https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-scientist-uncovers-mars-hidden-mantle-revealing-planet-s-4-5-billion-year-secrets
By probing the deep interior of Mars, Cypriot planetary scientist Dr. Constantinos Charalambous has uncovered the fine-scale structure of the planet’s mantle, offering a new window into the early history of rocky worlds....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cavalli-tower-at-limassol-blu-marine-officially-inaugurated-in-spectacular-ceremony
The Leptos Group proudly announced the official inauguration of Cavalli Tower at Limassol Blu Marine, marking Roberto Cavalli’s first-ever branded residential development in Europe and a landmark moment for Cyprus on the global stage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/old-gsp-to-become-nicosia-s-go-to-hub-for-services-shops-and-green-spaces
By the end of 2026, Nicosians will be able to visit the old GSP site for a full range of services, shopping, and recreation in one spot. ...
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/car-severely-damaged-in-early-morning-fire-in-anafotia
Authorities are set to investigate the cause of a car fire that broke out early Tuesday morning in the Larnaca district community of Anafotia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-s-new-local-authority-hailed-as-early-success-of-government-reform
Fifteen months after Cyprus rolled out its sweeping local government reform, Limassol’s new district authority is being held up as one of the early success stories....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thieves-pull-off-seven-minute-‘priceless-jewelry-heist-at-the-louvre
In a daring seven-minute raid Sunday morning, thieves stole “priceless” jewelry from the Louvre Museum, French officials said, marking one of the most audacious art crimes in decades.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/livadia-residents-refuse-sewage-fees-over-unequal-charges
Residents of the Livadia self-housing development are refusing to pay a bill for a new sewage system, arguing the charges are unfair and pointing to differences in how similar projects have been handled elsewhere....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/foreign-buyers-account-for-over-a-quarter-of-cyprus-property-sales
Foreign buyers from outside the European Union accounted for 27% of all property sales in Cyprus in 2024, the Audit Office said Wednesday during a parliamentary review of foreign real estate acquisitions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/can-the-slogan-free-palestine-be-considered-antisemitic
Can the slogan “Free Palestine” be considered antisemitic? Three academics attempt to clarify the issue based on international law and conclude that the slogan does not fall under the definition of antisemitism....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sarkozy-jailed-gets-five-years-in-libya-funding-case
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after a court found him guilty of running a criminal conspiracy and accepting illegal campaign money from Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicolas-sarkozy-convicted-over-gaddafi-linked-election-funding
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was accused of accepting millions of euros from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to fund his 2007 election campaign, and a Paris court has now found him guilty of criminal activity in connection with the deal....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/€40-million-in-fire-damage-in-limassol-majority-of-costs-tied-to-destroyed-buildings
The July wildfire in the mountainous Limassol region caused an estimated €40 million in damages, with the bulk of the costs tied to restoring buildings that were completely destroyed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-tycoon-sets-sail-with-armani-s-yacht-designs
Cypriot entrepreneur Kostas Cleanthos, known locally for his acquisition of the country’s leading newspaper, Phileleftheros, and internationally for founding global trading platform XM, is charting a new course, this time on the high seas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-losing-ground-in-own-housing-market
A new audit has sounded the alarm over serious loopholes in Cyprus’ property laws, warning that foreigners are buying a much larger share of real estate than official figures show, with little oversight of where the money comes from....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-calls-anti-gaza-war-graffiti-hate-speech-orders-them-erased
Cyprus’ government is under fire after instructing municipalities to remove graffiti and slogans criticizing the war in Gaza, labeling them as hate speech....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-moves-forward-with-divisive-legal-and-audit-changes
The Cypriot government is pressing forward with major reforms to the Legal and Audit Services despite mounting disputes from legal authorities, professional associations and state officials....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/building-boom-in-larnaca-as-urban-planning-applications-surge-53
Larnaca is seeing a construction boom. Between January and July 2025, the Larnaca District Government Organization (DGO) recorded a 53% jump in urban planning applications compared with the same period last year, highlighting growing interest in development and investment across the city and district....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/homeowners-to-receive-state-aid-for-storm-damaged-solar-water-heaters
Homeowners whose solar water heaters were damaged during severe weather in February will receive financial assistance by the end of October, the government announced Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deadly-6-0-earthquake-strikes-eastern-afghanistan-over-600-killed
A powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 622 people and injuring more than 1,500 in one of the country’s deadliest tremors in recent years. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-to-test-cigarette-butts-in-probe-of-deadly-limassol-wildfire
Cigarette butts found at the scene of the Limassol mountain blaze that killed two people will undergo forensic testing, Cyprus’ police chief told lawmakers Friday, as officials clashed over whether the fire should be treated as arson....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/audit-office-continues-probe-of-birthday-bash-on-protected-turtle-beach
Cyprus’ Audit Service is investigating a controversial concert held in Pegeia during a businessman's birthday party, citing possible negligence by state officials in protecting a sensitive environmental site....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/€3-5-million-project-to-revitalize-old-oroklini-neighborhood-approved
The Larnaca Municipality announced that the final phase of the ''Restoration/Revitalization of the Old Voroklini (Oroklini) Neighborhood'' project, estimated at €3.5 million, has been approved for co-funding by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development of the European Union....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kato-pyrgos-warehouses-to-become-vibrant-new-cultural-hub
A fresh chapter is about to begin for the old warehouses in Kato Pyrgos, Tillyria, as the government has approved a €1.3 million budget to restore and transform the historic buildings into a vibrant cultural hub....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wildfire-boss-was-in-australia-during-deadly-blaze
As raging wildfires swept through Cyprus last month, killing two people and devastating communities, the official tasked with coordinating the state’s wildfire response was more than 13,000 kilometers away in Australia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/who-set-troodos-on-fire-spoiler-alert-it-wasn-t-the-trees-fault
Let me kick things off with two completely unrelated questions: When exactly are all 13 mobile desalination units finally going to start working? ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/disability-group-accuses-paralimni-municipality-of-discrimination-on-beaches
The Cyprus Confederation of Organizations of the Disabled (KYSOA) has condemned what it calls the Municipality of Paralimni’s “continuing discriminatory behavior” toward people with disabilities on the area’s beaches....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/compensation-for-fire-victims-registration-in-the-fimas-system-required
he District Administration of Limassol has sent forms to the fire-affected communities to be completed by those claiming compensation for their properties damaged by the devastating wildfire and who are not already registered in the Integrated Administrative and Financial Information System of the General Accounting Office (FIMAS)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/today-s-weather-forecast-hot-hotter-and-a-surprise-shower
If you were dreaming of a breezy, cool Monday, consider this your wake-up call. The Meteorology Department has issued a yellow warning as the heat turns up in a big way....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-waits-two-years-for-building-permit-to-construct-home
A woman has been waiting two years for a building permit to construct her home, and growing frustrated, she shared her experience on social media....
