https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drug-case-in-cyprus-raises-legal-eyebrows-again
The Supreme Court in the Republic of Cyprus has picked up the pieces following a decision by the attorney general last year to commute a reduced and later suspended sentence in a highly publicized Cypriot-Australian drug case marred by legal oddities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-turns-himself-in-after-nightclub-incident-in-nicosia
A man who was wanted in connection with a nightclub incident in Nicosia over the weekend walked into a police station Sunday night, after reports with his photo said he had fled the scene following an altercation where another customer and a bouncer sustained knife injuries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-driver-dies-after-car-crash-in-engomi
A young man was killed in a road accident in Nicosia on Tuesday early morning when his car veered off lane and crashed into a tree...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-group-of-asylum-seekers-relocated-to-germany-from-cyprus
Repatriation flights from Cyprus to Germany and France began at the end of December as part of the EU's support policy for Nicosia in the refugee crisis. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brothers-facing-us-extradition-walk-free-in-cyprus
The Supreme Court in the Republic of Cyprus has ordered the release of five suspects, including two Greek Cypriot brothers, who are wanted by US authorities in connection with an investigation into investment fraud...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/storm-after-storm-batters-california-s-coastline-with-no-end-in-sight
Multi-million dollar beach homes battered by winds, cars swallowed up by sinkholes, and over a dozen people killed - after weeks of extreme storms, many Californians are wondering when it will end....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spectators-delight-over-starlings-flocking-to-lake-oroklini
Starlings have flocked to Lake Oroklini in the Larnaca district, offering breathtaking images of their formations before sunset....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nikos-christodoulides-discussing-changes-to-the-guterres-framework
"I didn't hear anyone mention Mr. Kasoulides, the foreign minister, after the wreckage in Crans Montana. Nobody could blame him. He was not the most directly involved, nor was he the one who would take the final decisions..." ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-judge-slams-chinese-justice-in-extradition-case
A Cypriot judge denied last week an extradition requests citing a lack of fair trials in China, a decision said to be a precedent for many other cases on the island, in Europe, and around the world...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-public-hospitals-swarmed-viral-infection-cases
State hospitals have witnessed an increased flow of patients with viral infections a spokesman for the State Health Services Organization told CNA, adding that occupancy in all pediatric clinics is particularly high due to viral infections...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prosecutors-say-inmate-was-tortured-to-give-up-password
Cypriot state prosecutors say an inmate who was killed inside Nicosia’s prison had been cruelly tortured for two days by a felon who demanded a password to check if nude photos of his wife were on the victim’s phone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lesser-charges-for-protected-witness-in-prison-death
A suspect in the death of a Turkish Cypriot inmate in Nicosia has turned state witness after pleading guilty to criminal negligence and drug use, with prosecutors halting the arraignment process just before his third charge of manslaughter could be read out...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-fall
The tale of Eva Kaili is a metaphor for the glitzy, quick ascent to power in politics and the ultimate fall from grace brought on by dishonesty. After all, a corrupt politician is one who has been bribed by the state or a private individual....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-pope-sends-parthenon-pieces-back-to-greece-images
As a 'testimony and sign of the desire to continue the ecumenical path of truth,' Pope Francis has decided to donate Parthenon fragments that were previously housed in Vatican museums....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brothers-sentenced-in-cottage-killings-in-limassol
Two Syrian brothers in Cyprus have been sentenced in the cottage killings of two Russian women, who were suspected of possibly being victims of sex trafficking, after prosecutors withdrew premeditated murder charges to avoid a mistrial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/conflicting-accounts-emerge-in-limassol-deadly-crash
Police investigators in Limassol seek video footage of a deadly accident at a coastal intersection on Wednesday, with two witnesses saying they saw a car going through a red light while the detained driver claims it was still yellow...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/migrant-makes-history-by-paragliding-into-the-eu-video
This is the moment a migrant makes history by becoming the first documented person to paraglide across Spain’s southern border with Morocco and make it onto European soil....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/handcuffed-man-dies-of-heart-attack-in-police-car
A man who tried to evade arrest on Sunday died after suffering a heart attack, with police saying he stopped running after he got tired while the family is seeking more answers and accusing officers of ignoring his medical condition...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boy-injured-in-suspected-gangland-shooting
A man and a young boy were wounded in an ambush shooting in Oroklini on Sunday, with reports suggesting law enforcement took a back seat in the investigation after it emerged that friends of the victims were the ones who retrieved and handed over evidence to police...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/18-5-thousand-irregular-migrants-crossed-the-green-line-this-year
Members of the EU High-Level Network on Returns will communicate to the EU and their countries the true dimension and source of the Republic of Cyprus's migrant flow problem, which is none other than the crossing of migrants through the Green Line....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/male-teacher-on-trial-for-touching-girls-inappropriately
A male teacher at a junior high school in Limassol will be arraigned next month on dozens of charges following accusations from nine girls who say the educator was touching female students inappropriately during class...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/doubts-raised-over-detained-dog-after-bite-incident
Nicosia authorities are looking for a dog that may have bitten a child in Agios Dhometios over the weekend, after it became unclear whether a pit bull in police custody matched the description...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prisons-are-the-headquarters-of-organized-crime
The measures taken by the Central Prison Management are neither sufficient nor effective and results in an uncontrolled and extremely dangerous situation that poses risks to the safety and lives of people inside and outside the Prison, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-brings-chainsaw-to-dispute-in-rural-limassol
Residents in a rural community in Limassol district say they heard shots fired in the village, with reports suggesting a dispute between three people included someone holding a chainsaw...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/report-highlights-police-inaction-in-cases-of-violence-against-women-in-cyprus
The Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)’s first review of existing policy approaches and legislation on violence against women in Cyprus has revealed many areas in which redoubled action is needed to comply with the standards of the Istanbul Convention.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-in-cyprus-overturns-rape-convictions
Two young males who were convicted on rape charges after having sex with a drunk high school student in a hotel room were acquitted last week when the Supreme Court found the girl’s testimony was weak and the defendants did not receive a fair trial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bird-activists-in-cyprus-stand-ground-after-video-incident
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter in Cyprus says organized hunters were misleading the public over an incident last week, saying an activist caught on video and accused of harassing them was in fact waiting for authorities after having called in an illegal activity...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspect-in-nicosia-prison-murder-case-cries-foul
The main suspect in the death of a Turkish Cypriot inmate in Nicosia has leveled multiple accusations during a court appearance on Monday, when reporters also heard him screaming at police and asking to be transferred to a different jailhouse...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eliades-cyprus-a-haven-for-every-kind-of-illegal-activity-thanks-to-government
The preliminary findings of the report issued by the PEGA investigation committee, the works carried out at the Limassol Municipal Garden, and the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zones between Cyprus and Greece were the subject of press releases issued by presidential candidates on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-an-ally-and-true-friend-of-israel
At a special ceremony held today at the Presidential Residence in Jerusalem, the President of the Republic Mr. Nicos Anastasiades was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor by the President of Israel Mr. Herzog....