https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/free-cold-water-in-larnaca-honestly-more-of-this-please
In a country where stepping outside in summer can sometimes feel like opening an oven door, one small but thoughtful initiative in Larnaca is getting a lot of people smiling and hydrated....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eac-pays-€9-million-to-siemens-for-new-dhekelia-generators
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus has begun a major overhaul of Cyprus’ aging power infrastructure, paying German engineering giant Siemens a €9 million advance for the purchase of three new generators for the Dhekelia power station, EAC Chairman Giorgos Petrou said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dozens-of-solar-and-battery-storage-projects-face-delays-over-cyprus-grid-capacity
Cyprus’ electricity network is struggling to keep pace with demand for new solar and battery projects, according to fresh figures released by the Electricity Authority of Cyprus Distribution System Operator....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/eac-says-electricity-prices-unlikely-to-fall-before-major-solar-expansion
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus says electricity prices are unlikely to fall in the near future, with officials pointing to delays in large-scale solar development and the continued absence of natural gas infrastructure as major factors keeping costs high....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/exhibition-cyprus-insula-history-memory-reality-in-brussels
The flagship exhibition of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation of (BoCCF), “Cyprus Insula – History, Memory, Reality”, travels to Brussels as part of the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/european-gas-prices-jump-nearly-50-as-qatar-halts-lng-production
European natural gas prices soared Monday, with benchmark rates jumping as much as 45%, after Qatar announced a halt to liquefied natural gas production at its giant North Field plant amid escalating conflict in the Middle East....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/u-s-europe-trapped-in-a-loveless-marriage
After 13 months of Trump 2.0, after Greenland, the suffocating pressure on Kyiv and the flirtations with Putin, the tariffs and sanctions against Europeans defending the EU’s digital sovereignty, the verdict could be even harsher....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/four-heavyweights-battle-for-paphos-marina-megaproject
Four investors have officially thrown their hats into the ring for the long-awaited Paphos marina, a project the government hopes will finally turn the Potima area of Kissonerga into a major yachting hub in the eastern Mediterranean....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shoppers-beware-e-kalathi-may-be-making-supermarkets-look-cheaper-than-they-are
A tool meant to help Cypriot shoppers save money may be leading them astray, the Cyprus Consumers’ Association warned Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/kition-ocean-plots-comeback-for-larnaca-port-mega-project
Nineteen months after the termination of the contract, and while procedures are under way for construction works on the redevelopment of the Larnaca marina and port to begin, the Kition Ocean Holdings consortium is attempting to return to the project....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/major-public-works-head-into-2026-under-a-cloud-of-delays-and-cost-overruns
The arrival of 2026 is shaping up to be a major test for the government, particularly when it comes to public infrastructure. Several large-scale projects are running far behind the timelines announced when they were first unveiled, with delays now becoming the norm rather than the exception....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/black-friday-hits-cyprus-shoppers-warned-to-watch-for-real-deals
Cyprus has officially entered Black Friday week, and retailers are hoping for one of the strongest shopping weekends in years, as long as shoppers believe the deals are real....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/archaeologists-uncover-giant-bronze-age-mega-oven-dating-back-4-500-years
Archaeologists working north of Paphos have uncovered the remains of a substantial Bronze Age settlement at Kissonerga-Skalia, shedding light on a long-lived community active from roughly 2500 BC until its final abandonment around 1600 BC....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/us–saudi-business-deals-top-$270-billion-as-crown-prince-returns-to-washington
The United States and Saudi Arabia just inked more than $270 billion in business deals, marking one of the biggest investment pushes between the two countries in years, all during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s first visit to Washington since 2018....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/showdown-in-parliament-teacher-evaluation-bill-sparks-walkouts
With tensions running high and schools disrupted by strikes, all eyes are on Parliament today as lawmakers prepare to open an article-by-article debate on the Education Ministry’s new teacher evaluation bill....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/sting-brings-his-acclaimed-sting-3-0-world-tour-to-cyprus
Music legend Sting, one of the most celebrated and influential artists of all time, is set to perform in Cyprus for the very first time as part of his highly acclaimed ''STING 3.0'' World Tour. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-mistakes-passions-and-the-president-s-people
Arrest the wrong suspect for murder? Check. Arrest a prison visitor by mistake? Check again, and this one is going straight into the hall of fame for epic blunders....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/pollution-costs-push-power-prices-over-€200-million
The cost of carbon emissions tied to electricity generation has already surpassed €200 million this year, a figure that continues to climb as carbon prices remain higher than in 2024....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/big-three-builders-dominate-cyprus-public-works-and-the-delays-keep-piling-up
A new report by the Auditor General has confirmed what many in the construction world have been whispering for years: that a handful of “national contractors” are calling the shots when it comes to Cyprus’ biggest public works projects....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/full-speed-ahead
Investigations. Findings. Suspicions abound, and the main players are top officials. The allegations? Acts of corruption....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-tycoon-sets-sail-with-armani-s-yacht-designs
Cypriot entrepreneur Kostas Cleanthos, known locally for his acquisition of the country’s leading newspaper, Phileleftheros, and internationally for founding global trading platform XM, is charting a new course, this time on the high seas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-cyprus-chronicles-ai-ministers-strikes-and-a-high-tech-fire-hub
Albania, in a bold move to tackle rampant government corruption, has created its very first Minister of Artificial Intelligence, named Diella....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-roads-get-a-makeover
Cyprus is moving forward with several major road projects aimed at making travel easier, safer, and faster while also supporting local development....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/undercover-sting-nabs-abbot-in-greek-antiquities-smuggling-scandal
An undercover police operation in northern Peloponnese has exposed an antiquities smuggling ring with a plot straight out of a crime thriller, and at the center of it all, the abbot of the famed Mega Spilaio Monastery....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/mediablog-when-journalism-gets-buried-by-the-algorithm
A story involving minors, and all the consequences for their families, was treated like the trailer for a new reality show that simply had to air at any cost. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-shoppers-overpaying-by-€100-on-same-groceries
Shoppers in Cyprus could save more than €100 on the exact same basket of goods, depending on which supermarket they choose, according to new research by the Cyprus Consumers Association....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-to-test-cigarette-butts-in-probe-of-deadly-limassol-wildfire
Cigarette butts found at the scene of the Limassol mountain blaze that killed two people will undergo forensic testing, Cyprus’ police chief told lawmakers Friday, as officials clashed over whether the fire should be treated as arson....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-the-judas-dinner-the-hotelier-s-grip-and-the-coming-soon-reshuffle
Quiz of the Day: Which big hotel owner in Paphos secretly controls the Departments of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment, and how? Answers… coming soon....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/welcome-to-the-west-wing-of-nicosia
I read somewhere that the President won’t reshuffle his Cabinet “under pressure” and that this is “the message leaking from the western wing of the Presidential Palace.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/1-faneromeni-25-art-festival-at-bank-of-cyprus-cultural-foundation
On Thursday 4 September the theatrical play ''Tσ̃ύκλοι, τσ̃αι χιλϊоτσ̃υκλοι'' / ''Cycles, in megaHertz'' which was written especially for the arts Festival ''Faneromeni '25'' ...
