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1. Friday, December 5th: The poet of low pressure has arrived

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/friday-december-5th-the-poet-of-low-pressure-has-arrived

A new low-pressure system has formed, and in a twist of fate that would make an English literature major weep with joy, it has been named BYRON....

2. Cyprus cracks down on drunk and drug driving as four dead in a week

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-cracks-down-on-drunk-and-drug-driving-as-four-dead-in-a-week

The Cyprus Traffic Department is sounding the alarm over a persistent problem on the island’s roads: drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs. ...

3. 19-year-old Greek soldier killed in accidental grenade blast

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/19-year-old-greek-soldier-killed-in-accidental-grenade-blast

A 19-year-old soldier died Wednesday morning in Rhodes after an accidental grenade explosion, leaving another serviceman critically injured....

4. Two Cyprus mouflons found dead after fierce battle for dominance (photo & video)

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-cyprus-mouflons-found-dead-after-fierce-battle-for-dominance

A striking yet tragic scene from the mountains of Cyprus has captured public attention this week after photographer Bora Markovic published an image showing two male mouflons found dead, still locked together after an intense fight for dominance....

5. Elderly refugee residents lifted by forklifts to enter and exit their flats

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elderly-refugee-residents-lifted-by-forklifts-to-enter-and-exit-their-flats

Elderly residents in Cyprus’ refugee apartment blocks, many with serious health issues, are being hoisted up and down their buildings by Fire Department forklifts because the complexes have no elevators. ...

6. Beaten for hours: The tragic final hours of Victory Osarumen Thompson

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/beaten-for-hours-the-tragic-final-hours-of-victory-osarumen-thompson

Authorities in Limassol have extended the detention of five Nigerian nationals in connection with the death of 30-year-old Victory Osarumen Thompson. Victory was discovered dead in her apartment during the early hours of Sunday, 9 November 2025....

7. Shocking complaint: Elderly woman dies during hospital transport

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shocking-complaint-elderly-woman-dies-during-hospital-transport

A serious case involving the death of an elderly woman during transport to a hospital has come to light following a complaint from her son, who described the harrowing events that, he says, led to his mother’s death....

8. Two states, one federation… and a suitcase of lies

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/two-states-one-federation…-and-a-suitcase-of-lies

The president seems a little on edge after Erhurman’s election. He insists, as always, that everyone will be judged at the negotiating table. Whether that should worry us, I’m not sure....

9. Hollywood cheap, scary, and tasteless

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/hollywood-cheap-scary-and-tasteless

From Panayiotou’s clownish party announcement to Trump’s Hollywood-style peace show in Sharm El-Sheikh, politics reached peak circus last week in Cyprus and beyond....

10. The fight against breast cancer is a responsibility we all share

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-fight-against-breast-cancer-is-a-responsibility-we-all-share

Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women worldwide and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Europe....

11. Strict punishments announced for misbehavior on school buses

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strict-punishments-announced-for-misbehavior-on-school-buses

Authorities in Cyprus announced strict and exemplary punishments for students exhibiting delinquent behavior on school buses, following a wide-ranging meeting at the Ministry of Transport on Wednesday....

12. Tuesday weather: Slightly cloudy, mostly chill

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tuesday-weather-slightly-cloudy-mostly-chill

A weak low-pressure system is hanging around, probably because it forgot its calendar, or maybe it’s just here to watch us squint at the sky....

13. Parents blast years-long delay in Makarios NICU upgrade

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parents-blast-years-long-delay-in-makarios-nicu-upgrade

Parents of premature infants are expressing anger and disappointment over fresh delays to the long-promised expansion of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Makarios Hospital in Nicosia, saying vulnerable babies and their families are being left behind....

14. EMAK Commander: ''I had nightmares after the Limassol wildfires''

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/emak-commander-i-had-nightmares-after-the-limassol-wildfires

This interview is part of the series “Six Shocking Firefighter Testimonies.” Through their stories, readers gain insight into the risks, emotions, and human side of firefighting....

15. Deputy Fire Chief Michael: ''The girl left looking at the sky''

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/deputy-fire-chief-michael-the-girl-left-looking-at-the-sky

This interview is part of the series “Six Shocking Firefighter Testimonies.” Through their stories, readers gain insight into the risks, emotions, and human side of firefighting....

