https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/culling-crisis-deepens-as-farmers-warn-no-animals-will-be-left
Back to square one... Llvestock farmers plan to resubmit their original request to the government, asking that animals not infected with foot and mouth disease in affected units not be culled. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-pest-adds-to-growing-strain-on-cyprus-farmers
After months of battling frost, drought and even damaging sea winds, farmers in Cyprus are now facing a new and unwelcome threat: an invasive insect attacking key crops across the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pigs-to-be-shot-as-part-of-foot-and-mouth-disease-control-plan
Authorities say pigs infected with foot-and-mouth disease will be euthanized primarily by shooting, as part of efforts to control the outbreak. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foot-and-mouth-outbreak-enters-new-stage-after-first-pig-infection
The discovery of the virus in a pig unit is changing the situation and raising new concerns about how foot-and-mouth disease may develop. So far, 84 units have been infected, with 63 in the Larnaca district and 21 in the Nicosia district...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-water-reserves-recover-but-supply-risks-still-loom
Cyprus’s water reserves show some improvement compared with last year, but concerns about long-term supply have not disappeared....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-lamb-demand-surpasses-supermarket-forecasts
Demand for locally produced meat in Cyprus is rising as Easter approaches, with officials reporting that supply levels remain stable and the market is functioning without shortages....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-mobile-desalination-unit-begins-full-operation
A mobile desalination facility at the port of Limassol has now entered full-scale operation, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Agriculture. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/akamas-project-accused-of-mismanagement-and-covering-up-violations
A dispute over the management of the Akamas Peninsula has intensified, with leading environmental organisations accusing the government of failing to address environmental violations and sidelining meaningful consultation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/investigation-underway-after-dozens-of-fish-found-dead-in-athalassa-park-lake
Authorities in Cyprus are examining a new incident involving dead fish discovered in the lake at Athalassa Park, marking yet another occurrence of a problem seen several times in recent years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/30-000-animals-dead-but-were-authorities-too-late
More than 30,000 farm animals have been culled across Cyprus after authorities moved to contain outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in affected livestock units in Nicosia and Larnaca, the Agriculture Ministry said Monday, marking what officials hope is a turning point in the crisis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/we-are-at-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-new-fmd-cases-push-cyprus-outbreak-to-49-herds
Cyprus’ Veterinary Services have confirmed three additional outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) within the containment zone of Dromolaxia-Meneou in Larnaca, following recent epidemiological checks and laboratory analysis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/eu-australia-trade-deal-could-mean-cheaper-imports-and-new-export-opportunities-for-cyprus
After nearly a decade of negotiations, Australia and the European Union have struck a sweeping free trade agreement aimed at boosting growth, lowering consumer prices and strengthening economic alliances at a time of rising global uncertainty....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-dead-cows-found-on-rural-road-in-orountas-area-raising-alarm
Two dead cows were recently found exposed in a rural area along the Oruntas–Agia Marina Xyliatou road, raising concerns over public health and the environment, local watchdog group Ecological and Cultural Intervention Oruntas reported Saturday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-take-action-to-make-akamas-national-park-safer-and-more-sustainable
Akamas National Forest Park, one of Cyprus’ most treasured natural areas, is getting a closer look from the government. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/farmers-protest-mass-culls-of-healthy-livestock-reject-compensation
Dozens of Cypriot farmers staged a peaceful protest outside the Presidential Palace on Saturday, March 21, voicing frustration over the government’s handling of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yellow-warning-issued-as-heavy-thunderstorms-set-to-hit-cyprus-today
Cyprus is set to experience a period of unstable and potentially severe weather, with the Meteorology Department issuing a yellow warning for heavy thunderstorms on Saturday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-out-with-the-bases
When this whole mess is over, we really should sit down and have an honest conversation with the British about the future of the bases. That’s what the president said, and for once, he’s probably voicing what most people are thinking. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-global-economy-is-facing-severe-turbulence
The Strait of Hormuz is the only maritime passage into the Persian Gulf. The de facto disruption of normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz caused demand to fall by 80 percent, left oil tankers idle, and forced a halt to oil production because storage capacity is limited. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/grain-producers-call-for-possible-closure-of-crossing-points-to-contain-foot-and-mouth-disease
The Pancyprian Grain Producers’ Organization has called on the government to examine stronger measures to contain the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, including the possible closure of crossing points between government-controlled areas and the occupied territories....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/salty-winds-wipe-out-early-potato-crops-leaving-farmers-facing-another-heavy-loss
What should have been the beginning of a profitable harvest has instead turned into a season of loss for potato farmers in eastern Cyprus, after powerful winds carrying sea salt destroyed early crops across several agricultural communities....
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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foot-and-mouth-eu-animal-health-commissioner-arrives-in-cyprus
Cyprus is stepping up its response to the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, with European officials now directly involved as pressure mounts from farmers and agricultural groups over how the crisis is being handled....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-$200-oil-camels-and-political-drama
Iran warns us to brace for $200-a-barrel oil. ''Let those who pay in dollars worry,'' a friend said, with as much understanding of the global economy as Fidias himself. Joking aside, we should be the ones stressing. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-agriculture-minister-faces-calls-to-resign-over-foot-and-mouth-crisis
Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou and the government of President Nikos Christodoulides are once again in the political spotlight, facing criticism over their handling of the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-hits-575-pharmacies-with-medicine-collection-bins
Cyprus now has 575 special collection bins for expired or unusable medicines placed across pharmacies nationwide, MediCycle announced. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mouflon-protection-sites-in-platania-and-stavros-tis-psokas-closed-as-precaution-against-foot-and-mouth-disease
The Department of Forests has announced the temporary closure of public mouflon protection and observation facilities at Platania and Stavros tis Psokas as a precautionary measure aimed at protecting wildlife....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/disturbing-video-of-livestock-culling-circulates-with-activists-alleging-mistreatment-video
Public anger is mounting after a social media post and accompanying video allegedly showing the mistreatment of livestock during a mass culling operation circulated widely online over the weekend....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/farmers-demand-end-to-mass-slaughter-of-healthy-animals-and-push-for-nationwide-vaccination
A nationwide vaccination campaign against foot-and-mouth disease is intensifying across Cyprus as agricultural organizations meet with President Nikos Christodoulides today to demand changes to the current strategy for tackling the outbreak....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/aradippou-begins-animal-burial-and-vaccination-push
Burial operations for animals from a livestock facility affected by foot-and-mouth disease began Saturday in Aradippou, according to the town’s mayor, Christodoulos Partou. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/farmers-fume-over-cost-of-foot-and-mouth-disinfection-points
Cattle farmers in Athienou are speaking out after learning the government will cover only part of the cost for installing disinfection points to curb the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, a move they say leaves them out of pocket by thousands of euros....
