https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-attacks-us-air-bases-in-revenge
Iran launched missile attacks on US-led forces in Iraq early on Wednesday in retaliation for the US drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing last week raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/video-shows-plane-crashing-in-tehran
A Ukrainian airliner crashed soon after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard, Iran’s state television and Ukraine’s leaders said...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/locals-weathering-aftermath-of-windstorm
A wind advisory was set to expire Tuesday following several reported incidents and damages, while an east-moving low barometric pressure around Rhodes was showing signs of gradually falling by mid-week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-under-high-wind-advisory
A yellow warning has been issued for Cyprus due to very strong winds expected to make landfall on Monday, with chances of showers and thunderstorms throughout Sunday night expected to intensify over the next 24-hour period...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pompeo-cancels-trip-to-nicosia
US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has cancelled a trip to Cyprus next week in the wake of protests outside the US Embassy in Iraq, with Department officials vowing to reschedule the visit “in the near future"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/family-scatters-son-s-ashes-after-ordeal
A grateful family returned to Cyprus this week and scattered their son’s ashes two days after thieves had a change of heart and returned a stolen urn...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/attorney-general-okays-spy-van-warrants
The CEO of WiSpear says he is open to talking to Cypriot police, while investigators insist on reeling him in after the attorney general reportedly gave the okay for the arrest warrants of three Israeli nationals in the spy van case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/car-winds-up-in-stormy-sea
A video showing a car mysteriously stuck in storm waves in Limassol has gone viral, while a man inside the vehicle was said to have been rescued by a passerby...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/diplomatic-hype-over-eastern-mediterranean
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias attended Christmas Mass in Istanbul amid diplomatic tensions and power play between Athens and Ankara over gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/storms-bring-white-christmas-to-cyprus
Cyprus is having a white Christmas while a yellow warning has been extended through Thursday afternoon due to local showers and thunderstorms spread out throughout the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/warrant-issued-after-dog-poop-incident
An arrest warrant against a male suspect has been issued for assault charges after a sanitation worker issued a citation to a woman for failing to clean up after her pooch...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-house-votes-to-impeach-trump
Donald Trump became the third U.S. president to be impeached as the House of Representatives formally charged him on Wednesday with abuse of power and obstructing Congress...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elderly-man-dies-in-rural-nicosia-house-fire
Authorities are investigating the death of an elderly man after he was found burned to death in his house in rural Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-threatens-to-blow-up-flight-to-cyprus
Passengers on a flight from Istanbul to the northern part of Cyprus had the scare of their life on Wednesday seconds before takeoff when a female passenger threatened to blow up the plane...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/local-teen-dies-in-moped-crash
A male teenager was killed in a road accident on Wednesday when his moped collided head on with an oncoming vehicle in Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/senate-approves-armenian-resolution
The US Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes as a genocide the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, a historic move that infuriated Turkey and dealt a blow to the already problematic ties between Ankara and Washington...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-passes-2020-budget
The House of Representatives voted the state budget for 2020 on Wednesday evening with 29 votes in favour and 23 against...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-under-flood-watch-overnight
A late night yellow weather alert has been issued for Cyprus due to chances of heavy or prolonged showers as well as low barometric pressure moving eastwards from Greece...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-arms-embargo-to-be-lifted-on-conditions
President Donald Trump will have discretion over a current US arms embargo imposed on Cyprus, as both Senate and House conferees have reached an agreement on the defence budget for next year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-snowflakes-fall-on-troodos
The first snowflakes of the winter season were seen falling on the Troodos mountains on Monday morning, with weather officials expecting snow to continue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-turkey-dialogue-kept-alive
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday he discussed with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “all the issues" that have recently increased tensions between the two countries during a meeting on the sidelines of NATO’s 70th birthday gathering in London...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/day-bouncing-from-sunny-to-cloudy
A northeastern air current is expected to affect the area over Cyprus, with some strong winds and periods of sunshine mixed with cloudy skies...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/some-new-faces-in-cabinet-reshuffle
The government has announced the latest Cabinet shuffle by President Nicos Anastasiades, with a combination of current office holders appointed to new posts and the appearance of some new faces...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/condition-unknown-for-man-in-scooter-crash
A young man’s condition remained unknown after he was struck by a car in Limassol as he was crossing the street on an electric scooter...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pwc-cyprus-presented-the-new-world-new-skills-programme
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/report-slams-state-agencies-in-teen-s-death
Social welfare employees staged a walkout on Thursday to protest the suspension of four of their colleagues following a damning report by the Ombudsman’s office on a teen’s death in rural Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-eu-health-commissioner-readies-plan
Cyprus’ new Commissioner to the European Commission Stella Kyriakides has outlined the goals and priorities for the Health and Food Safety portfolio at a meeting held on Wednesday with Cypriot journalists...
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/island-under-hailstorm-watch
A weather alert is in effect on Wednesday with a thunderstorm warning that includes the possibility of hail in some local areas...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mixed-bag-of-weather-on-the-way
A weak high pressure system over Cyprus on Monday will be short-lived as the barometer is falling with chances of rain increasing for Tuesday and over the next few days...
