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1. The President, the hunters, and the Greens’ arrows

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-president-the-hunters-and-the-greens-arrows

The President feels he’s co-governing with nearly every party except AKEL and ELAM. He even claims he’s fully following the policies of DISY, naturally causing multiple strokes at DIKO, EDEK, and DIPA. ...

2. Government reports success of fast-track patient clinics with over 5,800 cases treated

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-reports-success-of-fast-track-patient-clinics-with-over-5-800-cases-treated

The government’s evaluation of the Fast-Track Patient Clinics has been positive, with more than 5,800 patients served since their introduction, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said Thursday....

3. Cyprus begins €44M payouts to 2013 bailout victims

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-begins-€44m-payouts-to-2013-bailout-victims

More than 4,500 people who lost money in Cyprus’ 2013 banking collapse are finally seeing compensation, with €44.36 million being paid out on Thursday, officials said....

4. Vasiliko delays keep Cyprus stuck with sky-high power bills

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vasiliko-delays-keep-cyprus-stuck-with-sky-high-power-bills

Cypriot households already struggling with some of Europe’s highest electricity bills are being told they’ll have to wait even longer for relief, as delays and political wrangling over the Vasiliko energy project threaten to keep prices high for at least three more years....

5. Greece to Cyprus: Make up your mind on energy link

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-to-cyprus-make-up-your-mind-on-energy-link

Greece is pressing Cyprus to make up its mind about a major electricity project linking the island to Greece and Israel, after Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos publicly questioned whether the multibillion-euro plan is financially viable....

6. Cyprus minister calls power cable ‘unsustainable,’ sparking pushback from Athens

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-minister-calls-power-cable-‘unsustainable-sparking-pushback-from-athens

Cyprus’ finance minister set off a storm this week after questioning whether a long-delayed electricity link between Cyprus, Greece, and Israel can actually work under current terms....

7. Cyprus’ LNG dream hits another snag

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-lng-dream-hits-another-snag

Just when it seemed Cyprus’ troubled natural gas terminal at Vasilikos might finally be sailing smoothly, another snag has thrown the project off course, adding it to a growing list of delayed or unfinished infrastructure plans, from the Paphos-Polis highway to the Great Sea Interconnector....

8. I know some history, shall we take a little stroll?

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/i-know-some-history-shall-we-take-a-little-stroll

While it would be enough for anyone genuinely interested in learning what happened in Machairas in March 1957, and forming their own view, to read the relevant literature, whether right-wing, British, leftist, centrist, or from any other perspective, many instead watch a podcast by an ignorant MEP....

9. Homeowners to receive state aid for storm-damaged solar water heaters

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/homeowners-to-receive-state-aid-for-storm-damaged-solar-water-heaters

Homeowners whose solar water heaters were damaged during severe weather in February will receive financial assistance by the end of October, the government announced Thursday....

10. Turkish Cypriot opposition leader warns against two-state plan

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-cypriot-opposition-leader-warns-against-two-state-plan

Tufan Erhurman, leader of the Republican Turkish Party (RTP) and candidate for Turkish Cypriot leader, has warned that pursuing a ''two-state'' solution on the island would strip Turkish Cypriots of their rights and weaken their international standing....

11. Frustration mounts at crossing points

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/frustration-mounts-at-crossing-points

Drivers faced long waits and frustration at crossing points between the occupied north and the government-controlled south of Cyprus over the weekend, with traffic bottlenecks stretching for hours....

12. Don’t get me wrong…but…

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/don-t-get-me-wrong…but…

Now don’t get me wrong. I think it’s great that Cyprus is tightening ties with the United States. About time, really. From the shiny new CYCLOPS training center in Larnaca, to the Americans flying in investigators for the Limassol wildfires,...

13. Casino boom in occupied north sparks fears for future peace talks

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/casino-boom-in-occupied-north-sparks-fears-for-future-peace-talks

In the shadow of international isolation, Cyprus' occupied north is gambling on a high-stakes future: doubling its number of casinos to 64....

14. Protesters take to Akamas to protect nature while festival draws thousands

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-take-to-akamas-to-protect-nature-while-festival-draws-thousands

Environmental and political organizations staged a protest Saturday morning at Agios Georgios in Peyia, voicing concerns over alleged violations in protected areas in Peyia and Akamas....

15. Famine, settler violence, and apartheid

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/famine-settler-violence-and-apartheid

Mr. Anolik’s article is a characteristic example of reality reversal: it silences the crimes documented daily by international organizations and attempts to present the occupying power as a “victim,” while in practice it acts as the perpetrator....

