https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/weekend-warriors-chocolate-in-the-mountains-wine-by-the-sea-your-weekend-is-sorted
If your weekend plans currently involve asking “What shall we do?” until Sunday evening, here’s a head start....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/diplomatica/rubio-marks-independence-day-with-message-of-stronger-u-s-cyprus-ties
The United States marked Cyprus’ Independence Day with a message that put the growing relationship between the two countries front and center, highlighting a partnership extending from regional security to classrooms and business opportunities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/when-economic-reality-collides-with-political-reality
The electoral cycle, with societies becoming increasingly polarized and divided, makes the situation even more difficult. Entrenched special interests, and their influence over political decisions, make difficult choices even harder to implement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sba-police-record-80-arrests-during-summer-coastal-operations
The Sovereign Base Areas Police recorded 80 arrests and carried out more than 700 maritime checks during a series of summer operations targeting busy coastal areas and nearby roads....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-turns-66-with-flags-flyovers-and-a-few-thunderclouds
And naturally, Cyprus is celebrating in its own particular style: with a military parade, aircraft overhead, National Guard personnel and vehicles rolling through the streets, while the weather looks ready to add a little drama of its own....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cameras-considered-for-all-school-buses-in-cyprus
The government is considering installing security cameras on all buses used to transport students, following a meeting focused on repeated incidents of misconduct on school routes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seven-baby-turtles-hatch-at-athalassa-wildlife-centre
Seven baby Balkan terrapins have hatched at the Department of Forests’ Athalassa Environmental Information and Education Centre, marking the second successful breeding of the species at the facility....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/oruc-reis-to-conduct-surveys-off-cyprus-for-natural-gas-pipeline
As discussions continue in Greece over plans to begin surveys for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), preparations are advancing in Ankara for an undersea pipeline that would carry natural gas from Turkey to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/low-iron-and-ferritin-the-signs-causes-and-treatment-options
Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies worldwide, affecting millions of people, particularly women, children and people with chronic health conditions. It is often accompanied by low ferritin, the body's primary iron storage protein....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/€1m-paid-to-650-farmers-with-new-€1-5m-support-opening-in-november
The state has paid out €1 million in financial support to 650 professional farmers and agricultural businesses, with another €1.5 million in emergency assistance set to become available through two new schemes in November....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/house-prices-are-rising-are-we-building-homes-people-can-afford
The 8.5% rise in house prices in the second quarter of 2026 is a figure that rightly draws attention. For buyers, however, the question is simpler: Can I still afford a home in the area where I want to live?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-considers-opening-its-market-to-candidate-countries-before-membership
Countries waiting to join the European Union could soon gain access to parts of its single market without first becoming full members, under a draft European Commission plan reported by POLITICO....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/faneromeni-avenue-is-getting-a-makeover-but-drivers-will-need-new-habits
Faneromeni Avenue is being redesigned to make room for cyclists and pedestrians, but drivers may need a little time, and perhaps a little patience, to get used to it....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rare-mary-magdalene-relic-remains-in-aglantzia-through-sunday
As Cyprus marks Independence Day on Thursday, people looking for a quieter and more spiritual stop during the holiday can visit a rare Christian relic now being hosted in Aglantzia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/special-education-overhaul-promises-support-built-around-each-child
For decades, families of children with disabilities have had to navigate a special education system that too often expects the child to fit around its rules. The government says it now wants to turn that approach on its head....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-troops-leave-iraq-shifting-the-regional-balance-toward-iran
The United States completed the withdrawal of its remaining troops from Iraq on Wednesday, closing another chapter in a military involvement that began with the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein 23 years ago....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/not-sleeping-well-4-sleep-disorders-that-often-go-unnoticed
Waking up tired, feeling excessively sleepy during the day, or regularly struggling to fall asleep does not necessarily mean you simply need “a little more sleep.” In some cases, persistent fatigue can be linked to an actual sleep disorder....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/makis-cashbox-and-the-government-s-two-voices
A party leader who supports the government is publicly clashing, and in unusually strong terms, with a minister from the same political camp. That minister also happens to have served successfully in his father’s government....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-s-migration-pact-could-ease-pressure-on-cyprus-if-europe-delivers
Migration is often discussed in numbers, but for people living in Cyprus it reaches much closer to home: whether public services can cope, whether businesses can find workers and whether newcomers become part of society or remain pushed to its edges....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/were-public-hospital-bosses-chosen-fairly-doctors-union-wants-answers
Imagine applying for a senior job, meeting all the qualifications and following the published rules, only to discover that new criteria were added after the process had already begun....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-aboard-naval-ships-open-their-decks-for-independence-day
Children fascinated by ships, sailors and life at sea are in for a special Independence Day adventure this Thursday....
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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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-says-cyprus-talks-are-not-at-an-impasse
President Nikos Christodoulides has rejected suggestions that the Cyprus problem has reached a deadlock, saying efforts to restart negotiations are continuing despite significant disagreements....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-investigate-27-people-over-potentially-illegal-election-posts
Cyprus police have begun questioning 27 people over social media posts and advertisements linked to the 2026 parliamentary elections, following 127 complaints about election-related content published during a period when such material is prohibited by law....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/installed-but-not-connected-school-air-conditioners-turned-on-and-off-to-prevent-electrical-overload
The Audit Office has identified serious problems with the long-running project to install air conditioners in schools....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/21-rowers-rescued-after-boat-capsizes-off-dasoudi
Twenty-one people were rescued safely on Monday morning after a rowing boat overturned in the sea off Dasoudi in Limassol....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-more-bodies-recovered-from-kyrenia-shipwreck-site
Two additional bodies have been recovered from the sea near the site of the shipwreck off Kyrenia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 17....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘we-can-do-this-to-any-country-we-want-us-envoy-s-alleged-warning-rocks-athens
''We can do this to any country we want. We can do it here, too.'' Those are the explosive words reportedly used by U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle during a private dinner in Athens, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/filling-the-heating-oil-tank-could-cost-€650-more-this-winter
Winter has not properly arrived yet, but the bill is already beginning to take shape....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/holguin-the-window-of-opportunity-is-gradually-closing
Cyprus may be watching another opportunity for progress slip away—not because the United Nations has stopped trying, but because the two sides are still unwilling to take the political decisions needed to move forward....
