https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-deadline-set-to-expire-for-unvaccinated-over-60
An administrative fine of 100 euros per month will be imposed as of next week to citizens over 60 who do not get vaccinated by Sunday, according to Health Minister Thanos Plevris....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ioannis-kassoulides-re-appointed-as-foreign-minister-of-cyprus-by-president-anastasiades
President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has announced on Monday that Ioannis Kasoulides will retake the post of Foreign Minister after the resignation on Sunday of Nikos Christodoulides, stressing that the way things have turned out, he had no choice but to accept the resignation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wrong-person-gets-rapid-test-result-after-delays
Long lines for rapid tests have been reported over the weekend in the Republic of Cyprus, with a mayor of a local town accusing the health ministry of “zero organization” and a woman in the capital who got tired of waiting still getting a result without giving a sample...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bird-activists-speak-out-after-car-bomb-goes-off
A car bomb went off in Larnaca on Sunday with the conservationist owners of the vehicle calling on Cypriot authorities to rein in criminal activity just days after the group published information about a man suspected to be an illegal poacher...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-musicians-dead-after-horrible-highway-accident
Two young musicians were killed in a highway accident on Sunday evening after their vehicle hit the guardrail and was then struck by an oncoming bus in the middle of the road...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-foreign-minister-nikos-christodoulides-steps-down
Cyprus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Christodoulides resigned Sunday from his position, amid discussions of a potential candidacy for the presidential elections in 2023....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pre-departure-covid-travel-tests-no-longer-required-to-visit-england-as-of-7th-january-2022
As of today, 7th of January 2022, from 04:00 GMT, fully vaccinated travellers going to England will no longer have to take a test before they travel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-possible-reopening-of-schools-with-stricter-protocols
With Covid-19 infections going through the roof, Greece's Education Ministry plans to tighten testing and restrictions at schools as it is keen to see them reopen on January 10....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/powerful-message-for-wildlife-after-flamingo-rescue
Members of the Chinese community in Cyprus have a powerful message in support of wildlife this week, after a student notified authorities about a trapped pink flamingo in Larnaca’s Salt Lake...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/omicron-related-disruptions-caused-over-4-000-flight-cancellations
Over 4,000 flights were canceled around the world on Sunday, more than half of them U.S. flights, adding to the toll of holiday week travel disruptions due to adverse weather and the surge in coronavirus cases caused by the Omicron variant....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/member-of-scientific-committee-sees-enormous-covid-spread-if-schools-reopen
"If schools reopen on January 10th there will be an enormous spread of COVID-19", Dr. Petros Karayiannis, member of the scientific committee on the pandemic told the Cyprus News Agency while expressing the hope that during tomorrow`s meeting with the Health Minister, the right decisions will be made....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-to-offer-fourth-covid-vaccine-shot-to-over-60s-medical-staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that Israel would offer a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to people over 60 and to medical staff as it faces a surge in Omicron variant infections....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourist-not-so-hip-after-selfie-goes-wrong
A male tourist in Peyia was hospitalized over the weekend after his attempt to take a selfie on the cliffed coast during sunset landed him in the water with a broken hip and head injuries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-charges-in-new-year-s-day-fatal-crash
A driver who was arrested following a New Year’s Day fatal crash has not been charged, with reports suggesting speed and possibly alcohol have not been ruled out as factors in the death of a young female passenger...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-says-cyprus-covid-situation-manageable
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela says the government is ready to deal with various contingencies, adding the situation in Cyprus is manageable and not different from other countries that are also seeing a huge rise in cases...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/flooded-roads-flowing-rivers-heavy-rains-and-hail-pedieos-has-overflowed-video
Heavy rains are pounding the island bringing with it a slew of problems. The fire brigade is on alert as roads turned into rivers resulting in traffic jams and while some people have become trapped in their cars due to the rising waters in some areas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stormy-skies-get-last-word-before-year-is-out
A flood watch is in effect in Cyprus due to high chances of heavy showers and thunderstorms, with a low pressure system expected to stick around until the last day of the Gregorian calendar before sun peeks through on New Year’s Day...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/judge-cancels-bail-hearing-in-fatal-hit-and-run
A Paphos judge has canceled a bail hearing for a suspect in a fatal two-car hit and run case, with prosecutors rushing the trial of the second driver and police saying they are in the dark regarding the first vehicle that struck the victim...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-ever-civil-marriage-of-non-muslim-couple-in-abu-dhabi
An Abu Dhabi court has issued a civil marriage certificate for a non-Muslim couple, for the first time in the United Arab Emirates, a Gulf country seeking a more liberal and progressive image, the Emirati news agency WAM reported....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-girl-arrested-while-trying-to-retrieve-phone
A teenage girl in Paphos who was given a ride home by police officers was detained later on burglary charges, after she reportedly went back to the station to retrieve her phone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-stricter-measures-from-january-3rd-2022
Stricter measures from January 3, 2022 to January 16, 2022, with the possibility of an extension, according to an announcement from the Greek Minister of Health Thanos Plevris today....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/delta-flight-to-china-returns-to-seattle-while-in-mid-air
Delta Air Lines said Monday that new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning back of a recent flight from Seattle in midair, a move that had prompted a protest from the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/from-menogeia-to-limnes
Arriving in Cyprus on Monday, and heading to Nicosia, I saw queues of military trucks returning empty to their bases. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hadjipantela-health-measures-to-be-tightened-in-the-next-few-days
The number of cases in the next few days will be a decisive factor in taking more measures, according to Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prosecutors-rush-hit-and-run-trial-in-paphos
The driver of the second vehicle involved in a fatal hit and run in Paphos remains behind bars as he faces vehicular homicide charges next year, but police say they have very little to go on except a broken side mirror when it comes to tracking down the first car that struck the victim...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/desmond-tutu-south-africa-s-moral-conscience-dies-aged-90
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at 90....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-unaffected-as-flights-get-canceled-worldwide
Hermes Airports in the Republic of Cyprus say a cancelation of flights around the world has not affected the island, as airlines across the globe have been pulling planes during the Christmas travel period over fears of the Omicron variant...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/helmetless-biker-cheats-death-in-limassol-crash
A biker has been hospitalized in extremely serious condition following an accident in Limassol over the weekend, with reports saying he suffered a head trauma after crashing consecutively into parked vehicles...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sun-and-clouds-but-not-a-raindrop-in-the-sky
A cold front is on its way out on Christmas Eve with a high pressure system gradually moving in over Cyprus, bringing in the days ahead a mix of sunshine and clouds but not a raindrop in the sky...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-in-burglary-of-hit-and-run-victim
Police have arrested a male suspect in the burglary of a home belonging to a local elderly woman, who died Sunday night following a double hit and run in Paphos...
