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1. 4 attacks in 5 months: Limassol businessman targeted again

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/4-attacks-in-5-months-limassol-businessman-targeted-again

For the fourth time in roughly five months, a well-known 40-year-old businessman from Limassol has found himself in the crosshairs of crime....

2. The paranoid side of history

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-paranoid-side-of-history

Since March 2 of this year, invoking its familiar pretext of “combating terrorism,” the Israeli army has killed in neighboring Lebanon, at least up to the moment these lines are being written, more than a thousand people, including 118 children and 40 healthcare workers. ...

3. Bomb explosion damages reception venue in Nicosia district

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bomb-explosion-damages-reception-venue-in-nicosia-district

An explosion caused by a bomb damaged a well-known reception venue in the Nicosia district early Monday, prompting an ongoing police investigation....

4. US-Israel strike Iran’s Natanz nuclear site in major escalation, bunker-buster bombs reported

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-israel-strike-iran-s-natanz-nuclear-site-in-major-escalation-bunker-buster-bombs-reported

A joint military operation involving the United States and Israel has struck Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment site, marking a significant development in the ongoing conflict....

5. He's no FDR

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/he-s-no-fdr

The American president was right to say that Britain’s current prime minister, Keir Starmer, is not Winston Churchill. But is Donald Trump Franklin Roosevelt? These are different figures from a different era, a time when a prime minister drank heavily, smoked one cigar after another, and struggled with severe depression....

6. Cyprus’ ''safe'' shelters are anything but

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-safe-shelters-are-anything-but

The organized creation of public shelters in Cyprus began in 1999, when legislation was introduced requiring that public buildings include underground spaces that could serve as shelters in emergencies. ...

7. U.S.-Europe: Trapped in a ''loveless marriage''

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/u-s-europe-trapped-in-a-loveless-marriage

After 13 months of Trump 2.0, after Greenland, the suffocating pressure on Kyiv and the flirtations with Putin, the tariffs and sanctions against Europeans defending the EU’s digital sovereignty, the verdict could be even harsher....

8. Phedon Phedonos: The rise, the fall and the questions in between

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/phedon-phedonos-the-rise-the-fall-and-the-questions-in-between

He is one of those political figures who simply do not fit into a neat, one-dimensional box. A strong personality open to two descriptions, as most strong personalities tend to be....

9. 13.6 kilos of TNT missing, and Cyprus has seen this before

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/13-6-kilos-of-tnt-missing-and-cyprus-has-seen-this-before

As investigations continue into the theft of a large quantity of TNT, early findings by police and the National Guard appear to be leading authorities back more than a decade, to 2012, when another serious explosives theft shook the military....

10. 13 kilos of TNT go missing during military drill

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/13-kilos-of-tnt-go-missing-during-military-drill

Cyprus’ Defense Ministry and Police are on high alert following the disappearance of 13 kilograms (30 pounds) of TNT explosives during a military engineering exercise at the Kalo Chorio firing range....

11. Unverified video roils Cyprus as officials cite possible attack on state

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unverified-video-roils-cyprus-as-officials-cite-possible-attack-on-state

Political tensions mounted in Cyprus on Thursday after a controversial video circulated on social media alleging illicit campaign financing linked to President Nikos Christodoulides, prompting demands for explanations, a police complaint by a former minister, and an investigation into what authorities described as possible “hybrid activity” against the Republic....

12. Akamas roads could do more harm than good, environment watchdog warns

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/akamas-roads-could-do-more-harm-than-good-environment-watchdog-warns

The road works in Akamas are not just unfinished; they may be actively putting the area at risk....

13. When the prison becomes the crime headquarters

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/when-the-prison-becomes-the-crime-headquarters

Cyprus’ Central Prisons have spent the past few years under a harsh spotlight, not because of what happens inside a normal correctional facility, but because of a string of security failures, leaked classified files, and inmate deaths that have pushed the system to its breaking point....

14. Old hand grenade found near Xyliatos Dam safely destroyed by bomb squad

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/old-hand-grenade-found-near-xyliatos-dam-safely-destroyed-by-bomb-squad

A decades-old hand grenade was safely destroyed Tuesday morning after being discovered near the Xyliatos Dam, police said....

