https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-inequalities-between-women-and-men-more-profound-two-years-into-life-with-covid
What is very apparent is that women have kept our societies functioning during the pandemic, beyond what they always did, with very little social recognition, appreciation and support;...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/interior-ministry-evicts-migrants-on-christmas-eve
Asylum seekers from Africa have been ordered by an executive order to abandon their place of residence in an industrial area south of Nicosia, with the landlord asking authorities on Christmas Eve to allow time until tenants can find a new roof over their heads...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-s-threatening-statements-after-larnaca-mosque-attack-update
A few hours ago, the representatives of the Turkish government made statements about the attack on the mosque located in the coastal zone of Larnaca....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/left-for-dead-in-an-abhorrent-shelter
The coordinator for the Animal Rights Action Group, Anthi Mouzouri, is calling on the public to report shelters and facilities that are unsuitable for the housing of stray or abandoned animals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-introduces-safepass
Cyprus is introducing a so called 'safepass' as of Monday, 10 May until the end of the month. Citizens no longer need to send an sms for their movements and the curfew is extended from 11pm until 05:00 the next day...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-lose-state-fraud-case-in-limassol
Defendants in Limassol’s case involving an alleged scam with food stamps and housing vouchers for homeless persons walked free this week, after prosecutors said they were unable to bring witnesses forward to testify in court...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tornado-leaves-15-homes-in-nicosia-outskirts-uninhabitable
Visiting the site of the tornado that blew through Nikitari in the suburbs of Nicosia, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said that thankfully “there were no human casualties,” adding that families whose homes were severely affected will receive a €2,000 grant to make do for the holiday period.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-migrant-camp-way-over-capacity
The overcrowding situation with refugees and asylum seekers at Pournara camp was back in the news, following an unannounced visit by the state’s Ombudswoman who said she saw some improvements but also some problems still not being addressed such as the right to move freely out of the camp...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/interior-ministry-rents-apartment-building-to-house-asylum-seekers
The interior ministry said Wednesday that it will be renting an apartment building to house asylum seekers who have been left stranded in the streets in recent weeks as a result of the Pournara migrant camp reaching full capacity, with the apartments to be ready by Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/partial-lockdowns-on-limassol-paphos-migrant-camps
The health minister Constantinos Ioannou announced stricter measures late on Wednesday night, with restrictions to be even harsher in the Limassol and Paphos districts that have developed into the epicentres of the island’s recent pandemic flare-up....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/medicane-ianos-leaves-three-dead
Three people have died after Cyclone Ianos, a rare storm known as a medicane, battered Greece, flooding streets and homes, Greek authorities said on Sunday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thousands-protest-after-greek-refugee-camp-burns-down
Thousands of protesting refugees and migrants left homeless on the Greek island of Lesbos after fires destroyed the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp gathered on a road leading to the island's main town Friday, demanding to be allowed to leave....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/homeless-moria-camp-residents-to-be-moved-into-boats-tents
Thousands of refugees and migrants left homeless by a fire at Greece’s biggest camp on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, will be temporarily housed in a ferry boat, two navy ships and tents, Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis told a press conference on Wednesday, confirming that no deaths or injuries have been reported as a result of the blaze....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-batch-of-dry-food-donations-ready-to-be-shipped-to-lebanon
Twenty tonnes of dry food have been collected so far in Cyprus, that are set to be distributed among the Lebanese public whose lives were overturned last week by the blasts that ripped through the capital, Beirut....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-president-urges-public-to-generously-donate-to-beirut-relief-campaign
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has called on the Cyprus public, companies and businesses to contribute to the relief campaign collecting dry and canned foods for the Beirut population that was brought to its knees by the deadly blasts earlier this week....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-qatar-team-up-in-beirut-rescue
Cypriot emergency rescuers are teaming up with their Qatari counterparts in Beirut, in an effort to find more victims as time is running out in the devastated town...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/beirut-blast-has-eerie-connections-to-cyprus
Following Tuesday’s deadly explosion in Lebanon, some eerie connections began to emerge in Cyprus, including a Russian national based in Limassol and a Hezbollah-related arrest on the island back in 2015...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-president-expresses-condolences-to-lebanon-readiness-to-provide-assistance
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has expressed his deep condolences to the government and people of Lebanon, stressing the island’s readiness to provide any assistance necessary, following the two explosions which shook Beirut on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/homeless-hermit-rescued-in-akamas
A dehydrated man who resorted to finding shelter in the Akamas wilderness was rescued Sunday, after an inquisitive citizen notified authorities about a person possibly in need of help...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/racism-xenophobia-rife-in-cyprus-refugees-say
A teleconference on Tuesday raised the multifaceted problems faced by refugees and asylum seekers on the island, such as racism and xenophobia, hardships during the coronavirus pandemic, and difficulties with integrating into Cyprus society....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unhcr-steps-in-to-ensure-refugees-in-cyprus-receive-proper-protection
The UNHCR office in Cyprus has stressed that refugees must be included in the government’s planning and response to the Covid-19 pandemic, offering hands-on solutions to the myriad problems in the government’s handling of refugee and asylum procedures that have only been exacerbated by the current crisis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-streets-deserted-during-lockdown-photos
Deserted squares, padlocked parks, empty avenues where lines of cars once idled bumper-to-bumper in traffic as motorbikes and scooters zoomed through the narrow gaps between. The Greek capital, Athens, like so many cities across the world, has seen its streets empty under a lockdown designed to stem the spread of the new coronavirus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cold-weather-alert-climbs-to-orange
A new orange alert was issued Sunday evening for Cyprus as extreme low temperatures are set to sweep across the island overnight with frosty conditions reaching the lowlands...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/injured-homeless-man-dies-in-hospital
A homeless man died in hospital on Wednesday, one week after he fell off a ladder while trying to find a place to spend the night in Paphos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deadly-earthquake-jolts-eastern-turkey
A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 20 people and collapsing buildings in affected towns near the center of the tremor, which was strong enough to be felt in several neighboring countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-make-headway-in-welfare-fraud
Investigators are still trying to unravel a housing scam in Limassol that was set up to defraud state authorities by using people who were homeless and in need for help...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/body-found-decomposing-for-days-in-limassol
The body of a man was discovered in an abandoned building in Limassol on Wednesday, after a concerned citizen detected a strong odour and notified authoritiesThe body of a man was discovered in an abandoned building in Limassol on Wednesday, after a concerned citizen detected a strong odour and notified authorities.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-found-dead-on-building-roof-in-nicosia
Police are investigating the death of a European woman whose body was found on the roof of a building in downtown Nicosia
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dog-burned-alive-in-larnaca
Social media users woke up to a horrific animal cruelty story out of Larnaca, with pictures of a dead dog posted on Facebook showing it was burned alive inside a cage...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pit-bull-bites-woman-in-limassol
Police are on the lookout for a black pit bull in Limassol, following a complaint by a 47-year-old woman who says she was bitten by the dog while it was attacking her cat...
