https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€10-million-nicu-project-at-makarios-hospital-back-on-track-for-2027-completion
Makarios Hospital is set to gain a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) after the contract for the project was officially awarded....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-360-000-surgeries-since-gesy-launched
With the participation of policymakers, academics, experts from Cyprus and abroad, healthcare professionals and service providers, a major health conference organized by the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) kicked off Thursday afternoon in Nicosia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foot-and-mouth-crisis-deepens-and-questions-mount-over-early-response
A week into Cyprus’ foot-and-mouth disease crisis, frustration is rising, and so are the questions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thursday-forecast-the-north-wind-is-moving-in-and-has-brought-ice
A cold air mass has officially checked in, and it brought its grumpy cousin, the North Wind, along for the ride. ...
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/news/eac-workers-warn-of-deepening-power-crisis-and-mounting-pressure-on-energy-system
Employees of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) will stage a two-hour warning work stoppage on Friday morning, unions announced, escalating pressure on authorities over what they describe as mounting failures in the country’s energy strategy....
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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mayor-warns-outbreak-could-reach-south-nicosia-within-days
The mayor of newly formed Municipality of South Nicosia – Dali (Lefkosia-Idalio) says it may be only a matter of days before foot-and-mouth disease reaches his municipality unless strict preventive measures hold....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wednesday-february-25-forecast-the-atmosphere-is-having-a-complete-change-of-heart
We’re currently in that awkward transitional phase where a weak high-pressure system is trying to hold the fort, but a much grumpier low-pressure guest is already checking in for a long weekend....
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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-executes-most-of-2025-budget-as-revenues-trail-borrowing-drop
Cyprus carried out most of its 2025 state budget as planned, according to a Treasury report released Tuesday. The government collected about 87% of the revenue it had budgeted and spent roughly 92% of what it had planned....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-seeks-march-meeting-with-un-chief-to-restart-cyprus-talks
President Nikos Christodoulides said Tuesday he has written repeatedly to António Guterres requesting a meeting in March, as he moves to reignite momentum on the Cyprus issue....
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. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scientists-develop-‘universal-vaccine-that-could-guard-against-multiple-threats
The idea sounds almost too good to be true: one vaccine that protects against a wide range of viruses, bacteria, and even allergens....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/parliament-unanimously-approves-plan-to-privatize-stock-exchange
Cyprus has taken a decisive step toward restructuring its capital markets, as parliament unanimously approved legislation enabling the privatization of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE). ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unions-warn-cyprus-faces-power-and-water-shortfalls-without-urgent-action
Cyprus could face serious shortages of both electricity and water, including possible power outages, if authorities do not act quickly, trade unions at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) have warned....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-cull-260-cattle-as-origin-of-foot-and-mouth-outbreak-remains-under-investigation
Authorities have imposed strict emergency measures around a cattle farm in Livadia, Larnaca, after laboratory tests confirmed foot-and-mouth disease in five animals, triggering a 21-day quarantine across the surrounding livestock area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/30-companies-with-turkish-interests-currently-recorded-by-registrar-of-companies
A growing number of companies linked to Turkish interests and operating in the government-controlled areas of Cyprus has raised concern among lawmakers, prompting plans for tighter legal safeguards....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foot-and-mouth-disease-confirmed-in-larnaca-farm-authorities-take-swift-action
Authorities have confirmed a case of foot-and-mouth disease at a cattle farm in Livadia, Larnaca, prompting immediate containment measures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-tells-europe-cities-know-what-people-actually-need
Ever wondered who actually fixes the potholes, deals with housing shortages, or scrambles during a heatwave? City halls do. And this week, Europe’s capital city mayors came together to remind Brussels of exactly that....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-pushes-eu-plan-to-send-rejected-migrants-to-africa
Greece is advancing a plan to transfer migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected and who cannot be immediately returned to their countries of origin to facilities in Africa, in coordination with Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Denmark....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/outrage-grows-over-latchi-hotel-permit-as-authorities-face-criticism
What once could be dismissed as a whiff of scandal has now become a full-blown controversy in Latchi, with the local Planning Authority in Paphos accused of acting as a “state within a state” in the approval of a hotel project that has repeatedly sidestepped the law....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lawmaker-sounds-alarm-over-harmful-smokestack-emissions-at-dhekelia-plant
Toxic emissions that can harm human health are still billowing from the smokestacks of Cyprus’ Dhekelia power station after years of missed deadlines and repeated grace periods, a lawmaker warned Thursday, accusing authorities of letting the problem drag on while nearby residents pay the price....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/friday-forecast-the-weather-has-finally-entered-its-zen-era
After all the excitement, a "weak high-pressure system" is finally settling in, which is basically the atmosphere taking a deep, calming breath....
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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-nears-eu-average-in-road-safety-as-fatalities-continue-to-decline
Cyprus performed close to the European Union average in road safety last year, according to the latest findings from the European Commission....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€1-billion-worth-of-school-fixes-needed-but-only-€35-million-in-the-budget
It would take about €1 billion for the government’s school construction unit to handle all the work it needs to do, its director told lawmakers, warning that current funding is nowhere near enough....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/cyprus-soap-opera-ends-everyone-s-innocent-again
We’ve reached the finale of one of the longest-running soap operas on our little island. The much-ballyhooed, shocking, twist-filled telenovela titled Al Jazeera, or as it’s sometimes called, This is Cyprus,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/new-pay-as-you-throw-plan-could-save-you-hundreds-over-landfill-fees
Cyprus is taking a bold step toward cutting household waste with a new ''Pay-As-You-Throw'' (ΠΟΠ) program set to launch in 2027, aiming to make trash disposal fairer while boosting recycling, Environment Minister Maria Panayiotou said Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/nicosia-prepares-for-influx-of-30-000-visitors-during-eu-council-presidency
About 30,000 international visitors are expected to arrive in Nicosia as Cyprus takes on the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, a figure that highlights both the scale of the event and its global reach. ...