15. Cypriot photojournalist Yahia Barzaq killed in Gaza airstrike

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-photojournalist-yahia-barzaq-killed-in-gaza-airstrike

Yahia Barzaq, a Cypriot-born photojournalist who spent his career documenting life in Gaza, was killed Tuesday night in an Israeli airstrike, according to Turkish Cypriot media and his employer, TRT World....

16. Politics blog: The 67 million, CyBC, and cat neutering

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-the-67-million-cybc-and-cat-neutering

A bombshell statement from Chrisis Pantelides: some people pocketed money and handed the project to the Chinese! Wait, does he mean Cypriots?...

17. U.S. strike kills 11 on boat with alleged drugs onboard

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-strike-kills-11-on-boat-with-alleged-drugs-onboard

The Pentagon is vowing more military action against drug cartels after a U.S. strike in the Caribbean killed 11 people on a speedboat, though officials have offered no evidence the vessel carried narcotics....

18. Trump-Putin summit in Alaska called a ‘nothingburger’ as talks on Ukraine end without ceasefire

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-putin-summit-in-alaska-called-a-‘nothingburger-as-talks-on-ukraine-end-without-ceasefire

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage for a high-stakes summit aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, but the talks concluded without the ceasefire the U.S. president had sought....

19. Buses cross Limnitis crossing point for annual Kokkina commemoration

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/buses-cross-limnitis-crossing-point-for-annual-kokkina-commemoration

Convoys of small buses began crossing from the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus into Kokkina early Thursday morning for an annual commemoration marking the anniversary of the 1964 bombing of Tylliria by the Turkish air force....

20. ''Ticking time bomb'': Illegal dumping puts Paphos villages at risk of fires

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ticking-time-bomb-illegal-dumping-puts-paphos-villages-at-risk-of-fires

Fires and garbage are becoming a dangerous mix in the Paphos district, where local leaders warn that illegal dumping is turning entire communities into firetraps, and authorities are nowhere to be found....

21. 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....

22. 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....

23. Trump offers $30B to Iran to ''ditch'' the enrichment

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-offers-$30b-to-iran-ditch-the-enrichment

In a dramatic shift from bombs to diplomacy, the Trump administration is reportedly considering a bold new offer to Iran: up to $30 billion in foreign financing to help build a nuclear energy program, so long as Tehran agrees to give up uranium enrichment entirely....

24. As Israel bombards Iran, Trump weighs strike that could reshape the Middle East

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/as-israel-bombards-iran-trump-weighs-strike-that-could-reshape-the-middle-east

Tensions between Israel and Iran continue to escalate, with both sides locked in a dangerous strategic standoff while awaiting a decision from U.S. President Donald Trump on whether to launch a direct strike against Iran....

25. U.S. may ask UK to open Cyprus base for Iran operations

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-may-ask-uk-to-open-cyprus-base-for-iran-operations

The United States may ask the United Kingdom to allow American refueling aircraft to operate from Britain’s military base in Cyprus, as former President Donald Trump considers launching strikes on Iran in response to the escalating war with Israel....

26. Trump poised for strike on Iran as Israel urges: ‘Finish the job’

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-poised-for-strike-on-iran-as-israel-urges-‘finish-the-job

President Donald Trump has approved military plans for a potential U.S. strike on Iran, but he has not yet given the green light to carry them out. While the White House is preparing for a possible offensive “in the coming days,” officials say Trump is still hoping that the mere threat of force will push Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions....

27. Israeli airstrike hits Iran’s state TV headquarters as nuclear tensions surge

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-airstrike-hits-iran-s-state-tv-headquarters-as-nuclear-tensions-surge

Israel launched a direct strike on Iran’s state television headquarters in Tehran early Monday, intensifying a growing conflict and sending thousands of residents fleeing the capital....

28. Am I becoming a fan of Elon Musk?

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/am-i-becoming-a-fan-of-elon-musk

Thursday was a great night. The youngest of my three kids graduated from elementary school. In celebration, we ate the most tender souvlakia Nicosia has to offer, accompanied by a cool hilltop breeze....

29. 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....

30. What’s the deal with the weather this week?!

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/what-s-the-deal-with-the-weather-this-week

Ah, Wednesday evening! Okay, so here’s the deal: it’s already 33°C today, right?...

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