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09 July, 2026
 

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1. How a high-profile watchdog appointment backfired on the government

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/how-a-high-profile-watchdog-appointment-backfired-on-the-government

Reactions and criticism toward the Council of Ministers were caused by the appointment of Christos Mylonopoulos as one of the five criminal investigators who will investigate any offenses arising from what Makarios Drousiotis states in his book "Mafia State," following the relevant findings of the Independent Authority Against Corruption....

2. Video of tragic Limassol shooting shared online as police officer’s gambling debts surface

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/video-of-tragic-limassol-shooting-shared-online-as-police-officer-s-gambling-debts-surface

A graphic mobile phone video showing the immediate aftermath of Tuesday’s domestic shooting in Limassol is being widely circulated on messaging apps, causing distress to the victim's family and complicating the ongoing police investigation....

3. Stepmother in Xylofagou case pleads for end to family blame (video)

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stepmother-in-xylofagou-case-pleads-for-end-to-family-blame-video

A stepmother previously detained over the tragic deaths of two children found in a car in Xylofagou has spoken out following her release from custody, pleading for public speculation to end....

4. Police officer dead after alleged murder-suicide attempt leaves wife fighting for her life

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-officer-dead-after-alleged-murder-suicide-attempt-leaves-wife-fighting-for-her-life

A routine Tuesday morning commute turned into a horrifying scene in Limassol when a police officer allegedly shot his wife before taking his own life in what authorities are treating as a suspected murder-suicide....

5. Brothers allegedly locked in parked car, parents under investigation

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brothers-allegedly-locked-in-parked-car-parents-under-investigation

The father and stepmother of two young brothers who were found dead inside a parked car in Xylofagou are due to appear before the Dhekelia British Bases Court on Monday morning, as police continue investigating one of the island's most heartbreaking tragedies....

6. Two children found dead inside parked car in Xylofagou

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-children-found-dead-inside-parked-car-in-xylofagou

A tragic incident has claimed the lives of two young children in the village of Xylofagou on Sunday afternoon....

7. 12-month-old baby dies after being rushed unconscious to hospital

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/12-month-old-baby-dies-after-being-rushed-unconscious-to-hospital

A 12-month-old baby has died at Limassol General Hospital after being brought in unconscious by his father in a deeply tragic incident that has shocked the local community....

8. Baby girl’s body remains in Nicosia hospital morgue two years after death

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/baby-girl-s-body-remains-in-nicosia-hospital-morgue-two-years-after-death

More than two years after the tragic death of a three-month-old baby girl in Nicosia, her body is still being kept in the morgue of Nicosia General Hospital, despite a burial order issued by the coroner, highlighting a painful legal and procedural deadlock that has yet to be resolved....

9. David Hunter, Briton at the center of Cyprus mercy-killing case, dies aged 78

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/david-hunter-briton-at-the-center-of-cyprus-mercy-killing-case-dies-aged-78

David Hunter, the British pensioner whose case sparked debate in Cyprus and the UK over mercy killing and end-of-life decisions, has died at the age of 78....

10. Christodoulides says Cyprus talks should build on common ground, not start from scratch

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-says-cyprus-talks-should-build-on-common-ground-not-start-from-scratch

Almost a decade after Crans-Montana, the Cyprus issue appears to be returning to the center of political developments. Whether this activity will lead to meaningful progress or simply add another chapter to a long history of unmet expectations remains the key question....

11. Bollywood, sheep and church drama: Cyprus never does boring

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/bollywood-sheep-and-church-drama-cyprus-never-does-boring

In India, our young Nikos turned up—and yes, he went dressed… as an Indian. As you can imagine, that sparked all kinds of reactions. Lucky he didn’t show up dressed as a delivery rider, I suppose....

12. Son of Mango founder questioned in businessman’s fatal fall in Spain

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/son-of-mango-founder-questioned-in-businessman-s-fatal-fall-in-spain

Spanish police have questioned the son of Isak Andic as part of an ongoing investigation into the death of the billionaire founder of the Mango fashion group, authorities said Tuesday....

13. Body found in rural Paphos area as police investigate identity (UPDATE)

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/body-found-in-rural-paphos-area-as-police-investigate-identity

A body discovered Monday in a rural area of eastern Paphos was identified as a 79-year-old man who had been reported missing since May 8, police said, bringing a days-long search operation to a tragic end....

14. The illusion of cancer prevention

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-illusion-of-cancer-prevention

“Grand, empty words…” cry out the “witnesses” of harsh cancer, along with all their relatives, whenever they hear talk about cancer prevention. At those infamous, “sinful” gala dinners, dignitaries and others loudly proclaim that prevention is the primary goal, yet no one explains how such prevention can actually be achieved....

