https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/reporters-to-sit-in-on-golden-passport-hearings
A number of reporters will be allowed from now on to attend ongoing probe hearings into alleged corruption in connection with Cyprus’ disgraced Citizenship by Investment Programme, with journalists being asked to commit in advance not to breach data privacy laws...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-five-deaths-162-new-cases
The Health Ministry on Thursday announced five coronavirus fatalities and 162 new cases, raising the death toll to 175 and total cases to 29,130....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-takes-on-twitter-parody-case
A woman whose house in Larnaca was raided by police officers, following a complaint by Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis over a parody account on Twitter, is taking her case to the Supreme Court, with her lawyers arguing police performed an illegal search...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-warn-drivers-of-slippery-road-surfaces
Officers on duty were seen helping a car that was stuck in sleet up in Troodos mountains over the weekend, amid reports of inclement weather and warnings over slippery conditions due to ice...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-fm-visits-gulf-before-us-inauguration
Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides flew to the United Arab Emirates on Monday to hold a private meeting with his counterpart, days after the two countries signed a military cooperation agreement but also days before a changing of the guard in Washington could spell trouble for US arms sales to Gulf states...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-second-in-eu-for-coronavirus-testing
Cyprus ranks second among 29 European countries in coronavirus tests per 100,000 people, according to figures released by European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-three-deaths-241-cases
The Health Ministry on Thursday announced three coronavirus fatalities and 241 new cases, raising the death toll to 166 and total cases to 28,365....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-convict-facing-extradition-skips-court
Cypriot police are searching for a man free on bail, who is wanted by Greek authorities to serve the remainder of a long prison sentence, after he failed to attend a court hearing in Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-reports-six-deaths-227-cases
The Health Ministry announced six coronavirus fatalities and 227 new cases, raising the death toll to 163 and total cases to 28,124....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-uk-fms-discuss-cyprob-post-brexit-ties
The Foreign Ministers of Cyprus and the UK exchanged views on Wednesday on steps towards the resumption of Cyprus peace talks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spehar-meets-leaders-ahead-of-unficyp-mandate-renewal
The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative Elizabeth Spehar held tête-à-têtes with the leaders of the two communities on Wednesday morning ahead of the Security Council’s upcoming vote on the renewal of UNFICYP’s mandate....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-cypriot-and-us-special-forces-hold-joint-exercise
Special forces from Greece, Cyprus and the United States are holding a joint exercise in the sea area off the naval base at Souda Bay on the southern Greek island of Crete, state-run Athens-Macedonia news agency (ANA-MPA) reports....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-investigate-fatal-construction-incident
A forensic pathologist confirmed Tuesday that a foreign worker who died over the weekend, several days following a work incident in Paralimni, had suffered a severe head trauma caused falling from a height...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/violent-brawl-breaks-out-at-pournara
A large-scale violent confrontation between groups of asylum seekers erupted at Pournara camp on Monday night, with police calling for backup and two dozen ending up in the Emergency Room...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/five-party-meeting-within-eyeshot
UN special envoy Jane Holl Lute on Monday got both leaders of divided Cyprus to commit to the possibility of informal talks as early as next month, with local media on both sides noting the lack of an official statement from the global organization...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-envoy-rolls-the-dice-on-cyprus
UN special envoy Jane Holl Lute is meeting separately with the leaders of divided Cyprus on Monday, in an effort by the global organization to gauge possible outcomes before committing to informal talks on the decades-long problem...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-one-death-466-new-cases
The Health Ministry announced one coronavirus fatality and 466 new cases, raising the death toll to 141 and total cases to 26,674.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-two-deaths-427-cases
The Health Ministry announced two coronavirus fatalities and 427 new cases, raising the death toll to 140 and total cases to 26,208....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-portugal-agree-to-take-ties-to-next-level
Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides paid an official visit to Portugal’s capital on Thursday for a tête-à-tête with his Portuguese counterpart Augusto Santos Silva on the occasion of Portugal’s assumption of the presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/churchgoers-verger-booked-after-jam-packed-epiphany-service
Police have booked nine churchgoers and the verger of the church who openly defied government coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday during the Epiphany service held by the controversial Morphou Bishop Neophytos, who has since the outbreak of the pandemic caused headaches to authorities by outspokenly refusing to comply with government restrictions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-buys-time-on-new-covid-measures
The health, finance, and labour ministers of the Republic of Cyprus have been tasked to reconcile a number of issues before a Cabinet meeting on Friday, essentially stalling the announcement of new COVID measures which was expected on Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-one-death-569-new-cases
The Health Ministry announced one coronavirus fatality and 569 new cases, raising the death toll to 134 and total cases to 25,208....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-us-sign-declaration-of-intent-on-border-security
Cyprus and the USA signed on Tuesday a Declaration of Intent on strengthening cooperation on border security issues, in view of enhancing their capacity to counter common threats and foster stability in the region.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-holds-turned-thumb-over-lockdown
Cyprus’ lockdown stance continued to remain unclear following a special meeting between experts and the health minister, with the government hinting thumbs down for a new lockdown citing economic reasons but also thumbs up for stricter measures after hospitalizations reached dangerous levels...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-reports-two-deaths-665-cases
The health ministry announced two coronavirus fatalities and 665 new cases on Monday, raising the death toll to 133 and total cases to 24, 639....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lockdown-stance-not-clear-in-cyprus
The number of hospitalized patients being treated for COVID-19 in the Republic of Cyprus has reached dangerous levels, with experts and government officials under criticism for lack of decisive action during the holidays...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-announces-six-deaths-632-cases
The Health Ministry announced six coronavirus fatalities and 632 new cases, raising the death toll to 125 and total cases to 22,651....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biker-loses-life-in-aradippou-crash
A 35-year-old motorcyclist died Thursday in a fatal road accident on Aradippou’s Makariou Avenue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-report-704-new-cases-two-deaths
The health ministry announced 704 new cases and two coronavirus fatalities, raising total cases to 22,019 and total deaths to 119....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lute-set-to-visit-cyprus-anew-by-mid-january
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cyprus, Jane Holl Lute, is expected to visit the island anew during the first half of January in view of holding meetings with the leaders of the two sides as preparations continue toward the organisation of an informal conference on the Cyprus problem....