16. U.S. Congress targets Turkey’s occupation of northern Cyprus in security review

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-congress-targets-turkey-s-occupation-of-northern-cyprus-in-security-review

A new amendment in the U.S. House of Representatives has put Turkey’s ongoing occupation of northern Cyprus under fresh congressional scrutiny, calling for a thorough assessment of the security risks it may pose to the United States and its allies....

17. Limassol wildfire ''solved'': Two cigarette butts take the blame

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/limassol-wildfire-solved-two-cigarette-butts-take-the-blame

I read a headline claiming the Limassol wildfire saga is officially closed. The culprits? Two pristine cigarette butts, not even a scorch mark on them, are now expected to take full responsibility and apologize....

18. Politics blog: The Judas dinner, the hotelier’s grip, and the ''coming soon'' reshuffle

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-the-judas-dinner-the-hotelier-s-grip-and-the-coming-soon-reshuffle

Quiz of the Day: Which big hotel owner in Paphos secretly controls the Departments of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment, and how? Answers… coming soon....

19. Audit office continues probe of birthday bash on protected turtle beach

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/audit-office-continues-probe-of-birthday-bash-on-protected-turtle-beach

Cyprus’ Audit Service is investigating a controversial concert held in Pegeia during a businessman's birthday party, citing possible negligence by state officials in protecting a sensitive environmental site....

20. Russia targets EU Mission in Kyiv

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-targets-eu-mission-in-kyiv

Russia struck a building housing the European Union’s diplomatic mission in Kyiv during a new wave of attacks early Thursday, Ukrainian officials said, as casualties mounted across the capital....

21. Paphos–Polis motorway stuck in neutral

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos–polis-motorway-stuck-in-neutral

A project meant to link Paphos with Polis Chrysochous has become one of Cyprus’ most notorious construction headaches, mired in legal battles, ballooning costs, and government missteps that have left it frozen for decades....

22. New ID rules threaten daily life at Cyprus crossings

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-id-rules-threaten-daily-life-at-cyprus-crossings

Turkish Cypriot ''officials'' are raising the alarm over reports that new rules at Cyprus’ checkpoints could spark fresh tensions on the divided island. ...

23. In a historic first, Netanyahu calls Ottoman-era killings genocide

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/in-a-historic-first-netanyahu-calls-ottoman-era-killings-genocide

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has, for the first time, recognized the mass killings of Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians by the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century as genocide, a declaration laced with political irony given that Turkey has accused Israel of the same crime in Gaza....

24. Welcome to the ''West Wing'' of Nicosia

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/welcome-to-the-west-wing-of-nicosia

I read somewhere that the President won’t reshuffle his Cabinet “under pressure” and that this is “the message leaking from the western wing of the Presidential Palace.”...

25. Uncle Sam wants a road: U.S. pushes for new access to Paphos air base

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uncle-sam-wants-a-road-u-s-pushes-for-new-access-to-paphos-air-base

When Uncle Sam says ''build a road,'' Cyprus listens...even if that road cuts straight through years of environmental red tape....

26. Politics and timing

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-and-timing

Over the past week, supporters of the President of the Republic spoke of unchecked toxicity, of nihilism and blind fanaticism that have come to dominate the public sphere, both from Nikos Christodoulides’ political opponents, who refused to accept their defeat, and from a segment of society prone to populism....

27. There is no quick fix to the Ukrainian question

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/there-is-no-quick-fix-to-the-ukrainian-question

They did not allow a repeat of last winter’s scene, when President Zelensky was left alone at the mercy of Trump. ...

28. EU wildfires break records, burning land area larger than Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-wildfires-break-records-burning-land-area-larger-than-cyprus

Wildfires across the European Union have scorched more than 1 million hectares this year, marking the worst fire season on record since the bloc began tracking the data in 2006....

29. The war of the trolls and the President’s kiss

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-war-of-the-trolls-and-the-president-s-kiss

Get ready for the First Nationwide Cyprus War. Of trolls. Political, party, government, and opposition trolls. The armies are preparing and taking up battle positions....

30. Messiahs, mukhtars and missed calls: Cyprus politics as usual

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/messiahs-mukhtars-and-missed-calls-cyprus-politics-as-usual

There are five factions inside DISY, Cyprus’ main right-wing party, and our beloved influencer is now expected to herd them into something resembling unity....

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