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06 April, 2026
 

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1. Probe launched after firecrackers thrown across Nicosia line

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/probe-launched-after-objects-thrown-across-nicosia-line

Authorities are investigating reports that stones and firecrackers were thrown from the government-controlled side of Nicosia toward the occupied areas during April 1 commemorations, an incident officials warn could risk raising tensions along the island’s sensitive divide....

2. UK families say IVF clinics in occupied Cyprus used wrong donors

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-families-say-ivf-clinics-in-occupied-cyprus-used-wrong-donors

A number of British families have come forward with serious concerns that fertility clinics in occupied Cyprus may have used incorrect sperm or egg donors during IVF treatment, raising questions about oversight and patient safety....

3. Cyprus-linked firms tied to €25.8M Russian construction fraud, investigation finds

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-linked-firms-tied-to-€25-8m-russian-construction-fraud-investigation-finds

A new investigation by the Cyprus Investigative Reporting Network (CIReN) reveals that companies based in Cyprus were linked to a €25.8 million fraud case involving Russia’s construction sector....

4. Over 11,000 illegal fireworks confiscated so far in 2026

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/over-11-000-illegal-fireworks-confiscated-so-far-in-2026

Authorities in Cyprus are continuing a nationwide effort to curb dangerous activities linked to Easter bonfires and firecrackers, with officials reporting thousands of confiscations already this year....

5. Farmers protest mass culls of healthy livestock, reject compensation

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/farmers-protest-mass-culls-of-healthy-livestock-reject-compensation

Dozens of Cypriot farmers staged a peaceful protest outside the Presidential Palace on Saturday, March 21, voicing frustration over the government’s handling of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak....

6. Five villages with the same name, one shared heart

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/five-villages-with-the-same-name-one-shared-heart

Five villages across Cyprus that share the name, "Prasteio", are taking a joint step to strengthen cooperation and preserve their shared heritage....

7. Grain producers call for possible closure of crossing points to contain foot-and-mouth disease

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/grain-producers-call-for-possible-closure-of-crossing-points-to-contain-foot-and-mouth-disease

The Pancyprian Grain Producers’ Organization has called on the government to examine stronger measures to contain the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, including the possible closure of crossing points between government-controlled areas and the occupied territories....

8. Cyprus under livestock ‘quarantine’ and EU restrictions

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-under-livestock-‘quarantine-eu-restrictions

Cyprus has effectively been placed under a nationwide livestock lockdown after European authorities imposed strict measures to stop the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, as infections continue to rise across the island....

9. Facing the harsh reality of the foot-and-mouth crisis

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/facing-the-harsh-reality-of-the-foot-and-mouth-crisis

The arrival of European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare Oliver Várhelyi in Cyprus brought a decisive end to livestock farmers’ request that animals not infected with foot and mouth disease be spared on farms where cases have been detected....

10. Drone threat elevates Cyprus’ strategic role in regional security

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/drone-threat-elevates-cyprus-strategic-role-in-regional-security

Cyprus’ effective management – both at the operational and diplomatic levels – of the drone attacks from Hezbollah, has upgraded it strategically....

11. US lawmaker calls Turkey’s F-16 deployment to occupied Cyprus ''illegal''

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-lawmaker-calls-turkey-s-f-16-deployment-to-occupied-cyprus-illegal

US Representative Chris Pappas has sharply criticized Turkey’s deployment of F-16 fighter jets to occupied northern Cyprus, calling the move ''unacceptable and illegal under US law.'' ...

12. Cyprus weighs compensation plan for occupied properties, as little as €2 monthly

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-weighs-compensation-plan-for-occupied-properties-as-little-as-€2-monthly

Lawmakers in Cyprus are working to introduce legislation that would regulate compensation for displaced property owners who lost the use of their land in the occupied areas following the events of 1974. ...

13. Farmers demand end to mass slaughter of healthy animals and push for nationwide vaccination

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/farmers-demand-end-to-mass-slaughter-of-healthy-animals-and-push-for-nationwide-vaccination

A nationwide vaccination campaign against foot-and-mouth disease is intensifying across Cyprus as agricultural organizations meet with President Nikos Christodoulides today to demand changes to the current strategy for tackling the outbreak....

14. Turkey reportedly deploying four warplanes to occupied northern Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-reportedly-deploying-four-warplanes-to-occupied-northern-cyprus

Turkey is expected to deploy four military aircraft to occupied northern Cyprus on Sunday, where they are scheduled to land at the airport in Tymbou, according to reports by the Turkish Cypriot newspaper Yeni Düzen....

