https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-says-migration-‘extremely-challenging
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides says the numbers of asylum applicants are going up, increasing the social and economic burden on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/us-ambassador-cautions-nicosia-over-5g
Nicosia is feeling the pressure over 5G technology as the Republic is caught in an international tech war between superpowers, only months away from state-owned Cyta making a move to upgrade its network...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-removes-flag-from-school-in-the-north
A video published by Turkish media shows a person, purportedly a Greek Cypriot teenager, pulling down a Turkish flag in a local schoolyard during a pilgrimage in the north...
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/overnight-explosion-rocks-kyrenia
An entire village east of Kyrenia had to be evacuated following an overnight explosion in the north, with minor injuries reported but no fatalities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/car-goes-off-mountain-cliff-in-machairas
A male driver was rushed to the Emergency Room on Wednesday after his vehicle went off a cliff in Machairas Forest in Nicosia district...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-sends-bimonthly-cyprus-report-to-congress
US President Donald Trump has submitted to the Members of the Congress his Bi-monthly Congressional Report on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus question covering February through March 2019...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-details-emerge-in-zenobia-incident
The owner of the Zenobia wreck says it had nothing to do with Tuesday’s diving incident, adding that they previously turned to authorities alleging anarchy and lawlessness at the underwater site...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/saudi-minister-makes-historic-visit-to-cyprus
Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim Bin Abdulaziz Al–Assaf, paid an official visit to Cyprus on Wednesday, the first ever in the history of diplomatic relations between the two countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-charged-over-ioli-s-death
Australian police have arrested a 34-year-old local man on murder charges in the death of Ioli Hadjilyra, whose body was found in a Brisbane park last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-premier-reassures-cypriot-president
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades that his country remains firm in its support of the effort for a solution and that it stands by Cyprus in defence of its rights
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ekaterini-xagorari-appointed-new-ambassador-of-greece-to-cyprus
Ekaterini Xagorari is set to succeed Elias Fotopoulos as the next Ambassador of Greece to Cyprus.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kyriakides-up-to-the-task-for-eu-health
Cyprus’ EU Commissioner-designate, Stella Kyriakides, who has been selected as the new EU Health Commissioner, says she is ready for the challenge...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-safe-after-zenobia-dive-incident
A British woman was said to be in good health following a diving incident in Larnaca when she panicked underwater during a Zenobia dive...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-being-questioned-in-ioli-s-death
A man is being questioned by Australian police in connection with the death of Ioli Hadjilyra, whose body was found in a Brisbane park last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-calls-police-arrested-on-marriage-fraud
A man who went to police to report a theft in his apartment ended up being arrested on marriage fraud charges, while his wife and another male are also wanted by authorities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cavusoglu-enters-varosha
Disregarding Security Council resolutions for the 45-year-old fenced off part of Famagusta, Varosha, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu became the highest-ranking Turkish government official to enter Famagusta since the town was captured on the 14th of August 1974...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/schinas-to-take-over-as-european-commission-vp
Chief spokesman Margaritis Schinas is slated to fill the post of European Commission vice president, replacing Frans Timmermans in the Number Two role, sources have told Kathimerini Greece....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-looks-at-state-salaries-for-clergy
State salaries for the clergy are back in the news as a House finance committee is looking for ways to amend an outdated agreement with the Church dating back to 1971...
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/more-rain-but-inland-temps-still-high
A low-pressure system is affecting the area with some clear weather and inland highs in the upper 30’s and chances of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-uncertain-landscape-to-the-east
One of the Greek government’s biggest problems is its inability to get a clear reading of Turkey’s or rather of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s intentions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-airways-flights-to-cyprus-on-hold
British Airways flights to Cyprus are said to be on hold due to one of the airline’s biggest strikes, with more action expected in the future if no deal is reached...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-wanted-for-questioning-in-ioli-s-death
Australian police have released the image of a man who is considered a person of interest as they investigate the death of dual citizen Ioli Hadjilyra, whose body was found in a Brisbane park last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/student-reclaims-right-to-wear-hijab
High School principal Loizos Sepos has been relieved of his administrative duties at Saint Barnabas, following a controversy last week when he banned a female student who wore a hijab...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/little-boy-drowns-in-family-pool
A little boy from Russia died on Saturday after doctors were unable to revive him following an apparent drowning incident at the family’s home swimming pool in Paphos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/we-don-t-give-up-hope-after-inconclusive-effort
We don’t give up hope, there is an ongoing process said the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, after attending an informal social gathering on Friday with the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and UN envoy Jane Holl Lute, in the United Nations Protected Area, in Nicosia
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-launches-exandas-portal-in-a-bid-to-enhance-transparency
The implementation of 767 development projects, with a total cost of more than 2.7 bln euros, as well as the progress in implementing 321 government policies, reforms and national strategies are outlined in “Exandas”, the new internet portal launched on Friday by Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. According to officials, 92.17% of the projects listed is expected to be completed by 2023.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/school-principal-probed-after-hijab-incident
A high school principal in Nicosia is facing a disciplinary probe after he reportedly expelled a female student for wearing a hijab...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/filipino-tv-airs-cypriot-serial-killer-episode
A drama series in the Philippines is airing an episode that tells the harrowing tale of overseas Filipino workers based on the serial killer case in Cyprus...