https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trying-to-sneak-tobacco-into-cyprus-customs-just-sent-a-€2-000-message
Customs officers at Larnaca Airport stopped a 29-year-old passenger earlier this month after discovering large quantities of tobacco and electronic cigarettes hidden in his luggage, the latest in a string of cases highlighting how often undeclared smoking products try to slip through Cyprus’ entry points....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-launch-nationwide-traffic-crackdown-ahead-of-christmas-and-new-year
The Cyprus Police are significantly intensifying road safety and law enforcement operations throughout the holiday period, placing priority on the protection of citizens and the prevention of serious road collisions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-to-cyprus-forget-the-politics-let-s-make-money
Turkey’s foreign minister has floated a controversial idea for Cyprus: park the political dispute, move ahead with joint business and energy projects, and deal with sovereignty later, all while sticking to Ankara’s long-standing push for a two-state solution....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/serious-crime-is-rising-in-cyprus-and-it-s-not-just-break-ins-anymore
Serious crime in Cyprus is going up again, slowly, quietly, but steadily, and the latest official figures suggest it’s becoming a trend rather than a one-off spike....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-walk-out-farmers-roll-in-as-cyprus-braces-for-a-day-of-protests
Classrooms will fall silent and tractors will take to the streets on Thursday as teachers and farmers stage coordinated protests, putting fresh pressure on the government over education reforms and the future of agriculture....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-strike-on-thursday-what-parents-need-to-know
A strike by teachers in public education will take place on Thursday, 18 December 2025, affecting the start of the school day for many students....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/half-a-million-cubic-meters-of-rain-won-t-save-cyprus-next-summer
Early signs from this winter’s rainfall are already raising alarm bells: the water collected in Cyprus’ dams so far is nowhere near enough to change the picture for 2026....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-strategist-sees-greek-cypriot-collusion-behind-eez-deal
A former Turkish admiral and key architect of Ankara’s ''Blue Homeland'' doctrine is pointing the finger at Greek and Cypriot lobbying in the United States for Lebanon’s recent agreement to define its maritime boundaries with Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/epic-promises-the-ultimate-surprise-at-epic-street-fest-xmas-edition-2025-with-interactive-ai-experience
Epic is bringing the biggest surprise to Epic Street Fest Xmas Edition 2025, inviting the public to a unique interactive AI activation as part of a contest with a grand prize of an iPhone 17 Pro....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-shipping-charts-a-course-for-growth
Cyprus’s shipping sector demonstrated resilience in 2025, maintaining a 7% contribution to the country’s GDP and employing more than 9,000 people onshore, as well as 80,000 seafarers on vessels managed by Cyprus-based companies....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/union-rejects-ministry-s-evaluation-bill-launches-work-stoppage-december-18
Members of the Cyprus Teachers’ Organization (POED) will stage a work stoppage on Thursday, December 18, 2025, in protest of a proposed bill on teacher evaluations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/from-cyprus-to-bristol-one-dog-brings-a-neighborhood-together
Sometimes, it’s the smallest gestures that make the biggest difference. For Jack McCrossan and his friends, the spark came in the form of a black sheprador named Stevie Ticks, a lively mix of German Shepherd and Labrador, and a proud adoptee from Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cancer-linked-sperm-used-in-cyprus-and-dozens-of-countries
Sperm from a Danish donor who unknowingly carried a dangerous cancer-linked mutation was used in fertility treatments across Europe, including in Cyprus, investigators have confirmed. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-goes-shopping-for-new-firepower
Cyprus is gearing up for one of the biggest overhauls of its National Guard in years, sending Brussels a sweeping shopping list of military hardware, from helicopters and drones to patrol vessels, missiles, and upgraded bases, all under the EU’s new SAFE program....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/masked-attackers-ambush-food-delivery-driver-in-limassol
A food delivery worker in the Limassol district reported that he was assaulted late last night by a group of masked individuals armed with sticks, and in at least one individual with a knife....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/friday-december-5th-the-poet-of-low-pressure-has-arrived
A new low-pressure system has formed, and in a twist of fate that would make an English literature major weep with joy, it has been named BYRON....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-parties-put-politics-on-hold-to-tackle-climate-crisis
Cyprus’ political parties, Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot alike, set aside politics this week to tackle a threat that doesn’t care who governs which side of the island: the climate....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spike-in-raw-meat-smuggling-worries-customs
Cyprus’ Customs Department is sounding the alarm after two back-to-back cases of raw meat being brought from the occupied north into the Republic, a practice officials warn poses serious public health risks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parliament-moves-to-limit-former-presidents-perks-to-5-years
The Parliament is set to discuss a new law that would limit the benefits given to former Presidents of the Republic and former Presidents of the House of Representatives....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mps-slam-€4m-airport-photo-radar-plan
Lawmakers are sounding the alarm over a €4 million plan to expand Cyprus’ ''photo radar'' system, which automatically issues fines for traffic violations. The controversy? Parts of it, including at airports, could be running without proper legal approval....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-ambassador-to-turkey-flags-cyprus-as-regional-abscess
Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, told Kathimerini in an interview with Manolis Kostidis that Cyprus must be included in any broader effort to stabilize the Eastern Mediterranean, saying “you cannot have an abscess in the middle of an otherwise healthy body.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/flares-firecrackers-and-four-arrested-at-limassol-football-match
Police intervened yesterday during disturbances surrounding the football match between AEL and Apollon, resulting in the arrest of four individuals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nato-weighs-preemptive-strike-against-russia-over-cyber-attacks
NATO is thinking about a preemptive strike against Russia in response to cyber attacks, sabotage, and airspace breaches, its top military officer said, hinting at a shift from reacting after incidents to acting ahead of them....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/out-about/epic-street-fest-xmas-edition-2025
Epic is back once again with the Epic Street Fest Xmas Edition, the city’s most upbeat Christmas street party, ready to bring fresh energy to the heart of Nicosia. On December 20, from 3 p.m....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/in-muslim-majority-turkey-pope-leo-presses-erdogan-to-be-a-source-of-stability
Pope Leo XIV opened his first foreign trip on Thursday by choosing a destination loaded with symbolism: Turkey, a predominantly Muslim country sitting at the crossroads of some of the world’s biggest conflicts....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-men-arrested-after-illegal-hunting-chase-and-collision-in-limassol
Two young men, ages 24 and 23, were taken into custody on Thursday as part of an investigation into an incident involving illegal hunting activity, a traffic collision, and failure to obey a game warden’s instructions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/reforms-are-not-done-this-way
Teachers, who are at the forefront of the reform, have voiced their disagreements, noting that the increased costs are not matched by an end to the practice of leveling down. So far, this has resulted in a brief work stoppage, accompanied by the predictable disruption....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/winter-olympics-flame-lit-in-olympia-begins-its-journey-to-italy
The Olympic flame for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games was lit this week in Olympia, the very place where the ancient Games began more than 2,700 years ago....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/eu-to-require-digital-toy-passports-for-every-product-sold
The EU is giving its toy safety rules a major makeover, and parents might breathe a little easier because of it....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greta-turns-venice-green-literally
The Grand Canal turned a shocking shade of green over the weekend after Greta Thunberg and her Extinction Rebellion group emptied eco-dye into the water, saying they wanted to call out world leaders for dragging their feet on climate action....
