https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/farmers-protest-mass-culls-of-healthy-livestock-reject-compensation
Dozens of Cypriot farmers staged a peaceful protest outside the Presidential Palace on Saturday, March 21, voicing frustration over the government’s handling of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-turns-down-trump-s-request-for-help-in-hormuz-as-cracks-show-over-ukraine
The European Union has effectively rejected a request by Donald Trump for European assistance in safeguarding the Strait of Hormuz, with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas making clear that the conflict with Iran “is not a European war” and that ''no one wants active involvement.''
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-exhibition-highlights-nicosia-s-divided-history-and-human-resilience
A new exhibition opening in Athens is offering visitors a closer look at the lasting impact of division on Europe’s last divided capital, Nicosia, and the resilience of its residents....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/two-crises-seven-decades-apart
Exactly seventy years ago, the Suez Crisis disrupted one of the world’s most vital maritime corridors. In July 1956, during the second Arab–Israeli war, the passage was closed, marking the end of an era....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-closes-case-on-cyprus-‘golden-passports-government-declares-chapter-closed
The European Commission has officially closed its legal case against Cyprus over the country’s controversial “golden passport” program, marking what officials describe as the end of one of the island’s most damaging political scandals in recent years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/13-injured-after-school-minibus-collides-with-car-near-palaichori
Thirteen people were injured on Tuesday afternoon after a small school minibus carrying students was involved in a traffic collision with a private car on the road between Agios Epifanios and Palaichori....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-crisis-triggers-10-growing-concerns-for-the-eu
The consequences of the joint U.S.–Israel attack on Iran are causing growing concern among the EU’s 27 member states, as sources tell Kathimerini that the European External Action Service’s Crisis Response and Information Centre believes Tehran is pursuing a strategy aimed at “creating chaos,” carrying out indiscriminate strikes across several countries in the region, with Cyprus among those affected....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mouflon-protection-sites-in-platania-and-stavros-tis-psokas-closed-as-precaution-against-foot-and-mouth-disease
The Department of Forests has announced the temporary closure of public mouflon protection and observation facilities at Platania and Stavros tis Psokas as a precautionary measure aimed at protecting wildlife....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-hosts-macron–mitsotakis-summit-as-iran-war-continues
Cyprus hosted a high-stakes trilateral summit Monday as French President Emmanuel Macron, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides met to discuss the widening war involving Iran and its growing impact on the Eastern Mediterranean and Europe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-weighs-redirecting-gas-away-from-europe-while-iran-conflict-pushes-energy-prices-higher
Russian President Vladimir Putin has indicated that Moscow could suspend natural gas deliveries to Europe if current market conditions persist, as global energy prices climb amid intensifying tensions involving Iran....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-jets-intercept-drone-us-embassy-locked-down-for-safety
Two Greek F-16 fighter jets intercepted a drone before it entered Cypriot airspace, government sources said Wednesday, in the latest sign of how rising regional tensions are increasingly affecting the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/selected-limassol-schools-to-remain-closed-tuesday-under-precautionary-measures
Three schools in the Limassol district will not open on Tuesday after the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth decided to introduce precautionary measures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-sends-frigates-kimon-and-psara-plus-f-16s-to-cyprus-amid-drone-threat
Greece is deploying two naval frigates and F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus to bolster the island’s defenses following a drone alert that prompted the evacuation of Paphos International Airport and heightened security concerns, officials said Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-airport-evacuated-amid-possible-drone-threat-u-s-embassy-urges-vigilance
Authorities evacuated Paphos International Airport and closed the airspace above the facility Monday after receiving information about a possible incoming drone, as security measures expanded across parts of Cyprus amid rising regional tensions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/48-flight-cancellations-hit-cyprus-airports-amid-middle-east-war-escalation
Dozens of flights were cancelled at Cyprus’ two international airports on Sunday as escalating war in the Middle East sent shockwaves through global aviation, leaving travelers stranded and forcing airlines to halt regional routes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/khamenei-reportedly-killed-in-massive-u-s-–israel-strike-on-iran
Israel says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed following an unprecedented joint military assault by the United States and Israel, though Iranian officials insist he remains alive....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-launches-‘pre-emptive-strike-on-iran-with-u-s-help
Smoke rose over Tehran’s skyline early Saturday after Israel launched what it described as a “pre-emptive” strike on Iran, according to Israeli officials and media reports that said the United States also participated....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eac-workers-stage-warning-strike-this-morning-offices-closed-until-10-a-m
Workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus are currently on strike, with a two-hour work stoppage underway from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-approves-state-funding-for-limassol-football-stadium
The European Commission has approved state funding for the construction and operation of Limassol’s new football stadium, closing the book on questions over the legality of the project and giving long-term certainty to Cypriot football....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/family-of-russian-businessman-found-dead-in-cyprus-seeks-new-probe-before-burial
The family of former Uralkali chief Vladislav Baumgertner is demanding answers and a halt to his burial as questions continue to swirl around his death in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foot-and-mouth-disease-confirmed-in-larnaca-farm-authorities-take-swift-action
Authorities have confirmed a case of foot-and-mouth disease at a cattle farm in Livadia, Larnaca, prompting immediate containment measures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/supermarket-sales-surge-as-shoppers-keep-spending
Cyprus’ supermarket sector closed out 2025 on a strong note, underscoring its resilience even in a fiercely competitive market....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-killed-on-motorway-while-changing-tire-driver-arrested
A deadly traffic collision took place late Friday night when a man was fatally hit by a vehicle as he attempted to replace a tire on his car....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sabotage-or-inside-job-hunters-union-alleges-corruption-after-arson-attacks
A fiery series of attacks on official vehicles has sparked explosive claims of corruption inside Cyprus’ wildlife enforcement system, and the accusations are coming from the very people tasked with protecting it....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/paphos-surpasses-limassol-in-luxury-prices-signaling-shift-in-cyprus-property-power
Cyprus’ new-build property market closed the first 10 months of 2025 on a strong note, with Limassol once again emerging as the undisputed heavyweight in both value and activity....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-washington-conference-on-greece-and-cyprus
The role of Greece and Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean and their cooperation with the US in promoting a number of common interests, and dealing with common threats, was highlighted during this year’s annual conference in Washington organized by Kathimerini English Edition, the Hellenic American Leadership Council and the Delphi Economic Forum....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/friends-of-akamas-warn-road-works-are-driving-the-national-park-from-bad-to-worse
The environmental group Friends of Akamas has issued a strongly worded statement expressing concern over the direction of road works inside the Akamas National Forest Park, saying the situation in protected areas is deteriorating rather than improving....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/only-15-students-attend-secondary-school-in-occupied-rizokarpaso
Just 15 students are enrolled in secondary school this year in Rizokarpaso, in northern Cyprus, where the small Greek Cypriot community continues to face restrictions under Turkish occupation, according to a new European Parliament report....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/13-6-kilos-of-tnt-missing-and-cyprus-has-seen-this-before
As investigations continue into the theft of a large quantity of TNT, early findings by police and the National Guard appear to be leading authorities back more than a decade, to 2012, when another serious explosives theft shook the military....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-officer-jailed-for-four-days-after-allegedly-handing-phone-to-detainee
A Larnaca court on Friday ordered the four-day detention of a police officer accused of handing his personal mobile phone to a detainee, a move that has triggered a sweeping investigation into alleged corruption, abuse of power and breaches of official secrecy....
