https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-where-bridges-get-inaugurated-while-justice-gets-delayed
I confess: I now find it hard to spot a parked patrol car without instinctively trying to see what the officers inside are actually doing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/snake-sighting-in-moni-pyrgos-draws-community-attention-and-advice
A local man's encounter with two large snakes in his garden led to a wave of concern, advice, and debate in a popular community Facebook group....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tanker-driver-killed-in-limassol-crash
A 74-year-old tanker truck driver was killed Wednesday when his vehicle overturned on the Karvounas–Amiantos road, police said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/migrants-found-with-hands-and-feet-bound-in-mediterranean-sea
Spanish police have launched a homicide investigation after several bodies were found floating in the Mediterranean Sea with their hands and feet bound, sparking fears that migrants may have been killed and thrown overboard during a perilous crossing from North Africa....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-on-israel-iran-ceasefire-they-don-t-know-what-the-f-they-re-doing
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at both Israel and Iran on Tuesday, accusing them of breaking a ceasefire agreement he had announced just hours earlier and saying the two longtime enemies ''don’t know what the f*** they’re doing.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suicide-bombing-at-damascus-church-kills-25-wounds-dozens-video
A suicide bomber attacked a packed church on the outskirts of Damascus Sunday, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 60, state media reported....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-watching-closely-as-u-s-strikes-iran-s-nuclear-sites
The Cypriot government is closely monitoring developments after the United States launched air strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, in what President Donald Trump called “the most difficult and perhaps the most lethal” operation yet....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-violence-against-children-in-war-hits-‘unprecedented-levels-in-2024
Violence against children in armed conflicts surged to record highs in 2024, with the Palestinian territories topping the list, according to a United Nations report released Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/president-on-the-move…-again
“Wait, the president’s off on another trip? Honestly now, does he only come to Cyprus for vacation, or when a foreign official happens to drop by? How can he be so relaxed when next month we’ve got critical talks that could shape the future of the Cyprus problem?”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-tourist-killed-in-ayia-napa-quad-bike-crash
A 48-year-old Israeli tourist was killed and his wife seriously injured Saturday in a quad bike crash in the coastal resort town of Ayia Napa....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/middle-east-crisis-escalates-out-of-control
Israel launched the largest military operation in its history against Iran on Friday, carrying out a surprise, large-scale assault targeting Iran’s nuclear, military and scientific infrastructure....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sirens-sound-across-israel-as-iranian-missile-attacks-continue
Air raid sirens blared across Israel on Friday night as Iranian missile attacks struck multiple locations, including Tel Aviv, where explosions were reported amid escalating hostilities between Iran and Israel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/video-shows-aftermath-of-israeli-strike-on-tabriz-airport-in-iran
Thick smoke was seen rising over Tabriz International Airport following what Iranian state media described as an Israeli airstrike on the northwestern city....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/78-dead-in-israeli-strikes-on-iran-dozens-wounded-as-tensions-continue-to-escalate
At least 78 people were killed and more than 320 injured after Israel launched a sweeping series of airstrikes across Iran early Friday, targeting nuclear and military facilities in what officials described as a response to Tehran’s continued threats and regional aggression....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sole-survivor-of-air-india-crash-says-he-ran-through-fire-after-waking-in-wreckage
The lone survivor of the Air India crash that killed 241 people says he woke up surrounded by fire, wreckage, and bodies and simply ran for his life....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-businesses-and-residents-demand-makarios-avenue-reopens-to-traffic
A coalition of local shopkeepers, residents, and small business owners in Nicosia’s historic shopping district is calling for the city to reopen Makarios Avenue to car traffic immediately. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-strikes-iran-s-nuclear-sites-cyprus-watches-uneasily
In a dramatic and potentially destabilizing turn for the Middle East, Israel launched a large-scale military operation inside Iran early Friday morning, striking nuclear and military sites and killing several of Tehran’s top commanders and scientists....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/father-of-teen-killed-by-takata-airbag-receives-second-request-to-pay-for-replacement
The father of 19-year-old Styliani Giorgalli, who died in a car accident on Oct. 21, 2024, has received a second request to pay for a replacement Takata airbag linked to her death....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-dogs-killed-by-suspected-poisoning-in-alaminos
Police are investigating the suspected poisoning of two dogs in the village of Alaminos after poisoned bait was found at the scene, authorities said Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-rescues-entangled-loggerhead-turtle-off-akamas-coast
A man out on a speedboat near the Akamas peninsula came to the rescue of a distressed loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) after spotting it tangled in a plastic bag and struggling to swim....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/they-hung-annita-out-to-dry
What can one say about highways, marinas, ports, and other major projects that either never finish or, when they do, cost multiples and are riddled with unbelievable delays that are never properly accounted for?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-destroys-40-russian-warplanes-in-deep-strike-ahead-of-peace-talks-video
A Ukrainian drone strike destroyed more than 40 Russian military aircraft deep within Russian territory, a Ukrainian security official told The Associated Press on Sunday, marking one of Kyiv’s most audacious attacks since the war began....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-embassy-event-pulled-from-nicosia-school-after-public-outcry
What started as a green initiative to give Agios Dometios Primary School its first rooftop garden has turned into a political firestorm....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/do-something-palestinian-un-envoy-breaks-down-over-gaza-deaths-and-starvation
In an emotional address to the United Nations Security Council, the Palestinian ambassador broke down in tears as he described the suffering of children and families in Gaza, urging the international community to act decisively and immediately to stop what he called a "genocide."...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/enough-is-enough-protest-outside-presidential-palace-slams-cyprus-stance-on-gaza
Chanting ''freedom for Palestine'' and dressed in red to symbolize bloodshed, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Presidential Palace on Monday night, calling out the Cypriot government’s silence over the ongoing devastation in Gaza....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/never-again-is-a-reality-for-some-and-a-lie-for-others
Where to begin when speaking of Gaza, a place descending deeper into darkness every day? Where to even start with just this past week alone?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-62-killed-in-crash-with-road-roller-in-paphos
A 62-year-old man was killed early Saturday in a traffic accident on the road from Praitori to Kedares in the Paphos district, authorities said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-embassy-s-green-roof-project-at-local-school-ignites-heated-backlash
What started as a green initiative to give Agios Dometios Primary School its first rooftop garden has turned into a political firestorm....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/he-shot-me-man-names-alleged-killer-before-dying-in-rafina-vineyard
In a chilling twist straight out of a crime drama, a 41-year-old man managed to name his alleged killer just moments before dying from a gunshot wound to the head in a vineyard in Rafina, a semi-urban area east of Athens....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-launches-national-campaign-to-combat-‘silent-killer-of-hypertension
In observance of World Hypertension Day, health leaders in Cyprus have launched a nationwide campaign urging the public to take blood pressure seriously, literally....
