https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/primary-schools-begin-year-without-key-maths-textbooks
Five of Cyprus’s six primary school grades are set to begin the new academic year without their mathematics textbooks, as delays in the production and delivery of a number of school books continue....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ai-researcher-quits-and-warns-the-ai-race-is-getting-dangerously-out-of-control
An artificial intelligence researcher has quit one of the world’s leading AI companies with a warning that is difficult to ignore: the race to build smarter machines is moving faster than efforts to keep them safe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/baby-girl-born-in-athens-from-embryo-frozen-for-more-than-22-years
A healthy baby girl has been born in Athens from an embryo frozen more than 22 years ago, in a remarkable medical case shaped by both scientific achievement and profound family loss....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/john-breslow-officially-begins-duties-as-us-ambassador-to-cyprus
Cyprus’ new U.S. ambassador officially took up his duties Wednesday, bringing to Nicosia a résumé that stretches from public finances and industrial gases to ice hockey, English football and nearly five decades in the cockpit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-was-promised-72-new-buses-two-years-later-it-has-just-32
Paphos was supposed to have 72 new buses on its roads by February 2024. Nearly two years later, fewer than half had arrived....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erhurman-answers-christodoulides-‘writing-history-together-will-not-be-easy
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman has responded to President Nikos Christodoulides’ call for the two men to ''write history together,'' warning that turning those words into reality will be far from easy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pharmacists-warn-against-unapproved-medicines-sold-online
Cyprus' pharmacists are warning consumers about the potential dangers of purchasing unapproved or illegally distributed pharmaceutical products online and through other unauthorized channels....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-police-officers-suspended-as-misconduct-allegations-pile-up
Three police officers have been suspended in the space of two days as criminal allegations inside the force place those who enforce the law under scrutiny themselves....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-who-couldn-t-find-parking-blocks-parliament-s-wheelchair-ramp
A driver looking for somewhere to leave his car apparently decided that the wheelchair ramp outside Parliament would do just fine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/brainrocket-s-cyprus-retreat-leaves-limassol-counting-the-cost
The BrainRocket signs have disappeared from Limassol, and behind them sits a much bigger question for Cyprus: How easy is it for the island to lose a major foreign employer?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brussels-looks-to-polluters-and-old-gadgets-to-help-fund-europe-s-budget
The European Union is looking at pollution and discarded electronics to help fund its next seven-year budget, and Cyprus’ poor record on collecting old devices could make the plan particularly relevant to the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alzheimer-s-and-dementia-rank-as-second-leading-cause-of-death-among-women-in-cyprus
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia were the second leading cause of death among women in Cyprus in 2021, according to World Health Organization estimates cited by the Ithaki Foundation ahead of World Alzheimer’s Day....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourist-influx-pushes-famagusta-hospital-a-e-past-11-000-cases-in-three-months
More than 11,000 people sought treatment at the accident and emergency department of Famagusta General Hospital during the three summer months, placing fresh attention on the pressure exerted on health services in one of Cyprus' busiest tourist regions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/political-fireworks-and-the-reality-of-the-british-bases
Following the drone strike on RAF Akrotiri on March 2, 2026, the President of the Republic chose, through his public statements, to reopen the issue of the status of the Bases in a way that suggested he was putting their “sovereignty” on the table. When directly asked whether he wanted the Bases to leave the island, Nikos Christodoulides carefully avoided giving a clear answer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/patients-call-for-simpler-access-to-diabetes-and-obesity-medicines
Patients in Cyprus are calling for an end to the special approval process required for certain medicines, particularly treatments for diabetes and obesity....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-says-€595-000-limousine-leak-was-meant-to-destroy-him-politically
President Nikos Christodoulides has claimed that details of a planned €595,000 armored limousine were leaked to the press in an attempt to destroy him politically ahead of elections....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/back-to-school-for-41-280-teenagers-and-back-to-traffic-for-everyone-else
The summer break officially ended Monday for 41,280 teenagers across Cyprus, as students returned to public secondary and technical schools for the start of the 2026-27 academic year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-backs-new-map-showing-africa-s-true-size
The U.N. General Assembly has backed a move away from the widely used Mercator map towards the Equal Earth projection, which shows the relative size of continents more accurately....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/three-major-deals-await-the-regulators-green-light
Three deals are currently awaiting regulatory approval. Although entirely different in nature, all three have one thing in common: they must pass through the supervisory process....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/12-dead-16-missing-as-kyrenia-ferry-disaster-becomes-political-crisis
The tragedy in the occupied areas has sparked relentless questions, anger and despair....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-risks-being-cut-out-of-the-power-link-to-europe
The government’s decision to avoid responding to concerns and questions about the Republic of Cyprus’ energy plans is deepening the uncertainty surrounding them....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-half-of-cyprus-adults-overweight-or-obese-in-2025
More than half of Cyprus’ adult population was classified as either overweight or obese in 2025, according to new Eurostat figures that point to an increase in obesity since 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/the-man-who-put-cyprus-motoring-history-on-display
Long before the Cyprus Historic and Classic Motor Museum became one of Limassol's distinctive attractions, its founder, veteran rally driver Dimis Mavropoulos, was thinking about what he would leave behind....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/guards-and-cameras-proposed-to-tackle-misconduct-on-school-buses
The use of guards and cameras on school buses was among the measures discussed in Parliament as authorities and parents seek ways to tackle student misconduct on board vehicles carrying thousands of pupils across Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/school-air-conditioning-who-is-ready-and-who-is-still-waiting
After years of promises and far too many lessons taught in sweltering classrooms, air conditioning is finally reaching schools across Cyprus. But whether a child will actually feel cool air when classes resume still depends heavily on where they live and what type of school they attend....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘but-everyone-does-it-cyprus-magic-excuse
There are certain phrases in Cyprus that require no further explanation. ''I’ll be there in five minutes.'' ''I only parked for a minute.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/costa-cyprus-reunification-is-key-to-a-united-europe
The European Union cannot consider its work complete while Cyprus remains divided, European Council President António Costa said Friday, placing reunification firmly among the bloc’s priorities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-bank-of-cyprus-cultural-foundation-boccf-presents-the-publication-cyprus-insula-–-history-memory-reality
The volume Cyprus Insula – History, Memory, Reality, published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same title, currently on view at the BoCCF, marks the relaunch of the Foundation’s publishing programme.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/keravnos-big-companies-are-not-leaving-cyprus-over-15-tax-rule
Big companies are not packing their bags and leaving Cyprus because of the new global minimum tax, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said Thursday, dismissing reports of a corporate exodus as speculation driven by ''individual voices.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-considers-blocking-welfare-payments-from-being-spent-on-gambling
Government officials are considering new restrictions to prevent people receiving the Minimum Guaranteed Income from using welfare payments at casinos, betting shops or gambling websites....
