https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-west-nile-virus-cases-confirmed-in-cyprus
Four cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Cyprus since the beginning of the summer, while two additional suspected cases are undergoing further laboratory testing, health authorities said on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ferry-operator-suspended-as-deep-sea-search-begins
A specialist deep-sea vessel is joining efforts to locate the ferry’s voyage-data recorder, which could provide crucial evidence about its final moments. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/buckle-up-we-re-gaining-momentum
Last May, the news was cause for celebration. So much so that, for a moment, you could almost believe that somewhere, in some corner of the planet, far from the spotlight, things (and miracles) had happened that we simply knew nothing about. The President of the Republic had not merely told us there was movement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/autopsy-confirms-drowning-as-cause-of-death-in-cape-greco-boat-accident
Forensic examinations have confirmed that Dimis Mavropoulos died by drowning following multiple injuries sustained in a maritime accident off Cape Greco....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gerapetritis-on-gsi-turkey-s-permission-is-not-required-nor-will-it-be-requested
Greece will not seek Turkey’s approval before moving ahead with the electricity cable linking Cyprus and Greece, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said, sending a blunt message to Ankara over the long-delayed project....
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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divers-seen-at-wreckage-that-should-have-been-secured
Questions are being raised over whether the wreckage from Saturday’s deadly boating tragedy at Cape Greco was properly secured after boats and divers were reportedly seen in the area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/919-dead-4-793-missing-as-nepal-disaster-becomes-a-race-to-reach-trapped-workers
At least 919 people are dead and 4,793 remain missing after catastrophic floods tore through Nepal and neighbouring Tibet, turning Himalayan valleys into rivers of mud and leaving thousands of families without answers....
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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seven-dead-23-missing-after-ferry-capsizes-off-kyrenia
At least seven people have died and 23 remain missing after a passenger ferry carrying 267 people capsized off Kyrenia on Sunday, triggering a major search-and-rescue operation in the waters north of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-loses-one-of-its-great-characters-dimis-mavropoulos-dies-at-76
An unimaginable tragedy unfolded at Konnos Bay on Saturday, where Dimis Mavropoulos, one of Limassol’s best-known and most colorful characters, died after trying to save the boat that had become such an important part of his summers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-leaders-have-until-september-18-to-show-talks-are-going-somewhere
Last Wednesday afternoon’s meeting between the two leaders was their first since the UN secretary-general’s visit to Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/is-cyprus-backing-away-from-the-cable-meant-to-cut-electricity-bills
The agreement making French company Meridiam the majority shareholder in the company behind the Cyprus-Crete electricity interconnector has done nothing to ease the Cypriot government’s reservations about the project....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/waterspout-spotted-off-larnaca-as-thunderstorms-sweep-cyprus-video
A waterspout was spotted in the sea off Larnaca shortly after 11am on Saturday, with the phenomenon also visible from the coastal villages of Meneou and Pervolia....
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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-30-nationalities-among-missing-in-nepal-floods
What began as a disaster high in the Himalayas has quickly become an international tragedy, with citizens of more than 30 countries among those missing after catastrophic floods struck the Nepal-China border....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nepal-floods-kill-469-over-1-300-missing-video
At least 469 people have been killed and more than 1,300 remain missing after a devastating flash flood tore through Nepal’s northern border region, wiping out villages, roads, bridges and power facilities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-beaches-have-a-pollution-problem-but-who-s-responsible
Limassol’s beaches have a pollution problem, but authorities still cannot say who is responsible....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/firefighters-battling-agia-anna-blaze-stumble-across-live-mortar-round
As if battling a wildfire in August was not dangerous enough, emergency crews responding to a blaze near Agia Anna discovered an unexploded military mortar round in their path....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/damascus-adds-european-flights-as-syria-comes-off-us-terror-list
Syria is getting two new direct links to Europe, just as one of the biggest restrictions hanging over the country has been removed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/artemion-the-holocaust-and-the-israelis-title-deeds
Any Jew who set foot in Cyprus was subject to immediate execution. No questions asked. The law was clear and absolute, and it included stranded sailors and shipwreck survivors, cast ashore by ''the wind of the sea.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-s-next-marine-park-could-be-on-cyprus-doorstep
Two distinguished professors with expertise in international law, the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean interpret Turkey’s decision to declare marine parks and explain Ankara’s wider objectives....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wants-to-become-an-ai-hub-but-can-we-keep-the-lights-on-first
Cyprus wants to become the Eastern Mediterranean’s trusted hub for artificial intelligence by 2032, under a new national strategy that promises smarter public services, higher productivity, and a stronger technology sector....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/national-guard-develops-locally-produced-drones-displayed-during-naval-exercise-video
The National Guard has begun producing small unmanned aerial systems locally, with its newly established drone laboratory now developing and manufacturing sUAV and FPV platforms....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/big-finale-faneromeni-26-art-festival-at-bank-of-cyprus-cultural-foundation
This year’s Festival will close on September 10 with creative director Kris Muhammed Adem’s interdisciplinary performance “LEDRA’S LAMENT”. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-keep-lifeguards-on-duty-longer-but-only-after-a-deadly-summer
The sea does not suddenly become safe at 6 p.m. Yet on many Cyprus beaches, that is when the lifeguards pack up, even as families, tourists and elderly swimmers remain in the water....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/21-year-old-afghan-dies-after-drowning-near-limassol-old-port
A 21-year-old man has died after getting into difficulty in the sea near Limassol’s Old Port on Monday afternoon....
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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-growing-footprint-of-the-israeli-presence
In Latchi, Trozena and Polemidia—three very different parts of Cyprus—three separate Israeli-backed developments are under way....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/is-cyprus-ready-for-its-mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are normally treated as one of the most irritating but unavoidable parts of a Cyprus summer. This week, however, they became a more serious public health concern....
