https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/from-genocide-disputes-to-e-visas-turkey-and-armenia-take-a-step-toward-each-other
For the first time in decades, citizens of Turkey and Armenia will find it easier to cross the heavily guarded border between the two neighbors, thanks to a new agreement simplifying visa procedures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-says-u-s-struck-drug-site-inside-venezuela-raising-fears-of-covert-escalation
President Donald Trump says the United States has carried out a strike inside Venezuela, hitting what he described as a key drug-loading area, a claim that, if confirmed, would mark a sharp and worrying escalation in Washington’s pressure campaign against President Nicolas Maduro....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/chaos-behind-bars-crisis-on-tap
The disorder inside the Central Prisons is a small-scale version of the country itself. They are riddled with extortion, sexual violence, physical and verbal abuse, and sometimes suicide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-racism-we-refuse-to-see-islamophobia
While antisemitism has reentered public discussion over the past two years, driven by bloody events and the propaganda surrounding them, Islamophobia is the issue that should demand our attention if we truly want to talk objectively about racism, discrimination, and injustice....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspected-foot-and-mouth-disease-sparks-alarm-in-occupied-areas
Suspected cases of foot-and-mouth disease in animals have sparked concern among authorities in the occupied areas, prompting an emergency meeting and immediate containment measures, according to reports in the Turkish Cypriot press....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hollywood-legend-rob-reiner-and-wife-found-dead-in-los-angeles
Rob Reiner, the iconic American director and actor whose career gave the world classics like When Harry Met Sally, The Princess Bride, and This Is Spinal Tap, was found dead along with his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, in their Los Angeles home on Sunday in what police are calling an apparent homicide, authorities said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fda-may-add-biggest-warning-to-covid-19-vaccines-experts-sound-the-alarm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reportedly considering adding its strongest safety warning, a so-called “black box” warning, to COVID-19 vaccines, CNN reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the agency’s plans. ...
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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-moves-to-modernize-112-emergency-response-with-national-ambulance-authority
The Council of Ministers has given the green light to new legislation that will create a National Ambulance Authority, Health Minister Neofytos Charalambides announced on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-countries-walk-away-from-eurovision-over-israel-dispute
Three European countries have pulled out of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest after the European Broadcasting Union refused to hold a vote on whether Israel should be allowed to compete, a decision that has reopened political tensions around one of Europe’s biggest entertainment events....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bedbug-chemicals-blamed-for-deaths-of-tourist-family-in-istanbul
The sudden deaths of a German-Turkish family vacationing in Istanbul are now being linked to chemical exposure inside their hotel, shifting the investigation toward a possible pesticide leak rather than food poisoning....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-coronavirus-variant-linked-to-severe-sore-throat-experts-say
A newly identified coronavirus variant, detected in recent weeks, is contributing to fluctuating infection rates globally, said Dr. Petros Karagiannis in a recent interview with Sigma's 'Protoselido' (Front Page) TV program....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/6-1-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-western-turkey-damaging-buildings
Western Turkey was rocked by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake Monday evening, causing several already weakened buildings to collapse, authorities reported. No fatalities have been confirmed so far....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/big-changes-ahead-for-cyprus-drivers-under-new-eu-licence-rules
Getting behind the wheel in Cyprus, and across Europe, is about to change....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-fight-against-breast-cancer-is-a-responsibility-we-all-share
Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women worldwide and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Europe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-continue-crackdown-on-illegal-bird-trapping-arrest-two-in-nicosia-and-larnaca-raids
Authorities extended their campaign against illegal bird trapping Friday, arresting two men and seizing hundreds of birds and trapping equipment in coordinated raids across the Nicosia and Larnaca districts....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drivers-warned-complete-takata-airbag-recall-by-october-3-or-lose-your-car
Cyprus drivers have just days to act on the Takata airbag recall, or risk having their vehicles grounded, losing their MOT, and even seeing their registrations canceled....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-vehicle-recalls-76-complete-19-000-pending
Vehicle recalls in Cyprus have reached 76% completion, with about 19,000 vehicles still pending. The Ministry of Transport is considering extending the Oct. 3 deadline....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suicide-remains-a-leading-cause-of-death-among-young-people-in-eu
Suicide accounted for more than one in six deaths among young people aged 15 to 29 in the European Union in 2022, according to the latest data from Eurostat. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/a-nobel-peace-prize-for-donald-trump
Donald Trump should be given the Nobel Peace Prize - but not quite yet....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-cuts-all-economic-ties-with-israel-over-gaza-crisis
Turkey on Friday announced it was severing all economic and trade ties with Israel, citing its ongoing military actions in Gaza and accusing the Israeli government of committing atrocities against Palestinians....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-records-182-overdose-deaths-in-two-decades
A total of 182 people in Cyprus died from drug overdoses between 2004 and 2023, according to new data released by the Cyprus National Addictions Authority....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/what-hamas-did-on-october-7th-was-a-pogrom
Last week, Kathimerini published an article titled ''Mass murder is a pogrom; Booing tourists is not.'' While the article invokes a moral dimension, what it really exposes is the bias permeating the text. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/in-a-historic-first-netanyahu-calls-ottoman-era-killings-genocide
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has, for the first time, recognized the mass killings of Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians by the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century as genocide, a declaration laced with political irony given that Turkey has accused Israel of the same crime in Gaza....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-military-data-suggests-83-of-gaza-war-deaths-are-civilians
Classified Israeli military intelligence data reviewed by three media outlets suggests that civilians account for the vast majority of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the war began in October 2023....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/mass-murder-is-a-pogrom-booing-tourists-is-not
The fact that humanity has stooped to counting victims and fatalities with such meticulous precision just to debate whether or not this constitutes genocide is itself indicative of the decadent decay we have fallen into....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-threatens-destruction-of-gaza-city-if-hamas-refuses-to-disarm-and-release-hostages
Israel’s defense minister warned Friday that Gaza City could be destroyed if Hamas does not disarm and release all hostages, as the Israeli cabinet approved plans for a major assault despite international and domestic opposition....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/record-mosquito-borne-virus-cases-in-europe-ecdc-warns-of-‘new-normal
A record number of mosquito-borne disease cases have been reported in Europe this year, with health officials warning that climate change is fueling longer and more intense transmission seasons....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-official-warns-of-record-deaths-among-aid-workers-in-2024
The European Union’s commissioner for equality and crisis management said Monday that 2024 was the deadliest year ever recorded for humanitarian workers, with hundreds killed, injured or abducted in conflict zones....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/veterinarians-address-ban-on-oncology-drugs-for-animals-inhumane-and-deeply-unjust
The Pancyprian Veterinary Association is calling foul over a new decision by the Health Insurance Organization (HIO) to block the distribution of oncology drugs for animal use, a move veterinarians say is already leading to preventable animal deaths....
