https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sunbathing-pair-arrested-after-causing-a-scene-with-police
Limassol police patrolling the beaches on Sunday arrested four people in what a video that has gone viral locally showed to be a heated altercation as the beachgoers initially resisted arrest....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/v-e-day-marked-the-turning-point-towards-a-democratic-prosperous-and-peaceful-future
Today is the 75th anniversary of the Allied Victory in Europe in World War II - “V-E Day.” This is a day to remember and honor the shared sacrifice, enduring commitment, and unflinching bravery of the Allied forces and the underground movements in defeating Fascism in Europe. We also remember the immense sorrow and misery suffered by so many, and we recognize the bravery and sacrifice of tens of millions of civilians in the Second World War....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anti-vaxxer-arrested-over-threats-against-health-expert
A local man in Nicosia was arrested on Wednesday after renowned virology professor Leondios Kostrikis told police he had received threatening voice messages...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-sos-app-for-abuse-victims-to-be-launched-soon
An SOS mobile application for abuse victims will be launched in the coming days, President of NGO Phoni, Anastasia Papadopoulou, said on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/domestic-violence-cases-continue-on-concerning-upward-trend
The coronavirus outbreak has brought about a disturbing surge in cases of domestic violence, with the 1440 helpline receiving over 2,000 calls between the date of the confirmation of the island’s first coronavirus case and March 31....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-approves-bills-to-decongest-central-prisons-amid-covid-19-fears
Measures to decompress the overcrowded Nicosia central prisons where the risks associated with a potential spread of coronavirus are high were approved on Tuesday by the Cabinet....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/domestic-violence-up-by-30-since-first-covid-19-case-confirmed
A domestic violence helpline saw calls rise by 30% between March 9, when the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Cyprus, and March 17, the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-time-is-now-women-abstain-from-duties-in-call-for-gender-equality
Women from across Cyprus locked elbows to form human chains outside their workplaces on Friday during a one-hour work stoppage that called for gender equality and an end to discrimination against women....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prince-charles-and-camilla-to-visit-cyprus-in-march
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will be flying over to Cyprus for their first joint official visit, to take place from March 18 until March 21, the British High Commission announced on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-delegation-to-visit-moscow-to-discuss-syria-s-idlib
A Turkish delegation will go to Moscow in coming days to discuss the escalating conflict in Syria’s Idlib region, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday, adding that around 1 million people had been displaced there due to Russian-backed Syrian attacks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/facebook-to-remove-coronavirus-misinformation
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it will take down misinformation about China’s fast-spreading coronavirus in a rare departure from its approach to health content, after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/estranged-husband-admits-killing-wife
The suspect in the Paphos spousal murder, who has been denying premeditated charges, has reportedly admitted to killing his wife “in a moment of rage"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-greece-need-to-‘resolve-disagreements-in-east-med-trump-tells-erdogan
US President Donald Trump on Monday called Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to talk about developments in Libya and Syria, a spokesman for the White House said on Twitter, adding that Turkey’s differences with Greece were also discussed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/estranged-husband-denies-killing-wife
The suspect in the Paphos murder was remanded in custody for eight days on Friday, with local reports saying he had confessed to a group of fellow Syrian men that he killed his wife to restore honour...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-murder-suspect-apprehended
A murder suspect and husband of a Syrian woman who was stabbed to death in Paphos earlier this week was arrested in Limassol on Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-stabbed-to-death-in-paphos
A woman was found murdered in her own home in Paphos on Monday, with police issuing an arrest warrant for her husband...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/skeletal-remains-wash-up-in-larnaca
Local reports emerged on Tuesday saying human remains have been found on two separate occasions in the water at a Larnaca beach...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-adopts-ihra-definition-of-anti-semitism
The President’s Cabinet has approved a decision by which the Cypriot Government adopts the definition of anti-Semitism as it has been spelled out by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fatal-fall-linked-to-wanted-man
Police are waiting on DNA results to determine whether a man who fell 33 stories to his death might be a foreign national wanted for attempted murder in rural Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/report-slams-state-agencies-in-teen-s-death
Social welfare employees staged a walkout on Thursday to protest the suspension of four of their colleagues following a damning report by the Ombudsman’s office on a teen’s death in rural Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sisters-charged-in-larnaca-racist-rant
Police are moving forward with criminal charges against two women who were captured on video during a racist incident at a Larnaca parking lot in October...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-criticized-over-syria-offensive-during-ep-debate
Turkey was heavily criticized on Wednesday for its military operation in north-east Syria, during a debate at the European Parliament plenary, in Strasbourg, while a relevant resolution is expected to be adopted on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teens-detained-in-paphos-school-incident
Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with a school incident in Paphos, where an assistant principal was pushed to the ground and verbally assaulted...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-cypriot-freed-from-hungarian-prison
A Syrian-born Cypriot who was jailed four years ago in Hungary on terrorism charges has been reunited with his family in Cyprus according to Amnesty International that mounted a campaign for his release...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dad-calls-cops-on-son
A local man has been arrested after he was chased by police Monday night in Nicosia, following a complaint by his father who reportedly said his son became violent over money...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-teacher-denies-roughing-up-student
A Limassol teacher, who was detained for questioning after being accused of attacking a young student, has denied the allegations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-student-says-teacher-roughed-him-up
An elementary student in Limassol says he was roughed up by his teacher, while the boy’s legal guardian says this was not an isolated incident...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-s-death-probe-to-leave-no-stone-unturned
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides says a full-fledge investigation will be conducted into last week’s death of a teenage boy in Nicosia, adding that a team already in place will focus on a number of state services and agencies...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legal-concurs-with-no-case-against-bishop
There will be no criminal case against Morphou Bishop Neophytos in connection with his controversial comments over homosexuality, after the attorney general said the police file he reviewed over the case did not establish a crime...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/decision-to-probe-man-s-jail-death-still-pending
The family of a Greek Cypriot man, who died last week in a holding cell while in police custody, is asking for an independent investigation into the incident...
