https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/talk-about-arcturus-covid-variant-reaches-cyprus
So far we do not know whether the new COVID variant Arcturus has reached Cyprus, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Virology at the School of Medicine of the University of Nicosia, Dr. Petros Karayiannis told the Cyprus News Agency...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-scrambles-to-guard-trademark-after-sanctions-incident
President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides convened an extraordinary meeting on Thursday following the inclusion of Cypriot natural and legal persons in the lists of the latest sanctions published on Wednesday by the United States of America and the United Kingdom...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-monitoring-of-un-secretary-general-guterres-revealed-in-leaked-documents
Leaked Pentagon files indicate the United States was monitoring UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres because it believed he was too soft on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-opposition-leader-navalny-grapples-with-severe-stomach-pain-in-jail
Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition politician, is grappling with severe stomach pain in jail that could be some sort of slow-acting poison, his spokeswoman said on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/holy-light-to-arrive-in-cyprus-on-holy-saturday
The Holy Light is set to arrive in Cyprus from Jerusalem on Holy Saturday afternoon and will be distributed to remote areas across the island with the help of the Bank of Cyprus SupportCY volunteer corps and the United Bikers of Cyprus, according to a press release from the Bank of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/easter-table-lamb-and-flaounes-more-expensive
The price of lamb has skyrocketed to an average of 11.5-12 euros per kilo this year, while last year it was 8-8.5 euros per kilo on average. At the same time, the price of another Easter product, flaounes, is also high, specifically 18 euros per kilo on average, while last year it was 14 euros....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/energy-minister-puts-forth-cyprus-natural-gas-to-cut-costs-for-consumers
Cyprus' Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said that, during his discussions with consortiums operating in the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), he suggested the option of importing natural gas quantities from the EEZ for power generation, in combination with LNG exports via a small LNG plant....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/f1-s-leclerc-chases-watch-thieves-in-custom-ferrari-caught-on-video
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/leaker-identified-as-fit-military-leader-with-gun-worshipping-gamer-group
The Washington Post has traced the recent Pentagon intelligence leak to a man who shared hundreds of secret files with a small group of young gamers on a private Discord server....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bill-for-e-kalathi-product-price-comparison-app-submitted-for-cabinet-approval
The bill for the implementation of a digital tool that enables daily information on retail prices and product comparisons is ready for submission to the Cabinet....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulos-vassiliadis-denies-offering-services-to-sanctioned-russian-oligarch
"We did not provide services to a person subject to sanctions," says Christodoulos Vassiliadis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/snowfall-blankets-troodos-just-days-before-easter
A wintry night on Wednesday brought severe weather to Cyprus, causing various problems. However, the snowfall that followed transformed Troodos into a magical landscape....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/altia-new-portfolio-under-management
Altia, the fastest growing property company in Cyprus, officially announces the management of a new real estate package known as "Starlight" which will be added to the existing portfolio managed by the company....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-‘most-probably-to-attend-coronation
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has been invited to attend the official coronation ceremony of King Charles, with sources saying he will ‘most probably’ attend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/washington-targets-russian-enablers-in-cyprus
A US list further curbing Russia’s access to the international financial system through facilitators and their businesses includes Cypriot nationals and Cypriot businesses...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kaili-to-go-home-after-denying-all-charges
Greek MEP Eva Kaili, the former European Parliament vice president accused of corruption, is said to be released from custody while still facing charges, with her lawyers saying he would not admit to crimes she did not commit...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyber-gang-badgers-cypriot-university-to-cough-up-$100k
The notorious Medusa ransomware gang is asking for $100,000 from Open University of Cyprus following a cyberattack on the institution’s digital platforms, with data samples already leaked online to prove they are not kidding...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cysec-fines-cif-one-million-euros-for-regulatory-violations
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced its decision to impose a fine of one million euros on the Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) Itrade Global Ltd....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/two-cypriots-sanctioned-by-uk-over-links-to-russian-oligarchs
The British government has added two Cypriots to its sanctions list due to their professional connections with Russian oligarchs Roman Abramovich and Aliyev Ushmanov. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/government-continues-measures-to-counter-inflationary-pressures
The government of Cyprus has decided to continue measures aimed at countering inflationary pressures, including an extension of a subsidy on electricity consumption and a reduced excise tax on fuel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/three-major-concerns-of-ecb-regarding-cypriot-banks
Although Cypriot banks have made great progress over the last decade, foreign supervisors have reservations and summarise their concerns in three areas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/from-troublesome-youth-to-social-responsibility
In my youth, I was what you would call a troublesome young man who loved firecrackers. It wasn't just because of where I grew up in my mother's village in Greece, where military history was celebrated, and almost all of my family's ancestors had died for faith and country, from Orlofika to the Korean Expeditionary Force....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/higher-prices-for-easter-meat-lamb-sees-a-25-increase-beef-up-by-15
A year ago, reports described Easter dinner as the most expensive in four years. This year's prices are expected to surpass that record, according to the first data from the Easter Price Watch gathered by K and soon to be published by the Consumer Protection Agency....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/italy-declares-state-of-emergency
To deal with the recent influx of migrants arriving on the southern shores of Italy, the country's right-wing government has announced a six-month nationwide state of emergency....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-banks-freeze-mortgage-installments-for-12-months
Eurobank, Piraeus and Alpha Bank have announced that they will be keeping mortgage installments at their current levels for 12 months. As pledged by the first two banks, the baseline rates of serviced mortgage loans will remain at the levels they were on March 31, 2023, minus 20 basis points, for 12 months, starting in May. National Bank is expected to follow suit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bookings-for-cyprus-countryside-accommodation-rise-during-easter-holidays
According to official data released by the Deputy Ministry of Tourism, bookings for countryside accommodation in Cyprus increased during the Easter holiday season....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-casual-staff-up-permanent-down-3-3
Total government employment decreased by 3.3% in March 2023, compared to March 2022, according to data published by the Statistical Service on Tuesday. Total persons employed by the Government amounted to 1,778 and reached 52,103 persons...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rome-reportedly-okays-lukoil-sale-to-cypriot-firm
Italy gave conditional approval on Tuesday to the sale of the Lukoil-owned refinery in Sicily to Cypriot private equity firm GOI Energy, people familiar with the matter told Reuters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-servers-gradually-back-online-after-water-leak
The government servers are gradually operating again as of Tuesday evening following the water leak at a basement next to the room where they are located at the Ministry of Finance. The leak was noticed on Monday afternoon and all the systems were shut down as a precaution. Efforts immediately began to restore and assess the damage...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/second-driver-in-fatal-double-hit-and-run-sentenced
A man who was found guilty of manslaughter in a double hit and run fatality in Paphos was sentenced to six years in prison on Tuesday, with police still unable to locate the first car that struck the local woman unconscious...