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1. More than 550 kilos of waste cleared from Agia Eirini beach in Kyrenia

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-550-kilos-of-waste-cleared-from-agia-eirini-beach-in-kyrenia

More than 550 kilograms of litter were collected from Agia Eirini beach during a recent coastal cleanup organized by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) in cooperation with SPOT Marine Life....

2. Women win record number of seats in Cyprus Parliament

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/women-win-record-number-of-seats-in-cyprus-parliament

Women secured a record 11 seats in Cyprus’ new Parliament following the 2026 legislative elections, marking the highest level of female representation in the country’s parliamentary history. ...

3. Voting underway in Cyprus parliamentary elections

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/voting-underway-in-cyprus-parliamentary-elections

Cyprus is voting today in parliamentary elections that will determine the composition of the next House of Representatives and mark the country’s 13th legislative election since independence in 1960....

4. Enclaved voters to cast ballots at polling stations in Nicosia and Acheritou

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/enclaved-voters-to-cast-ballots-at-polling-stations-in-nicosia-and-acheritou

Enclaved voters will be able to vote at two designated polling locations in Nicosia and Acheritou during the upcoming elections, according to Presidential Commissioner Marios Hartsiotis in comments to the Cyprus News Agency....

5. Parliamentary elections expected to cost €6 million

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parliamentary-elections-expected-to-cost-€6-million

Cyprus’ upcoming parliamentary elections are expected to cost close to €6 million, with roughly 6,500 people set to work during the voting process, according to Assistant Chief Returning Officer Menelaos Vasileiou....

6. Indulgence in practice, tough talk in theory

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/indulgence-in-practice-tough-talk-in-theory

During Nikos Christodoulides’ visit to Israel in April 2025, the Aykut family filled the streets with large billboards showing the President of the Republic alongside a message in Hebrew that read, ''Cyprus is dangerous for Israelis.''...

7. Cyprus-linked firms tied to €25.8M Russian construction fraud, investigation finds

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-linked-firms-tied-to-€25-8m-russian-construction-fraud-investigation-finds

A new investigation by the Cyprus Investigative Reporting Network (CIReN) reveals that companies based in Cyprus were linked to a €25.8 million fraud case involving Russia’s construction sector....

8. Lapithos residents return to occupied village for first church service in seven years

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lapithos-residents-return-to-occupied-village-for-first-church-service-in-seven-years

After a seven-year break, former residents of Lapithos were able to return to the occupied town on Sunday, 8 February, to attend a Divine Liturgy at the church of Agios Theodoros, held on the saint’s feast day....

9. EU College of Commissioners meets Cyprus Cabinet at Limassol Port during presidency visit

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-college-of-commissioners-meets-cyprus-cabinet-at-limassol-port-during-presidency-visit

The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Thursday carried out a series of high-level engagements marking the visit of the College of Commissioners to Cyprus, within the framework of Cyprus’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union....

10. Before Cyprus had modern architecture, it had Neoptolemos Michaelides

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/before-cyprus-had-modern-architecture-it-had-neoptolemos-michaelides

''Likewise arriving from Milan, Italy, was the promising architecture student Mr. Neoptolemos Michaelides,'' the newspaper Anexartitos reported on June 4, 1940, in the formal style of the era....

11. Farmers to strike, say state aid won’t cover soaring energy costs

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-farmers-to-strike-say-state-aid-won-t-cover-soaring-energy-costs

Farmers across Cyprus are sounding the alarm over soaring electricity costs and dwindling water supplies, warning that recent state aid will barely make a dent....

12. Severe flooding sweeps through occupied Nicosia and Kyrenia

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/severe-flooding-sweeps-through-occupied-nicosia-and-kyrenia

Heavy overnight rain unleashed major flooding across occupied Nicosia and Kyrenia, turning streams into torrents, triggering landslides and leaving homes and roads underwater....

13. Griffon vulture dies just hours after release back into the wild

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/griffon-vulture-dies-just-hours-after-release-back-into-the-wild

A young vulture, successfully rehabilitated after falling severely ill in October, has died less than a day after being released back into the wild....

14. Griffon Vulture’s rescue shows power of bicommunal conservation in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/griffon-vulture-s-rescue-shows-power-of-bicommunal-conservation-in-cyprus

A Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) that had been brought to Cyprus from Spain as part of the EU-funded “LIFE with Vultures” initiative has successfully completed rehabilitation and returned to the wild....

15. Kyrenia Municipality condemns RIK for using “Girne” on news map

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kyrenia-municipality-condemns-rik-for-using-girne-on-news-map

The municipality of Kyrenia has voiced strong objections to a map shown on Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (RIK) news that referred to the occupied city by its Turkish name, “Girne.”...

