https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/eight-countryside-restaurants-putting-a-fresh-spin-on-cyprus-dining
The Cypriot countryside is becoming home to a growing number of restaurants that are challenging expectations about village dining....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brussels-looks-to-polluters-and-old-gadgets-to-help-fund-europe-s-budget
The European Union is looking at pollution and discarded electronics to help fund its next seven-year budget, and Cyprus’ poor record on collecting old devices could make the plan particularly relevant to the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-half-of-cyprus-adults-overweight-or-obese-in-2025
More than half of Cyprus’ adult population was classified as either overweight or obese in 2025, according to new Eurostat figures that point to an increase in obesity since 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/excavations-reveal-major-bronze-age-complex-and-tombs-at-erimi
The 2026 archaeological season at Erimi-Laonin tou Porakou has concluded with significant new findings on the organisation, architecture and burial customs of the Middle Bronze Age community that once occupied the site....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foreign-buyers-now-behind-two-in-five-cyprus-property-deals
Foreign buyers signed more than 41% of all property sale contracts in Cyprus during the first seven months of 2026, meaning two out of every five deals now carry a foreign name....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/919-dead-4-793-missing-as-nepal-disaster-becomes-a-race-to-reach-trapped-workers
At least 919 people are dead and 4,793 remain missing after catastrophic floods tore through Nepal and neighbouring Tibet, turning Himalayan valleys into rivers of mud and leaving thousands of families without answers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-30-nationalities-among-missing-in-nepal-floods
What began as a disaster high in the Himalayas has quickly become an international tragedy, with citizens of more than 30 countries among those missing after catastrophic floods struck the Nepal-China border....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kalia-antoniou-makes-it-a-golden-double
Two races. Two gold medals. Kalia Antoniou is leaving the Taranto Mediterranean Games with twice the reason to smile, and Cyprus with another sporting moment to celebrate....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-s-next-marine-park-could-be-on-cyprus-doorstep
Two distinguished professors with expertise in international law, the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean interpret Turkey’s decision to declare marine parks and explain Ankara’s wider objectives....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kalia-antoniou-delivers-cyprus-s-first-gold-medal-in-taranto
Cypriot swimmer Kalia Antoniou secured the country’s first gold medal at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games on Monday, successfully defending the women’s 100 metres freestyle title she captured four years earlier in Oran....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-goes-for-glory-in-taranto-as-kalia-antoniou-defends-her-crown
Monday is shaping up to be a big day for Cyprus at the 20th Mediterranean Games in Taranto, with 17 athletes carrying the flag across swimming, cycling, fencing, badminton and padel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/can-cyprus-pull-water-from-thin-air-pachyammos-is-about-to-try
A small corner of northwestern Cyprus is preparing to test a rather big idea: whether some of the island’s water can be collected from the air....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-trips-a-year-and-counting-cypriots-refuse-to-stay-home
For an island that requires a plane or boat to get almost anywhere, Cyprus residents certainly are not letting geography keep them at home....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/that-€5-temu-order-could-cost-you-twice-as-much-in-cyprus
The €3 charge on low-cost online orders was apparently only the beginning....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/warships-gather-off-limassol-for-naval-exercise
The small-scale ''Cyprus Arrow 2026'' exercise took place Monday, Aug. 17, in waters south of Limassol and brought together five naval vessels from the participating countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-s-schengen-bid-could-be-affected-by-the-migration-crisis-in-ceuta
Cyprus has received a positive technical assessment, but the EU migration climate created by the Ceuta crisis could complicate the political discussions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/goodbye-iban-cyprus-prepares-to-send-money-by-phone-number
Work is expected to gather pace in September on a project that will allow people in Cyprus to transfer money using only a mobile phone number. The system will be based on Greece’s IRIS service but adapted for the Cypriot market....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-catches-padel-fever-and-takes-it-to-the-mediterranean-games
The sport that seems to have taken over half of Cyprus’ free time is heading to the Mediterranean Games....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/paphos-airport-passenger-traffic-rebounds-despite-difficult-tourism-season
Paphos Airport recorded a 7% increase in passenger traffic in July compared with the same month last year, offering one of the clearest signs yet that travel demand is recovering after a difficult start to 2026....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-ranks-among-eu-top-three-for-ukrainians-under-temporary-protection
Cyprus ranked among the top three European Union countries for the number of Ukrainians receiving temporary protection relative to its population in June 2026, according to Eurostat data published Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/poland-economy-now-larger-than-belgium-sweden-ireland-and-austria
Poland has quietly joined the European Union’s economic heavyweights, overtaking several of the bloc’s wealthiest and most established members....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/marina-hadjicosta-pushes-back-on-racist-comments
She stood on international podiums wearing the Cyprus colors, heard the national anthem played after winning gold, and thought about making her small country proud with every throw....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cyprus-hottest-tables-13-restaurants-everyone-wants-to-try-this-summer
Every summer brings a new crop of culinary hotspots. There are exciting openings, much-talked-about arrivals, familiar restaurants with fresh concepts and places that seem to take over our social media feeds almost overnight....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spain-and-italy-impose-reciprocal-border-controls-in-schengen-dispute
Spain has introduced temporary border checks on travellers arriving from Italy, escalating a dispute between the two EU governments over Rome's decision to restrict the movement of some passengers arriving from Spain....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/small-island-€36-5-billion-economy
How big is Cyprus's economy compared with the rest of Europe? The short answer: we're small, very small, but we're not the smallest....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ilio-rodoni-appointed-general-manager-of-hilton-nicosia
Ilio Rodoni has been appointed General Manager of Hilton Nicosia, succeeding Mr. Evros Stylianou following his recent retirement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-least-88-dead-after-mass-migrant-crossing-into-spain-s-ceuta
The death toll linked to the recent mass arrival of migrants in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta has reached at least 88, according to Spanish authorities, although Morocco has disputed that figure and reported a much lower number....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tiny-plastics-found-more-often-in-heart-attack-patients-study-finds
The plastic bottle in your car, the takeaway container holding your lunch, and the synthetic shirt in your washing machine may leave behind particles too small to see....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/italy-suspends-schengen-travel-with-spain-while-tens-of-thousands-voluntarily-return-to-morocco
A migration emergency in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has caused a sharp diplomatic rift across the European Union, prompting Italy to suspend border-free travel with Spain while tens of thousands of migrants head back across the border to Morocco....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-s-border-stormed-as-thousands-force-their-way-into-spain
One of Europe's most heavily guarded borders was overwhelmed in a matter of hours on Thursday, as thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, many swimming around border barriers or forcing their way through security gates in scenes that prompted Spain to deploy soldiers and additional police...
