https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/enough-is-enough
What Mr. Makarios Drousiotis alleges is enough on its own to shake any state to its core, if it is true. But even if it is not, the same kind of reckoning should still take place. These are not isolated incidents. They are the latest link in a chain of events that, fairly or unfairly, has eroded every sense of institutional credibility in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/worker-who-turned-himself-in-jailed-for-four-years-over-stabbing-at-migrant-centre
A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to four years in prison after admitting to stabbing a coworker during a workplace dispute last year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drousiotis-case-deepens-as-testimony-disputes-evidence-and-exposes-institutional-strain
At the center of the ongoing case surrounding the allegations made by Makarios Drousiotis is the testimony of “Santi,” the woman whose account is considered pivotal to determining the direction of the case. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fire-in-limassol-police-station-cells-sends-seven-to-hospital-one-seriously-burned
Seven people were treated after a fire broke out in the holding cells at the Limassol Police Directorate....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/30-years-later-he-gets-a-fresh-shot-at-justice
A single moment in 1995 changed a man’s life forever, and now, more than 30 years later, the courts are giving him another shot at justice....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elderly-man-loses-€254-679-duped-in-online-investment-scam
Police are investigating a major online fraud case after a 79-year-old man from Larnaca was tricked into sending more than €254,000 to scammers posing as investment advisers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-road-deaths-rise-10-in-2025-while-eu-shows-overall-drop
A rise in road deaths was recorded in Cyprus in 2025, according to newly released preliminary data from the European Commission. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-out-with-the-bases
When this whole mess is over, we really should sit down and have an honest conversation with the British about the future of the bases. That’s what the president said, and for once, he’s probably voicing what most people are thinking. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fake-gesy-message-costs-victim-over-€10-000-in-new-online-scam
Police in Limassol are investigating a new case of online fraud after scammers posing as representatives of Cyprus’ General Health System (GESY) allegedly tricked a man into handing over his banking details, resulting in losses of more than €10,000....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/delivery-driver-beaten-and-robbed-during-order-in-limassol-police-investigate
Police in Limassol are investigating the robbery of a 22-year-old food delivery driver who was attacked while carrying out an order on Wednesday afternoon....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/phedonos-faces-allegations-of-rape-and-sexual-abuse
The suspended mayor of Paphos, Phedon Phedonos, is expected to face a formal indictment in the coming days in connection with a rape investigation that has been examined by authorities. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-turns-down-trump-s-request-for-help-in-hormuz-as-cracks-show-over-ukraine
The European Union has effectively rejected a request by Donald Trump for European assistance in safeguarding the Strait of Hormuz, with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas making clear that the conflict with Iran “is not a European war” and that ''no one wants active involvement.''
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-paphos-mayor-set-to-face-court-for-2014-alleged-rape-case
The Legal Service has given the green light to prosecute suspended Paphos Mayor Phaedon Phaedonos in connection with an alleged rape and indecent assault from 2014. Sources say investigators have now finished gathering evidence, and the case is set to move to court....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-of-appeal-rules-9-year-sentence-for-rape-is-not-excessive
A nine-year prison sentence imposed on a man convicted of raping a woman in Limassol has been upheld by the Cyprus Court of Appeal, which rejected his claim that the punishment was excessive....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-of-appeal-upholds-father-s-conviction-increases-sentence-in-daughter-rape-case
A father convicted of raping his underage daughter has failed in his attempt to overturn the verdict, after the Cyprus Court of Appeal rejected his appeal and increased parts of his sentence....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-of-three-reported-missing-discovered-dead-on-paphos-coast
A 41-year-old woman from Paphos who was reported missing early Friday was later found dead near Timi beach, authorities confirmed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/half-a-million-a-month…for-a-boat-that-doesn-t-move
Half a million a month. That’s what the Cypriot taxpayer is shelling out for the floating platform Prometheus, currently anchored, or, if you ask the cynical, stranded, somewhere off the coast of Malaysia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-help-fbi-in-online-child-exploitation-case-involving-local-teen
A U.S. man who groomed and coerced a 15-year-old girl living in Cyprus into sending sexually explicit images has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, authorities said Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/u-s-europe-trapped-in-a-loveless-marriage
After 13 months of Trump 2.0, after Greenland, the suffocating pressure on Kyiv and the flirtations with Putin, the tariffs and sanctions against Europeans defending the EU’s digital sovereignty, the verdict could be even harsher....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/26-foreign-nationals-rescued-in-suspected-labour-exploitation-case
Authorities in Cyprus have intervened to protect 26 foreign workers believed to be victims of labour exploitation, after an investigation by the Police Office for Combating Trafficking in Persons began to expose the conditions they were allegedly facing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-nears-eu-average-in-road-safety-as-fatalities-continue-to-decline
Cyprus performed close to the European Union average in road safety last year, according to the latest findings from the European Commission....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fake-cyprus-police-viber-calls-used-to-trick-victims
The Cyprus Police have issued a public warning about a new wave of fraud carried out through the messaging app Viber, where criminals are pretending to be police officers in order to steal personal and financial information....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-puts-human-trafficking-under-justice-ministry-s-watch
Cyprus’ parliament has approved moving the responsibility for tackling human trafficking from the Migration Ministry to the Justice Ministry, a change lawmakers and NGOs say is necessary to treat the issue as the serious human rights violation it is, not just a migration concern....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pressure-builds-in-probe-into-mayor-phedonos
Investigations tied to the sitting mayor of Paphos are moving forward, police said Monday, stressing that questioning will happen only when investigators decide the time is right....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-mayor-phedon-phedonos-claims-organised-political-extermination-as-he-denies-allegations
Paphos Mayor Phedon Phedonos has publicly denied wrongdoing following a wave of allegations and intense public discussion, describing the situation as a coordinated attempt to damage him politically and personally....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/26-year-old-student-dies-after-scooter-collision-in-limassol
A 26-year-old woman has died following a traffic collision involving an electric scooter in Limassol....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-killed-on-motorway-while-changing-tire-driver-arrested
A deadly traffic collision took place late Friday night when a man was fatally hit by a vehicle as he attempted to replace a tire on his car....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-month-of-scandals-that-shook-cyprus
It started with an assault allegation. It ended with resignations, suspended mayors, police probes, leaked videos, and a political system scrambling to contain the damage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/masked-mob-attack-in-limassol-leaves-tenant-fighting-for-his-life
A violent incident in Limassol has left a 39-year-old man seriously injured, while police have arrested a 29-year-old suspect in connection with the case....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/testimony-sparks-major-developments-in-case-involving-paphos-mayor
A lengthy statement given by the woman described as the alleged victim appears to have marked a turning point in a highly serious case that has been unfolding in public view over recent days....
