authorities won’t hand over information on Bill Browder’s companies to Russia, despite a court ruling giving the green light amid international pressure...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-teacher-sentenced-for-sexually-harassing-female-students
A 52-year-old high school teacher has been sentenced to one year in prison after he was found guilty of sexual harassment, both physical and verbal, against female students...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nigerian-doctor-and-female-co-conspirators-make-bail
Three suspects have been released in the Spanish prisoner scam against where a retired teacher who was swindled out of €117,000, with the main suspect and two other women facing trial in January...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/primary-schools-to-beef-up-security
The premises of public primary schools and kindergartens in Cyprus could soon be surrounded by taller fencing and gates, based on discussion among officials in the aftermath of the Larnaca abduction case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-abductor-goes-straight-to-trial
The 35-year-old suspect in the Larnaca abduction case of two school boys will bypass preliminary hearings and go straight to criminal trial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-abduction-probe-drawing-to-a-close
No charges have been filed against the male nurse in the Larnaca abduction case, with police saying the investigation has entered an advanced stage and could be completed in a number of days...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prosecutors-stun-court-in-alexoui-case
The trial of suspected would-be killers of a known Nicosia businessman took an unexpected turn Monday, with prosecutors citing witness issues and the judge dismissing the case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coral-bay-suspect-pleads-not-guilty
A local man accused of killing 39-year-old Briton Charlie Birch in a Coral Bay hit and run last June has pleaded not guilty to premeditated murder charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-mp-pushes-for-justice-in-george-low-murder
British MP Gareth Johnson is scheduled to arrive on the island on Wednesday, where he hopes to push local authorities to being justice in the murder of George Low back in 2016...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/osce-praises-cyprus-efforts-to-combat-human-trafficking
Following the unprecedented disruption of a sex trafficking ring in Cyprus, OSCE’s Combating Trafficking in Human Beings praised the country for its progress in combating human trafficking and urged agencies to seek ways for even better coordination...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/team-launches-world-s-first-ocean-cleanup-system
A first trial of a massive cleanup of plastic in the ocean, an effort that has been in the works for five years, was launched in San Francisco on Saturday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-jihadist-facing-extradition-to-guantanamo
The US government is requesting for the “Beatles of ISIS” squad, one of them of Cypriot origin, to be moved to Guantanamo Bay, a move that could p[ossibly make them eligible for the death penalty...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/asylum-seeker-behind-bars-for-multiple-offences
An asylum seeker is facing multiple charges following his arrest, when he pulled a knife during an argument at Kofinou Reception Center...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-extradites-egyptian-hijacker
The lawyer of Egyptian hijacker Mostafa Emam, who was extradited by Cyprus authorities after he withdrew his case with the European Court of Human Rights, says her client gave up after succumbing to pressure in a Nicosia prison...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-turkish-tensions-add-to-regional-risk
US-Turkish relations have never been easy to manage. But the current standoff between Washington and Ankara is striking, even by the standards of an historically difficult relationship....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-greek-soldiers-released-from-turkish-jail-return-home
Two Greek soldiers freed after months in a Turkish prison returned to Greece by government jet early Wednesday after their unexpected release by a provincial court....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-soldiers-released-from-turkish-jail-pending-trial-soldiers
Two Greek servicemen who had been detained in Turkey since early March for accidentally crossing the border in bad weather have been released from jail pending trial, Anadolu agency reported on Tuesday evening....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/men-sentenced-for-assaulting-billionaire-investor
The Famagusta District Court handed down sentences to four men in connection with the beating of Egyptian investor Naguib Sawiris, hours before the stone laying ceremony for the Ayia Napa marina back in 2016...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coral-bay-murder-trial-starts-friday
The trial of a 35-year-old man accused of killing British tourist Charlie Birch in a hit and run began Friday, with the suspect facing premeditated murder charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-case-goes-up-in-flames-literally
Judges dismissed a case against two defendants in connection with drug related offences, siding with their defence attorney who argued the trial was unfair because a court fire had destroyed the evidence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-weighs-in-on-afrika-s-court-case
The Republic of Cyprus responded to calls by Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent, who has been asking the government to weigh in on his clash with Turkish justice...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/manafort-lawyer-blames-cyprus-accounts-on-oligarchs
Prosecutors described Paul Manafort as a “shrewd” liar and accused him of misleading his tax preparers, banks, and US authorities in claiming that secret accounts did not exist...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-national-arrested-in-the-north
A Greek national, who was arrested last week by Turkish Cypriot police on drug related charges, appeared in court Tuesday in north Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspected-gulenists-arrested-in-cyprus-back-to-turkey
Forty-five Turkish nationals, including suspected Gulenists and their families, were transported to Turkey on Monday following their detention by Turkish Cypriot police in Kyrenia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-hacker-stuck-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place
The future prospects of a 19-year-old Cypriot hacker are still unknown, as the FBI is seeking extradition to the US in connection with wire fraud and his lawyers are fighting to keep him in local courts...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pee-power-of-cypriot-scientist-travels-to-kenya
A Cypriot professor is behind a technology that converts urine into electricity that was introduced in Nairobi, Kenya last month, after its successful trial in a boarding school, in Kisoro, Uganda...
