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1. €800,000 offered to kill Limassol man in remote-controlled car bombing plot

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€800-000-offered-to-kill-limassol-man-in-remote-controlled-car-bombing-plot

Four men have been remanded in custody for eight days in connection with an alleged assassination plot targeting a former convict in Limassol, with police continuing their search for two additional suspects believed to have been involved....

2. Man convicted of years-old Larnaca murder may have been target of planned attack

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-convicted-of-years-old-larnaca-murder-may-have-been-target-of-planned-attack

Three men remain in custody following a major police operation that prevented a suspected criminal attack in Limassol. Investigators are examining a possible connection to a murder committed years ago in Larnaca, with the man convicted in that case believed to have been the intended target....

3. Sky News confirms security threat as Italian newsrooms evacuate

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sky-news-confirms-security-threat-as-italian-newsrooms-evacuate

Sky News said Friday it had received a security threat and notified authorities, hours after a bomb threat forced Ireland’s public broadcaster RTÉ to evacuate its Dublin campus and switch to prerecorded programs....

4. Cyprus-bound flight among targets as bomb threats continue across Europe

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-bound-flight-among-targets-as-bomb-threats-continue-across-europe

A flight from Prague to Cyprus was among those targeted Friday in a fresh round of bomb threats across Europe that forced a plane bound for Rome to divert and prompted security checks from Lisbon to Copenhagen. ...

5. Bomb threats disrupt more than a dozen flights across Europe

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bomb-threats-disrupt-more-than-a-dozen-flights-across-europe

Bomb threats disrupted more than a dozen flights across Europe on Thursday, forcing some planes to change course and sending bomb disposal teams to meet others after landing....

6. Cyprus’ ‘FBI’ arrests 26 in nationwide drug operation (video)

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-‘fbi-arrests-26-in-nationwide-drug-operation-video

Cyprus’ new organized crime unit arrested 26 people Thursday in a nationwide operation targeting a suspected drug trafficking network and the money police believe helped keep it running....

7. Seven European flights searched after bomb threats

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seven-european-flights-searched-after-bomb-threats

Seven passenger aircraft were searched on Tuesday after a string of bomb threats across Europe, with security teams finding no explosives on any of them. The incidents involved flights landing in Italy, Poland, Bulgaria and Spain, coming a day after a separate threat forced a plane bound for Sofia to divert to Budapest....

8. Trouble in the financial shadows, is Cyprus ready?

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/trouble-in-the-financial-shadows-is-cyprus-ready

When inflation began to run out of control in the 1970s, a provision of the Glass-Steagall framework, then approaching its 40th anniversary, began to make its presence felt in the markets....

9. Cat found dead near Paphos home had 13 gunshot wounds

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cat-found-dead-near-paphos-home-had-13-gunshot-wounds

A cat found dead near its owner’s home in Paphos had 13 gunshot wounds, an autopsy revealed Monday, prompting a police investigation that also involves suspected illegal possession of a firearm and explosives....

10. Three Syrians cleared of attempted murder in Kornos shooting

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-syrians-cleared-of-attempted-murder-in-kornos-shooting

Three Syrian men aged 24, 25 and 27 have been acquitted of all charges linked to the attempted murder of a 30-year-old compatriot in Kornos in January 2025....

11. Police chase leads to unexploded bomb outside Limassol business

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-chase-leads-to-unexploded-bomb-outside-limassol-business

A suspicious motorcycle, a late-night police chase and an unexploded bomb outside a Limassol business put authorities on alert in the early hours of Wednesday....

12. ‘We can do this to any country we want’: US envoy’s alleged warning rocks Athens

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘we-can-do-this-to-any-country-we-want-us-envoy-s-alleged-warning-rocks-athens

''We can do this to any country we want. We can do it here, too.'' Those are the explosive words reportedly used by U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle during a private dinner in Athens, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal....

13. Terror scare at UK air base puts Akrotiri’s growing military role in focus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/terror-scare-at-uk-air-base-puts-akrotiri-s-growing-military-role-in-focus

British counterterrorism police arrested the five men after receiving information that three vans were travelling toward RAF Fairford, a U.S.-operated military base used in strikes against Iran....

14. Court of Appeal upholds detention of terrorism suspect

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-of-appeal-upholds-detention-of-terrorism-suspect

Cyprus’ Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal by Khaled Mortaga against a decision to keep him in custody while he awaits trial on serious terrorism and organised crime charges....

15. Germany sends more than 150 Russians home as drone dispute deepens

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-sends-more-than-150-russians-home-as-drone-dispute-deepens

More than 150 employees of Russian missions and members of their families have been ordered to leave Germany as relations between Berlin and Moscow sink to a new low....

16. Bomb threat forces passengers off Rome-bound flight at Larnaca Airport

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bomb-threat-forces-passengers-off-rome-bound-flight-at-larnaca-airport

A bomb threat has triggered a security operation at Larnaca Airport, forcing passengers off an aircraft shortly before it was due to leave for Rome....

