https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-muddying-waters-over-who-is-responsible-for-deadly-fires
In the aftermath of what was the worst fire in Greece’s modern history, the government is coming under increasing criticism for failing to provide clear-cut information on the number of missing and for allegedly trying to muddy the waters over who is responsible....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kammenos-defends-government-s-response-to-blaze
Defense Minister Panos Kammenos on Monday defended the government’s response to the deadly wildfires east of Athens that have so far claimed at least 91 lives....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lute-sees-cavusoglu-in-ankara
Jane Holl Lute, the special envoy of the UN Secretary General, wasted no time following a busy week by visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-out-and-about-to-promote-seatbelts
This week’s road safety awareness campaign focuses primarily on the use of seat belts and child seats, all of which were contributing factors in recent fatal accidents...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tsipras-says-he-assumes-political-responsibility-for-deadly-fires
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday he took full political responsibility for the deadly blaze that has killed at least 87 people in a coastal town in east Athens this week....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/security-council-renews-unficyp-mandate
The Security Council authorized a six‑month mandate renewal for the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) on Thursday, unanimously adopting resolution 2430 (2018)...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-honours-noratlas-dead
The president is attending on Friday the unveiling ceremony of a Greek Noratlas aircraft replica, which has been assembled at Makedonitissa military cemetery in Nicosia to honour the fallen...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/browder-s-attorney-in-cyprus-rests-his-case
Bill Browder’s attorney in Cyprus says the government and justice minister are complying with a request for judicial assistance in order to keep Russia happy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/xylofagou-boat-accident-still-under-investigation
Authorities are still investigating a boat incident on Wednesday where a 60-year-old woman died after a motorboat capsized off the Xylofagou coast in the Red Cliff area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pee-power-of-cypriot-scientist-travels-to-kenya
A Cypriot professor is behind a technology that converts urine into electricity that was introduced in Nairobi, Kenya last month, after its successful trial in a boarding school, in Kisoro, Uganda...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-rash-points-to-marine-mites-not-jellyfish
Previously reported baby jellyfish stings in Limassol could actually turn out to be marine mites, following a doctor’s diagnosis in a similar incident in Larnaca, while authorities do not yet have a definitive answer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-out-and-about-to-promote-road-safety
Cyprus police is conducting another safety campaign this week, following a series of recent road fatalities, and this time they are focusing on bikers and cyclists...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-on-bicycle-killed-in-larnaca-accident
A 21-year-old woman was killed Saturday night in Larnaca when a vehicle struck her bicycle from behind on the Ormidia-Achnas road...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-tiger-plane-steals-the-show-in-larnaca
A plane with the majestic face of a Siberian tiger landed at Larnaca International Airport on Sunday, known around the world for raising awareness for the protection of the Amur Tiger...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-cuts-red-tape-on-traffic-camera-plans
The President’s Cabinet is cutting red tape when it comes to traffic cameras, in an effort to have a system installed sooner than later...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-wants-to-talk-security-before-cyprus-conference
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias says Greece and Turkey should first come to an agreement on the aspects of security and guarantees, before a new Conference on Cyprus is convened...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/briton-found-dead-in-his-limassol-home
Limassol police are investigating the death of a British man, whose body was discovered Tuesday night in Maroni in a secondary stage of decomposition...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-man-gets-12-years-for-sodomising-step-daughter
A Larnaca man was sentenced behind closed doors to twelve years for sodomising his step daughter when she was just twelve years old...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sounding-neighbours-out-over-israeli-pier
Israel has asked Cyprus to examine the possibility of establishing a shipping point on the island for sending goods to the Gaza Strip, a Cypriot government spokesman said this week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/son-faces-manslaughter-in-mother-s-death
A man who savagely attacked his mother earlier this year is facing manslaughter charges, following her death on Sunday after being on life support for several months...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-president-carries-a-tune-after-work
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades may be known for making long and serious speeches, but all bets are off when the Greek Cypriot leader puts words into melody during a live performance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fake-news-and-quality-journalism-under-scrutiny
Fake news, a term used almost daily and a byproduct of the rapid spread of social media networks, will be one of the main topics in the first digital policy conference on “Cyprus in the Digital Agenda” on Thursday in Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/politicsblog-end-of-an-era-and-harris-bitter-chalice
Journalists often abuse the term 'end of an era' but in the case of the Cyprus Cooperative Bank, these words totally fit the bill...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/noratlas-replica-finds-its-way-to-makedonitissa
The parts of a Noratlas plane arrived at Makedonitissa military cemetery on Monday, where they will be put back together in an exact replica of the aircraft that was shot down by friendly fire during a secret mission in 1974...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-foreign-minister-reiterates-support-for-cyprus-solution
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias reiterated Wednesday his country’s supports for a solution to the Cyprus problem as long as there are no interventionist rights from other countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/technicalities-and-lack-of-trust-behind-skourides-delays
Turkish Cypriot groups in the north are speaking out against a decision by the Immovable Properties Commission that granted permission to Greek Cypriot Nicolas Skourides to build in his native town...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/state-doctors-up-in-arms-over-medical-school
State doctors are once again speaking out against government efforts that would create proper medical schools in state public hospitals, with union representatives warning to take action...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-and-kim-shake-hands-in-singapore
US President Donald Trump said a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday had gone “better than anybody could have expected”, and they would sign a document following talks on ways to end a nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/irish-fm-we-will-support-you-in-trying-to-find-the-way-forward-on-the-cyprus-issue
Tánaiste and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland Simon Coveney said today that his country would support Cyprus “in any way that we can to try and find the way forward that I think everybody wants to see,” on the Cyprus Question....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scorching-weekend-ahead-as-hot-weather-sets-in
Cyprus weather is getting hot again, with weather officials saying temperatures are expected to be at least five degrees above normal levels with the area under an air dust watch...