https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teacher-strike-looming-over-opposition-to-semesters
State high school teachers are preparing to strike over their opposition to a semester-based exam schedule, with OELMEK union calling on its members to show no interest in putting the exams together...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wheelchair-fatality-blamed-on-parking-violators
Post mortem findings show a man on a wheelchair died of a spinal cord injury in Nicosia over the weekend, while critics blame the accident on sidewalk violations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/killer-mom-in-psych-ward-as-geri-holds-funeral
Friends and relatives will bid farewell at the funeral of 12-year-old David, who was killed last month by his own mother in south Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-next-six-months-are-crucial
Since July’s general election, there has been a sense of optimism regarding the country’s course, especially in business circles, inside and outside of Greece. As we learn in the first lessons in economics, climate is everything. At the moment, we have a winning combination of trust and euphoria...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/oil-surges-after-attack-on-saudi-oil-facilities
Oil prices surged on Monday, with Brent crude posting its biggest intra-day percentage gain since the Gulf War in 1991, after an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities on Saturday shut over 5% of global supply.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drunk-driver-arrested-after-crashing-twice
A female driver has been arrested in connection with two hit and runs, while reports said the suspect behind the wheel had too much to drink...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-and-daughter-arrested-in-the-north
A mother and daughter, who got arrested in the north on trespassing charges, were released on Monday by a Turkish Cypriot civilian court...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cavusoglu-speaks-to-kathimerini
Our meeting with the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu took place in Famagusta on September 9, 2019, the day the Turkish official entered the fenced-off town of Varosha ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/second-road-fatality-in-rural-nicosia
An elderly man was killed in a road accident in rural Nicosia after his car fell into a ditch, just hours after an elderly woman also lost her life in a head-on collision outside the capital...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-re-arrested-after-ran-over-victim-dies
A Nicosia resident died in hospital on Thursday one week after he was hit by a car in what police believed to be a deliberate attempt linked to illegal drugs...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-removes-flag-from-school-in-the-north
A video published by Turkish media shows a person, purportedly a Greek Cypriot teenager, pulling down a Turkish flag in a local schoolyard during a pilgrimage in the north...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/overnight-explosion-rocks-kyrenia
An entire village east of Kyrenia had to be evacuated following an overnight explosion in the north, with minor injuries reported but no fatalities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-sends-bimonthly-cyprus-report-to-congress
US President Donald Trump has submitted to the Members of the Congress his Bi-monthly Congressional Report on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus question covering February through March 2019...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-details-emerge-in-zenobia-incident
The owner of the Zenobia wreck says it had nothing to do with Tuesday’s diving incident, adding that they previously turned to authorities alleging anarchy and lawlessness at the underwater site...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/saudi-minister-makes-historic-visit-to-cyprus
Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim Bin Abdulaziz Al–Assaf, paid an official visit to Cyprus on Wednesday, the first ever in the history of diplomatic relations between the two countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-charged-over-ioli-s-death
Australian police have arrested a 34-year-old local man on murder charges in the death of Ioli Hadjilyra, whose body was found in a Brisbane park last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ekaterini-xagorari-appointed-new-ambassador-of-greece-to-cyprus
Ekaterini Xagorari is set to succeed Elias Fotopoulos as the next Ambassador of Greece to Cyprus.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-calls-police-arrested-on-marriage-fraud
A man who went to police to report a theft in his apartment ended up being arrested on marriage fraud charges, while his wife and another male are also wanted by authorities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cavusoglu-enters-varosha
Disregarding Security Council resolutions for the 45-year-old fenced off part of Famagusta, Varosha, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu became the highest-ranking Turkish government official to enter Famagusta since the town was captured on the 14th of August 1974...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/speaker-bercow-champion-of-britain-s-parliament-in-clash-with-johnson-bows-out
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, champion of Britain’s parliament in its move to rein in Prime Minister Boris Johnson over Brexit, said on Monday he would stand down, issuing a warning to the government not to “degrade” parliament.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/student-reclaims-right-to-wear-hijab
High School principal Loizos Sepos has been relieved of his administrative duties at Saint Barnabas, following a controversy last week when he banned a female student who wore a hijab...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-launches-exandas-portal-in-a-bid-to-enhance-transparency
The implementation of 767 development projects, with a total cost of more than 2.7 bln euros, as well as the progress in implementing 321 government policies, reforms and national strategies are outlined in “Exandas”, the new internet portal launched on Friday by Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. According to officials, 92.17% of the projects listed is expected to be completed by 2023.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/adults-in-the-theaters
The film has been dismissed outright and its director, Costa-Gavras, until recently hailed as one of Greece’s top filmmakers, is suddenly being accused by some of getting carried away. Why? ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/johnson-s-brother-quits-parliament-torn-between-family-loyalty-and-national-interest
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s younger brother, Jo, has resigned as a junior minister and said he would also step down as a lawmaker, citing a conflict between family loyalty and the national interest...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/german-giant-acquires-foody
Cypriot startup Foody has been acquired by a German food delivery giant in a friendly takeover reaching dozens of countries all over the world...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-downplay-drone-risk-off-paphos
Cypriot officials dismiss reports that say Turkish drones had interfered with flight paths of commercial airplanes taking off or landing at Paphos airport...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brexit-no-deal-preparedness-final-commission-call-to-all-eu-citizens-and-businesses
With 8 weeks to go until the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union on 31 October 2019, the Commission has today – in its 6th Brexit preparedness Communication – reiterated its call on all stakeholders in the EU27 to prepare for a ‘no-deal' scenario. In light of the continued uncertainty in the United Kingdom regarding the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement – as agreed with the UK government in November 2018 – and the overall domestic political situation, a ‘no-deal' scenario on 1 November 2019, remains a possible, although undesirable, outcome...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/greece-and-the-us-commitments-and-credibility
The signals coming from the two centers of power in the United States, the president and Congress, are often conflicting, which makes it hard for Athens to carve out an effectual foreign policy. This conundrum is set to continue throughout the Trump administration...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bit-of-rain-in-the-forecast
A low pressure system is affecting the area with highs in the mid 30’s and officials forecasting chances of rain in the afternoon.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/murder-suspect-wanted-north-arrested-south
The alleged mastermind behind the murder of a Turkish Cypriot businessman in the north was reportedly injured in the south while trying to evade arrest by Greek Cypriot police...