17. EU prepares fresh Russia sanctions after alleged drone plot at German airport

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-prepares-fresh-russia-sanctions-after-alleged-drone-plot-at-german-airport

The European Union is preparing additional measures against Russia following Germany's accusation that Moscow was behind a failed drone attack targeting Leipzig/Halle Airport, an incident that has added fresh urgency to discussions about security on European soil....

18. Firefighters battling Agia Anna blaze stumble across live mortar round

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/firefighters-battling-agia-anna-blaze-stumble-across-live-mortar-round

As if battling a wildfire in August was not dangerous enough, emergency crews responding to a blaze near Agia Anna discovered an unexploded military mortar round in their path....

19. Pamborides eyes Cyprus presidency in 2028

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pamborides-eyes-cyprus-presidency-in-2028

DISY MP and former health minister Giorgos Pamborides has declared his intention to seek the party’s nomination for the 2028 presidential election, placing himself in the emerging race to become Cyprus’ next president....

20. Anastasiades turns on corruption watchdog: ‘You bowed to the people’s courts’

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-turns-on-corruption-watchdog-‘you-bowed-to-the-people-s-courts

Former President Nicos Anastasiades has launched a fierce attack on Cyprus’ Anti-Corruption Authority, accusing it of yielding to public pressure and reaching findings of possible criminal wrongdoing that do not match the evidence....

21. Bombed twice in three months: Butcher targeted again

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bombed-twice-in-three-months-butcher-targeted-again

A Paphos butcher has been targeted for the second time in less than three months, with a homemade bomb exploding in his parked vehicle early Wednesday....

22. BEONIX x Wet Glam: The ultimate party union arrives at City of Dreams Mediterranean

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/beonix-x-wet-glam-the-ultimate-party-union-arrives-at-city-of-dreams-mediterranean

For the first time, BEONIX Festival and Wet Glam join forces to present The Ultimate Party Union: BEONIX x Wet Glam – Summer Poolside Series on 5 September. This exclusive collaboration brings together world-class electronic music, a luxury poolside experience, and the unmistakable energy of BEONIX....

23. Why was the military blowing up RPGs during a 40C heatwave? Fire sparks outrage and tough questions

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/why-was-the-military-blowing-up-rpgs-during-a-40c-heatwave-fire-sparks-outrage-and-tough-questions

Why was the military destroying explosive ammunition in the middle of a scorching 40-degree summer day, despite rules banning exactly that?...

24. Alleged Hamas network member arrested in Indonesia on Cyprus warrant

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alleged-hamas-network-member-arrested-in-indonesia-on-cyprus-warrant

A 41-year-old Palestinian man described by authorities as a senior member of a Hamas-linked network has been arrested in Indonesia following an international arrest warrant issued by Cypriot authorities....

25.  21st Cyprus Rialto World Music Festival

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/21st-cyprus-rialto-world-music-festival

The 21st Cyprus Rialto World Music Festival returns from 8 to 21 July 2026 as an open invitation to meet through music, reminding us of its power to bring people closer. For more than two decades, it has remained one of Cyprus’ most vibrant intercultural institutions—a space where sound becomes a language of coexistence, exchange and shared experience....

26. Police raid in Famagusta uncovers training grenade and cannabis

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-raid-in-famagusta-uncovers-training-grenade-and-cannabis

A 31-year-old man remains in custody in Famagusta today after a targeted law enforcement search uncovered a suspected training grenade, illicit substances, and questionable goods....

27. Balkan, jazz, folk and experimental winds blowing your way: Windcraft Music Fest returns to Katydata on 24-26 July 2026

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/balkan-jazz-folk-and-experimental-winds-blowing-your-way-windcraft-music-fest-returns-to-katydata-on-24-26-july-2026

With a focus on wind instruments, the festival continues to build bridges between tradition and contemporary creation, combining concerts, performances, workshops, site-specific installations, and participatory activities in a three-day celebration filled with music and creative encounters....

28. The DJs of Deejay Radio 93.5 set to light up the Epic Cocktail Festival in Limassol

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-djs-of-deejay-radio-93-5-set-to-light-up-the-epic-cocktail-festival-in-limassol

Limassol is about to become the beating heart of the cocktail scene with the launch of the first-ever Epic Cocktail Festival, a night bringing together 10 top bars, 10 signature cocktails, and an atmosphere designed to make summer memories....

29. ''I do'' now costs up to €70,000 in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/i-do-now-costs-up-to-€70-000-in-cyprus

If you thought inflation was only hitting groceries and electricity bills, think again, it has apparently also made its way into weddings....

30. Strait of Hormuz reopening depends on mine clearance effort

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strait-of-hormuz-reopening-depends-on-mine-clearance-effort

The agreement between Washington and Tehran has increased expectations that commercial shipping and energy exports through the Strait of Hormuz can resume without disruption. President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that oil shipments from both directions would continue, helping calm fears of supply shortages in global markets....

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