https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-specialist-in-cyprus-to-treat-patient-s-rare-disease-100-funded-by-eu
A significant development in the EU medical industry has occurred in Cyprus involving EU cross-border treatment. Greece's National Healthcare Service (EOPYY) recently approved using the "Planned medical treatment abroad" scheme to cover the costs of a Greek patient receiving surgical treatment for a rare disease by a world-leading US-based surgeon in a private hospital in Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-seize-close-to-100k-bangers-ahead-of-easter
Three local men were arrested on Sunday in Paphos after they were caught in the act of possessing and transporting illegal fireworks, as police try to disrupt the supply chain ahead of Greek Easter holidays...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boyfriend-arrested-after-autopsy-in-woman-s-cliff-death
A man who says his girlfriend slipped and fell to her death in coastal Paphos over the weekend has been arrested on premeditated charges, after a post mortem showed injuries inconsistent with a free fall...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/laborer-crushed-to-death-in-tractor-accident
A local man was killed in a tractor accident on Wednesday in rural Limassol, when a back maneuver to spread dirt ended up crushing him to death...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coked-up-football-fan-critical-after-fall-from-moving-vehicle
A man has been hospitalized in critical condition after falling from a vehicle barreling down the Paphos-Limassol highway, with police arresting the driver who tested positive for cocaine...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dog-rescued-after-being-dragged-behind-pickup-truck
Concerned citizens in rural Nicosia rushed to save a dog on Friday as it was being dragged behind a pickup truck, with the owner reportedly telling them he did not care if the animal lived or died...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lawyer-says-station-master-devastated-after-deadly-crash
The station master who faces manslaughter in Greece’s deadly rail collision is devastated and accepts responsibility, says his lawyer, while pointing out that others are also responsible for the disaster...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/death-of-cypriot-student-confirmed-in-train-crash
The death of a Cypriot college student has been confirmed after he went missing in a horrific train accident in Greece, while the fate of a young woman also from the island still remained unknown...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kombos-sets-european-tone-during-handover-of-duties
Cyprus’ new Foreign Affairs Minister Constantinos Kombos has set the tone of the new administration’s foreign policy, stressing a commitment to EU integration and the need for reunification with UN parameters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-want-an-end-to-eastmed-pipeline-project
Environmental activists gathered outside the EU Commission in Brussels on Wednesday warning that in addition to financial and geopolitical arguments against the construction of an EastMed natural gas pipeline, sabotage similar to NordStream last year was also a possible risk...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-cabinet-takes-shape-in-cyprus
Members of the new President’s Cabinet in the Republic of Cyprus were sworn in on Wednesday in Nicosia, as the Christodoulides administration took shape with many new faces but also former ministers and a Greek pop star...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/many-dead-after-trains-collide-in-greece
A passenger train in Greece carrying hundreds of people collided with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in the country’s north early Wednesday, killing 32 and injuring at least 85...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/name-dilemma-looms-in-the-north
An identity crisis may be looming in the northern part of Cyprus after Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar suggested the removal of a geographical reference in the name of the de facto state would help foreign diplomats evaluate the division properly...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ey-presents-report-on-the-future-of-banking-in-cyprus
The report showcases the importance and contribution of Cypriot banks to the wider economy and society, and identifies current and upcoming challenges and opportunities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dog-farm-owner-rejects-abuse-claims-after-video
A distressing video showing dogs confined on a farm in rural Nicosia has drawn criticism and caused concern on social media, with the owner rushing to dismiss abuse allegations and saying he was not aware of the latest tethering laws...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/many-still-missing-as-death-toll-tops-45-000
More than 45,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, and the toll is expected to soar with some 264,000 apartments in Turkey destroyed and many still missing as rescue workers listen for signs of life under the rubble....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-new-limassol-piraeus-schedule-will-be-available-soon
The new schedule for the Cyprus-Greece sea link is expected to be announced within the next week, or by early March at the latest. As "K" has been informed, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rescue-effort-in-turkey-ends-in-all-but-two-areas
Turkey has ended rescue efforts in all but two provinces, almost two weeks after a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people, the country's disaster agency said, while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey and announced $100m in humanitarian aid...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/convict-who-killed-wife-s-lover-loses-appeal
The Supreme Court has rejected a sentence appeal by a Syrian man who killed his wife’s lover in Chloraka, after the murder convict argued that a Paphos criminal court failed to take into account his emotional distress and clean police record...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/island-remembers-camps-for-holocaust-survivors
Cyprus and Israel commemorated on Thursday the 74th anniversary of the closure of the concentration camps for Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors, who fled Europe after World War II for Israel...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-humanitarian-aid-en-route-to-turkey
Humanitarian aid donated by Greek Cypriots was loaded onto UN trucks in the buffer zone on Wednesday in cooperation with Turkish Cypriot relief efforts to earthquake victims...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/miracle-rescues-continue-in-quake-stricken-turkey
Rescuers have pulled a seven-month-old baby from the rubble of a building in Hatay, southern Turkey, 139 hours after Monday's deadly earthquake...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-outgoing-president-chats-with-zelensky
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has said that there was a "productive exchange of views" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the first part of the European Council, which takes place in Brussels on Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-whale-dead-after-several-beach-themselves-in-paphos
A goose-beaked whale was found dead on a beach in western Cyprus, where locals managed to push back into the water three others of the same species, with reports later saying more were found dead in the area...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-responds-to-criticism-in-quake-response
The president of Turkey on Wednesday acknowledged 'shortcomings' in his country’s response to the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade as hope dwindled that more survivors would emerge from the rubble of thousands of toppled buildings...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wants-to-use-american-gift-to-help-region
The CyCLOPS training centre is now 100% Cyprus-owned and gives the country the opportunity to become a regional centre as regards the effort to help the broader region in matters of natural disasters, Minister of the Interior, Nicos Nouris, said on Wednesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-fan-menendez-boasts-f35-okay-for-athens
US Senator Bob Menendez, who has been blocking fighter jets for Turkey over the years, told an audience in Washington this week that he was 'a fan of the Greek people' and further had no qualms about okaying the F35 stealth for Athens...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/clock-ticking-as-rescuers-dig-through-rubble
Rescuers raced against time early Wednesday to pull survivors from the rubble before they succumbed to cold weather two days after an earthquake tore through southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria. The death toll climbed above 7,700 and was expected to rise further...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-name-suspect-in-nicosia-deadly-ambush
Cyprus police have published a photo of a suspect following Sunday’s deadly car ambush in Nicosia, where a Syrian man was shot in the head, but there were more questions than answers after additional details emerged...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-students-cheat-death-as-turkey-mourns
A number of Turkish Cypriot students were going back home after being pulled to safety in Adiyaman, hours following a deadly earthquake that left many dead in Turkey and Syria, but reports said the fate of additional pupils from the island believed to be in the rubble remained unknown...
