https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-fire-incident-report-in-cyprus-delayed
Officials in Cyprus have postponed their findings on the fire at the Russian center in Nicosia, after a chemical report requested by the fire department was delayed, leaving room for speculation about the blaze as well as the overall investigation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/media-outlets-jump-gun-on-russian-fire-in-cyprus
A fire department representative in Cyprus says speculation about a possible discarded cigarette being the cause of a fire at the Russian cultural center in Nicosia came directly from media outlets, not officials, who are still investigating the incident...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/search-for-answers-in-russian-fire-probe-continues
Law enforcement authorities in Nicosia are still conducting an investigation into a fire at the Russian Centre of Culture and Science, with diplomats from both countries waiting for official word on whether it was an accident or arson...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/speculation-rampant-as-cyprus-investigates-russian-fire
The cause of a large fire on Wednesday at a Russian building in central Nicosia is under investigation, with media speculation ranging from an accident to a possible terrorist attack and authorities not ruling out anything...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fire-breaks-out-at-russian-cultural-center-in-nicosia
A big fire broke out on Wednesday (26/04) at noon at the Russian Cultural Center in Nicosia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/taxapp-cy-the-easy-way-to-submit-a-tax-return
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-hurries-to-launch-eu-alert-on-mobile-phones
Cyprus is the only EU member state that does not use a Public Warning System to alert cell phone users of an emergency or imminent threat, but officials in Nicosia say they hopeful they can launch Emergency Alert by next year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-seek-middle-ground-in-lambradjia-madness
Officials in Cyprus appear to tolerate lambradjia bonfires even though they are illegal, with police and fire departments pushing for new legislation to tackle a long and dangerous Easter tradition on the island that is not easy to change...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-investigate-death-in-chloraka-apartment-fire
A foreign man was found dead in an apartment in Chloraka on Wednesday, after neighbors reported a fire, but a preliminary investigation raised more questions than answers as to the cause of fire or time and manner of death...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/charred-body-in-nicosia-home-still-a-mystery
Police say they are still investigating a house fire in Nicosia that took place on Tuesday night, when fire fighters discovered a charred body inside an abandoned property while another man was at the door gasping for air...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-cypriots-missing-in-greece-s-worst-railway-disaster-in-years
The collision between two trains late Tuesday night in Tempe has turned into a national tragedy, according to official Fire Department information, with the death toll reaching 36....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mr-kadis-the-goal-is-to-recycle-70-of-construction-and-demolition-waste
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis stated in his address at the "Workshop for the presentation of an innovative robotic method of separating waste from construction and demolition" that the goal is for at least 70% of the waste generated from construction and demolition to be recycled....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-minister-upset-after-illegal-dump-incident
Environmental inspectors who went to an illegal dump in Limassol to probe allegations of waste management irregularities ended up fearing for their lives, prompting the environment minister to admit the state has been unable to deal with lawlessness...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/top-putin-ally-threatening-to-invade-poland
Ramzan Kadyrov, a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has begun rattling off threats about attacking Poland after Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-looking-for-wreckage-of-a-possible-chinese-spy-balloon
US Navy divers are working to recover the wreckage of the Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-plays-leading-role-in-natural-disaster-research-in-the-south-med
Today, a strategic project of particular significance for Cyprus was officially launched at the CERIDES Centre of Excellence of the European University Cyprus in the presence of Environment Commissioner Clelia Vassiliou. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/excavations-reveal-rare-feature-in-prehistoric-cyprus
The 2022 excavations at Chlorakas-Palloures which have been completed have yielded important information on the Chalcolithic period, between 3500 and 2500 BC in Cyprus, the Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announced on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brave-girl-climbs-out-of-well-to-save-sister
Two pre-teen sisters spent over two hours deep inside a well in a Nicosia suburb on Wednesday, until the younger child climbed 40 meters straight up to call for help after calls had gone unanswered...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/grant-johnson-city-of-dreams-mediterranean-will-be-the-game-changer-for-cyprus-hospitality-industry
The multi-themed City of Dreams Mediterranean resort in Limassol, which will include a luxury hotel, casino, entertainment and sports facilities, adventure park, shops and restaurants, among others, will begin operations in the second quarter of 2023. Grant Johnson, the General Manager of COD analyzes what exactly the City of Dreams Mediterranean will be, what it will offer to the tourism product of Cyprus, how it will strengthen the country's economy and its position as a popular tourist destination and at the same time he analyzes how this project will have significant benefits for the local community and its people. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nhs-nurses-walk-out-in-first-strike-in-over-a-century
Nurses across much of the UK launched a historic strike on Thursday, as they walked out of hospitals and onto picket lines after several years of falling pay and declining standards left the country’s nationalized health care system in a state of crisis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-at-the-ready-to-lend-support-to-cyprus
Should disaster strike once again, the United States stands ready to lend its support, resources, and expertise to the Republic of Cyprus, US Ambassador Judith Garber assured, pointing out at the same time, that Americans have benefitted directly from the heroism and efficiency of the Civil Defense team in the past....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cabinet-approves-vehicle-history-database
The Council of Ministers today approved an amendment to the Motor Vehicles and Traffic Movement Regulations that will create a database that will record the history of vehicles involved in accidents....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/abused-dogs-found-alive-in-larnaca-offal-pit
Two dogs were found alive after emergency rescuers in rural Larnaca rushed to a farm pit that was filled with disposed animal carcasses...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/what-are-these-strange-white-cameras-on-the-streets-photos
Several citizens have inquired about the new cameras. What precisely do they do? Are they for specific public services? And where have they been installed? Are new lawsuits on the way?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/civil-protection-s-role-in-disaster-management-at-the-nicosia-risk-forum-2022
The role of civil protection and international solidarity in disaster management as a result of climate change is being discussed at the two-day Nicosia Risk Forum 2022 (#NRF2022) on Civil Protection, which began today in Larnaca and is organized by the CERIDES Foundation of the European University Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/witnesses-start-talking-in-cyprus-slain-soldier-cover-up
New reports on the fast-unraveling of one of Cyprus’ cold cases, the homicide of a soldier in 2005 wrongly ruled suicide, suggest people who served in the army camp with the victim are now opening up as to why a murder seventeen years ago was kept under wraps...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/soldier-probe-blows-lid-off-cyprus-state-forensics
A Cypriot state pathologist who ruled as suicide the killing of a soldier seventeen years ago is pointing the finger at police investigators, giving credence to accusations by an outspoken colleague in the private sector who says state forensic probes can be fraught with a slipshod mindset and even cover-ups...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/investigator-fired-from-soldier-death-cover-up-probe
Cyprus’ chief prosecutor has fired one of two independent investigators in a police cover-up probe, prompting strong reaction from the ousted expert as well as the family of a slain soldier, whose death initially ruled a suicide turned out to be a criminal act 17 years ago with the perpetrators still at large after a botched investigation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hooligan-mayhem-spills-onto-highway-in-nicosia
Eye witnesses on the highway south of Nicosia found themselves in the middle of a full blown battle Sunday night, when football hooligans fought each other amid flares and smoke bombs, followed by tear gas from riot police who managed to make no arrests...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-examine-video-footage-in-hotel-pool-death
The death of a little girl, who drowned in water after going for a splash in the wrong swimming pool at a hotel in Paphos, continued to shock public opinion in Cyprus, with investigators still unsure how the child sank to the bottom without anyone taking notice...