15. Cypriots packing emergency backpacks

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-packing-emergency-backpacks

It took a little more than 24 hours for the flames of war that Israel and the US ignited in the Middle East to reach Cyprus. Before midnight on Sunday, when the British Air Force base in Akrotiri was hit by a drone, any talk of war shelters, ...

16. Cyprus ranks last in EU for women in management

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-ranks-last-in-eu-for-women-in-management

New figures from Eurostat indicate that Cyprus has the lowest proportion of women in management roles among European Union countries. In 2024, women occupied 25.3% of managerial positions in Cyprus, placing the country at the bottom of the EU ranking....

17. €276 million in electricity never billed to occupied north, audit finds

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€276-million-in-electricity-never-billed-to-occupied-north-audit-finds

Here’s a number that makes you blink: €276.1 million. That’s the value of electricity supplied over the years to the occupied areas of Cyprus and never billed or collected, according to a new report by the Audit Office....

18. The lessons of crisis

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-lessons-of-crisis

One could reasonably say the ink has already dried on the Covid-19 crisis. Yet the lessons from it should by now have become second nature to us....

19. 75-year-old arrested in Dali possible source of foot-and-mouth outbreak

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/75-year-old-arrested-in-dali-possible-source-of-foot-and-mouth-outbreak

A 75-year-old man arrested in Dali is now being investigated as a possible suspect in the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in Larnaca, in what officials describe as a serious and fast-developing case....

20. Culling of thousands of animals begins as Cyprus fights foot-and-mouth outbreak

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/culling-of-thousands-of-animals-begins-as-cyprus-fights-foot-and-mouth-outbreak

Authorities in Cyprus have begun culling livestock in areas affected by foot-and-mouth disease, a measure aimed at containing the outbreak that has already hit hundreds of animals....

21. Foot-and-mouth cases raise fears for halloumi production

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/foot-and-mouth-cases-raise-fears-for-halloumi-production

Concern is spreading through the business community following the detection of foot-and-mouth disease in 11 livestock units, a development affecting thousands of animals and raising serious risks for production and the wider market....

22. Tensions in Parliament boil over: ''Tell us, since you know better, what would you have done?''

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tensions-in-parliament-boil-over-tell-us-since-you-know-better-what-would-you-have-done

Parliament’s Agriculture Committee convened in emergency session today as Cyprus races to contain the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease....

23. Larnaca on high alert as foot-and-mouth disease cases rise

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-on-high-alert-as-foot-and-mouth-disease-cases-rise

The Larnaca district is on high alert following the detection of foot-and-mouth disease cases in several areas, beginning with Oroklini and Livadia. ...

24. The island is drowning in concrete

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-island-is-drowning-in-concrete

In idyllic corners across Cyprus, occupied and free alike, natural beauty has steadily given way to concrete and graceless construction....

25. Karavas Municipality condemns demolition of former mayor’s mansion in occupied Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/karavas-municipality-condemns-demolition-of-former-mayor-s-mansion-in-occupied-cyprus

The Municipality of Karavas has issued a strong condemnation over what it describes as a continuing campaign of demolitions targeting historic Greek Cypriot properties in the occupied town of Karavas....

26. EU draws red line against upgrade of breakaway north

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-draws-red-line-against-upgrade-of-breakaway-north

The European Union has delivered a clear political message backing Nicosia: any attempt to upgrade or recognize the breakaway north will be met with firm resistance....

27. Cigarette prices could soar to €7.50, smuggling set to spike

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cigarette-prices-could-soar-to-€7-50-smuggling-set-to-spike

Cigarette smokers in Cyprus may soon feel a heavier pinch in their wallets if proposed European tax changes go ahead, industry officials warned this week....

28. Greek Cypriot held in occupied north after gathering vegetables near buffer zone

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-cypriot-held-in-occupied-north-after-gathering-vegetables-near-buffer-zone

Authorities in the Republic of Cyprus are scrambling to secure the release of a Greek Cypriot man being held in the occupied north after he was detained while collecting wild asparagus near the buffer zone, according to the Cyprus News Agency....

29. Mystery deepens after rare beaked whale washes ashore in occupied Akanthou

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mystery-deepens-after-rare-beaked-whale-washes-ashore-in-occupied-akanthou

A massive deep-sea whale washed ashore on Cyprus’ northern coast this week, puzzling wildlife experts and reviving memories of a rare mass stranding just a few years ago....

30. Lapithos residents return to occupied village for first church service in seven years

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lapithos-residents-return-to-occupied-village-for-first-church-service-in-seven-years

After a seven-year break, former residents of Lapithos were able to return to the occupied town on Sunday, 8 February, to attend a Divine Liturgy at the church of Agios Theodoros, held on the saint’s feast day....

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