https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dead-sea-turtles-revive-debate-on-beach-projects
Several dead sea turtles have been spotted along a northwestern coast of Cyprus, with environmental activists calling for an investigation and officials reiterating terms and conditions for any ongoing beach works in the area...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/locals-up-in-arms-over-mosque-plans
Local residents in a village in Paphos are up in arms over hearsay that Syrian inhabitants in the community want to have a mosque in the small rural town, with the debate on migration getting more intense and political...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-medic-goes-missing-again
Police said they found an abandoned car in Akamas national park that was known to be driven a missing person, a male nurse who also went missing last year after a coronavirus scare...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/paphos-campaign-to-attract-local-tourism-continues
After the great success of the summer campaign, ETAP Paphos continues its efforts to attract domestic tourism during the autumn months...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/notorious-cliff-in-akamas-claims-another-life
A man was killed and his daughter was seriously injured in an accident in Akamas on Sunday, after their buggy car flew off a cliff and ended up in the water...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/violent-brawl-breaks-out-at-pournara
A large-scale violent confrontation between groups of asylum seekers erupted at Pournara camp on Monday night, with police calling for backup and two dozen ending up in the Emergency Room...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/let-s-keep-akamas-clean
This year, for the 6th consecutive year, the action #Akamascleanup, an initiative of “Kathimerini” newspaper, Alphamega supermarkets, and Latchi Watersports, was crowned an absolute success....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/couple-injured-after-quad-bike-falls-off-cliff
A footballer who plays for a local team and his girlfriend were injured in a quad bike accident in Paphos on Sunday, when they fell off the same cliff where another foreign couple was killed last year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/car-plunges-into-the-sea-in-paphos
A couple who drove to Akamas to admire the view ended up in the emergency room, with reports saying the female passenger was seriously injured after their parked car moved forward and fell off a cliff...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/homeless-hermit-rescued-in-akamas
A dehydrated man who resorted to finding shelter in the Akamas wilderness was rescued Sunday, after an inquisitive citizen notified authorities about a person possibly in need of help...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/northwest-cyprus-to-be-rebranded-paphos-riviera-amid-fresh-tourism-designs
The Cyprus deputy tourism ministry is eyeing the western extremities of the Paphos region that is expected to be rebranded as the ‘Paphos Riviera’, announcing a new tender for the creation of a tourist development strategy and for the establishment of a tourist identity for the wider areas of Polis Chrysochous and Tylliria....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-blocks-another-boat-due-to-coronavirus
A video showing a Republic of Cyprus coast guard vessel pursuing a boat of undocumented migrants has emerged, with police saying they blocked the boat due to the coronavirus crisis...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/body-spotted-on-akamas-cliff
The body of a young man was spotted on a rough coastal terrain in the Akamas areas on Tuesday morning by volunteer divers who were on the lookout for a missing person....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-new-endangered-monk-seals-born-last-year-in-cyprus
Three new births of the Mediterranean monk seal species (Monachus monachus), one of the most endangered mammals in the world and the only seal species in the Mediterranean, were recorded last year, the Agricultural Ministry announced on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-man-suspected-of-human-smuggling
A 19-year-old man has been remanded in custody in connection with a human smuggling case, after 33 undocumented migrants reached Cyprus on Sunday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/battle-of-grievances-in-akamas-fire-aftermath
Wednesday’s fires have been put out in Akamas national park, leaving behind an enormous environmental disaster but also allegations against groups ranging from local dissenters to hunters from the east coast...
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/two-in-speedboat-arrested-in-latest-refugee-arrival
Coast guard officials arrested two suspects after giving chase to a fleeing speedboat on Monday, in connection with the arrival of another boat that carried 131 undocumented migrants to northwestern Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-uses-all-legal-political-and-diplomatic-means-at-its-disposal-to-face-turkey-s-new-provocations-spokesman-says
The Republic of Cyprus uses all the legal, political and diplomatic means at its disposal to address new Turkish provocations in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday, following the meeting of the National Council under Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-monitors-closely-the-course-of-turkish-drill-ship-yavuz-in-cyprus-eez
Nicosia monitors closely the course of Turkish drill-ship “Yavuz” within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus awaiting further developments....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-dismantle-trailer-park-in-akamas
About 30 camper trailers were removed from an Akamas camping site in the dead of night, following a decision by local authorities that say they want to restore law and order...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-says-terms-of-reference-are-within-reach
Government Spokesman, Prodromos Prodromou, said on Monday that it seems that there is justified hope and ground for the formulation of the terms of reference that would pave the way for the resumption of the negotiations on the Cyprus problem.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/locals-stage-protest-on-lara-beach
A protest in favour of local exploitation of Lara beach was held on Sunday in response to activists and state officials who recently reiterated that illegal human activity on turtle nesting sites will not be tolerated...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/standstill-over-disputed-waters-in-akamas
A recent boating incident has highlighted a local controversy in Akamas, where a leisure boat captain is at odds with visitors and authorities over his speedboats pulling too close to bathers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-sunday-fires-put-out-in-paphos
Two simultaneous wildfires were contained on Sunday in Paphos district, with officials monitoring the area for possible re-ignitions fires...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-drillship-starts-operations-off-karpasia-peninsula
Turkish drillship “Yavuz” has begun operating off the coast of Cyprus, just south of the Karpasia (Kaspas) peninsula and will remain there for three weeks, Cypriot media reported Tuesday, citing an article in Turkey’s pro-government newspaper Daily Sabah.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-say-akamas-fires-were-malicious
A forest fire in Lara on the western coast appears to be the result of arson after forestry officials discovered black coal in four different locations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/i-speak-the-language-of-international-law-tsipras-tells-erdogan
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras underlined on Tuesday that he speaks the language of international law, the language of rationalism, truth and determination....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourist-falls-onto-rocks-in-akamas
An Israeli tourist ended up in the Emergency Room in Paphos after he fell on rocks near a camping site on the beach at Baths of Aphrodite...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-anastasiades-said-he-hopes-for-positive-developments-regarding-decisions-on-turkey
President Anastasiades said he hoped that there will be positive developments regarding the decisions as far as Turkey is concerned....
