12° Nicosia,
25 November, 2020

President Nicos Anastasiades will chair the meeting of the cabinet scheduled for 10:30am on Wednesday after his 9am meeting with the government’s coronavirus expert task force

CYPRUS

HOLIDAY PERIOD RESTRICTIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED FRIDAY

The cabinet will be deciding on the restrictions that are to apply for December and the Christmas holidays on Wednesday, but won't be announced to the public until Friday

TURKEY

TACTICAL MOVES BY ANKARA BEFORE EU SUMMIT

The Oruc Reis is expected to halt research operations in the EastMed ahead of the EU Council summit on Dec. 10-11, when sanctions against Turkey will be discussed

HEALTH

EU REACHES DEAL WITH MODERNA ON COVID-19 VACCINE SUPPLY

Last week Moderna said its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing Covid-19

EU could approve vaccines ‘late 2020, early 2021’

Cyprus hosts the Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) species of the bird, the largest species of flamingo in the world (Photos by Philipos Christou)

ANIMALS

FLAMINGOS STAGE MAGICAL SHOW IN LARNACA

A flamboyance of flamingos have descended upon the Larnaca salt lake as they do every year at the beginning of the rain season

Cypriot gets vaccinated in Moscow

CYPRUS

FLAMINGOS STAGE MAGICAL SHOW IN LARNACA

CYPRUS

Holiday period restrictions to be announced Friday

This week to define next coronavirus measures

TURKEY

Tactical moves by Ankara before EU summit

Cyprus, Slovakia FMs discuss Turkey's regional behaviour

HEALTH

EU reaches deal with Moderna on Covid-19 vaccine supply

EU could approve vaccines ‘late 2020, early 2021’

ANIMALS

Flamingos stage magical show in Larnaca

Cypriot gets vaccinated in Moscow

News feed

KPMG survey: companies see climate change as financial risk but disclosure quality must improve

World’s largest companies recognise climate change as financial risk, but disclosure quality must improve

Cypriot gets vaccinated in Moscow

Business executive in Russia says ‘only fatigued for couple of days’ after Sputnik V shot

Suspected pimp arrested in Limassol, police trying to ascertain whether sex workers at a hooker hotel were victims

Four women detained in brothel raid

Suspected pimp arrested in Limassol, police trying to ascertain whether sex workers were victims

Cyprus’ spy van probe enters final stages as experts help prosecutors make sense of collected evidence

Experts assist in Cyprus' spy van probe

Cyprus’ spy van probe enters final stages as experts help police make sense of data

Trump okays Biden transition

Closest thing to a concession as Trump administration gives green light for Biden transition to proceed

52 of the cases were detected through the framework targeting nursing homes

Cyprus detects 262 new cases

The Cyprus health ministry announced 262 new coronavirus cases after 10,832 tests, with the total jumping to 8,947

Paphos seems to have made great strides in managing the pandemic, following the measures that have been imposed

This week to define next coronavirus measures

With current restrictions set to expire at the end of the month and festive December around the corner, many consider decisions ...

The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Ivan Korcok paid an official visit to Cyprus on Monday

Cyprus, Slovakia FMs discuss Turkey's regional behaviour

The Cyprus and Slovakia FMs discussed Turkey's actions in the Cyprus EEZ and in the recently re-opened town of Varosha

Turkish Cypriot politician tells Kathimerini Cyprus opening Varosha not against UN resolutions, good for whole island

‘No going back’ on Varosha decision

Turkish Cypriot politician says Varosha opening good for whole island, not against UN resolutions

Several European countries have already unveiled strategies to roll out coronavirus vaccines to large parts of their populations as soon as they are approved by the EMA

EU could approve vaccines ‘late 2020, early 2021’

Europe’s medicines regulator is carrying out “rolling reviews” designed to speed up vaccine approval times on three candidates: ...

Eight of the recent positive cases detected in the north involved Greek Cypriots living in the Karpas peninsula

North changes rules for crossings

Rules for people wishing to cross over to the north got stricter, with a PCR test taken no more than 24 hours prior to crossing ...

Greece, UAE commit to mutual defense assistance

Greece and the UAE signed a mutual defense assistance clause that can be activated in the event that one of the two countries’ ...

Biden key pick emerges

Incoming president to pick seasoned diplomat as secretary of state, but message to Turkey unclear

Protesters defy ban on peaceful assembly

Residents in Cypriot towns continue to duke it out with police over ban on public demonstrations

There are global fears that this period could set off a new wave of the pandemic

Restricted Christmas on the way, experts say

“We shouldn’t expect that during Christmas we’ll be completely relaxed and without measures," Dr Constantinos Tsioutis said ...

COMMENT

Obama offers piece of the puzzle in Greek debt crisis

Athanasios Ellis

Editorial: The third invasion

Opinion

Varosha revamp ongoing at feverish pace

Nikos Stelgias

The three components of Varosha

Andreas Paraschos

Pompeo sees window of opportunity for dialogue, in Kathimerini interview

Alexis Papachelas

What Berlin made clear to Nicosia

Marina Economides

Buyer’s market and herd immunity

Andreas Andreou

Navigating under pressure

Costas Iordanidis

French La Fayette frigate spotted off Larnaca coast

Apostolis Tomaras

A second lockdown would be a grim financial equation

Panayiotis Rougalas

Israel-Cyprus medical cooperation and innovation in the time of coronavirus

Newsroom

Greek-US ties and the East Med

Kathimerini Greece Newsroom

What’s with all the horrifying details?

Eleni Xenou

The constructive ambiguity of the Cyprus problem

Michalis Tsikalas

#PoliticsBlog The imposing Mrs Lute and the moment of truth

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Europe’s walls and Italy

Nikos Konstandaras

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