https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-tries-to-help-trump-beat-harris-in-u-s-election-2024
Russia is intensifying its efforts to interfere in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, aiming to help Donald Trump defeat Vice President Kamala Harris, according to U.S. intelligence officials. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dead-infant-found-at-nicosia-cemetery
Authorities are investigating after a dead infant was discovered at the ''Constantinos and Eleni'' cemetery in Nicosia on Sunday afternoon, September 8....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-lady-s-let-s-go-troodos-festival-draws-crowds-despite-rain
The ''Let’s Go Troodos!'' Festival, organized by First Lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides, attracted large crowds on Saturday at the Presidential Residence in Troodos, marking the first time the venue opened to the public....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-delays-decision-on-crete-cyprus-power-link
The government has delayed its decision on the Crete-Cyprus electricity interconnection project, despite tight time constraints, according to Kathimerini's Apostolos Tomaras. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parliament-in-turmoil-over-great-sea-interconnector
Cyprus is facing significant political upheaval over the Great Sea Interconnector, a major project intended to bring affordable electricity to the island. With the decision deadline looming tomorrow, there is still no scheduled Cabinet meeting to finalize the issue....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sba-police-urge-vigilance-amid-rise-in-thefts
The Sovereign Base Area Police are warning farm, home and business owners to be vigilant in securing their properties, following a recent surge in acquisitive crime, mostly theft....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-greece-break-deadlock-crete-cyprus-power-link
Officials from Cyprus and Greece have reached an agreement in principle to resolve the impasse over the Crete-Cyprus electricity interconnection project....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-seizes-venezuelan-president-maduro-s-private-jet
The United States has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, citing violations of U.S. sanctions and other criminal activities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/euro-turkey-relations-the-cyprus-problem-and-an-intangible-connection
On Thursday morning, High Representative Josep Borrell nearly overlooked mentioning the lunch discussion with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan about Euro-Turkish relations at the informal EU foreign ministers' meeting....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/the-fate-of-the-greece-cyprus-energy-link-hangs-in-the-balance
This week will be crucial to whether the power grid link between Greece and Cyprus via Crete will be implemented....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/workers-at-larnaca-marina-were-paid-despite-lack-of-work-says-vafeades
The €1.2 billion investment agreement with Kition for the Larnaca port and marina project is under renewed scrutiny due to the dispute involving 15 workers recently laid off. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-airport-seizes-48-kg-tobacco-and-145-cigarette-cartons
Cyprus customs officials seized 48 kilograms of roll-your-own tobacco and 145 cartons of cigarettes from two passengers at Larnaca Airport on Tuesday, August 27....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-follows-germany-s-lead-on-refugee-returns-to-syria
A recent Islamist terror attack in Solingen, which left three people dead, is prompting a reevaluation of Germany's migration policies ahead of upcoming national elections....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cera-decision-delay-stalls-cyprus-crete-electrical-cable-project
The Regulatory Authority of Cyprus (CERA) has once again postponed its decision on the timing of cost recovery for the Cyprus-Crete electrical cable project, causing frustration among stakeholders....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/august-sees-deadliest-week-on-cyprus-roads-in-2024
Cyprus has seen a troubling increase in road fatalities so far this year compared to the same period last year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ft-zuckerberg-accuses-biden-admin-of-pressuring-meta-to-censor-covid-19-content
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has accused the Biden administration of pressuring the social media company to censor certain COVID-19 content during the pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-criticized-after-azerbaijan-s-first-direct-flight-heads-to-larnaca
The first direct flight from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Larnaca Airport was carried out two days ago by Azerbaijan's state airline, *Yeni Bakış* reported on its front page today....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-taps-kostas-kadis-for-eu-s-mediterranean-commissioner-role
President Christodoulides' phone call to Kostas Kadis came just days before the official announcement that Kadis would be the Republic of Cyprus's nominee for European Commissioner....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-bodies-discovered-in-sunken-yacht-bayesian
Italian rescue divers have found two bodies inside the sunken luxury yacht Bayesian, which sank off the coast of Sicily during a violent storm, according to Reuters....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tui-halts-day-trips-to-occupied-areas-of-cyprus
TUI, Europe’s largest tour operator, has announced that it will stop organizing day trips from the free areas of Cyprus to the occupied territories starting August 31. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-passes-law-to-ban-russia-linked-church
Ukrainian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law banning the activities of a Russia-affiliated branch of the Orthodox Church, marking a significant break with an institution Kyiv has accused of aiding Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-to-remove-2-500-speed-bumps-across-the-island
Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades announced that 13 speed bumps have been removed out of the 113 that were approved for removal by the relevant committee. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-embassy-honors-50th-anniversary-of-ambassador-davies-and-antoinette-varnava-s-deaths
The U.S. Embassy in Nicosia held a series of solemn ceremonies on Monday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the deaths of Ambassador Rodger Davies and Cypriot Embassy employee Antoinette Varnava, who were killed on August 19, 1974, during a tumultuous period in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-cypriot-hill-station
"Next Thursday, His Excellency the High Commissioner will depart from here with his family to go to his residence in Troodos for a vacation."(June 25, 1910). ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-declares-mpox-outbreak-in-africa-a-global-health-emergency
Danish biotech company Bavarian Nordic announced Friday that it has submitted data to the European Union’s drug regulator, seeking approval to expand the use of its mpox (formerly monkeypox) vaccine to adolescents aged 12 to 17....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-health-commissioner-calls-emergency-meeting-as-mpox-reaches-europe
The European Union is ramping up its response to the spread of the mpox virus following the first confirmed case in Sweden....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-suspects-us-approval-in-nord-stream-pipeline-attack-vows-retribution
Russia's ambassador to Washington asserted on Friday that Ukraine would not have attacked the Nord Stream gas pipelines without at least tacit approval from the United States, and vowed that Russia would hold those responsible accountable....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/power-issue-may-have-sparked-deadliest-wildfire-in-greece
Investigators suspect a faulty power cable may have caused Greece’s worst wildfire this year, said sources close to a probe over the blaze that killed one woman and torched 10,000 hectares near Athens, covering a total area about the size of Paris....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-linked-to-nord-stream-blast-despite-zelensky-s-objection
Ukraine was reportedly behind the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline, according to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal. The September 2022 explosion severely disrupted Russia's natural gas exports and caused significant turmoil in global energy markets....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/greece-and-the-ferry-tale-nightmare
The ferry boat situation in Greece is rapidly becoming an unfortunate stain on the very fabric of the country. As someone who not only vacations in Greece, I also own, operate, and conduct business there in the tourism sector....
