https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legal-snag-complicates-larnaca-port-and-marina-plans
The government is seeking a legal solution to keep Larnaca’s port and marina redevelopment moving, after the Legal Service said the marina’s development must go to an open tender rather than be assigned directly to the Cyprus Ports Authority....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/heating-fuel-tax-cut-takes-effect-but-mps-push-for-more-relief
Heating fuel taxes fall by 6.39 cents a liter from today, Oct. 23, giving households some relief before winter, although MPs warned that the reduction would only partly ease the pressure of rising energy costs....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/averof-brings-five-boxes-of-signatures-and-a-message-for-disy
Former DISY leader Averof Neofytou submitted his supporting signatures Thursday afternoon for the party’s nomination for the 2028 presidential election, seeking to demonstrate both his appeal among ordinary members and his readiness for the next chapter....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/temperatures-hit-30°c-as-dust-levels-could-rise-over-the-weekend
Weak high pressure is affecting the area. It's late October, temperatures are touching 30°C, and the atmosphere is doing very little to suggest that autumn has arrived. Somewhere, a wardrobe full of jumpers is wondering what it did wrong....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/retire-at-63-the-pension-penalty-remains-a-sticking-point
The government has signaled a willingness to compromise on pension reform, revising its draft bill with three changes that offer concessions to unions and employers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/school-basketball-game-in-paphos-drawn-into-greek-match-fixing-probe
A 13-point lead, a late turnaround, and 52 free throws awarded to one team. A school basketball game played in Paphos is now reportedly being examined as part of a match-fixing investigation reaching into the leadership of Greek basketball....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/neofytou-and-pamborides-head-for-showdown-over-disy-s-presidential-nomination
DISY’s choice of a candidate for the 2028 presidential election is shaping up as a two-person race between former party leader Averof Neofytou and former Health Minister Giorgos Pamborides....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-quarry-planned-in-anogyra-to-extract-130-000-cubic-metres-of-stone
A new quarry is being proposed in Anogyra, in the Limassol district, where developers plan to extract approximately 130,000 cubic metres of calcareous sandstone from a site measuring 18,400 square metres....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-hospital-suspended-from-ghs-after-legionella-detection
A private hospital in Nicosia has been suspended from Cyprus’ General Healthcare System (GHS) after Legionella bacteria were detected at the facility, prompting the suspension of its operating licence by the Ministry of Health....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/build-first-get-permission-later-auditor-warns-planning-exceptions-are-becoming-the-rule
An examination of planning permits granted as exceptions to development plans has led the auditor general to uncover troubling practices that threaten to establish a second, parallel approval system....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-basks-in-autumn-sunshine-as-temperatures-climb-to-27°c
The weather will be mainly clear, with occasional patches of increased local cloud cover. So, sunshine with the odd cloud wandering past, presumably looking for something better to do....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/john-christodoulou-weighs-presidential-run-citing-bills-wages-and-safety
Wages that fail to keep up with bills, families struggling to afford the basics and people feeling unsafe in their neighborhoods: businessman John Christodoulou says these are among the reasons he is seriously considering running for president....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-selfie-could-help-doctors-tailor-cancer-treatment
For someone facing cancer, choosing treatment involves more than deciding what might work against the disease. Doctors also have to consider how much the patient’s body can handle....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-proposes-disy-runoff-pact-with-christodoulides
DISY could field its own presidential candidate in 2028, then end up urging voters to support Nikos Christodoulides in the runoff. That is the politically sensitive possibility behind a proposal by former President Nikos Anastasiades for an advance agreement between the two sides....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/cyprus-s-architectural-disorder-tells-the-story-of-who-we-are
The diversity and variety found on our island are undoubtedly remarkable. Within a relatively narrow strip of land, the scenery changes almost endlessly, from one geographical landscape to another, and from one cultural and demographic setting to the next....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/aphrodite-gas-agreements-expected-to-be-signed-in-egypt-this-week
Getting Cyprus’ offshore gas out of the seabed and onto the market takes more than a pipeline. It also means agreeing who buys it, how it gets there and what financial rules apply....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/egypt-says-it-is-ready-to-help-defend-saudi-arabia
Egypt says it is ready to help defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks, but what that help would involve, and whether Egyptian forces will be sent, remains undecided....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/want-more-babies-make-family-life-easier
Before parents can think about having another child, there is a more immediate question: Who will look after the children while they work?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-gets-its-cop31-invitation-but-on-turkey-s-terms
The participation of the president of the Republic of Cyprus in the COP31 UN climate conference, taking place on Turkish soil in Antalya on November 11–12, triggered a minor crisis in Brussels. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/emgf-forum-accelerating-the-eastern-mediterranean-s-role-as-an-energy-corridor-for-europe
The development of the Eastern Mediterranean into an interconnected energy corridor, capable of making a meaningful contribution to security of supply across the wider region, was at the heart of the high-level event co-hosted by HELLENiQ ENERGY and the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) on Wednesday, 7 October, in Athens.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-investment-firm-fined-€100-000-over-misleading-information
When an investment company promotes its services online, customers should be able to understand the offer without being misled. And if it gives investment advice, it must have permission to do so....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nina-schick-the-greatest-risk-for-cyprus-is-remaining-a-passive-consumer-of-artificial-intelligence
With a career that has brought her close to the most influential centres of political and technological decision-making in the United States and Europe, Nina Schick is now ranked among the world’s top 20 speakers on artificial intelligence....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/energy-bills-schengen-and-the-power-cable-cyprus-priorities-in-brussels
For households watching their energy bills and businesses struggling with running costs, President Nikos Christodoulides took a practical request to Brussels: Give governments more room to help....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/artificial-intelligence-at-the-heart-of-a-new-global-power-struggle
The global struggle for power in artificial intelligence, and its implications for work, the economy, innovation and geopolitics, took centre stage at the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026, held on Wednesday, October 14, at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre. This year’s theme was “AI Wars – Challenging the Balance of Power: Life, Work, Country, Region”....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/25-1-excellent-restaurants-in-paphos
It’s Friday. You’ve answered enough emails, made enough decisions and probably opened the fridge several times hoping something exciting would appear....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yesterday-bids-today-goodbye-paphos–polis-road-hits-another-dead-end
The Paphos–Polis Chrysochous road is heading for a place in Cyprus’ archives of construction projects that were never completed. Just as the assessment of two bids was expected to conclude, the Public Works Department canceled the tender process.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/a-crisis-within-a-crisis-at-the-tourism-ministry
Although the crisis facing Cyprus's tourism sector may have ultimately ended on a positive note, with last-minute bookings coming to the rescue, tensions within the Deputy Ministry of Tourism were running high at the time. According to information we have received, employees were on the verge of revolt and strike action. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/setback-for-eight-villages-fighting-mitsero-asphalt-plant
Eight villages trying to stop an asphalt plant from moving to Mitsero have lost their latest court bid, but their fight over whether the project should go ahead is still alive....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€502-sewage-bill-but-no-sewerage-system-just-yet
The sewage bill has arrived. The sewerage system has not. Residents in Polis Chrysochous are challenging higher charges for a project whose construction is now expected to begin in 2027, leaving property owners paying more before work gets underway....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mounjaro-joins-gesy-but-weight-loss-coverage-comes-with-conditions
Mounjaro is joining GESY’s covered medicines from Thursday, opening a clearer route to treatment for eligible adults with type 2 diabetes or obesity. But its inclusion does not mean anyone seeking to lose weight can get it through the health system....
