https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-beaches-have-a-pollution-problem-but-who-s-responsible
Limassol’s beaches have a pollution problem, but authorities still cannot say who is responsible....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sixteen-prison-guards-suspended-as-cyprus-finally-turns-the-spotlight-inward
For Cypriots who have spent years hearing about mobile phones, drugs and criminal activity inside the Central Prisons, the latest figures may prompt one immediate reaction: it is about time....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ustel-urges-german-lawmaker-on-official-visit-to-support-end-to-turkish-cypriot-isolation
Turkish Cypriot representative Ünal Üstel has called on German Bundestag member Maximilian Krah to support efforts to end the international isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community during a meeting in the occupied areas on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/barcelona-fc-plans-football-camp-in-occupied-cyprus
FC Barcelona is planning to hold a youth football camp in the occupied north of Cyprus this September, and the announcement has not gone down well in the Republic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pamborides-eyes-cyprus-presidency-in-2028
DISY MP and former health minister Giorgos Pamborides has declared his intention to seek the party’s nomination for the 2028 presidential election, placing himself in the emerging race to become Cyprus’ next president....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-parents-get-full-day-school-option-as-program-expands-to-381
More families across Cyprus will have access to full-day schools from September, as the government expands the program to 381 schools nationwide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-larnaca-police-and-fire-facilities-set-for-construction-in-2027
The government has approved plans for new Police and Fire Service facilities in Larnaca, with construction targeted to begin in 2027....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-keep-lifeguards-on-duty-longer-but-only-after-a-deadly-summer
The sea does not suddenly become safe at 6 p.m. Yet on many Cyprus beaches, that is when the lifeguards pack up, even as families, tourists and elderly swimmers remain in the water....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/diplomatica/cyprus-left-waiting-while-us-freezes-new-visa-waiver-entries
The United States is currently reviewing its Visa Waiver Programme and has not admitted any new countries, according to sources familiar with Cyprus’s efforts to join the scheme....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/marinos-mousiouttas-fairness-for-today-s-retirees-security-for-tomorrow-s-pensioners
Labour and Social Insurance Minister Marinos Mousiouttas explains the government’s proposed pension reform to Kathimerini....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-growing-footprint-of-the-israeli-presence
In Latchi, Trozena and Polemidia—three very different parts of Cyprus—three separate Israeli-backed developments are under way....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/when-the-rule-of-law-becomes-the-real-issue
The “Santis” case was flawed on structural, substantive and journalistic grounds. The investigative work was inadequate. There was no basic check of the reliability of the “evidence”....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-dams-receive-140-000-cubic-metres-after-recent-rainfall
Recent rainfall has improved irrigation conditions in Cyprus, but the Water Development Department says the additional water has not altered the country's overall supply strategy or created room for increased irrigation allocations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pension-reform-could-increase-monthly-payments-for-50-000-pensioners-by-more-than-€100
Around 50,000 pensioners could receive more than €100 extra each month under the government's proposed changes to Cyprus' pension system, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Wednesday....
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/news/retiring-at-63-your-pension-penalty-could-drop-from-12-to-8
The submission of the pension reform bill to the social partners marks the beginning of the final stage of a long-running effort to modernize Cyprus’ social insurance system....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/will-turkey-pull-the-plug-on-the-cyprus-greece-cable-again
Efforts to restart work on the electricity interconnection between Greece and Cyprus are emerging as a new test in Greek-Turkish relations following recent developments linked to the declaration of two marine parks by Turkey....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politicsblog-averof-annita-christodoulides-and-the-lifeguards
At this time of year, as everyone slowly starts coming back from vacation, our thoughts keep drifting to young Nikos. He skipped the break so he could dig in hard for the next chapter of the Cyprus problem, a chapter some might call pure fantasy. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/same-hotel-same-job-different-pay
The person cleaning your hotel room, serving your drink or preparing your dinner may be working inside the hotel, but not actually for it....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ankara-s-marine-parks-in-the-aegean-mark-a-clear-turn-from-calm-waters
Greece and Turkey are heading for renewed maritime tensions after Ankara declared two marine parks in disputed waters, with Athens warning that Turkey could use the move to impose restrictions at sea and advance its “Blue Homeland” claims....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-economy-grows-more-than-three-times-faster-than-eurozone
Cyprus recorded 3.3% real GDP growth in the second quarter of 2026, putting the economy on a significantly stronger growth path than the eurozone, where expansion was 1%, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-€109-million-strategy-that-aims-to-transform-cyprus-agriculture-sector
The “Strategy for the Development of the Primary Sector” is moving forward with a major economic footprint and an implementation timeline through 2029. It includes 11 actions with a total budget of €109.3 million. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-islamic-nato-pact-and-what-it-means-for-cyprus
When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the so-called “Mecca pact” on August 7 at Al-Safa Palace in the holy city of Mecca, international media focused heavily on headlines about an “Islamic NATO” and a military axis in the Middle East....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nikos-christodoulides-expectation-vs-result
If the President decides to run for a second term, as all signs suggest he will, he cannot go back to voters in 2028 relying on the same sense of promise that brought him to power in 2023. By 2028, he will need concrete results, measured directly against his initial campaign promises....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-aims-for-schengen-entry-without-resolving-national-issue
The Christodoulides administration has charted a new course by pursuing full Schengen membership regardless of whether the Cyprus problem is resolved, marking a break from previous governments....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mystery-aircraft-over-larnaca-identified-as-greek-and-french-military-planes
Military aircraft seen and heard over the Larnaca district on Thursday were part of scheduled activity and not an unexpected security incident, according to Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/water-coolers-are-coming-to-cyprus-schools-25-at-a-time
Access to cool drinking water at school may sound like a basic necessity in Cyprus’ heat, but it is still not available everywhere. The Education Ministry says it is now working to change that gradually....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-israel-power-link-moves-into-the-money-stage
Plans to connect the electricity grids of Cyprus and Israel are moving forward, with the company behind the Great Sea Interconnector taking the next formal step needed to get the project off the drawing board....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/newly-signed-mecca-pact-alters-security-balance-in-eastern-mediterranean
A mutual defense pact signed in Mecca by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan alters the strategic balance across the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean....
