https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-taps-u-s-and-eu-defense-funds-to-strengthen-military
Cyprus is taking steps to strengthen its military capabilities with help from both the European Union and the United States, government officials announced on Wednesday, marking another sign of deepening strategic ties between Nicosia and Washington....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-gives-cyprus-a-nod-on-fighting-corruption-but-says-it-s-not-enough
Cyprus is making headway in the fight against corruption, according to the European Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law Report released Monday, but Brussels says more work is needed to strengthen accountability and speed up key reforms....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protest-in-nicosia-over-echr-ruling-as-calls-mount-for-assistant-ag-to-resign
Public anger over Cyprus’ mishandling of a rape case, recently condemned by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), boiled over Monday as protestors gathered outside the Legal Service, calling for major reforms and the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Savvas Angelides....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/fidias-interviewed-tatar-and-i-m-glad-he-did
What’s all the hullabaloo about? That’s what I found myself asking after watching MEP Fidias Panayiotou’s interview with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar. In my view, it was a fascinating, necessary, and, yes, bold move. But apparently, not everyone agrees....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/i-m-not-stepping-down-deputy-ag-stands-his-ground-after-echr-slams-cyprus-in-rape-case
Cyprus’ Deputy Attorney General, Savvas Angelides, has found himself at the center of a firestorm following a harsh ruling from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which condemned the way a rape case involving a young woman was handled by the Legal Service and pointed directly at him for comments described as sexist and prejudiced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-mp-s-ends-lifetime-driver-ban-for-ex-drug-offenders
Cyprus lawmakers on Thursday unanimously passed a long-awaited amendment to the law governing professional driver’s licenses, ending the blanket lifetime ban for bus and taxi drivers with past drug-related convictions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/judge-denied-appointment-over-serious-judicial-errors-and-public-controversy
Former District Judge Doria Varosiotou was denied permanent appointment after the Supreme Judicial Council found her actions “undermine the integrity” of the justice system....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/echr-rules-cyprus-mishandled-rape-allegation-citing-discrimination-and-procedural-failures
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Cypriot authorities violated the rights of a woman who alleged she was raped in 2011, finding the state failed to properly investigate and prosecute her claims and applied sexist stereotypes during the process....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scandal-deepens-in-socialite-crime-ring-case-as-family-returns-to-court
The scandal surrounding a 37-year-old businesswoman and socialite at the center of a suspected organized crime ring in Cyprus took a darker turn this week, with her parents and brother once again brought before the Nicosia District Court....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/from-together-we-make-history-to-pyromaniacs-and-red-lights-a-week-in-cypriot-politics
Our young Nikos found himself in America, where he wrapped up his speech with the grand finale: ''Together we make history.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/nikaros-varosiotou-strovolos-and-the-one-billion
“The DISY party was not created to serve anyone’s personal ambitions!” When that comes out of Nikos Anastasiades’ mouth, it takes on an altogether different meaning....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-where-bridges-get-inaugurated-while-justice-gets-delayed
I confess: I now find it hard to spot a parked patrol car without instinctively trying to see what the officers inside are actually doing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/judge-who-called-nikolaou-s-death-a-crime-is-dismissed
The judge who shocked the country by ruling that the death of 26-year-old National Guard soldier Thanasis Nikolaou was not a suicide but the result of a criminal act has now been dismissed from the bench....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ireland-first-to-ban-goods-from-israeli-settlements
Ireland is making history as the first European country to introduce a law banning the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, a move that could send ripples across the EU and beyond....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mp-s-approve-€100m-fund-to-aid-2013-bank-crisis-victims
Twelve years after the 2013 banking crisis devastated thousands of depositors and investors, Cyprus’ Parliament has approved a long-awaited budget for the National Solidarity Fund, unlocking €100 million in compensation for those hardest hit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-demands-netanyahu-s-corruption-trial-be-dropped-calls-it-a-witch-hunt
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the “immediate” cancellation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial, slamming the case as a “witch hunt” against a man he described as a national hero....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-offers-support-as-wildfire-rages-in-chios
Cyprus has expressed readiness to assist Greece in battling a large wildfire on the island of Chios, authorities said Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shepherd-attacked-after-being-mistaken-for-a-greek-cypriot
A troubling incident has emerged from the Karpasia (Karpaz) Peninsula, where a local shepherd was reportedly assaulted after being mistaken for a Greek Cypriot. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/odysseas-michaelides-alleges-political-persecution-over-claims-against-president
Former Auditor General and now leader of the ALMA political movement, Odysseas Michaelides, says he's the target of a political conspiracy aimed at silencing him for publicly criticizing President Nikos Christodoulides....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lakatamia-land-reserved-for-school-sits-idle-since-1996
Nearly three decades after land was reserved for a new school in Lakatamia, the property remains untouched, prompting fierce criticism from lawmakers who say the state has violated landowners' rights and failed to act transparently....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-officials-go-green-with-new-fleet-of-31-electric-cars
State officials in Cyprus will soon be driving electric, as 31 EVs are being added to the government fleet....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-slams-turkey-over-cyprus-occupation-while-erdogan-calls-netanyahu-hitler
A war of words erupted between Israel and Turkey on Wednesday, with Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of hypocrisy over comments comparing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-dogs-killed-by-suspected-poisoning-in-alaminos
Police are investigating the suspected poisoning of two dogs in the village of Alaminos after poisoned bait was found at the scene, authorities said Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-landowners-denied-justice-for-29-years-in-property-rights-violation
Cyprus’ Ombudsman has called for immediate action to resolve a 29-year violation of private property rights in the village of Tris Elies, where a water reservoir has stood on private land without the owner’s consent, permits, or compensation since 1996....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/attorney-general-rejects-request-by-the-thanasi-s-family-to-pursue-criminal-charges
The Legal Service will not pursue criminal charges in the case of murdered National Guardsman Thanasis Nikolaou, prompting sharp criticism from his mother, Adriana Nikolaou, who accused Cypriot institutions of perpetuating a cover-up....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bank-of-cyprus-cancer-center-hits-back-at-union-over-firing-dispute
The Oncology Center of the Bank of Cyprus expressed disappointment Tuesday over recent strike actions announced by unions OUYK-SEK and SEVETTYK-PEO, firmly rejecting claims of illegal or irregular employee dismissal....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-firefighter-who-refused-to-stay-silent
In one of the darkest chapters of modern Greek history, when flames engulfed the seaside town of Mati in July 2018, claiming 104 lives in a matter of hours, it wasn’t just the fire that left scars; it was the lack of response and accountability....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trapped-property-owners-finally-see-the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel
A long-overdue lifeline may finally be on the way for thousands of Cypriots trapped in property nightmares, as a new bill aimed at resolving the issue moves closer to a vote in Parliament....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/tatar-talks-tough-on-property-but-is-anyone-buying-it
Ersin Tatar can rattle his sabre all he wants, threatening ''retaliation'' and arrests over Greek Cypriot property claims in the occupied north. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-mayor-accuses-police-of-breach-and-political-cover-up
Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos has launched a scathing attack on the chief of police, accusing him of breaking a promise, compromising his safety, and politicizing law enforcement, all while raising the alarm on alleged money laundering in Cyprus by Latin American drug cartels....