https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/opposition-builds-against-planned-quarry-zone-as-thousands-of-trees-may-be-axed
Intense reaction has been building up in recent days in opposition to plans to create a gravel quarry in the Delikipos forest, an extensive green patch in the Larnaca district, part of the network of Natura 2000 nature protection areas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-military-clash-with-syria-is-imminent-erdogan-says
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday a Turkish military operation to push back a Syrian government offensive against rebel strongholds in northwest Syria was now “a matter of time” after talks with Russia failed to halt the assault....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-8-eu-countries-object-to-new-rules-of-mobility-package-on-commercial-vehicles
Implications of a new rule included in the EU mobility package currently under negotiation, whereby commercial vehicles, lorries, and trucks will be required to return to their licensing Member State every eight weeks, were raised on Wednesday by Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and several of his counterparts to the Commission Vice President and Commissioner for Transport....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/residents-up-in-arms-over-virus-camp
Local residents in rural Nicosia are reacting to government plans aimed at establishing a quarantine facility in their area to treat potential confirmed coronavirus cases in Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-in-the-midst-of-massive-football-corruption-storm-justice-minister-said
“We’re in the midst of a massive storm,” Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides said on Tuesday, referring to the wave of football corruption allegations that has been sweeping over Cyprus recently....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/french-defence-minister-expresses-solidarity-with-cyprus
The French Defence Minister, Florence Parly, who met on Tuesday with President Nicos Anastasiades and her Cyprus counterpart Savvas Angelides, expressed France’s solidarity with Cyprus, which she said is under intense pressure when seen from an international perspective....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-weighs-in-on-match-fixing
Cypriot police say they knew last year about a possible involvement of specific individuals rigging the Beautiful Game but could not act citing phone privacy concerns...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspect-remanded-in-ayia-napa-shooting
A male suspect in the Ayia Napa shooting has been remanded in custody for eight days, as police continue to investigate a botched mob hit in the wee hours Sunday at a pub in the island’s resort town...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-says-‘no-panic-over-coronavirus
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou says the Cypriot government is taking all precautions against the coronavirus threat, adding that the administration is on alert but there is no panic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-a-central-hub-of-european-match-fixing-network
An extensive and revealing report published in the Spanish news outfit El Confidencial identified Cyprus match-fixing as a central hub of European football corruption....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/amid-tension-greece-turkey-hold-military-to-military-talks
A delegation of Turkish military officials is due in Athens to resume confidence-building talks amid tension between the two NATO members over maritime oil-and-gas drilling rights....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-gets-tough-on-economic-migrants
Cypriot Interior Minister Nicos Nouris says the government is determined to cut down on asylum and residence permit applications by blocking economic migrants from filing non-legitimate petitions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-least-129-detained-in-large-police-sweep-after-shooting-in-downtown-athens
At least 129 people had been detained in downtown Athens by Friday afternoon as part of an ongoing police operation to find the culprits behind a shooting that left one dead and one injured in what authorities believe is a turf war between competing criminal gangs....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cmp-recovers-remains-of-one-person-in-famagusta
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) recovered the remains of one person in Famagusta on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-deny-weak-spots-in-virus-front-lines
State health officials have denounced questions in the media over the handling of the coronavirus risk at airports, saying the image of the Republic of Cyprus was at stake...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-gets-seven-years-in-white-collar-crime
A former employee at a credit union in eastern Nicosia has been sentenced to seven years in prison for financial crimes worth over half a million...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wet-and-cold-weekend-ahead
A weak high pressure system and a cold nor’easter are affecting Cyprus as the week comes to an end, with low pressure setting in for the weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jiu-jitsu-director-prepares-for-next-hollywood-film-shoot-to-begin-in-april
After the successful production of the Kung Fu film ‘Jiu Jitsu’ in Cyprus last summer starring Nicholas Cage, the island will by the end of April be hosting the Dimitris Logothetis’ new film, ‘Man of War’....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-warn-of-landslide-danger
Police warned motorists on Thursday to be extra cautious when driving in the mountains, citing areas with rockfall and mudslides...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-investment-announced-for-larnaca-port
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos hinted at a deal with Israeli investors, saying they are ready to throw 1 billion at Larnaca’s port project...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trucker-who-drove-with-feet-jailed
A trucker who livestreamed a video showing him driving with his feet was handed down a prison sentence by a Larnaca district judge on Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-fm-director-general-in-athens-for-talks
Israel’s Foreign Ministry director-general Yuval Rotem will visit Athens Wednesday for talks with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and other officials, the Israeli embassy announced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-delegation-to-visit-moscow-to-discuss-syria-s-idlib
A Turkish delegation will go to Moscow in coming days to discuss the escalating conflict in Syria’s Idlib region, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday, adding that around 1 million people had been displaced there due to Russian-backed Syrian attacks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-potatoes-to-be-brought-in-from-the-north-after-cold-blast-damages-crops
Potatoes harvested in the north will be transferred next Monday to government-controlled areas, where potato crops suffered heavy blows after successive days of heavy rain and frost....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drunk-cabbie-jailed-after-speedy-trial
A taxi driver in Larnaca was sentenced to 15 days in prison and had his licence suspended by a judge who found him guilty of reckless driving and driving under the influence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-in-custody-over-football-corruption-in-cyprus
There were new developments on Wednesday in the world of Cypriot football, with two suspects remanded in custody over suspicions of rigging the Beautiful Game...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-coronavirus-officially-named-covid-19
The World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus will be Covid-2019....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-announce-driving-offences-that-can-lead-to-license-revocation
After the first days of February saw the first immediate revocations of the licences of two reckless drivers, the director of Traffic Police Yiannakis Georgiou on Tuesday specified the criteria that may land a driver a referral to the Road Transport Department for license revocation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-emergency-holds-a-very-grave-threat-for-world-says-who
China’s coronavirus outbreak poses a “very grave threat for the rest of the world,” the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday in an appeal for sharing virus samples and speeding up research into drugs and vaccines, Reuters reported.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/italian-navy-frigate-departs-from-larnaca-port-after-joint-military-exercise
The Italian Navy’s frigate Virginio Fasan departed from the Larnaca port on Tuesday after being docked there from February 8 to 10 as part of patrolling operations in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Italian embassy in Nicosia announced....
