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1. Blistering 43°C heatwave continues today with red alert for wildfires

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/blistering-43°c-heatwave-continues-today-with-red-alert-for-wildfires

If you step outside today, be ready for a blast furnace. Inland areas are bracing for a sweltering 43°C as an intense heatwave grips the region, prompting an orange weather warning....

2. Tomorrow’s weather: Orange alert as hell’s kitchen hits Cyprus, again

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tomorrow-s-weather-yellow-warning-as-hell-s-kitchen-hits-cyprus

Good evening, folks! Strap in, because Saturday’s forecast is basically the meteorological equivalent of a blast furnace set to ''extra crispy.'' ...

3. Police investigate explosion at car showroom in Engomi

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-investigate-explosion-at-car-showroom-in-engomi

Authorities were called into action early Thursday morning after an explosion rocked a car showroom in the Engomi area of Nicosia, damaging the front entrance and unsettling nearby residents....

4. Fatal crash raises questions over long-ignored street racing problem on Larnakos Avenue

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fatal-crash-raises-questions-over-long-ignored-street-racing-problem-on-larnakos-avenue

Residents and local officials say they’ve been sounding the alarm for years about illegal street racing on Larnakos Avenue. Their warnings went unheeded, until 20-year-old Kyriakos Antoniou lost his life there early Tuesday....

5. Ozzy Osbourne, heavy metal’s 'Prince of Darkness', dies at 76

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ozzy-osbourne-heavy-metal-s-prince-of-darkness-dies-at-76

Ozzy Osbourne, the larger-than-life frontman of Black Sabbath and global symbol of heavy metal rebellion, has died at the age of 76....

6. Explosion damages 75-year-old man’s car in Larnaca

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/explosion-damages-75-year-old-man-s-car-in-larnaca

An explosive device detonated early Friday, causing extensive damage to a 75-year-old man’s car parked outside his home in the Kamares area of Larnaca, authorities said....

7. Reflections in the sand: How our beaches mirror our culture

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/reflections-in-the-sand-how-our-beaches-mirror-our-culture

It’s hard for me to imagine, in the island country we live, any other place where almost every social layer meets, coexists, and perhaps inevitably interacts and comes into contact as they do on our beaches during the summer season....

8. Fourteen years later: Honoring the victims of the Mari blast and reflecting on a national tragedy

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/fourteen-years-later-honoring-the-victims-of-the-mari-blast-and-reflecting-on-a-national-tragedy

On the anniversary of the 2011 Mari explosion, Cyprus pays tribute to the 13 individuals who lost their lives in one of the country’s most devastating peacetime disasters. The nation pauses to remember the impact of that fateful day and to renew its pledge for accountability and vigilance....

9. Israel secretly moved planes to Cyprus and Greece before Iran bombing

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-secretly-moved-planes-to-cyprus-and-greece-before-iran-bombing

In the hours leading up to a major Israeli military strike, dozens of Israeli aircraft were quietly moved out of harm’s way, and into Cyprus and Greece, without those host countries being fully aware of the plan’s purpose, according to Israeli media reports....

10. Suicide bombing at Damascus church kills 25, wounds dozens (VIDEO)

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suicide-bombing-at-damascus-church-kills-25-wounds-dozens-video

A suicide bomber attacked a packed church on the outskirts of Damascus Sunday, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 60, state media reported....

11. ''Make love, not war'': Cyprus cops go viral for all the wrong reasons

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/make-love-not-war-cyprus-cops-go-viral-for-all-the-wrong-reasons

In the end, the much-hyped message that President Nikos Christodoulides was supposedly going to send to Iran ended up being delivered by… two police officers. One from inside a patrol car, the other from outside it. The message? “Make Love, Not War.”...

12. Early-morning bomb blast damages café in Nicosia

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/early-morning-bomb-blast-damages-cafe-in-nicosia

A bomb exploded outside a café on Piraeus Street early Wednesday, police said....

13. Wave of overnight bombings rocks Nicosia and Limassol

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wave-of-overnight-bombings-rocks-nicosia-and-limassol

Authorities were on high alert Friday after a string of overnight bombings in Nicosia and Limassol, in what appears to be a wave of arson and explosive attacks by criminal elements....

14. Nicosia gears up for the ultimate summer street fest on June 3

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-gears-up-for-the-ultimate-summer-street-fest-on-june-3

Mark your calendars and bring your appetite, Epic Street Fest Summer Edition is taking over the newly transformed old GSP park in central Nicosia on Monday, June 3, from 7:00 p.m. to midnight, ...

