https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/reopening-of-ledra-checkpoint-a-political-decision-kostrikis-says
The reopening of the Ledra street checkpoint is a political decision that rests with the island’s two leaders, member of the government’s advisory committee Petros Karayiannis said Wednesday, noting that the epidemiological situation has remained positive on both sides of the divide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/leaders-of-cyprus-greece-coordinate-response-to-new-regional-instabilities
The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades shared a telephone conversation with the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday to discuss ongoing regional developments in view of the navtex issued by Tukey on Tuesday announcing plans for seismic surveys is an area of sea between Cyprus and Crete....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-greece-issue-counter-navtex-voiding-turkish-advisory
Greece and Cyprus have issued a Navtex in response to the advisory published by Turkey’s navy on Tuesday for seismic surveys in an area of sea between Cyprus and Crete....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/food-delivery-man-flagged-down-and-robbed
Police say a food delivery man was attacked and robbed on Tuesday night in a western suburb of Nicosia, after another biker flagged him down...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stabbed-man-seeks-help-in-larnaca
A man is in critical condition following a stabbing incident in Larnaca on Tuesday night, with reports saying he managed to walk to a coffee shop to ask for help...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lawyer-scorns-police-over-flopped-case
Two men who were arrested as suspects in the Kallitchionis murder were released from remanded custody on Tuesday, both raising questions over locking up pre-trial suspects as well as their lawyer accusing police of violating the rights of his clients...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-minster-cyprus-already-filed-request-with-ec-for-1-2m-vaccines
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Tuesday that Cyprus has already filed a request for 1.2 million vaccines from the European Commission, which has shouldered the responsibility of securing vaccines for all member states from companies showing the most promise of developing an effective vaccine quickly....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/portuguese-footie-player-for-local-team-among-cyprus-two-new-cases
The Cyprus health ministry announced two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, involving a Portuguese player for a local football club and a woman who was instructed by her GP to get tested after developing symptoms....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/armed-forces-on-alert-over-turkish-exploration-off-kastellorizo
The Antalya Navtex station on Tuesday announced plans for a Turkish seismic survey south and east of the Greek island of Kastellorizo from July 21-August 2....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-draw-over-€2-7b-from-eu-pandemic-recovery-fund
European Union leaders reached a deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-blighted economies at a pre-dawn meeting on Tuesday after a fractious summit that went through the night and into its fifth day....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-expers-to-propose-cyprus-purchases-oxford-vaccine-doses
The government’s coronavirus advisory expert group plans to propose to the Cyprus health ministry that it orders a quantity of vaccines being developed by scientists at Oxford University, advisory group member Petros Karayiannis said Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-among-victims-in-london-murders
A British Cypriot was killed last week in London amid a string of murders around the city, with police inspectors under additional pressure as the victim’s sister was also killed 28 years ago but nobody was charged...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mini-heat-wave-to-hit-cyprus-this-week
This week started with an extreme high temperature warning issued for Cyprus, with inland highs expected to reach 40 degrees on Monday and further increases later in the week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-two-new-coronavirus-cases-in-cyprus
The Health Ministry announced two new coronavirus cases on Wednesday involving an arrival from Romania and a contact of a Limassol gym employee that was announced positive for coronavirus on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/berlin-bridge-building-effort-undermined-by-ankara
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday revealed that a secret trilateral meeting between Turkish, German and Greek officials, mediated by Berlin, took place ahead of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council on Monday in the wake of Turkey’s controversial decision to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia into a mosque. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/522-cyprus-army-recruits-planning-to-study-at-uk-universities
A total of 522 incoming army recruits have informed the Education Ministry that they are either candidates for or have secured a spot at a UK university for the 2020-21 academic year, but who plan to defer their offer until the following year, when home fee status and loans for EU students will be scrapped, due to their 14-month military service requirement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-president-meets-with-unsg-s-special-representative
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades held a meeting on Wednesday morning with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus and head of the UN peacekeeping force on the island (UNFICYP), Elizabeth Spehar....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-issues-navtex-in-cyprus-eez
Turkey has issued a new Navigational Telex (Navtex), reserving a maritime area within Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for drilling activities, Greece's Skai reported on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-decree-targets-asylum-seekers
The health ministry has issued a new decree requiring all asylum seekers who are ordered to stay in migrant camps to be tested for COVID-19 before checking in...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-boosts-number-of-random-tests-at-airports
The health ministry will be boosting the number of random coronavirus checks conducted on passengers arriving at Cyprus airports from category A and B countries to 600....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/it-s-time-for-dynamic-eu-action-against-turkey-greek-pm-says
Turkey’s repeated violations of Greece and Cyprus’ sovereign rights in the Mediterranean and its “unnecessary and petty” decision to reconvert Hagia Sophia into a mosque “require a comprehensive European response,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/albanian-repatriated-to-cyprus-tests-positive-for-the-virus
The Health Ministry announced one new coronavirus case on Tuesday involving an Albanian national permanently residing in Cyprus who flew into the island from Albania (category C) via Athens on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/presidents-of-cyprus-greece-discuss-escalating-turkish-provocations
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Greece’s President Katerina Sakellaropoulou held their first meeting in Athens on Tuesday, focusing the discussion on Turkey’s actions in the region and the close ties between the two countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/as-eu-mulls-sanctions-turkey-defiant
The European Union is seeking ways of imposing sanctions on Turkey in the event that its transgressions in the East Mediterranean are scaled up, and in the wake of its decision to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-crushed-to-death-on-limassol-job-site
A local worker was killed on the job on Tuesday when wood weighing over a ton collapsed on him at a worksite in Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-readies-launch-of-5g-bid
The Republic of Cyprus is moving forward with opening a public bid for the country’s 5G network, with permits expected to be approved before the year is out...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/met-service-keeps-the-yellow-heat-warnings-coming
The Met Service issued a renewed yellow warning for high temperatures expected on Tuesday, when the capital in particular expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yellow-warning-for-high-heat-on-saturday
The met service issued a yellow warning for extreme heat expected on Saturday, when temperatures are expected to reach 41 degrees Celsius....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-announces-three-new-coronavirus-cases
The Cyprus health ministry announced three new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, when a bulk of 1,691 samples where checked for the virus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-detained-in-child-abuse-case
Police brought to light a suspected child abuse case in Limassol this week, during an investigation into an assault complaint launched against the parents by the baby’s grandmother who said she was assaulted by her son and daughter-in-law...
