https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elderly-swimmer-lay-dead-on-lady-s-mile-beach
A senior citizen lay dead for some time on a Limassol beach, until a passerby came close to check on him and notified authorities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/forbes-calls-wilbur-ross-a-‘grifter
US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, the former vice-chairman of Bank of Cyprus, is being accused of being a grifter, following allegations that he swindled associates out of millions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-dies-after-car-veers-off-road-in-paphos
A 28-year-man died Friday early morning in Paphos when the car he was driving on Ayia Marina-Argaka road crashed into a tree...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-labour-peace-as-schools-open-next-month
State teachers and the government failed to reach an agreement this week, with the education minister saying the unions were placing demands that cannot be addressed before September and accusing them of avoiding the budgeting issue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-heavy-cost-of-cowardice
I’ve heard a government minister speak about a vital agency of the Greek state and admit that “there’s nothing that can save this department – it ought to be shut down and rebuilt from scratch.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alexoui-takes-to-facebook-after-midnight-search
Police are taking a beating on social media following a midnight house search of a Nicosia businessman with suspected ties to illegal activities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/west-nile-virus-claims-2-lives
Health officials have confirmed two West Nile virus-related deaths. Both victims were octogenarian residents of western Attica....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/aris-celebrates-six-month-anniversary
ARIS, which stands for A Really Inspiring Space, opened its doors to its first resident startups in February 2018. Last Monday, on the 6th of August, the achievements of those startups were celebrated during a summer networking event entitled “Creating Value Through Innovation, in an Ever Changing Global Environment”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/wanted-a-respected-person-for-assistance-effort
After the cries of despair come the calls for help and the need for long-term support. The victims of the lethal inferno that devastated eastern Attica on July 23 don’t just need words of solidarity but deeds too....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-refutes-hospital-report-on-daughter-s-death
A woman whose 8-year-old daughter died Monday in hospital says she didn’t know what documents she was asked to sign, raising doubts over claims that she declined medical treatment for her little girl...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/archbishop-favours-scrapping-five-religious-school-holidays
Archbishop Chrysostomos says religious holidays on school days no longer serve their purpose, suggesting that five of them should be eliminated while also taking a jab at union teachers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yay-or-nay-on-daylight-saving-time
Only one week is left as European citizens are asked to vote whether they want to keep or scrap Daylight Saving Time...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fire-department-gives-out-numbers-to-free-up-lines
The Fire Services Department says in addition to the national 112 emergency number, the public should also become familiar with local station direct contact numbers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-requests-report-on-little-girl-s-death
The health minister has requested a full account of events in connection with an 8-year-old girl who died at Limassol General on Monday morning, after being released hours earlier...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-expels-greek-diplomats-in-retaliatory-move
Russia said on Monday it had summoned Greece’s ambassador to Moscow and told him it was responding in kind to what it called an unfriendly decision by Athens to expel two Russian diplomats....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/semi-conscious-boy-dies-in-limassol-hospital
A young girl died at Limassol General on Monday morning when her mother took her to the Emergency Room only hours after they left hospital...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/reignited-dherynia-fire-under-control
A Sunday night fire in the buffer zone, which was thought to have been contained Monday morning, reignited hours later with authorities on both sides going on full alert and UN officials saying the fire is once again under control...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gap-in-education-talks-seems-unbridgeable
A truce agreed upon ten days ago by state teachers and the government, which aimed to help reengage in a dialogue on school reform, appears to be collapsing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/2021-a-landmark-year
It won’t be long before 2021 is upon us. In three years’ time Greece will be celebrating the bicentennial of its war of independence against Ottoman rule. It will be a landmark anniversary and should be commemorated as such. All sorts of institutions, foundations and associations will host events which, combined with the state ceremonies, will lend a celebratory character to the occasion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-posture-could-overpower-cyprus-solution-agenda
Following July’s meeting with the two Cypriot leaders, sources say special UN envoy Jane Holl Lute appeared unconvinced regarding the basis for further peace talks and that a meeting in New York could be in the works to clarify once and for all...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/upper-30-s-with-waterless-clouds-through-mid-week
The second week of August starts with clear skies throughout most parts of the day with some clouds forming after noon, with temperatures firmly in the upper 30’s through Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-senate-delays-f-35-transfer-to-turkey
The US senate passed a huge defence bill granting President Donald Trump waiver authority on certain sanctions against Russian-buying countries but also forcing him to wait 90 days before deciding to allow the transfer of F-35 jets to Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-cypriot-wwii-veterans-reunite-after-70-years
Two World War II veterans, a Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot who fought together in the war, met once again in Nicosia 70 years later...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/beach-vandals-target-paralimni-mayor-s-initiative
A beach in Paralimni was the target of vandalism Tuesday late into the night, raising suspicions as local authorities are locked in a dispute with residents over beach rights...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/polis-caves-in-to-step-up-old-campground
A long and protracted dispute between the Polis Chrysochous municipality and the administration of the local campsite has come to an end, with a new offer on the table sweetening the deal for the private operator...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-hotel-worker-arrested-on-theft-charges
Police arrested a 26-year-old hotel maintenance worker in Paphos in connection with in-room theft, following tourist complaints about items gone missing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/a-useful-proposal-instead-of-useless-noise
Nowadays, the actions of politicians are strongly geared toward their public image....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/identified-wildfire-victims-reach-76-eight-remain-missing
Seventy six victims of the wildfire that gutted a coastal town in east Attica killing at least 91 people and injuring scores have been identified, the police’s criminal investigation division said on Wednesday in its latest briefing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lack-of-early-warning-town-planning-led-to-high-death-toll-study-finds
Authorities’ failure to issue a timely warning about the approaching wildfire that scorched the town of Mati, a popular tourist resort 17 miles east of Athens, left “almost zero time between realizing the danger and reacting to it,” according to a preliminary inquiry into the deadly inferno released Tuesday by the University of Athens.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspected-gulenists-arrested-in-cyprus-back-to-turkey
Forty-five Turkish nationals, including suspected Gulenists and their families, were transported to Turkey on Monday following their detention by Turkish Cypriot police in Kyrenia...