15. Inside embassy walls: A front-row seat to a U.S.–Cyprus emergency drill (photos)

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/inside-embassy-walls-an-inside-look-into-a-us-cyprus-emergency-drill

I’ll admit, it’s not every Monday morning I find myself behind the high-security gates of the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia, surrounded by Marines, special agents, Cyprus bomb squads, trained dogs, and a robot. But this week was different....

16. Bomb plot suspect nabbed, he was staying in an Airbnb

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bomb-plot-suspect-nabbed-he-was-staying-in-an-airbnb

Greek police have arrested a 36-year-old man linked to Saturday’s deadly bomb blast outside a bank in Thessaloniki — and it turns out, he was staying in an Airbnb....

17. Woman killed in explosion at Thessaloniki parking lot

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-killed-in-explosion-at-thessaloniki-parking-lot

A 38-year-old woman who was seriously injured in an explosion early this morning in central Thessaloniki has died from her injuries....

18. Foreign-owned hair salons draw scrutiny over operating hours, lack of oversight

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foreign-owned-hair-salons-draw-scrutiny-over-operating-hours-lack-of-oversight

The Pancyprian Federation of Hairdressers and Barbers is raising concerns about what it describes as unfair competition from hair salons and barbershops operated by foreign nationals....

19. Syrian asylum seeker freed after 13 months in legal limbo: Supreme Court slams 'unjustified' detention

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-asylum-seeker-freed-after-13-months-in-legal-limbo-supreme-court-slams-unjustified-detention

A Syrian asylum seeker detained for over a year was ordered released by Cyprus' Supreme Court on Wednesday, citing unjustified and prolonged detention without a clear path to deportation....

20. 24-year-old injured by firecracker in Larnaca

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/24-year-old-injured-by-firecracker-in-larnaca

A 24-year-old man was seriously injured Monday afternoon when an industrial firecracker exploded in his hand, authorities said....

21. ''Ankara, hands off!'': Thousands march in occupied areas against headscarf rule (video)

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ankara-hands-off-thousands-march-in-occupied-areas-against-headscarf-rule-video

A surge of anger and resistance swept through occupied Nicosia this week as thousands of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets, pushing back against a controversial new regulation that makes the wearing of headscarves compulsory in schools....

22. Paphos Mayor exposes squalid conditions, blasts authorities for neglect

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-mayor-exposes-squalid-conditions-blasts-authorities-for-neglect

The Mayor of Paphos, Phedon Phedonos, has raised an alarm over the appalling living conditions of a woman in his municipality, sharing shocking photos on social media that reveal the extent of the neglect. ...

23. Clouds, showers & a dash of thunder: Winter’s not done yet

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/clouds-showers-a-dash-of-thunder-winter-s-not-done-yet

Ah, Monday—the day that greets us with coffee, complaints, and apparently, a bit of everything weather-wise....

24. Trump sanctions ICC in defense of Netanyahu

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-sanctions-icc-in-defense-of-netanyahu

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), blasting its actions as ''illegal and unjustifiable'' after it issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant....

25. Bomb explosion targets empty Limassol home

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bomb-explosion-targets-empty-limassol-home

A bomb explosion in the early hours of Wednesday, January 15, shook the Limassol district, targeting the home of a 34-year-old woman. While the property is newly built and uninhabited, the incident has sparked intense police scrutiny....

26. Bomb explosion targets vehicles in Germasogeia

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bomb-explosion-targets-vehicles-in-germasogeia

A bomb exploded in a garage in the Panioti area of Germasogeia late on Tuesday night, November 26, sparking a fire that destroyed multiple vehicles. ...

27. Israel targets Hezbollah-linked bank in air strikes on Beirut

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-targets-hezbollah-linked-bank-in-air-strikes-on-beirut

Israel launched multiple air strikes across Beirut and southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah strongholds, including branches of a bank accused of financially supporting the militant group. ...

28. Paphos Mayor blasts illegal minors' facility after fire incident

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-mayor-blasts-illegal-minors-facility-after-fire-incident

Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos has sharply criticized the government following a fire at a facility for unaccompanied minors, denouncing......

29. Mass casualties in Lebanon: 32 killed, thousands wounded in device blasts

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mass-casualties-in-lebanon-32-killed-thousands-wounded-in-device-blasts

Fear quickly spread throughout Lebanon. Some rushed to unplug their devices, while others disconnected transformers and solar systems powering their homes....

30. How did Israel turn Hezbollah’s pagers into deadly weapons?

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/how-did-israel-turn-hezbollah-s-pagers-into-deadly-weapons

Israel orchestrated the recent explosions of Hezbollah-linked pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon, according to defense and intelligence sources, leading to the deaths of at least 32 people and injuring thousands....

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