https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-turkish-alliance-at-a-critical-crossroads
The rift between Joe Biden and Recep Tayyip Erdogan runs deep as the American president – in contrast to his predecessor – attaches a great deal of importance to respect for democratic values and does not see his Turkish counterpart as willing to cooperate in the framework of a world order based on shared principles and rules, Ian Bremmer, the head of Eurasia Group, tells Kathimerini in an interview....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-decides-lockdown-after-golgotha-meeting
After a tough debate amongst ministers over how the government ought to respond to a deteriorating pandemic situation, a proposal for a short and partial lockdown was approved at the last minute after the Cypriot health minister ascended his Calvary to secure a lockdown ahead of Orthodox Holy Week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/flagged-down-car-escorted-to-hospital
A car stopped by police on the highway Thursday night ended up being escorted to the hospital after officers determined the driver was rushing his wife to seek medical care...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/decisions-on-hold-as-palace-summons-experts
The President’s Cabinet failed to reach a decision on pandemic measures following intense debate on Thursday afternoon, with reports saying an announcement was pushed back a day to give health experts time to visit the Palace for more consultations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/holy-moly-ahead-of-holy-week-decision
The President’s Cabinet is expected on Thursday to announce a way forward ahead of Greek Orthodox Holy Week, with the health minister not favoring tougher pandemic measures but also warning a lockdown was not off the table...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-referral-hospital-full-again
The Famagusta referral hospital for COVID-19 has reached full capacity in the Republic of Cyprus, with reports saying hospitalizations remained on an upward trend but the number of serious cases remained low...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/kpmg-announcement
KPMG in Cyprus wishes to inform you that our partner, Antonis Rouvas has decided to accept appointment as Group CFO at Hellenic Bank...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/europe-must-get-off-the-sofa
Everything we learnt from what took place in the presidential palace, and then from Brussels, reinforced the image of a weak, if not anemic Europe...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commission-officially-registers-halloumi-pdo
The European Commission announced on Monday the official decision for the registration of halloumi/hellim as a protected designation of origin (PDO) product, protecting it against imitation and misuse across the EU....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-boy-allowed-to-reunite-with-parents
A young Syrian boy stuck in the north for over a month was reunited with his parents, following pressure on the government to allow the unaccounted minor to cross over to the south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-larnaca-showing-climbing-positivity-rate
A national surveillance report published Friday indicated a climbing positivity rate in Nicosia and Larnaca, and despite a small drop in Limassol the district continues to be by far the most epidemiologically burdened district....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wraps-up-cheese-that-grills
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades says the registration of halloumi and hellim with the European Union is “to the benefit of all Cypriot producers, Greek and Turkish” following Monday’s designation for the famous cheese that grills but not without protests on both sides...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/expert-submit-list-of-suggested-new-relaxations
The team of experts advising the government on managing the coronavirus pandemic has submitted a list of additional relaxations mainly involving recreational and sports activities, expert Petros Karayiannis said Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-climbing-positivity-rate-trend-stabilising
The upward trend in Cyprus’ weekly coronavirus positivity rate for appears to have come to a halt, but remains at relatively high levels, an updated national surveillance report covering the period up to March 23 showed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-links-hospitalization-spike-to-carnival
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou says a jump in hospitalizations involving intensive care treatment for COVID-19 was the result of carnival celebrations some ten days ago...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-minister-shares-concerning-covid-data-with-cabinet
Cyprus’ restrictions de-escalation strategy will be carefully implemented to avoid setbacks, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/report-shows-numbers-behind-limassol-covid-headache
The positivity rate for Covid-19 is rising in Cyprus on a weekly basis, particularly in the Limassol district where it stands at 1.3%, according to the National Surveillance Report published Friday and containing data until March 16....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-commission-gets-halloumi-pdo-ball-rolling
The European Commission has launched the process for a vote in the Quality Committee on March 26 on the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) of the Halloumi/Hellim file, an EC spokesperson told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-administers-32-000-people-with-both-vaccine-doses
The Health Ministry said almost 32,000 people were by Thursday fully vaccinated against coronavirus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/famagusta-hospital-treating-covid-cases-as-young-as-17
The Famagusta general hospital is currently treating coronavirus cases as young as 17 years old...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/report-shows-limassol-coronavirus-situation-not-improving
A total of 2,340 coronavirus cases were diagnosed in Cyprus between February 17 and March 2, with the 14-day cumulative diagnosis rate increasing to 263.5 per 100,000 population....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/borrell-cyprob-solution-must-come-from-cypriots-themselves
"The European Union fully supports the resumption of a settlement process under UN auspices, as soon as possible," and stands ready to provide whatever assistance both parties and the UN would find most useful, the EU’s Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell said Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/70-of-cases-detected-over-past-two-weeks-from-limassol
Almost 70% of all coronavirus cases diagnosed in the last 14 days were detected in Limassol, a new national surveillance report published by the Health Ministry on Friday showed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-speaker-says-parliament-must-raise-its-standards
House Speaker Adamos Adamou said that Parliament has an obligation to raise its standards and improve its image to the public, who are turning away from politics and politicians and especially Parliament....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-keeping-cyprus-out-of-covid-safe-zone
Cyprus remains above the safety threshold of 150 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, despite a drop in the diagnosed cases, recording a cumulative impact of 164.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the two-week period between February 3-16....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-announces-new-housing-schemes-and-incentives
New housing schemes and incentives with an emphasis on rural areas and young people were announced on Wednesday by the government....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-grilled-over-digital-id-bill
Recent discussion on electronic signatures has reintroduced persistent challenges in the digital ID debate, with Cyprus’ innovation minister facing tough questions this week during a House committee hearing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/focus-shifts-to-worsening-limassol-epidemiological-situation
The local epidemiological situation, and particularly the deteriorating conditions marking the Limassol district, were at the centre of discussions between the health minister Constantinos Ioannou, the government’s health advisory committee, and the contact tracing team on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-admit-wrongful-handling-in-yioliti-parody-account-shambles
A tense House human rights committee session took place Monday in the presence of the Justice Minister Emily Yioliti and the chief of police Stelios Papatheodorou, with Yioliti receiving fire from multiple fronts over the Twitter parody account shambles and the unprecedented police brutality that marked an anti-corruption protest on Saturday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/positivity-rate-declines-limassol-shows-slight-deterioration
The coronavirus positivity rate among the general population is declining, a National Surveillance Report published Friday and covering the period up to February 9 showed....
