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1. Metal pipes planted on Dutch tracks bring trains to a standstill

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/metal-pipes-planted-on-dutch-tracks-bring-trains-to-a-standstill

A series of metal pipes deliberately placed on railway tracks brought trains to a halt across parts of the Netherlands during Tuesday’s morning rush hour, triggering a police investigation into suspected sabotage....

2. Cyprus has reached the moment of truth with Turkey

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/cyprus-has-reached-the-moment-of-truth-with-turkey

The tragic events of 1974 unquestionably and fundamentally changed the realities of what has long been described as the ''Cyprus problem.''...

3. Protesters reject Herzog visit and warn Cyprus is being pulled into war

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-reject-herzog-visit-and-warn-cyprus-is-being-pulled-into-war

While Israeli President Isaac Herzog was welcomed in Nicosia as a close friend and strategic partner, protesters outside the Presidential Palace delivered a very different message: Cyprus should be a bridge for peace, not another base for war....

4. UK bans trade with ‘settler terrorists’, accuses them of ethnic cleansing

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-bans-trade-with-‘settler-terrorists-accuses-them-of-ethnic-cleansing

Britain is banning trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing violent settlers of carrying out the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians....

5. EU confirms no CAP payments to farmers in occupied areas

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-confirms-no-cap-payments-to-farmers-in-occupied-areas

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed that farmers in parts of Cyprus not controlled by the government of the Republic do not receive payments under the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy....

6. Political fireworks and the reality of the British Bases

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/political-fireworks-and-the-reality-of-the-british-bases

Following the drone strike on RAF Akrotiri on March 2, 2026, the President of the Republic chose, through his public statements, to reopen the issue of the status of the Bases in a way that suggested he was putting their “sovereignty” on the table. When directly asked whether he wanted the Bases to leave the island, Nikos Christodoulides carefully avoided giving a clear answer....

7. A 10-year-old went to a football match, and ended up in hospital

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-10-year-old-went-to-a-football-match-and-ended-up-in-hospital

A 10-year-old girl who went to watch Sunday’s APOEL-AEL match with her father ended the night in hospital after being struck in the head by a battery thrown from the stands....

8. 12 dead, 16 missing as Kyrenia ferry disaster becomes political crisis

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/12-dead-16-missing-as-kyrenia-ferry-disaster-becomes-political-crisis

The tragedy in the occupied areas has sparked relentless questions, anger and despair....

9. Anguish at Kyrenia port

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anguish-at-kyrenia-port

In the Greek Cypriot consciousness and narrative, the words ''Kyrenia harbour'' bring to mind the idyllic, picturesque horseshoe-shaped harbor, with its fishing boats and castle in the background, the image that appeared on our school notebooks for decades....

10. Kyrenia ferry sailed despite storm closure at Turkish port, testimony says

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kyrenia-ferry-sailed-despite-storm-closure-at-turkish-port-testimony-says

The ferry that sank off Kyrenia reportedly left port despite its destination in Turkey being closed because of bad weather, raising disturbing new questions about why the journey was allowed to begin....

11. Excavations reveal major Bronze Age complex and tombs at Erimi

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/excavations-reveal-major-bronze-age-complex-and-tombs-at-erimi

The 2026 archaeological season at Erimi-Laonin tou Porakou has concluded with significant new findings on the organisation, architecture and burial customs of the Middle Bronze Age community that once occupied the site....

12. Sunken Kyrenia catamaran was sailing with an ''invalid'' certificate

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sunken-kyrenia-catamaran-was-sailing-with-an-invalid-certificate

Was the catamaran that sank off Kyrenia properly licensed to carry passengers, and who allowed it to sail in rough seas?...

13. Storm damaged your home or car? Here’s what the state will pay

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/storm-damaged-your-home-or-car-here-s-what-the-state-will-pay

Homeowners, businesses, and drivers whose property was damaged by Saturday’s severe weather could receive thousands of euros in government assistance under a compensation plan approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday....

14. Turkish deep-sea rescue ship joins search for 20 missing after Kyrenia sinking

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-deep-sea-rescue-ship-joins-search-for-20-missing-after-kyrenia-sinking

A Turkish deep-sea rescue and salvage ship is expected to arrive in the occupied north on Wednesday as crews step up the search for 20 people still missing after the deadly ferry sinking off Kyrenia....

15. Cyprus records EU’s steepest fall in tourist stays

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/1-cyprus-records-eu-s-steepest-fall-in-tourist-stays

Cyprus recorded the biggest fall in tourist overnight stays anywhere in the European Union during the first half of 2026, even as tourism across the bloc continued to grow....