16. Deputy Fire Chief Kyriakides: “We put the little donkey on the stretcher”

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/deputy-fire-chief-kyriakides-we-put-the-little-donkey-on-the-stretcher

This interview is part of the series “Six Shocking Firefighter Testimonies.” Through their stories, readers gain insight into the risks, emotions, and human side of firefighting....

17. Social worker at youth shelter assaulted in Nicosia

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/social-worker-at-youth-shelter-assaulted-in-nicosia

A social worker at a youth shelter in Nicosia was attacked Monday evening by a resident, prompting sharp criticism from PASODY and the Social Services Staff Union over the safety of staff and children in state care....

18. Democracy in decay

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/democracy-in-decay

As reckless and ruthless as the cold-blooded killing of Charlie Kirk was in the decayed and polarized America of Donald Trump, a democracy sliding daily deeper into darkness, the reactions both within and beyond the United States are equally disturbing and erratic....

19. Beloved kitten Mika goes missing at Larnaca airport

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/beloved-kitten-mika-goes-missing-at-larnaca-airport

A desperate search is underway for a kitten named Mika, who went missing at Larnaca Airport on Thursday, September 11, while traveling with her guardians to Athens....

20. Scandals, short circuits, and citizens paying the price

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/scandals-short-circuits-and-citizens-paying-the-price

Whoa! Looks like this week is ending with plenty of suspense. According to Alpha TV, the Anti-Corruption Authority will soon release a report assigning serious responsibility to a former party leader....

21. Lisbon in mourning as iconic cable car crashes

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lisbon-in-mourning-as-iconic-cable-car-crashes

Portugal is in mourning after a historic cable car in Lisbon derailed and slammed into a building, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, five of them seriously....

22. Famine, settler violence, and apartheid

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/famine-settler-violence-and-apartheid

Mr. Anolik’s article is a characteristic example of reality reversal: it silences the crimes documented daily by international organizations and attempts to present the occupying power as a “victim,” while in practice it acts as the perpetrator....

23. Limassol wildfire ''solved'': Two cigarette butts take the blame

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/limassol-wildfire-solved-two-cigarette-butts-take-the-blame

I read a headline claiming the Limassol wildfire saga is officially closed. The culprits? Two pristine cigarette butts, not even a scorch mark on them, are now expected to take full responsibility and apologize....

24. What Hamas did on October 7th was a pogrom

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/what-hamas-did-on-october-7th-was-a-pogrom

Last week, Kathimerini published an article titled ''Mass murder is a pogrom; Booing tourists is not.'' While the article invokes a moral dimension, what it really exposes is the bias permeating the text. ...

25. Man dies aboard ferry on Limassol-Piraeus route

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-dies-aboard-ferry-on-limassol-piraeus-route

A tragic incident unfolded early Wednesday morning aboard the ferry Daleela, operating between Limassol and Piraeus, as a man lost his life at sea....

26. Mass murder is a pogrom; Booing tourists is not

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/mass-murder-is-a-pogrom-booing-tourists-is-not

The fact that humanity has stooped to counting victims and fatalities with such meticulous precision just to debate whether or not this constitutes genocide is itself indicative of the decadent decay we have fallen into....

27. Setting the record straight: A response to a recent open letter

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/setting-the-record-straight-a-response-to-a-recent-open-letter

A recent open letter addressed to me and published in "Politis" makes a series of grave accusations against Israel that cannot go unanswered. Silence in the face of falsehoods only allows them to take root....

28. Hope dies last (but the ice cream melts first)

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/hope-dies-last-but-the-ice-cream-melts-first

At a well-known tavern in Strovolos, coincidentally and symbolically near the Presidential Palace, when the lights went out due to a power cut, the waiters lit candles, creating a warm (47 degrees Celsius) and very romantic atmosphere. ...

29. Cyprus remembers Helios plane crash 20 years later

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-remembers-helios-plane-crash-20-years-later

Today marks 20 years since the Helios Airways Flight 522 disaster, when a Boeing 737 flying from Larnaca to Prague, with a stop in Athens, crashed in the mountains near Grammatiko, Greece, killing all 121 people on board. ...

30. ''They didn’t deserve to die like this''

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/they-didn-t-deserve-to-die-like-this

“You found your way to paradise in the most painful way… a way you didn’t deserve.”...

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