https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/pharmacies-to-end-after-hour-and-weekend-services-amid-dispute
In a recent decision, the Pancyprian Pharmaceutical Association (PFA) has announced that it will no longer compile the lists for pharmacies that offer after-hours and weekend services. This move comes as a response to ongoing disputes over working hours and part-time regulations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/9-real-estate-investment-opportunities-by-astrobank
AstroBank is selling a commercial building in Strovolos and other commercial, residential and agricultural properties that are ideal investment opportunities in Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca and Famagusta....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/marios-demtriades-truth-and-justice-always-prevail
A lawsuit related to naturalizations under the Cyprus Investment Programme was filed on Friday at the Nicosia District Court, with former Minister of Transport, Communications, and Works, Marios Demetriades, among the defendants....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/olympion-in-cyprus-joins-leading-k12-education-group-globeducate
Globeducate announces the acquisition of Education Group OLYMPION School (Εκπαιδευτικός Όμιλος ΟΛΥΜΠΙΟΝ) near Nicosia in Cyprus, a group of Greek private schools with nearly 450 pupils aged 6 to 18 across Gymnasium, Lyceum and, from September 2024, Elementary stages....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/workers-at-larnaca-marina-were-paid-despite-lack-of-work-says-vafeades
The €1.2 billion investment agreement with Kition for the Larnaca port and marina project is under renewed scrutiny due to the dispute involving 15 workers recently laid off. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/starlink-s-finances-frozen-in-brazil-after-legal-conflict-with-elon-musk-s-x
Brazil's top judge has ordered a freeze on the finances of Elon Musk's satellite internet service, Starlink, preventing the company from conducting financial transactions in the country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/monks-request-postponement-in-saint-avakoum-monastery-case
The monks involved in the case of the Holy Monastery of Saint Avvakoum have requested a postponement from the six-member Synodal Court, citing the need for their new lawyer, George Stylianou, to familiarize himself with the case.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/passengers-receive-suspended-sentence-for-smoking-on-cyprus-flight
A Paphos District Court on Wednesday handed a suspended four-month prison sentence to two British passengers, aged 50 and 44, for smoking and consuming alcohol on a flight.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-under-investigation-after-bulgarian-in-paphos-killed-and-emergency-calls-ignored
Authorities are pursuing disciplinary action against four police officers following the brutal murder of 41-year-old Petya Krateva from Bulgaria, a resident of Paphos, allegedly by her former husband....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-airport-seizes-48-kg-tobacco-and-145-cigarette-cartons
Cyprus customs officials seized 48 kilograms of roll-your-own tobacco and 145 cartons of cigarettes from two passengers at Larnaca Airport on Tuesday, August 27....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deadly-mosquito-borne-triple-e-virus-found-in-the-us-for-first-time-since-2020
Massachusetts has reported its first human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or "Triple E," since 2020, marking another instance of the mosquito-borne illness in the United States this year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/storms-to-hit-mountains-and-inland-regions
The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning for isolated heavy storms which are expected to affect mainly the mountainous and inland areas and the north, and will be valid from noon until 1800 this evening....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-banks-slash-eurosystem-funding-by-€2-6-billion
Cypriot banks have almost zeroed funding from the Eurosystem via the Targeted Long-Term Refinancing Operations (TLTRO), with the latest data by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) showing repayments amounting to €2.6 billion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-cypriot-hill-station
"Next Thursday, His Excellency the High Commissioner will depart from here with his family to go to his residence in Troodos for a vacation."(June 25, 1910). ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/google-faces-potential-breakup-over-monopoly-findings
The U.S. Department of Justice is exploring the possibility of breaking up Google following a recent federal court ruling that found the tech giant guilty of violating antitrust laws....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-imports-lamb-for-first-time-due-to-cattle-plague
The wholesale meat market at Rentis now sells lambs from Romania and Spain, as local slaughterhouses have shut down as part of the effort to eradicate cattle plague....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/attempt-to-light-shisha-leads-to-arrests-over-forest-fire-in-limassol
Two individuals were arrested yesterday afternoon in Limassol for allegedly starting a fire in the Trooditissa State Forest, claiming they were attempting to light a shisha.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eight-african-migrants-cross-into-occupied-areas-for-work-amnesty
Eight young Africans attempting to cross from the free areas into the occupied territories through a military zone in the Aphania-Ornithi region were detained yesterday, according to reports from the occupied territories. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/today-is-dekapentavgoustos-a-day-of-faith-family-and-tradition
In Cyprus, August 15th, known as ''Dekapentavgoustos'', is one of the most significant holidays in the Greek Orthodox calendar, marking the Dormition (or Assumption as Catholics call it) of the Virgin Mary and her ascension to heaven....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/today-marks-19-years-since-helios-airways-fatal-crash
Nineteen years have passed since the tragic crash on August 14, 2005, of the Boeing 737-31S aircraft of Helios Airways in the mountainous area of Grammatiko in Attica, Greece. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-prevent-drug-supply-attempt-at-paphos-detention-center
Police thwarted an attempt to supply drugs to a detainee at the Paphos detention center on Monday afternoon....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scorching-weather-continues
Seasonal low pressure and a hot air mass continue to influence the region.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-extradites-russian-citizen-from-cyprus-on-high-tech-export-charges
The US has extradited Russian citizen Artur Petrov from Cyprus, where he faces 11 charges related to the illegal export of US-made microelectronic technology to Russia, the Russian state news agency TASS reported. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paris-bids-farewell-to-olympics-with-stunning-closing-ceremony
The Olympic flame was extinguished Sunday as French swimmer Léon Marchand took one last breath, bringing an end to the Paris Summer Games....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-china-lock-horns-over-vasilikos-issues
Apostolos Tomaras writes in this Sunday's Kathimerini that negotiations between Cyprus and the Chinese consortium over the "PROMETHEAS" ship, currently in Shanghai, have become a contentious issue as Cyprus seeks to gain control of the vessel. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pyla-finikoudes-and-mackenzie-beaches-to-get-major-cleanup
In an ongoing effort to improve Larnaca's tourism offerings and meet the growing expectations of visitors, the Larnaca Tourism Board, in collaboration with the city municipality and hotels in the Pyla tourist area, has launched a thorough beach sand cleanup operation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tommy-robinson-discovered-in-cyprus-as-uk-demands-his-arrest
Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has provoked Cypriot police over their offer to assist British authorities in taking action against him....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pakistani-man-charged-in-plot-to-kill-trump
The Justice Department has charged Asif Merchant, a 46-year-old Pakistani national with alleged links to the Iranian government, for plotting political assassinations targeting former President Donald Trump and other US officials....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bangladesh-pm-resigns-flees-to-india-amidst-gen-z-led-protests
Jubilant scenes erupted in Dhaka on Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following weeks of deadly anti-government protests. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/google-faces-fines-for-spending-billions-on-default-search-engine-deals
A U.S. court has ruled that Google violated antitrust laws by persuading partners to set its search engine as the default on their devices. The fine to be paid by Google will be determined at a later date.
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