https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-outbreak-won-t-get-in-the-way-of-completion-of-school-year
The coronavirus outbreak won’t obstruct students from completing the school year, Minister of Education Prodromos Prodromou told CNA on Tuesday, noting that solutions will be found for graduates so that they receive an accredited leaving certificate allowing them to compete for positions at public universities in Cyprus and Greece....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-measures-extended-until-end-of-april
Lockdown and other measures in place to contain the coronavirus outbreak will be extended until April 30, with no exceptions to be made during the Orthodox Easter period, President Nicos Anastasiades said in his televised national address on Wednesday night....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/people-stranded-in-cyprus-continue-to-be-evacuated-on-rescue-flights
Two rescue flights will be departing from Larnaca and Paphos International airports on Friday, evacuating people who were stranded in Cyprus after the ban imposed on flights due to the coronavirus pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/quarantined-students-in-north-put-foot-down
Turkish Cypriot students who flew to the north on a charter flight were up in arms over quarantine accommodations, while both sides of the island were having a hard time convincing people to comply with quarantine rules...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/blocked-refugees-rescued-in-the-north
Coast guard officials in the Republic of Cyprus blocked a boat carrying over a hundred undocumented migrants from entering territorial waters, while reports in the north said Turkish Cypriot authorities rescued 175 Syrians including women and children...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-national-guard-to-oversee-returnees-quarantined-in-hotels
As of Saturday, the National Guard will be bolstering efforts for the surveillance of quarantine facilities where some 1,300 repatriated Cypriots will be isolated for two weeks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-shot-by-police-dies-in-hospital
A foreign national, who was hospitalized after getting shot by Limassol police during an attempt to arrest him, has succumbed to his injuries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-hits-cypriot-armed-forces
Two high ranking military officers have tested positive for the coronavirus, while the entire camp of commandos in Stavrovouni has been placed under quarantine over a suspected case of a soldier...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-braces-for-student-exodus-from-greece
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades outlined the government's plan on Friday to manage the coronavirus pandemic, announcing travel restrictions which some critics said did not go far enough...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-criticizes-turkey-on-migration-as-border-clashes-resume
Clashes between Greek riot police and migrants attempting to cross the border from Turkey erupted anew Friday as European Union foreign ministers took aim at what they called “Turkey’s use of migratory pressure for political purposes.”
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/state-pushes-ahead-with-ledra-protest-trial
A Cypriot peace activist, who was arrested after a physical altercation with a soldier during a protest at the Ledra checkpoint, will face trial on multiple charges including assault and unlawful assembly...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-in-court-over-ledra-protest
A local resident was remanded in custody on Sunday over a Saturday incident at Nicosia's Ledra crossing, when protesters broke through barriers that had been set up in response to the coronavirus threat...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/defence-minister-goes-‘behind-enemy-lines
Cypriot Defence Minister Savvas Angelides got up close and personal with special commandos during their winter training high up in the snowy mountains...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anti-aircraft-systems-activated-in-joint-military-exercise-with-france
French Rafale fighter jets put the capabilities of the Cyprus army’s anti-aircraft umbrella to the test during a joint military exercise on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-emergency-holds-a-very-grave-threat-for-world-says-who
China’s coronavirus outbreak poses a “very grave threat for the rest of the world,” the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday in an appeal for sharing virus samples and speeding up research into drugs and vaccines, Reuters reported.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/french-aircraft-carrier-in-cyprus-block-8
Amid rising tensions in the East Mediterranean, the flagship of the French Navy, aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle, remains in Block 8 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone, bearing a small fleet of Rafale fighter jets, helicopters, other aircraft and drones....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-position-on-eu-migration-pact
Greece’s position regarding the future of the migration and asylum pact that the European Commission is expected to table in the coming months rests on three fundamental principles: a European solution to a European challenge, a fair system that will stand the test of time, and the preservation of the European Union’s core values as enshrined in the EU Treaty....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parents-cry-foul-as-students-plan-strike
Organized parents in Cyprus are calling on high school students to call off a strike scheduled for Wednesday, as critics warn that protests against semester-based exams are getting out of hand...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-in-head-on-crash-dies-in-hospital
A young footballer, who was critically injured last week in a road accident, passed away on Thursday after his parents took the end-of-life decision...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/how-russian-uncapitalism-works
Like a private equity firm enacting an acquisition-led ‘roll-up’ in a fragmented sector, Putin and Co in Russian have been busy in recent years quietly taking scores of small banks into state ownership...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/large-boat-with-refugees-reaches-cyprus
Over a hundred presumptive refugees from Syria reached the eastern coast of Cyprus on Tuesday, including women and young children...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-says-military-shot-down-plane-in-error
Iran said on Saturday it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 people aboard and voiced its deep regret, after initially denying it brought down the aircraft in the tense aftermath of Iranian missile strikes on US targets in Iraq...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-escalation-continues-after-midnight-tweet
US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites “very hard” if Iran attacks Americans or US assets after a drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, as tens of thousands of people marched in Iraq to mourn their deaths...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-military-drone-lands-in-cyprus
A military armed drone landed in the northern part of Cyprus on Monday after flying a five-hour mission from its naval base in Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-drones-in-the-north-ready-for-takeoff
Turkish drones were due to arrive in the northern part of Cyprus where they are expected to begin flying missions on Monday over drilling ships in search of natural resources in the eastern Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-explains-joint-patrols-downtown
The interior minister says joint patrols in downtown Nicosia are meant to prevent crime and combat illegal migration, while also clarifying that the two are not necessarily connected to each other...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/armed-patrols-begin-this-weekend
Armed soldiers and police officers will very soon be holding joint patrols in downtown Nicosia, with the justice minister saying the measures are being taken to combat crime, terrorism, and illegal immigration...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-killed-in-violent-highway-crash
A local driver was killed in a highway accident after his car was struck by another vehicle just outside Mouttayiaka in Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-builder-falls-to-his-death
A young man was killed at a construction site in Limassol when he fell from scaffolding up on the fourth floor...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-suspects-dissent-in-akamas-fires
The fire department has called for backup in fighting multiple blazes in Akamas and other areas, with the agriculture minister saying the fires “can’t be a coincidence” as government policies move forward...
