https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legendary-serbian-basketball-coach-ivkovic-dies
The legendary Serbian basketball coach, Dusan Ivkovic, passed away in the early hours of the morning at the age of 77.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/neighboring-countries-cannot-blackmail-europe-on-migration
Europe cannot be blackmailed by any of its neighboring countries on migration,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-to-leave-for-athens-and-then-to-new-york
President Anastasiadis is going to Athens tomorrow to take part in the EUMED Summit, and will continue on to New York for the UN General Assembly....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/von-der-leyen-warns-of-a-pandemic-of-the-unvaccinated
Ursula von der Leyen, warned of a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” in her state of the union speech today....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-hunter-fined-12-447-euros
A hunter in Pegeia was fined €12,447 for hunting protected game, illegal hunting apparatus and hunting without a license....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/flights-are-increasing-but-still-down-by-24-compared-to-2019
Flights to and from Cyprus are increasing but still down by 24% compared to 2019...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/johnson-johnson-vaccine-is-a-booster-shot-necessary
The New York Times answers questions about J&J booster shots...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/online-appointment-platform-opens-for-booster-covid-vaccines
Greece is making a Covid-19 booster vaccine available to an estimated 285,000 people belonging to vulnerable groups from Tuesday,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-country-categorization
The Ministry of Health announced today the new classification of countries in specific categories....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-woman-to-appeal-conviction-in-rape-trial
Lawyers are launching an appeal on behalf of a British woman who was convicted of lying about being gang raped back in July 2019....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-turkey-west-poised-to-dance-a-‘violent-tango-foreign-policy-expert-tells-k
A lot of Erdogan’s rhetoric focuses on making Turkey a great power. He sees that as challenging European hegemony....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nato-must-stand-together-in-afghanistan
The political and military leadership of the Afghan Army must shoulder a significant part of the blame for its swift collapse...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chronic-depression-cypriots-at-4-7
7.2% of EU citizens suffer from chronic depression, while in Cyprus the percentage is much lower, at 4.7%....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-is-more-secure-with-biden-as-president
US Senator Bob Menendez is one of Greece and Cyprus’ greatest supporters and he exerts considerable power and influence in the foreign policy arena....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christos-stylianides-sworn-in-as-minister
Greek Cypriot Christos Stylianides was sworn in today as the new Minister for Climate Change in Greece....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-remain-in-the-red-zone-for-another-week
According to the latest map released on Thursday by the ECDC, Cyprus will remain in the red zone for another week....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-receives-157-million-for-recovery-and-resilience-plan
The European Commission today has disbursed €157 million to Cyprus to help kick-start reforms and investments....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-taps-cypriot-ex-commissioner-for-cabinet
The Greek government confirmed on Monday that former European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides, will head the newly formed Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-takes-down-names-of-vax-deterring-doctors
Cypriot Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela says he wants to know which doctors are not pushing for the COVID vaccine, while also pointing out that people who got vaccinated have earned the right to relaxations of some measures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/university-of-nicosia-advances-to-top-601-800-universities-in-the-world
The latest edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, released on 2 September 2021, reaffirms the University of Nicosia’s (UNIC) global standing, ranking it among the Top 601-800 universities in the world. Correspondingly, UNIC ranks among the Top 250 universities in the European Union....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/isis-beatles-member-expected-to-plead-guilty
An Islamic State jihadist of Cypriot origins and member of the terrorist cell “The Beatles” is rumored to have changed his plea to guilty, thus foregoing trial in a US courtroom...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-experts-on-board-with-third-dose
The Cypriot government will take a political decision this week on a proposal to start administering third COVID-19 vaccine doses ahead of the flu season in response to the Delta variant threat that emerged sooner than expected during the summer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divided-cyprus-braces-for-oil-spill-from-syria
Cypriot authorities went on alert Tuesday after a fuel oil leak in Syria was proven to be bigger than expected, with local media saying a visible slick had come close to the northeastern tip of the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/k-treppides-co-ltd-cryptocurrency
If you do a quick search on the internet on how many people have become “Bitcoin Millionaires” you will be inundated with stories of young individuals who invested their pennies some years ago and have now struck it rich. Currently there are over 100,000 accounts that hold US1,000,000 or more in Bitcoin....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/calls-for-booster-shot-gain-traction-in-cyprus
A Cypriot health expert believes the Delta variant is like having a different virus altogether, saying evidence is very strong in favor of providing a third dose, citing both local numbers as well as data from Israel...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cruise-ship-docks-at-paphos-after-covid-ordeal
Passengers on a luxury cruise with alternating departures in Greece and Egypt ended up in Paphos on Sunday for a brief stop, after the Cairo-bound ship had to turn back following a COVID case on board...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sneaky-accountant-admits-draining-company-funds
A woman in Limassol is promising to return stolen money after she was arrested on suspicion of forging company checks and signing them over to herself for a total over €315,000...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biden-taps-close-advisor-as-energy-plots-thicken
US State Secretary Antony Blinken has appointed a businessman and former lobbyist as energy security envoy, signaling a new strategic focus in Washington in the aftermath of thorny geopolitics over Nord Stream 2 and unresolved issues relating to the eastern Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-reacts-to-new-al-jazeera-video
Nicosia has refuted allegations concerning a Cypriot minister and his trips to London, in reaction to an Al Jazeera secret investigation into how convicted criminals could take on new identities and launder money through ownership of English football clubs by deceiving authorities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/booster-shot-up-in-the-air-as-cyprus-vaccinates
Cyprus is very close to having 70% of eligible adults fully vaccinated, but debate on what’s next such as a booster shot is far from over as Israel gets unexpected data and WHO warns against an 'ill-advised' third dose...