https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/byron-performs-his-grand-finale-in-thursday-s-forecast
It appears our dramatic houseguest, the low-pressure system BYRON, is preparing for his final bow....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-to-close-2025-with-debt-below-60-of-gdp
Cyprus is expected to close 2025 with a public debt-to-GDP ratio of 55.3%, well below its target of 60%, the Finance Ministry said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/heavy-rains-continue-flooding-roads-and-homes-across-cyprus-photos
Heavy rains are drenching Cyprus, bringing relief to some after weeks of concern over water levels but also creating disruptions and safety risks as the storm system Byron moves across the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wednesday-weather-bulletin-winter-has-a-sense-of-humor
It’s finally feeling like winter in Cyprus! Time to dust off those extra layers and the onesies you pretend are “loungewear.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-readies-new-peace-plan-for-trump-but-refuses-to-give-up-any-land
Ukraine is preparing to send a revised peace proposal to Washington this week, but President Volodymyr Zelensky is standing firm on one key point: no territorial concessions to Russia, not now, not ever....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/rage-as-a-business-model
As 2025 draws to a close, roughly ten technological behemoths, most based in the United States and some in the Far East, are not only widening the gap between the tiny share of the ultrarich and everyone else on the planet. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-flamingos-of-the-season-return-to-larnaca-while-their-numbers-continue-to-decline
The winter arrival of flamingos has been recorded at Larnaca Salt Lake, one of Cyprus’ most important wetlands. Each year, the island’s wetlands host a significant portion of the Eastern Mediterranean’s migratory flamingo population, with numbers peaking during the colder months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/quake-ripple-felt-across-cyprus
A moderate earthquake rattled parts of the eastern Mediterranean on Monday, with tremors felt across Cyprus after a 5.3-magnitude quake struck off Turkey’s southern coast....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-rolls-into-kyiv-for-face-to-face-talks-with-zelensky
President Nikos Christodoulides touched down in Kyiv early Thursday morning, kicking off a packed working visit that puts Cyprus squarely in the middle of Europe’s biggest geopolitical challenge....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wizz-air-celebrates-its-250th-aircraft
Wizz Air, the fastest-growing European airline and a leading one in Central and Eastern Europe, today unveiled its 250th aircraft, marking a defining milestone in the airline’s growth story and placing the company halfway toward its goal of a 500-aircraft fleet....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mogherini-sannino-arrested-as-eu-fraud-investigation-continues
A fresh scandal has erupted in the heart of the European Union, three years after Qatargate, landing at a politically and geopolitically delicate moment for Europe. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-forests-are-drying-out-we-are-at-the-beginning-of-a-disaster
Cyprus is facing an alarming drought that is devastating its forests, including endemic species listed in the country’s “Red Book” of protected plants. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/over-120-000-gather-as-pope-leo-xiv-calls-lebanon-to-hope
Pope Leo XIV closed his visit to Lebanon on Tuesday with a waterfront Mass that drew more than 120,000 people, a striking show of unity for a country battered by crisis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/petrolina-establishes-its-first-scholarship-at-the-university-of-cyprus-and-supports-an-mba-student
The Executive Managing Director (CEO) of Petrolina (Holdings) Public Limited, Mr. Dinos Lefkaritis, presented the company’s first scholarship, amounting to €10,250, to the MBA (Master in Business Administration) student at the University of Cyprus, Mr. Pantelis Petrou, during a special ceremony held at the University of Cyprus on Friday, 28 November 2025....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-presidency-nears-metsola-visits-to-align-priorities
With just one month to go before Cyprus takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, President Nikos Christodoulides unveiled the country’s priorities during a high-level visit by European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-ambassador-to-turkey-flags-cyprus-as-regional-abscess
Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, told Kathimerini in an interview with Manolis Kostidis that Cyprus must be included in any broader effort to stabilize the Eastern Mediterranean, saying “you cannot have an abscess in the middle of an otherwise healthy body.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tuesday-weather-sunshine-and-stability-offer-a-brief-moment-of-calm-before-the-clouds-gather
We made it past the initial shock of December and Monday, and today, we are rewarded with the weather equivalent of a deep breath and a long sigh of relief....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nato-weighs-preemptive-strike-against-russia-over-cyber-attacks
NATO is thinking about a preemptive strike against Russia in response to cyber attacks, sabotage, and airspace breaches, its top military officer said, hinting at a shift from reacting after incidents to acting ahead of them....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus–lebanon-deal-sets-new-legal-line-in-the-eastern-med-and-ankara-isn-t-loving-it
When Amos Hochstein, President Biden’s go-to envoy for tough Middle East negotiations, struck the Israel–Lebanon maritime deal in late 2022, in Nicosia of all places, a window suddenly opened. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/in-muslim-majority-turkey-pope-leo-presses-erdogan-to-be-a-source-of-stability
Pope Leo XIV opened his first foreign trip on Thursday by choosing a destination loaded with symbolism: Turkey, a predominantly Muslim country sitting at the crossroads of some of the world’s biggest conflicts....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-protests-historic-eez-deal-with-lebanon
Cyprus is waking up to what officials are calling a “historic” moment after finally sealing an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) agreement with Lebanon, a deal that had been stuck in limbo for nearly two decades....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pope-leo-xiv-begins-historic-turkey-visit-set-to-pray-with-patriarch-bartholomew-in-nicaea
Pope Leo XIV commenced his first international trip as pontiff on Thursday, arriving in Ankara, Turkey, before continuing a six-day journey that will also take him to Lebanon. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-20-year-stalemate-ends-as-nicosia-and-beirut-draw-the-line-at-sea
In the ornate halls of Baabda Palace, Lebanon’s presidential residence, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Wednesday signed a long-pending agreement they say “strengthens cooperation, boosts stability, and opens new paths for development” for both countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-lebanon-seal-historic-maritime-deal
Cyprus and Lebanon have officially put a nearly 20-year maritime dispute behind them. President Nikos Christodoulides of Cyprus joined Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Beirut this week to sign a long-awaited agreement on their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs), a move Christodoulides called “historic.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-edges-toward-u-s-peace-deal-as-only-a-few-disagreements-remain
Ukraine says it has reached ''common understanding'' with the United States on nearly all major parts of Washington’s 28-point peace plan, signaling that Kyiv now disagrees with only a handful of issues as negotiations accelerate across multiple capitals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wednesday-s-weather-is-a-mixed-bag-with-sun-and-clouds
A shy little low-pressure system is tiptoeing through the area, trying not to make a fuss....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hail-yeah-tuesday-s-weather-forecast
A weak low-pressure system is hanging around Cyprus like an uninvited guest, bringing with it some moody frontal activity since last night....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/oman-celebrates-national-day-in-nicosia-showcases-four-decades-of-progress
The Embassy of Oman in Cyprus hosted a vibrant reception on Monday at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia to mark the Sultanate’s National Day, four days after the official celebration back home on November 20....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/halloumi-overtakes-pharmaceuticals-to-become-cyprus-second-biggest-export
Cyprus’ most famous cheese is no longer just a national treasure, it’s becoming an export powerhouse. New data show halloumi soaring past pharmaceutical products in the first half of 2025, cementing its place as the country’s second-largest export after fossil fuels and oils....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/monday-forecast-the-atmosphere-hands-off-the-baton-somewhat-reluctantly
A weak high-pressure system is slowly stepping aside today, making space for an approaching low that’s been inching closer like someone trying to sneak into a meeting late....
