https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/education-crisis-at-end-of-tether
Difficult days lie ahead in public education, with state teachers unions saying a last-minute proposal by ruling party Disy, at least at face value, is no different than the latest government measures already rejected...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teacher-demo-forces-eleventh-hour-debate
The government is contemplating a suggestion that would allow proposed education measures to take hold but only through the end of the calendar year, in exchange of labour peace and talks with the teachers unions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/west-nile-infections-rising-in-greece
The spread of the West Nile virus in Greece is reaching alarming levels, with the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (KEELPNO) reporting 107 cases that have resulted in 11 deaths so far this year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-makes-final-offer-to-teachers
President Nicos Anastasiades has weighed in on the ongoing debacle between state educators and the government, drawing up a final offer to teachers and expecting an answer before the weekend is out...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-ruling-stirs-turkey-tension
Greek-Turkish relations took a turn for the worse on Wednesday, with the Turkish Foreign Ministry and other senior officials accusing Athens of violating the Geneva Convention and of protecting terrorists....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-pilot-could-receive-travel-papers
Suleyman Ozkaynakci, the Turkish serviceman who piloted the helicopter in which he and seven other Turkish officers fled to Greece following Turkey’s failed coup in 2016, could be eligible to receive travel documents, according to the decision in May by the Council of State to grant him asylum....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ngo-says-asylees-can-t-cope-in-cyprus
A human rights group is calling on authorities to do more to help asylum applicants in Cyprus, saying rules governing financial aid are “racist and inhuman” five years post economic crisis...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/the-mistakes-of-greece-s-creditors
A lot has been said about the mistakes made by Greece’s lenders during the bailout programs. The fact is they made many errors, including some serious ones. Meanwhile, Greek politicians were responsible for refusing to take ownership of the required reforms and failing to reach a degree of basic consensus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kids-become-archaeologists-for-a-day-at-ancient-corinth
A colorful and joyful gaggle of 31 kids head down a narrow footpath to an excavation site at Ancient Corinth. They are all carrying backpacks and wearing identical green hats to protect them from the hot sun. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-solitary-third-age-of-greek-australians
Thirty-three-year-old Dimitra will lock her door tomorrow morning and breathe in the chilly Melbourne air. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-russia-s-decision-to-expel-embassy-personnel-arbitrary-and-retaliatory
Russia’s decision to expel members of the Greek embassy in Moscow is “arbitrary, retaliatory and not based on any evidence,” the Greek Foreign Ministry said in a lengthy announcement issued on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-labour-peace-as-schools-open-next-month
State teachers and the government failed to reach an agreement this week, with the education minister saying the unions were placing demands that cannot be addressed before September and accusing them of avoiding the budgeting issue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-heavy-cost-of-cowardice
I’ve heard a government minister speak about a vital agency of the Greek state and admit that “there’s nothing that can save this department – it ought to be shut down and rebuilt from scratch.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/struggle-for-survivors-of-fire-trying-to-return-to-normalcy
Survivors of last month’s deadly blazes on the outskirts of Attica are struggling to cope while experts are warning of the public health risks posed by toxic ash in the afflicted areas, Kathimerini has learned....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/wanted-a-respected-person-for-assistance-effort
After the cries of despair come the calls for help and the need for long-term support. The victims of the lethal inferno that devastated eastern Attica on July 23 don’t just need words of solidarity but deeds too....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-hunters-form-party
A new group is knocking on the door of political lobbying in Cyprus, as organised hunters have taken all steps except formalities to join the political landscape...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pace-of-migrant-arrivals-in-greece-via-land-from-turkey-quickens
More than 10,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Greece from Turkey through the northern Evros river crossing in the first half of 2018, a non governmental organisation said on Thursday, a quicker pace of arrivals compared to 2017....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-senate-delays-f-35-transfer-to-turkey
The US senate passed a huge defence bill granting President Donald Trump waiver authority on certain sanctions against Russian-buying countries but also forcing him to wait 90 days before deciding to allow the transfer of F-35 jets to Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-weighs-in-on-afrika-s-court-case
The Republic of Cyprus responded to calls by Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent, who has been asking the government to weigh in on his clash with Turkish justice...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-imposes-sanctions-over-turkey-s-detaining-of-minister
The White House is announcing that the Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on two Turkish officials over a detained American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/polis-caves-in-to-step-up-old-campground
A long and protracted dispute between the Polis Chrysochous municipality and the administration of the local campsite has come to an end, with a new offer on the table sweetening the deal for the private operator...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/identified-wildfire-victims-reach-76-eight-remain-missing
Seventy six victims of the wildfire that gutted a coastal town in east Attica killing at least 91 people and injuring scores have been identified, the police’s criminal investigation division said on Wednesday in its latest briefing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspected-gulenists-arrested-in-cyprus-back-to-turkey
Forty-five Turkish nationals, including suspected Gulenists and their families, were transported to Turkey on Monday following their detention by Turkish Cypriot police in Kyrenia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-gets-eight-years-for-raping-stepdaughter
A 40-year-old Larnaca resident was sentenced to eight years for sexually assaulting his teenage step daughter who has a mental disorder...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-garbage-collectors-get-back-to-work
Strovolos garbage collectors have agreed to get back to work in exchange of the municipality dropping plans to buy partial services from the private sector at least until November...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-agree-to-a-truce
Three unions representing high school state educators have agreed to a truce with the government, in order to reengage in a weeklong dialogue aimed at finding common ground in school reform...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-resident-behind-global-online-scam
A global network of online scammers has been dismantled, with the brain of the operation arrested in Larnaca in connection with €18 million worth of damages caused by internet fraud...
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/reporter-fights-back-on-hate-speech
Journalists are calling on the state to curtail hate speech, following a death threat on social media against a local reporter...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/search-continues-as-wildfires-death-toll-climbs-to-80
Rescue crews Wednesday continued to search the seaside areas northeast of Athens that were the worst affected by wildfires to locate any further victims, as the official death toll rose to 80...
