https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/peace-water-on-hold-after-weather-incident
Turkish Cypriot officials say it will take two months to restore a submerged water pipeline from Turkey, following an incident due to severe weather...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-hopes-cooler-heads-will-prevail
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday said he hoped more sensible ideas would prevail regarding the situation in the Middle East, while sources expect "no unpleasant surprises” ahead of a mandate review for UN peacekeeping on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/both-us-and-iran-claim-‘self-defence
Iranian UN ambassador has sent a letter to the UN Security Council calling Tehran’s missile strikes a "measured and proportionate" act of "self-defense,” while the US also says killing Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani was for self defence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-okays-us-forward-deployed-unit
Nicosia has accepted a request from Washington regarding the arrival of an American Rapid Deployment Forces unit for humanitarian purposes in case of an emergency...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/heavy-rains-slam-all-of-cyprus
Local authorities all over the island were busy Wednesday dealing with the aftermath of heavy rains, while road closures were caused by heavy runoff both north and south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-escalation-continues-after-midnight-tweet
US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites “very hard” if Iran attacks Americans or US assets after a drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, as tens of thousands of people marched in Iraq to mourn their deaths...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-preemptive-strike-put-to-the-test
The Trump administration on Friday justified its killing of a top Iranian general as an act of self-defense, trying to deflect accusations that it violated international law and concerns raised by legal experts and a senior UN rights investigator....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/severe-weather-alert-issued-for-cyprus
A yellow warning has been issued for Cyprus as rain and stormy weather late night Sunday are expected to intensify after midnight...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-fm-works-the-phones-over-libya
Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides has been working the phones Thursday and Friday, discussing with counterparts of other nations the situation in Libya and a need to avoid illegal actions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-police-zero-in-on-‘ecstasy-warehouse
Cypriot police were said to be zeroing in on a possible location in Limassol, where 645 kilos of ecstasy are believed to have been stashed inside barbeque grills that were exported and later seized by authorities in Australia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eastmed-deal-to-be-inked-january
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades plans to attend a ceremony in Athens for the signing of an agreement on the EastMed pipeline, after Greece announced Sunday the project will proceed despite the objections of Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/senate-approved-eastmed-on-trump-s-desk
US Congress’ approval of a spending package that includes the Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019 signals a “new day in Greek-American relations,” said Senator Bob Menendez, one of the authors of the bipartisan legislation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lebanon-says-greek-vessel-violated-waters
Beirut is seeking answers through the United Nations following an alleged maritime violation by a Greek vessel in Lebanese territorial waters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ecstasy-hidden-in-cypriot-bbqs-seized-down-under
Australian police have arrested two men for allegedly smuggling 645 kilos of ecstasy hidden inside hundreds of aluminium barbecues, the culmination of a six-month investigation spanning three countries ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-drones-in-the-north-ready-for-takeoff
Turkish drones were due to arrive in the northern part of Cyprus where they are expected to begin flying missions on Monday over drilling ships in search of natural resources in the eastern Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-israeli-gas-dispute-out-in-the-open
The Republic of Cyprus says development of Aphrodite’s natural gas reservoir will go forward as planned, after reports said a letter from Israel called on energy companies to halt operations until the two countries settled all pending issues...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dog-owner-acquitted-in-yeroskipou-death
The defendant in the Yeroskipou trial known as the “dog mauling case” has been found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter after judges said there was not sufficient evidence to secure a conviction...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-driver-faces-manslaughter
A Russian driver facing manslaughter charges following a fatal highway accident has been ordered to stand trial following a review of the case by the Legal Department...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/armed-patrols-begin-this-weekend
Armed soldiers and police officers will very soon be holding joint patrols in downtown Nicosia, with the justice minister saying the measures are being taken to combat crime, terrorism, and illegal immigration...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-says-greek-cypriots-spoiled-in-the-eu
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says his country’s continental shelf is not up for discussion, accusing Greeks and Greek Cypriots of holding maximalist and uncompromising positions....
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/storycyclist-shot-in-broad-daylight
A German tourist was shot in the leg in broad daylight while riding his bicycle near the camping site at Polis Chrysochous...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-set-for-low-key-dinner
The two Cypriot leaders are hours away from having an informal dinner together with the UN Secretary General in Berlin, where they have been invited for an assessment of next steps regarding a possible resumption of talks on the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/central-warns-banks-‘not-to-overdo-it
The Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus has called on smaller local banks not to get carried away with loaning money, urging them to follow the example of bigger banks and focus on reducing toxic debt...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-foreign-minister-in-washington
Cyprus Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Christodoulides is on a working visit to Washington, where he will also meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-suspects-dissent-in-akamas-fires
The fire department has called for backup in fighting multiple blazes in Akamas and other areas, with the agriculture minister saying the fires “can’t be a coincidence” as government policies move forward...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pachyammos-bombsite-dug-up
Experts in the Republic of Cyprus exhumed human remains in the northwest some 55 years after Turkish planes bombed a Greek Cypriot stronghold in Pachyammos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foreign-worker-arrested-after-accusing-her-boss
A foreign woman ended up getting arrested after going to Migration to file charges against her employer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boatload-of-refugees-reaches-cyprus
A boat carrying undocumented migrants was spotted Monday morning off the coast of Pomos, less than a week after over two dozen reached the island from the east...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-livestreams-driving-with-feet-on-highway
Cyprus police are investigating an incident where a male driver appears in a video to be driving along the highway with his feet on the steering wheel.
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