https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€19m-funding-for-photovoltaics-in-national-guard-camps
Cyprus Ministry of Defence has secured, through EU structural funds and in particular the Thalia Programme, €19 million to fund the installation of photovoltaic systems in National Guard camps, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/xm-ranks-2nd-in-great-place-to-work™-‘best-medium-workplaces-list-for-top-2022-european-employers
XM is beyond proud to announce that it has ranked second (2) in a list of Europe’s top employers in 2022, in the ‘Best Medium Workplaces’ category, as awarded by the Great Place to Work™ Institute...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rejected-estia-applications-to-be-re-examined-upon-appeal
The number of applications approved for participation in the Restructuring Scheme “Estia” has increased, reaching 1,049. At the same time, appeals for 881 applications that were denied will be re-examined compared to only 543 last March....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/updates-from-the-presidential-campaign-trail
The Cyprus problem, women's issues and policemen's salaries, as well as agricultural policy and the illegal supply of fuel from the Turkish-occupied areas, were some of the issues which were put forward by presidential candidates on the election campaign trail on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-headmaster-sends-50-students-home-due-to-inappropriate-hairstyles
The beginning of the school year in Larnaca did not get off to a good start this morning. According to reports, the Headmaster of Larnaca High School sent 50 students home, without so much as a "good morning", due to their haircuts....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/banks-imposing-stricter-lending-standards
Cyprus banks have tightened credit standards in the second quarter of 2022, while net new lending demand subsided, reflecting the geopolitical tensions and the uncertainty in the global economic environment, the Central Bank of Cyprus Bank Lending Survey for Q2 says....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-told-to-gather-more-evidence-in-pool-death-probe
A police investigation into the fatal drowning of a young girl in a hotel pool in Paphos has been extended a third time, after state prosecutors asked law enforcement to go back and clarify a number of issues and technicalities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/euro-dollar-exchange-falls-to-a-20-year-low
The escalation of the energy crisis with Moscow's aggressive, albeit predictable, decision to close the Nord Stream 1 pipeline indefinitely has led to a new fall in the euro, this time below 99 cents on the dollar....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-man-dies-in-cape-greco-after-diving-mishap
A young scuba-diving instructor lost his life in Cyprus after he went missing in Cape Greco on Saturday before dawn, with reports saying he had gone free diving but never resurfaced...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/akel-calls-out-disy-on-investor-contributions
The second meeting of the Audit Committee, with the report of the Auditor General of the Republic on the Cyprus Investment Programme being the only item on the agenda, confirmed that the Golden Passports will be at the forefront of the opposition's election campaign. In an inkling of what's to come, AKEL seems to be leading the way in keeping corruption issues at the center of the opposition's discourse during this election season.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-air-force-one-takes-its-maiden-voyage-to-larnaca
At a special ceremony held today at the Elefsina Air Base, the President of the Republic Mr. Nicos Anastasiades received from the Prime Minister of Greece Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, an aircraft of the Hellenic Republic donated to the Republic of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-worker-on-bicycle-dies-in-hit-and-run
Law enforcement authorities are asking for the public’s help after a young man on a bicycle was killed in a hit and run in Nicosia, right outside Cyprus’ police complex...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-spain-to-collaborate-on-organ-transplants
The rate of organ donation in Cyprus remains very low compared to other European countries, Health Minister Michael Hadjipandela said on Thursday, adding that 173 transplants from living donors and 80 from posthumous donors have been carried out in Cyprus since 2011....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biker-dies-in-brutal-collision-in-east-nicosia
Police are asking for the public’s help after a biker was killed in a road accident on Friday, when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in east Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/landlords-arrested-after-attack-video-goes-viral
An elderly couple has been arrested in Limassol after their tenant told police they assaulted her, while a video of the attack appeared on social media along with reports of a rental dispute...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/conflict-of-interest-raised-again-in-passport-probe
The audit office in the Republic of Cyprus is sending all its findings on golden passports to the state’s anti-corruption agency, citing a conflict of interest for the state’s two chief law enforcement officers who served as ministers during the investment scandal...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/the-first-ever-underwater-civil-wedding-in-alonissos
The first organized underwater civil wedding took place in Alonissos on Monday 29 August at the initiative of the Municipality....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-demands-reinstatement-as-rightful-president
Former President Donald Trump demanded reinstatement as president or "a new Election, immediately" after news that Facebook temporarily limited a controversial story about Hunter Biden's laptop in users' news feeds before the 2020 election.
Trump demands reinstatement as 'rightful' president or 'a new Election, immediately!' as some Republicans seek distance from him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-may-suspend-visa-facilitation-agreement-with-russia-this-week
Germany and France are rejecting a proposal to ban the entry of Russian tourists or visitors to the European Union with a joint position document....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/norway-plans-to-deport-refugee-lawbreakers
The Norwegian government has announced that the country plans to deport foreigners who have broken the law and who hold refugee status but no longer need protections in the country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unficyp-urges-caution-following-buffer-zone-reports
A couple of incidents that took place in the buffer zone are making headlines in Cyprus, including allegations that Turkish soldiers violated the green line, with UN peacekeepers saying they were investigating but also urging caution before drawing conclusions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-to-appoint-arctic-ambassador-first-time-in-history
The United States is ready to appoint its first-ever American ambassador to the Arctic region, a State Department official has announced, with the move coming at a time when both the Russians and the Chinese are strengthening their presence in the region....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bicommunal-peace-event-to-take-place-on-september-1st
Political parties, trade unions and organizations from both sides of the divide in Cyprus stressed on Monday their determination to continue their struggle for the reunification of the country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-penalizing-russia
The parallels between the Baltic countries' strategy towards Russia and the Cyprus strategy, so to speak, towards Turkey, seem easy (and are an official line of the Cypriot Foreign Ministry, which has instructed its diplomats to link the ongoing Russian invasion with the Turkish invasion)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-critical-after-motor-scooter-collision
A teenager was rushed to the Emergency Room in critical condition on Saturday after the motorcycle scooter he was riding in Sotira collided consecutively with two vehicles with details still pending clarification...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/18-year-old-with-no-travel-history-diagnosed-with-monkeypox
The Ministry of Health announced on Friday a new monkeypox case, concerning an 18-year-old man, following a molecular laboratory test by the microbiology laboratory of the Nicosia General Hospital....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-on-life-support-after-pickup-truck-plunges-into-gorge
A teenage boy is in serious condition following a pickup truck accident early Friday morning, with reports saying he was riding in the bed of a single-cab with another boy when it veered off course and fell into a gorge in rural Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nurses-draw-picket-line-as-er-incident-heads-to-court
Union nursing staff at Limassol General Hospital went on a two-hour strike on Friday, following an incident a day earlier involving a commotion in the Emergency Room that led to the arrest of an outpatient and two others...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourist-pulled-off-flight-over-road-incident
A British male was denied boarding and got arrested at Larnaca airport on Friday following a road incident in Ayia Napa, where a local biker was injured after the two got into an argument over a rental car idling on the wrong side of the road...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thanks-to-the-drought-dinosaur-prints-old-bones-and-hunger-stones-are-resurfacing
Europe is experiencing its worst drought in at least 500 years. Landscapes across Europe and beyond are being altered as forest fires, melting glaciers and other disasters threaten to wipe out entire regions....
