https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-s-covid-stricken-flagship-sails-on-after-cyprus
Britain's HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier is managing a Covid outbreak after more than 100 crew members were infected during a port call in the Republic of Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hms-queen-elizabeth-stops-in-cyprus
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy, arrived in the port of Limassol on Wednesday, a week after a maritime incident with Russia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-turned-topsy-turvy-over-mutation-news
Clusters amongst partygoers and highly contagious infections undetected for several weeks have emerged in the Republic of Cyprus, causing headaches for officials who are now going through guest lists line by line to track down hundreds of people before it is too late...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/reporter-says-low-wanted-to-buy-a-cypriot-bank
A British investigative journalist told an audience in Nicosia that Cypriot-naturalized financier Jho Low had tried to use contacts with Kuwaitis to buy a bank on the island where the Malaysian fugitive could launder stolen money...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-say-wildfire-was-not-malicious
A huge wildfire in rural Nicosia was contained by Thursday morning after a difficult operation overnight, with officials saying the blaze was not the result of a malicious act but an investigation is still pending...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tries-to-find-footing-in-tourism-uncertainty
Tourism deputy minister Savvas Perdios remained optimistic after a trip to Moscow, saying he hoped Russia would allow the resumption of chartered flights to destinations including Cyprus in a matter of weeks, but he also reiterated his position that all the efforts in Nicosia still depended largely on decisions in other capitals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-israeli-president-s-cyprus-ties-come-to-light
Israel’s new president Isaac Herzog may come from a prominent political family but it is his connections to Cyprus that are making news on the island's social media...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-et-al-kept-off-uk-s-green-list
A last minute Cypriot campaign in the United Kingdom to secure quarantine-free travel to the island failed to yield results on Thursday, after Britain’s choice to go the extra cautious route affected many countries, with the island now focusing on Russia, its second largest market, to keep summer hopes alive...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vaxxed-doc-treated-for-infection-in-cyprus
A doctor in Limassol, who is said to have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, is out of any immediate danger after being hospitalized with a coronavirus infection, as fear and confusion about the rise of variants continue to muddle the government’s message...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-minister-vies-for-uk-s-green-status
Cypriot deputy tourism minister Savvas Perdios has been trying to sway British officials towards including his country on the UK’s green list, following a recent improvement of the epidemiological situation on the island that could still be argued either way in London...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-adopts-restrictions-for-astrazeneca
The Republic of Cyprus is adopting age restrictions for the AstraZeneca vaccine, following a fatal blood clot incident and intense debate amongst health experts, with the decision coming just hours after the health minister had warned he would seek answers abroad if the advisory team failed to deliver a solid recommendation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vaxxed-woman-in-cyprus-dies-from-blood-clot
A British woman passed away on the weekend while she was receiving thrombolytic therapy in Cyprus, following her vaccination against COVID earlier this month, with officials admitting a link but unable to pinpoint what exactly may have caused the blood clot...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vaccinated-woman-in-serious-condition-in-cyprus
A woman in Cyprus was hospitalized this week with a rare case of a clotting event following her vaccination against COVID-19, with local media criticizing state authorities over lack of information...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-on-alert-over-aggressive-mutations
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou says chances remain that the Indian and South African mutations detected on the island last month may spread into the community, adding that vaccinations were the only way to stop the spread of the 'aggressive variants'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-confirms-indian-and-south-african-mutations
The Republic of Cyprus has been notified by ECDC that a number of coronavirus cases have tested positive for a mutation known as the Indian variant, believed to be twice as dangerous but others say not so...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-says-two-shots-not-enough
Cypriot scientists say an additional shot against the coronavirus could improve immunity for vaccinated people as well as fight against new variants, with the EU preparing to order booster vaccines despite warnings from the bloc’s drug regulator against making 'premature' moves...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-fails-to-land-uk-s-green-list
Tour operators are urging the British government to expand the number of countries for quarantine-free travel, after many popular destinations including Cyprus were left off the UK’s green list...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vaccinated-tourists-to-roam-hassle-free-in-cyprus
Foreign tourists who have been vaccinated against COIVD-19 will be able to roam free in the Republic of Cyprus, according to new measures expected to go into effect Monday, with the only requirement being a simple download or printout of their CyprusFlightPass...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wanted-man-caught-with-girlfriend-in-north
A Greek Cypriot man wanted by police in connection with drug related offences has been arrested by Turkish Cypriot authorities, with reports in the north saying his girlfriend was also apprehended...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jam-packed-day-in-geneva-underway
UN chief Antonio Guterres started his day with a full plate on Wednesday, with reports saying efforts could be made to draft a joint statement in Geneva despite the two Cypriot leaders reportedly painting different pictures of their priorities during the 5+1 meeting...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/charges-dropped-against-brit-expat-arrested-for-calling-mayor-useless
Charges were dropped on Tuesday against a British woman arrested in front of her child last week after describing the mayor of Mandria village Kypros Michaelides as ‘useless’ in a Facebook comment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/search-for-common-ground-on-cyprus-begins
The United Nations are launching in Geneva their latest effort in the Cyprus Problem, with an informal 5+1 meeting starting Tuesday in search for common ground despite the two sides on the divided island having denounced each other’s official position...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-opens-for-fully-vaccinated-tourists
The Republic of Cyprus will open for fully vaccinated travelers without additional entry requirements starting May 10, a day after the end of a lockdown, with the tourism minister saying both EMA-approved vaccines as well as the Russian jab will be accepted...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alan-duncan-publishes-book-ahead-of-geneva
Sir Alan Duncan who irritated Greek Cypriots two years ago when he said sovereignty over waters off the island was 'under dispute' has written a book, in which he says the British High Commissioner felt betrayed by President Nicos Anastasiades...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-easter-relaxation-hopes-put-to-rest
Cyprus’ current epidemiological situation is behind the government’s latest decision to freeze possible relaxation of restrictions ahead of Greek Orthodox Easter, with the administration focusing on vaccinations but also not ruling out further measures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-expected-to-land-uk-green-list
EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren said in comments published on Friday in the British press that Greece and Cyprus were expected to be among countries to enter a so-called Green List of the British Ministry of Transport as of May 17...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-rape-accuser-lost-in-translation
The Supreme Court in the Republic of Cyprus has blocked an appeal request by the British teen’s defense team which sought to present two post-conviction sworn statements in Ayia Napa rape case, with the Judges siding with prosecutors who pointed fingers at the rape accuser’s behavior as well as one of her lawyer’s own words...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/easter-relaxations-up-in-the-air
Member of government’s health advisory committee Professor Petros Karayiannis said it remains unclear whether any relaxations will be made over the Easter period, since daily new coronavirus cases have yet to stabilise....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-s-prince-philip-dies-aged-99
Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tourism-hit-after-jet2-pulls-plug
Jet2 says it will suspend flights and holidays until at least 23 June citing uncertainty over London’s travel proposals, making the decision yet another British hit on Cyprus tourism expectations...
