https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-eoa-awaits-€2-million-for-dangerous-buildings
The Nicosia District Local Government Organisation (EOA) is still waiting for approximately €2 million in state funding intended to deal with dangerous buildings across the district....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/summer-hunting-season-opens-in-cyprus-on-august-23
The summer hunting season in Cyprus will begin on Sunday, August 23, with the Cyprus Hunting Federation and Wildlife Conservation urging hunters to follow safety rules, comply with hunting regulations and take precautions because of the current heat and fire danger....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-gaming-revenue-is-closing-in-on-tourism-who-knew
Cyprus has long been known for tourism, shipping and financial services. Video games rarely make the list....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/game-on-cyprus-makes-its-gamescom-debut
Cyprus is heading to Cologne armed with tanks, zombies, pixel guns, punk wizards and a few video games that developers are not yet ready to name....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/while-the-island-slows-down-cyprus-talks-stay-on-the-clock
August may have brought much of Cyprus to a standstill, but the Cyprus problem has another date circled on the calendar....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/from-€85-to-€1-500-cyprus-gets-tough-on-unlicensed-jet-ski-operators
After the serious accident involving a jet ski in Pernera, questions are being raised about how people with no operator’s license can legally rent and drive the high-speed vessels in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/venice-without-the-gondolas-summer-storm-floods-nicosia-streets
For a few hours on Monday, parts of Nicosia looked less like Europe’s sunniest capital and more like the streets of Venice — only without the gondolas, romance or tourists taking photographs....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tuesday-serves-up-a-mild-34°c-inland-maximum-but-afternoon-storms-and-hail-remain-on-tap
While inland temperatures are keeping well clear of the punishing 40°C mark for another day, midday cloud cover is set to bring another round of localized summer storms....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-beaches-left-understaffed-by-administrative-failures-and-recruitment-shortages
Cyprus’s busy summer beaches face serious safety gaps because of internal conflicts, flawed licensing rules, and a severe shortage of lifeguards. Large sections of the coast now operate without any coverage, placing swimmers at risk....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/lidl-sets-new-standards-in-advertising-children-s-products
Beginning in August, Lidl launches an international partnership with PAW Patrol in Cyprus and 29 other countries, setting a new standard in advertising children’s products....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-economy-grows-more-than-three-times-faster-than-eurozone
Cyprus recorded 3.3% real GDP growth in the second quarter of 2026, putting the economy on a significantly stronger growth path than the eurozone, where expansion was 1%, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-beach-tragedy-leaves-mother-dead-and-12-year-old-on-ventilator
A 12-year-old girl remains on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at Makarios Hospital after a drowning incident at a Larnaca beach that claimed the life of her mother....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/monday-forecast-gives-desk-bound-workers-a-break-from-the-heat-but-brings-afternoon-hail
The post-Assumption holiday workweek kicks off with a continuation of the unstable weather pattern. If you are one of the brave few back at your desk while half the island is still extend-vacationing on the coast, at least you won't have to deal with stifling 40°C heat today....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-fires-brought-under-control-after-burning-7-hectares-in-lysos
Two forest fires in the Lysos community of Paphos district were brought under control on Saturday after burning around 7 hectares of agricultural and wild vegetation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-police-officers-suspended-over-alleged-off-duty-assault-in-paphos
Three police officers have been placed on leave while authorities investigate allegations that they assaulted and injured a person in Paphos....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-monastery-cell-key-a-paper-cutter-and-an-attempted-murder-case
What began as an attempt to reclaim a monastery cell and change its lock has ended with a 51-year-old monk facing trial for attempted murder....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘fifty-two-years-is-long-but-not-long-enough-to-give-up
Fifty-two years may have passed since Turkish forces launched the second phase of the 1974 invasion, but the passage of time has not weakened Cyprus’ demand for reunification, the Presidency said Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coming-elections-put-banks-back-in-the-spotlight
Cyprus’ banks have reported strong profits since 2022. Although that momentum slowed during 2025, the European Central Bank’s interest rate increases in 2026, introduced in response to renewed inflationary pressures, are expected to give earnings another boost....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-home-sales-tumble-as-buyers-look-below-€300-000
Cyprus’ property market lost considerable ground in the second quarter of the year, with recorded sales of new-build apartments and houses falling by 42.2% and their total value dropping by 46.6%....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/banks-in-the-occupied-areas-combine-high-growth-with-serious-risks
Recent regulatory shifts and reduced state reliance have reshaped the banking system in the occupied areas, though inflation topping 30% continues to drive major financial pressures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-islamic-nato-pact-and-what-it-means-for-cyprus
When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the so-called “Mecca pact” on August 7 at Al-Safa Palace in the holy city of Mecca, international media focused heavily on headlines about an “Islamic NATO” and a military axis in the Middle East....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nikos-christodoulides-expectation-vs-result
If the President decides to run for a second term, as all signs suggest he will, he cannot go back to voters in 2028 relying on the same sense of promise that brought him to power in 2023. By 2028, he will need concrete results, measured directly against his initial campaign promises....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/august-14-the-date-cyprus-cannot-forget
For much of the world, Aug. 14 is simply another summer day. In Cyprus, it arrives carrying three different memories, war, a killing witnessed by an entire island, and an aviation disaster that claimed 121 lives....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-maria-one-‘xronia-polla-at-a-time
If you have a Maria, Mary, Maroula, Panayiota, or Panayiotis in your contacts, consider this your reminder. If you have several, perhaps start sending messages now....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/quad-bike-crashes-into-sea-at-cape-greco-leaving-22-year-old-injured
A 22-year-old woman was hospitalized after losing control of a quad bike while trying to park at the Sea Caves in Cape Greco on Wednesday morning....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/friday-brings-39°c-inland-heat-and-afternoon-thunderstorms-for-the-long-weekend
The country has unplugged, packed the car, and fled to the beach or the Troodos pines. At least the weather is actually cooperating with the vacation mood by breaking the 40°C streak, though Mother Nature might throw a few surprise thunderclaps and hail into your long-weekend mountain plans....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/hanging-from-a-cliff-to-give-cyprus-newest-vulture-a-fighting-chance
Protecting Cyprus’ wildlife sometimes means leaving the comfort of an office, putting on a harness, and hanging from the side of a cliff with a baby vulture in your hands....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cyprus-looked-up-as-perseids-lit-the-summer-sky
Those who traded the city lights for the Cyprus mountains on Wednesday night were rewarded with one of summer’s most memorable shows, and this one came without tickets, queues, or a stage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-catches-padel-fever-and-takes-it-to-the-mediterranean-games
The sport that seems to have taken over half of Cyprus’ free time is heading to the Mediterranean Games....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/still-driving-an-old-car-the-eu-is-not-forcing-you-to-scrap-it
A new European Union regulation covering cars that reach the end of their useful life took effect Thursday, but Cypriot drivers can relax: nobody is coming to tow away the old car still faithfully, or perhaps noisily, getting them to work.
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