16. Simon Aykut gets five years for embezzlement in a landmark case

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/simon-aykut-gets-five-years-for-embezzlement-in-a-landmark-case

Simon Aykut, former director and shareholder of the Afik Group, was handed a five-year prison sentence by the three-member judicial body headed by Christiana Parpotta....

17. Pentemili Beach, landing site of Turkish forces in 1974, to become military museum

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pentemili-beach-landing-site-of-turkish-forces-in-1974-to-become-military-museum

Pente Mili Beach, where the Turkish invasion of Cyprus began in 1974, will be transformed into a military museum managed by the Evkaf Administration, authorities said. ...

18. UK trade envoy faces calls to quit over visit to occupied Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-trade-envoy-faces-calls-to-quit-over-visit-to-occupied-cyprus

Afzal Khan, a Labour MP and Britain’s special trade envoy to Turkey, is under mounting pressure to resign after a controversial trip to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus. ...

19. 51 years on, and the picture’s still blurry

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/51-years-on-and-the-picture-s-still-blurry

Fifty-one years after the coup and the invasion. Half a century has passed, and the island remains divided, its northern part still under Turkish occupation, while the landscape changes drastically....

20. Five Greek Cypriot refugees ‘arrested’ in Trikomo; Foreign Ministry engages UN

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/five-greek-cypriot-refugees-‘arrested-in-trikomo-foreign-ministry-engages-un

Five Greek Cypriot refugees were “arrested” on Saturday in the occupied area of Trikomo, reportedly for entering without completing required procedures at the Strovilia crossing point and for “violating a first-degree military restricted zone,” according to Turkish Cypriot media reports....

21. Medical Association raises alarm over emissions from Teknecik Power Plant

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/medical-association-raises-alarm-over-emissions-from-teknecik-power-plant

Thick black smoke rising from the Teknecik Power Plant in Kyrenia has drawn renewed concern from the Turkish Cypriot Medical Association, which has warned that ongoing emissions pose serious risks to public health and the environment....

22. Tatar demands opening of Lympia-Louroujina crossing as work ramps up

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-demands-opening-of-lympia-louroujina-crossing-as-work-ramps-up

Construction is moving forward on the Turkish side for a new crossing point in the Lympia-Louroujina area, with Turkish Cypriot officials urging Cypriot residents to pressure the government to open the barrier....

23. The untold story behind the killing of U.S. Ambassador Rodger Davies in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/the-untold-story-behind-the-killing-of-u-s-ambassador-rodger-davies-in-cyprus

The tangled story behind the 1974 assassination of U.S. Ambassador Rodger Davies in Cyprus takes center stage in 'Invisible Conspiracy', the latest book by journalist and researcher Andreas Hatzikyriakos....

24. Kyrenia's historic church brought back to life

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/kyrenia-s-historic-church-brought-back-to-life

A centuries-old church in Kyrenia, once the spiritual heart of the region, has been brought back to life after an extensive restoration project....

25. Two Hungarians jailed for selling homes on occupied land

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-hungarians-jailed-for-selling-homes-on-occupied-land

Two Hungarian nationals were sentenced to prison on Friday for their involvement in advertising and promoting the sale of homes on Greek Cypriot land in the occupied territories....

26. Luxury villas in occupied North selling for millions, but not for the locals

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/luxury-villas-in-occupied-north-selling-for-millions-but-not-for-the-locals

Ultra-luxury villas in the occupied areas of Cyprus are being snapped up for eye-watering prices, with some homes going for as much as £6 million (or over 300 million Turkish lira), particularly in sought-after locations like Kyrenia and Trikomo....

27. Multiple power outages at Nicosia-Kyrenia District Court

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/multiple-power-outages-at-nicosia-kyrenia-district-court

The recurring power outages experienced on Monday at the Nicosia-Keryneia District Court have once again emphasized the inadequacy of court buildings in Nicosia and the urgent need for new judicial facilities in the capital....

28. Father sentenced to 25 years for attempted murder of his son

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/father-sentenced-to-25-years-for-attempted-murder-of-his-son

A ''criminal court'' in occupied Nicosia has sentenced a man to 25 years in prison for the attempted murder of his 9-year-old son....

29. Human trafficking case at Kyrenia Port

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/human-trafficking-case-at-kyrenia-port

"Authorities" in the occupied part of Cyprus have extended the detention of six individuals suspected of human trafficking through the port of Kyrenia....

30. A grain of hope: Varosha ''Mayor'' brings sand to honor refugee's final resting place

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/a-grain-of-hope-varosha-mayor-brings-sand-to-honor-refugee-s-final-resting-place

The funeral of Pieris Pieri, a respected mathematician and deputy principal of the First Gymnasium of Famagusta, became a powerful moment of bicommunal unity....

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