https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-s-import-bill-races-ahead-as-trade-gap-widens-by-€820-million
From the fuel in our cars to the goods arriving on shop shelves, Cyprus buys far more from abroad than it sells overseas. That gap has grown by almost €820 million in a year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bank-of-cyprus–cdbbank-deal-nears-completion-after-staff-exit-scheme
Bank of Cyprus’ acquisition of cdbBank is on course for a successful conclusion after cdbBank met a key condition of the agreement: implementing a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/what-s-shaping-cyprus-business-this-week
Key gatherings across Cyprus this week bring together leaders in artificial intelligence, corporate governance, and sustainable finance. Here is your quick look at the top conferences, networking events, and local industry milestones on the agenda....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scammers-steal-€33-424-from-81-year-old-woman-in-fake-gesy-message
An 81-year-old woman lost €33,424 after following instructions in a fraudulent text message that appeared to come from Cyprus’ General Healthcare System (Gesy), police said on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/when-desperation-targets-the-wrong-person
Frustration over rising rents, traffic congestion and government inaction is fueling attacks on food delivery workers in Cyprus, with racism turning vulnerable migrants into easy targets. Addressing the root causes requires stronger government action, better regulation and anti-racism education....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/why-so-much-violence-on-the-streets-of-limassol
In recent years, violent attacks and beatings targeting vulnerable delivery riders, usually of Asian origin, have become an everyday occurrence, particularly in Limassol. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politicsblog-disy-s-greatest-hits-same-drama-different-chorus
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if, these days, our politicians conducted their conversations entirely in lyrics from Karvelas songs?
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bbc-deloitte-cyprus-helped-falsify-records-to-hide-abramovich-s-wealth
Deloitte Cyprus helped falsify documents to conceal Roman Abramovich’s wealth and appears to have advised on a scheme that allowed one of his companies to evade millions in Cypriot taxes, according to a joint investigation by BBC Panorama and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/we-can-t-even-build-a-footpath-let-alone-a-paphos–polis-chrysochous-highway
In May 2021, then-Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos described the signing of contracts for the first phase of the Paphos–Polis Chrysochous road as a historic day. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/workers-forced-to-sleep-on-building-sites-in-cyprus-complaints-allege
The Labor Department is investigating cases that are shaking the foundations of the construction industry....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ten-days-that-shook-disy-why-annita-stepped-asid
Concern—and, in some cases, bitterness—prevails among most senior DISY figures as they watch recent events unfold. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-justice-minister-questions-greek-national-anthem-and-backs-turkish-cypriot-president
Former Justice and Public Order Minister Emily Yiolitis has called for Cyprus to assert a distinct identity independent of both Greece and Turkey, questioning the use of the Greek national anthem and saying she would be willing to vote for a Turkish Cypriot president....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hadassah-s-limassol-center-to-handle-all-cyprus-referrals-to-jerusalem
Patients in Cyprus seeking treatment at Hadassah in Jerusalem will have a new point of contact from Nov. 21, 2026, with referrals handled exclusively through Hadassah Medical Center in Limassol, according to an announcement by the center....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/932-requests-approved-for-ghs-treatment-abroad-in-first-year
When the treatment a patient needs cannot be provided in Cyprus in time, getting help abroad can become a race against the clock....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/microchips-for-cats-but-who-will-help-local-strays
Cats in Cyprus will gradually come under new EU microchipping and registration requirements, bringing greater accountability for pets on an island where caring for stray cats has become part of everyday life....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mp-attacks-slow-reconstruction-of-refugee-housing-after-rent-bill-hits-€6-million
The government’s handling of the Ktizo housing scheme has come under fire after DIKO MP Zacharias Koulias questioned whether the programme’s remaining apartment blocks will ever be completed under the current approach....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/worker-seriously-injured-in-mouttagiaka-attack-police-search-for-colleague
A 44-year-old construction worker remains in serious but stable condition after being injured with a drywall cutter during an argument at a building site in Mouttagiaka on Thursday morning....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rubio-greek-turkish-conflict-‘unthinkable-u-s-backs-cyprus-power-link
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the prospect of a Greek-Turkish conflict as “unthinkable” in an interview with Kathimerini. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bluetongue-cases-confirmed-in-cyprus-with-btv-4-detected-in-livestock
Cases of Bluetongue disease have been confirmed in Cyprus, with the Veterinary Services urging livestock owners to remain vigilant and take steps to reduce animals' exposure to the insects that spread the virus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/chess-is-set-to-receive-30-million-euros-over-four-years-this-is-the-plan-of-the-new-fide-president-timur-turlov
On 26 September, at the Congress of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Samarkand, a new president was elected. The post was taken by 38-year-old Timur Turlov, founder and CEO of Freedom Holding. Over the next four years, he is prepared to invest around €30 million in the development of chess. This money will go towards creating a global ecosystem that will cater to both grandmasters and the millions of enthusiasts of this ancient game. What changes lie ahead for the world of chess?
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/akamas-works-caused-damage-that-cannot-be-undone-audit-finds
The Audit Office has identified serious gaps in the environmental safeguards for construction projects in Akamas, highlighting weaknesses stretching from the initial planning and environmental assessment to construction, supervision, and the handling of violations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-sewerage-expansion-to-cover-aradippou-livadia-voroklini-and-pyla
A major expansion of Larnaca’s sewerage infrastructure is set to cover Aradippou, Livadia, Voroklini and Pyla, with plans for a new wastewater collection network, treatment facilities and infrastructure allowing reclaimed water to be reused....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-people-looking-for-work-as-registered-unemployment-rises-nearly-10
More people were registered as looking for work in Cyprus at the end of September, with the total rising nearly 10% compared with the same month last year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1974-survivor-s-account-leaves-parliament-interpreters-unable-to-continue-translating
Cypriot MEP Loucas Fourlas has recounted a deeply distressing testimony from a woman who survived the events of the 1974 Turkish invasion, describing sexual violence against children and adults and the lasting secrecy surrounding many survivors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-set-to-receive-€992-million-from-the-rrf
Sept. 18 marked Cyprus’ final step in submitting requests to the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), with the last milestones submitted under the plan approved back in 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/this-isn-t-a-story-about-a-fish-tavern…
The political storm battering the Democratic Rally (DISY) is simply the turmoil that had long been brewing beneath the surface at the party’s Pindarou headquarters, now erupting into the open....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/could-we-soon-pay-without-visa-or-mastercard-europe-is-building-another-option
You pay for a coffee, buy something online or send money to a friend abroad. It takes seconds. But behind that everyday transaction lies a bigger question: who controls the systems that keep money moving?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/schengen-crossing-checks-at-british-bases-will-be-tightened-green-line-next
One of the two major obstacles to Cyprus’ full participation in the Schengen area appears close to being removed, according to information obtained by Kathimerini, following consultations between the Foreign Ministry and the administration of the British bases....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stabbed-pilot-helped-save-174-people-as-flydubai-jet-plunged
Bleeding on the cockpit floor as his aircraft plunged, Captain Smit Machchhar managed to unlock the door—giving passengers and crew the chance to stop what Israeli officials describe as an attempt to crash a flydubai jet carrying 174 people....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/event-by-the-cyprus-institute-of-directors-corporate-governance
The Cyprus Institute of Directors & Corporate Governance (CyIoDCG) is organising an event on leadership and sound corporate governance on Friday, 16 October, at 17:00, at the PwC Experience Center in Nicosia.
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