15. The wreckage of a narrative

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-wreckage-of-a-narrative

I am writing less than fifteen days after a building in the city where I was born and raised collapsed suddenly like a house of cards, killing two unsuspecting people. One of them was identified only eleven days after the tragedy....

16. A simple fix for a dangerous housing reality

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/a-simple-fix-for-a-dangerous-housing-reality

On Holy Saturday, an aging apartment building collapsed, costing two people their lives. Tragic. The Minister of the Interior met with the President and a delegation from the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber to discuss dangerous buildings and possible steps to manage these risks more effectively. ...

17. Memorial run planned in Limassol for 27-year-old Dex

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/memorial-run-planned-in-limassol-for-27-year-old-dex

A memorial run will be held this Sunday in Limassol to honor the life of Dex, a 27-year-old Nigerian man who tragically lost his life in the recent apartment building collapse in Germasogeia....

18. Tragic case of 14-year-old Stylianos moves forward in court

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tragic-case-of-14-year-old-stylianos-moves-forward-in-court

The Nicosia District Court has taken a careful middle ground in the heartbreaking case of 14-year-old Stylianos, who died by suicide in 2019 after years of alleged abuse....

19. He's no FDR

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/he-s-no-fdr

The American president was right to say that Britain’s current prime minister, Keir Starmer, is not Winston Churchill. But is Donald Trump Franklin Roosevelt? These are different figures from a different era, a time when a prime minister drank heavily, smoked one cigar after another, and struggled with severe depression....

20. Facing the harsh reality of the foot-and-mouth crisis

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/facing-the-harsh-reality-of-the-foot-and-mouth-crisis

The arrival of European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare Oliver Várhelyi in Cyprus brought a decisive end to livestock farmers’ request that animals not infected with foot and mouth disease be spared on farms where cases have been detected....

21. Woman found dead on pedestrian street

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-found-dead-on-pedestrian-street

A quiet morning in Amathus turned tragic when passers-by found a woman unconscious on a pedestrian street Wednesday. They called for help immediately, but emergency crews arriving on the scene confirmed that she had died....

22. If not now, when?

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/1-if-not-now-when

The unprecedented crisis our country is experiencing because of the war in the Middle East has revealed just how operationally unprepared we are to manage tensions that may arise....

23. Family of Russian businessman found dead seeks new probe before burial

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/family-of-russian-businessman-found-dead-in-cyprus-seeks-new-probe-before-burial

The family of former Uralkali chief Vladislav Baumgertner is demanding answers and a halt to his burial as questions continue to swirl around his death in Cyprus....

24. Politics Blog: The circus is in town...and we're the main act

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-the-circus-is-in-town-and-we-re-the-main-act

The new Minister of Justice, Mr. Fytiris, has politely asked the Chief of Police to make Mr. Loizides, our national union firebrand, tone it down, or else “deal with him.” ...

25. Cyprus' water crisis deepens as dams run half empty

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-water-crisis-deepens-as-dams-run-half-empty

This winter’s performance, at least when it comes to water flowing into Cyprus’ dams, has created what officials describe as an explosive situation. ...

26. Our bright future

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/our-bright-future

After all, as we have repeatedly pointed out, the EU’s involvement in the Cyprus issue would merely be supportive of any potential UN initiative. And therefore, the terminology of “more active involvement” deployed by President Christodoulides belonged to the realm of wishful thinking...

27. Politics Blog: Phedonas, Annie and Cyprus's State of the Union

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-phedonas-annie-and-cyprus-s-state-of-the-union

The events of the past few weeks, and the clumsy way they’ve been handled, make Cyprus feel like an unguided ship, tossed around by the posts of TikTokers and influencers on our “island of saints,” while the police and Legal Service scramble to keep up....

28. Tragic workplace accident claims life of 55-year-old worker in Kofinou

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tragic-workplace-accident-claims-life-of-55-year-old-worker-in-kofinou

A 55-year-old Romanian worker was killed Friday afternoon in a workplace accident in a rural area of Kofinou while unloading heavy concrete counterweights from a truck, authorities said...

29. Paralimni-Deryneia moves forward with Pontian Greek Genocide memorial

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paralimni–deryneia-moves-forward-with-pontian-greek-genocide-memorial

The Municipality of Paralimni–Deryneia has formally opened a public tender for the construction of a new memorial site dedicated to the Genocide of the Pontian Greeks, marking a significant step in commemorating one of the most tragic chapters of Hellenism’s modern history....

30. Diplomat or spy? Russian Embassy death sparks intriguing questions

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/diplomat-or-spy-russian-embassy-death-sparks-intriguing-questions

The sudden death of a Russian diplomat at the Russian Embassy in Nicosia has taken a shadowy turn, with claims that the 41-year-old may not have been just a diplomat but an officer in Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU....

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