16. Turkish drones disrupting flight paths near Larnaca and Paphos

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-drones-disrupting-flight-paths-near-larnaca-and-paphos

As Cyprus’ two community leaders discuss the future of the island, air traffic controllers are warning of a very different kind of tension in the skies: Turkish drones flying close to Larnaca and Paphos airports and along important civilian flight routes....

17. Six-year-old boy among 18 still missing after Kyrenia ferry disaster

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/six-year-old-boy-among-18-still-missing-after-kyrenia-ferry-disaster

Six-year-old Mehmet Asaf Bicer and his 14-year-old sister, Saliha Miray Bicer, are among the 18 people still missing after the FILOJET ferry sank off Kyrenia, leaving their parents waiting at the port for news no family should ever have to face....

18. Eight dead, crew detained as questions mount over Kyrenia ferry disaster

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eight-dead-crew-detained-as-questions-mount-over-kyrenia-ferry-disaster

Eight people are now confirmed dead following the ferry disaster off Kyrenia, as the search continues for passengers still missing and uncomfortable questions begin to emerge about how the vessel was allowed to leave port....

19. Long summers, short school days: Is Cyprus ready for an education shake-up?

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/long-summers-short-school-days-is-cyprus-ready-for-an-education-shake-up

“We have an ambitious plan, but we are fully prepared to begin evaluating teachers as soon as schools reopen,” Education, Sports and Youth Minister Athina Michaelidou said in an interview with Kathimerini....

20. From an idyllic landscape to million-euro homes with swimming pools

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/from-an-idyllic-landscape-to-million-euro-homes-with-swimming-pools

After a journey of about an hour from the Agios Dometios checkpoint, we reached our first destination, the Church of Saint Phanourios in Agios Georgios, Kyrenia. It is a church without a cross, sealed off, with the passage of time clearly etched into its walls....

21. Two women arrested after police find cash in apartment used as brothel

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-women-arrested-after-police-find-cash-in-apartment-used-as-brothel

Two women aged 25 and 26 were arrested on Wednesday following a police investigation into the handling of stolen money and the operation of a brothel. Officers from Larnaca Criminal Investigation Department acted after a 23-year-old man reported the theft of €6,700 in cash....

22. Barcelona FC cancels football camp in occupied Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/barcelona-fc-cancels-football-camp-in-occupied-cyprus

The final whistle has sounded, for now, on Barcelona’s controversial football camp in the occupied north....

23. Üstel urges German lawmaker on official visit to support end of Turkish Cypriot isolation

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ustel-urges-german-lawmaker-on-official-visit-to-support-end-to-turkish-cypriot-isolation

Turkish Cypriot representative Ünal Üstel has called on German Bundestag member Maximilian Krah to support efforts to end the international isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community during a meeting in the occupied areas on Wednesday....

24. Erhürman: Children should not pay the price for the Cyprus problem

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erhurman-children-should-not-pay-the-price-for-the-cyprus-problem

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman has stepped into the row over FC Barcelona’s planned youth football camp in the occupied north, saying children should not be denied opportunities because of the island’s political division....

25. Barcelona FC plans football camp in occupied Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/barcelona-fc-plans-football-camp-in-occupied-cyprus

FC Barcelona is planning to hold a youth football camp in the occupied north of Cyprus this September, and the announcement has not gone down well in the Republic....

26. Interpol-wanted murder suspect arrested in occupied area

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/interpol-wanted-murder-suspect-arrested-in-occupied-area

A 43-year-old Russian national wanted in connection with the murder of Greek organised crime figure Vangelis Zampounis has been arrested in Agios Amvrosios, Kyrenia, according to Turkish Cypriot authorities and local media reports....

27. Occupied north moves to track every arrival with new digital entry system

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/occupied-north-moves-to-track-every-arrival-with-new-digital-entry-system

The Turkish Cypriot ''administration'' is introducing a new electronic system intended to record who enters the occupied north, why they are travelling, and how long they plan to remain...

28. Can Cyprus pull water from thin air? Pachyammos is about to try

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/can-cyprus-pull-water-from-thin-air-pachyammos-is-about-to-try

A small corner of northwestern Cyprus is preparing to test a rather big idea: whether some of the island’s water can be collected from the air....

29. Power cuts, crossed wires and no straight answers

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/power-cuts-crossed-wires-and-no-straight-answers

Serious questions have emerged following the widespread power cuts across the government-controlled areas last Friday and Saturday....

30. ''European involvement'' could backfire by helping end Turkish Cypriot isolation

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-involvement-could-backfire-by-helping-end-turkish-cypriot-isolation

Turkey is attempting to turn European involvement in the Cyprus issue into a boomerang by directing it exclusively towards ending what it describes as the ''isolation'' of the Turkish Cypriot community....

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