https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-celebrates-greek-independence
City officials in Nicosia are joining celebrations around the world to mark 200 years from the start of the Greek War of Independence, with a light show and a flag display set to adorn the southern part of the divided capital for the next three days...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-two-deaths-293-cases
The Health Ministry announced two coronavirus fatalities and 293 cases on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 248 and total cases detected so far to 43,286....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/over-half-of-cyprus-population-to-get-jab-by-june
By June, over 60% of Cyprus’ adult population wishing to the coronavirus jab will be vaccinated, the deputy head of the state health services Dr Olga Kalakouta said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-honors-victims-of-pandemic-together-with-other-eu-cities
Along with cities all over Europe, Nicosia participated on Wednesday in a minute of silence for the victims of the coronavirus pandemic which broke out last year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-greece-mount-pressure-for-revision-of-euco-conclusions
Cyprus and Greece mounted pressure on Wednesday for a revision of the draft European Council conclusions on Turkey, arguing that they should better reflect the stance taken by the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in his recent report....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-airports-ready-to-welcome-thousands-of-arrivals
Cyprus airports are ready to welcome thousands of passengers and an increased number of flights as of mid-May, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-links-hospitalization-spike-to-carnival
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou says a jump in hospitalizations involving intensive care treatment for COVID-19 was the result of carnival celebrations some ten days ago...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-seeks-revision-on-turkey-draft
The Republic of Cyprus has raised concerns over a joint statement to be issued by the EU27 on Turkey, with sources saying Nicosia was calling for a new draft to 'better reflect' statements by officials...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teens-injured-after-car-rams-shopping-cart
Two teenagers were injured on Tuesday in Paphos after a car struck them while one boy was pushing a shopping cart with the other inside...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-one-death-365-cases
The Health Ministry announced one coronavirus fatality and 365 cases on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 246 and total cases detected so far to 42,993....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-arrests-after-body-dug-up-in-athienou
Two more suspects have been arrested after a body was dug up in a field in the buffer zone, with new details raising more questions and police keeping a tight lid on a launched murder investigation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-minister-shares-concerning-covid-data-with-cabinet
Cyprus’ restrictions de-escalation strategy will be carefully implemented to avoid setbacks, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-rejects-eu-draft-on-turkey-which-seeks-to-deepen-trade-ties
Cyprus has rejected a draft prepared for a summit of EU leaders this week which seeks to deepen trade ties with Turkey, describing it as “totally unacceptable.” ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-says-no-to-early-reopening-of-schools
The Cabinet on Tuesday put its foot down in response to mounting pressure by parents of middle and Limassol primary school students for the reopening of schools ahead of the planned date on April 2....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-s-associate-tests-positive-for-covid
Members of the administration went into isolation on Tuesday following news that a COVID-19 case was detected in the Presidential Palace...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dead-body-spotted-in-buffer-zone
Larnaca police went on alert Tuesday morning after a dead body was found in Athienou, with preliminary reports saying nothing has been ruled out...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fence-wars-break-out-near-buffer-zone
Opposing camps have been making headlines recently over a controversial barbwire fence near the buffer zone, with one group cutting a piece of barbed wire and the other restoring it, with all caught on tape...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/barn-fire-kills-over-1000-pigs-in-nicosia
A herd of mother pigs and about a thousand piglets burned to death on Monday night in Nicosia district, after a fire broke out in a barn along a rural road...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gloves-are-off-in-eu-china-relations
The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials on Monday for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, in the first such coordinated Western action against Beijing under new US President Joe Biden...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-two-deaths-410-new-cases
The Health Ministry announced two coronavirus fatalities and 410 cases on Monday, raising the death toll to 245 and total cases detected so far to 42,628....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parents-take-anger-over-closed-schools-to-presidential-palace
Parents of middle school and Limassol primary school students took their frustration over schools remaining closed to the street outside the Presidential Palace on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-holding-on-to-first-place-in-eu-for-covid-testing
Cyprus remains first among European countries as regards the testing of its population for Covid and in fifth place in terms of its vaccination rollout....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/2-cyprus-updates-risk-based-travel-list
The Health Ministry’s epidemiological surveillance unit has re-evaluated the coronavirus risk-based classification of countries after the Cabinet agreed on an action plan last month for the resumption of flights and the reopening of Cyprus airports....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/borrell-report-on-turkey-covers-all-bases
A report by European Commission Vice-President and High Representative Josep Borrell spells out the 'political and economic consequences' that Turkey will suffer should the country 'not move forward constructively in developing a genuine partnership with the EU'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pcr-tests-disprove-earlier-results-at-air-base
Over two dozen staff at the Papandreou Air Base in Paphos tested negative for the coronavirus after officials said the employees had initially tested positive, highlighting ongoing debate over the reliability of rapid test results...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bad-weather-brewing-behind-veil-of-cloud
A warm air mass is gradually giving way to a low barometer expected to bring showers, windy conditions, and possibly storms before midweek...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/med-5-want-eu-to-act-as-one-on-migration
The interior ministers of the five Mediterranean countries on the front line of mass migration to Europe want their European Union partners to share the burden more equitably...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-fined-for-busting-moves-in-limassol
Law enforcement authorities have tracked down and fined a woman who was seen in a video dancing in a Greek tavern in Limassol against pandemic health protocols...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-364-new-cases
The Health Ministry announced 364 coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising total cases detected so far to 41,475....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-stays-focused-on-getting-eu-on-geneva-table
President Nicos Anastasiades delved extensively into the substantive role the EU has to play at upcoming Cyprus peace processes during a teleconference convened Friday by the European Council President Charles Michel with EU leaders....
