https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/outdoor-work-suspended-amid-heat-wave
The Labor Inspection Department has issued a directive mandating the suspension of all heavy and medium outdoor work, as well as activities involving the transportation or delivery of goods using two-wheeled vehicles or personal mobility devices, due to the ongoing heat wave....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/helios-airways-crash-remembrance-18-years-on-victims-honored
Eighteen years have passed since the crash on August 14, 2005 of an aircraft of Helios Airways, in the mountainous area of Grammatiko in Attica, Greece, resulting to the death of 121 people, including 22 children and the six-member crew....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/startups-get-boost-from-new-pre-seed-program
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) has introduced the PRE-SEED program, welcoming entrepreneurs and early-stage startups with open arms. The program offers aspiring business owners the opportunity to secure equity-free funding,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tesla-model-x-resurrects-in-ukraine-after-totaling-in-the-u-s
A Tesla Model X totaled in the U.S. late last year suddenly came back online and started sending notifications to the phone of its former owner, CNBC Executive Editor Jay Yarow, months later....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-fire-under-control-as-support-aircraft-depart
The recent fire that swept through the semi-mountainous region of Limassol is now contained, according to Andreas Kettis, spokesperson for the Fire Service. Kettis conveyed to CNA on Wednesday that while the situation is under control, firefighting units will remain on-site to address any potential flare-ups....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-and-turkey-forge-partnership-to-curb-illegal-migration
Britain said it had struck a deal with Turkey in a bid to slow the flow of illegal immigrants passing through the Mediterranean country on their way to Europe, including joint police operations against smuggler rings and the trade in boat parts....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-and-israeli-aircraft-tackle-limassol-wildfire-flare-ups-controlled
Two Greek Canadair planes and an Israeli aircraft commenced operations on Tuesday morning in the Limassol district, where a massive fire has scorched a 10-square-kilometer area. While minor flare-ups were detected last night, swift action from ground forces contained the situation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-triumphs-challenges-and-unity-in-the-mountains-of-limassol
The specter of the formidable Arakapa fire reawakened as an eight-and-a-half-square-kilometer blaze surged through Mountain Limassol. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/international-aid-rushed-to-tackle-wildfire-in-mountain-communities
A wildfire that ignited between the communities of Korfi, Alassa, and Iasa at noon on Sunday continues to rage out of control, posing a severe threat to the region. The fire has led to evacuations and widespread smoke, reaching as far as the city of Limassol itself. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/melco-announces-unaudited-second-quarter-2023-earnings
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: MLCO), operator of City of Dreams Mediterranean and Cyprus Casinos (“C2”), reported its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended 30 June 2023....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-repatriate-migrants-to-lebanon
The Police have a special permit for the boat used in the operation to repatriate migrants to Lebanon, according to Christos Andreou, the spokesperson for the Cyprus Police, who stated this to CNA. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/wizz-air-hits-milestone-with-6-million-passengers-at-larnaca-airport
Low-cost - airline Wizz Air, celebrated the successful transportation of six million passengers to and from the airport of Larnaka, Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/over-4-000-third-country-nationals-returned-home-in-2023
More than 4,000 third-country nationals have been repatriated so far this year according to the Police Aliens and Immigration Unit (AIU)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/3-700-electric-cars-devoured-in-ship-fire
As per AFP, the Dutch authorities are set to tow away a blazing cargo ship with hundreds of electric vehicles on board sitting off the country’s coast....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-firefighters-to-support-greece-s-fire-battle
The Cypriot mission that contributes to the effort to battle the wildfires in Greece will remain there at least until Thursday, the member of the Cypriot mission and First Class Forestry Officer of the Forestry Department, Stavros Mouchlis, told CNA on Tuesday, noting that, for now, it is unknown when they will return.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fire-contained-in-paphos-state-forest
The fire in the Elitjies area of the state forest in Paphos was contained after an all-night effort, according to the spokesperson for the Department of Forests, George Constantinou. Approximately 20 acres of pine forest and wild vegetation were burnt, based on initial estimates....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rapid-expansion-for-cyprus-airways
Cyprus Airways in the first half of 2023 carried a total of 260,000 passengers marking a steep increase of 300% year on year, while it doubled its operations compared with June of last year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/portugal-busts-criminal-migration-network
A total of 110 officers from the Portuguese Criminal Police (PJ), together with 12 Service of Foreigners and Borders (SEF) and authorities from other countries, have been leading a crackdown on a criminal network considered responsible for the free movement in Europe of a large number of migrants in an irregular way....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/armed-forces-drones-to-monitor-fires-in-greece
A modern "tool" with impressive surveillance capabilities is available to the Unified Coordination Center of Operations and Crisis Management of the Civil Protection in the "battle" against wildfires....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/telecom-giant-primetel-faces-administration
In a recent development, Primetel, a prominent telecommunications company, has entered administration. The company officially informed the Office of Electronic Communications and Postal Services about this significant change in its status....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/international-aid-rushed-to-support-greece
Wildfires burned for a third day west of the Greek capital Athens on Wednesday, destroying forests and homes and spurring evacuations, as authorities braced for a new heatwave that was likely to further stoke tinderbox conditions across the country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elementary-school-and-kindergarten-return-to-turkish-occupied-kormakitis
On Wednesday, Athena Michaelidou, the Minister of Education, Sports, and Youth, announced that the Elementary School and Kindergarten in Turkish-occupied Kormakitis will reopen in September....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fire-threatening-100-dogs-in-animal-shelter-in-yiolou
A fire broke out near the community of Yolou on Tuesday, endangering an animal shelter housing approximately 100 dogs. Citizens are now making desperate pleas for assistance to evacuate the area and save the vulnerable animals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cmp-secures-funding-for-vital-operations
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) said Tuesday that its funding and its operations are not under threat....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/murder-or-setup-russian-general-s-fatal-jog
The Russian submarine commander Stanislav Ritski, who was murdered by an unknown man in Krasnodar on Monday evening, was possibly a victim of surveillance by his killer on the popular jogging app "Strava," according to the Russian news agency Tass....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ey-cyprus-announces-five-new-partners
EY Cyprus is pleased to announce that its management team has been strengthened with the addition of five new partners and five new directors in 2023, reaching the total number of 31 partners of whom 6 are women, and 17 directors of whom 8 are women....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/national-guard-and-british-armed-forces-collaborate-in-special-operations-exercise
The small-scale special operations exercise TAMS "ZEUS - 2023" took place from July 4 to 6, with the participation of the National Guard and the British Armed Forces....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ministry-of-labor-to-improve-minimum-wage-policies
Cyprus currently has an outdated software system for pension fund operations. The government aims to expedite the actuarial study for the Social Insurance Fund (TKA) with the support of the International Labor Organization and the government of Austria.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/high-stakes-for-cyprus-at-vilnius-and-new-york
All eyes are turned towards Vilnius, Lithuania, and the NATO Summit, as the negotiation deadlock between Turkey and the West, with Sweden's accession to the Alliance in the background, largely determines Erdogan's grid of relations with NATO and the EU in the coming months. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mfa-to-meet-un-secretary-general-in-new-york
Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Konstantinos Kompos, begins his contacts in New York, while on Tuesday he will meet with the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres. ...
