https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/long-summers-short-school-days-is-cyprus-ready-for-an-education-shake-up
“We have an ambitious plan, but we are fully prepared to begin evaluating teachers as soon as schools reopen,” Education, Sports and Youth Minister Athina Michaelidou said in an interview with Kathimerini....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€610-million-plan-to-rebuild-cyprus-livestock-farming
Cyprus is considering a €610 million overhaul of its livestock industry after the foot-and-mouth disease crisis exposed serious weaknesses in the way farms operate....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-gives-€6-000-to-cyprus-missing-persons-committee
China has donated €6,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus, supporting the painstaking effort to identify remains and return them to their families....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/take-1-cyprus-leaders-will-keep-talking-about-how-to-start-talks
The meeting between Nikos Christodoulides and Tufan Erhürman was never expected to produce dramatic news. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-and-erhurman-agree-to-step-up-cyprus-talks
President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman agreed on Wednesday to increase the frequency of their meetings as efforts to advance the Cyprus settlement process continue....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kalia-antoniou-delivers-cyprus-s-first-gold-medal-in-taranto
Cypriot swimmer Kalia Antoniou secured the country’s first gold medal at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games on Monday, successfully defending the women’s 100 metres freestyle title she captured four years earlier in Oran....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/marinos-mousiouttas-fairness-for-today-s-retirees-security-for-tomorrow-s-pensioners
Labour and Social Insurance Minister Marinos Mousiouttas explains the government’s proposed pension reform to Kathimerini....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-involvement-could-backfire-by-helping-end-turkish-cypriot-isolation
Turkey is attempting to turn European involvement in the Cyprus issue into a boomerang by directing it exclusively towards ending what it describes as the ''isolation'' of the Turkish Cypriot community....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/when-the-rule-of-law-becomes-the-real-issue
The “Santis” case was flawed on structural, substantive and journalistic grounds. The investigative work was inadequate. There was no basic check of the reliability of the “evidence”....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pension-reform-could-increase-monthly-payments-for-50-000-pensioners-by-more-than-€100
Around 50,000 pensioners could receive more than €100 extra each month under the government's proposed changes to Cyprus' pension system, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-eoa-awaits-€2-million-for-dangerous-buildings
The Nicosia District Local Government Organisation (EOA) is still waiting for approximately €2 million in state funding intended to deal with dangerous buildings across the district....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-aims-for-schengen-entry-without-resolving-national-issue
The Christodoulides administration has charted a new course by pursuing full Schengen membership regardless of whether the Cyprus problem is resolved, marking a break from previous governments....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-catches-padel-fever-and-takes-it-to-the-mediterranean-games
The sport that seems to have taken over half of Cyprus’ free time is heading to the Mediterranean Games....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drousiotis-fundraiser-under-investigation-after-minister-flags-possible-legal-breach
Interior Minister Konstantinos Ioannou has asked the Police to examine an online fundraising campaign launched to financially support journalist and author Makarios Drousiotis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/new-faces-old-problems-at-welfare-and-culture
In the recent Cabinet reshuffle, which tested both the patience of sensible citizens and the endurance of journalists, President Nikos Christodoulides also changed the leadership of two deputy ministries: Social Welfare and Culture....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/education-workers-give-government-15-days-to-end-job-uncertainty
Workers in the Education Ministry support programs have given the government 15 working days to answer a straightforward question: After years on the job, where do they actually stand?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-remand-monk-for-attempted-murder
Cyprus has been confronted with a case almost without precedent: a monk is being investigated for attempted murder after allegedly attacking two people with a paper cutter inside one of the island’s best-known monasteries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-metropolitan-park-plans-remain-stuck-in-procedural-delays
Plans to convert the State Fairgrounds into the Nicosia Metropolitan Park and potentially redevelop the SOPAZ area with multiple uses, including innovation zones, residential developments, educational facilities and other complementary functions, appear to have become stuck in procedural matters. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-cyta-board-appointment-a-conflict-of-interest
For many Cypriots, the issue will sound painfully familiar: someone is appointed to an important public position, questions emerge about connections, and people are left wondering how those connections were not spotted earlier....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/what-could-change-for-your-pensions-with-the-new-reform
The finishing touches are being put on the pension reform bill today. Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas is presenting the proposed measures to Finance Minister Makis Keravnos, with the aim of securing final approval and assessing their impact on public finances....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drugs-fights-and-makeshift-weapons-union-says-cyprus-prisons-are-‘out-of-control
Two fights breaking out at the same time in different wings of Cyprus’ Central Prisons have renewed warnings that conditions inside the country’s main prison are becoming increasingly difficult, and potentially dangerous, to control....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-energy-minister-blames-eac-and-cera-for-cyprus-power-shortages
Speaking to Kathimerini Cyprus, the former Energy Minister notes that he expected far more political backing on energy matters, suggesting that his efforts to cap the sale price of renewable energy ruffled a few feathers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/a-most-useful-cbm-exchange-of-information-on-properties
Confidence building is an essential ingredient for the resumption of the talks, as Antonio Guterres stressed in his statement at the end of his recent official visit to Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/interior-ministry-defends-dropping-parents-names-from-new-id-cards
If you've looked at Cyprus' new biometric ID cards and wondered why your parents' names are no longer on them, you're not alone. The change has sparked plenty of debate in recent days, but the Interior Ministry says the decision has been years in the making, and wasn't taken lightly....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-historic-moment-for-cyprus-guterres-arrives-for-what-could-be-his-final-push-for-peace
Can one visit change the course of a conflict that has remained frozen for more than half a century?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/applications-open-for-2026-residential-solar-water-heating-grant
Homeowners can now apply for government grants to install or replace solar water heating systems under the 2026 Residential Solar Water Heating Systems Grant Scheme, with funding available until 2,000 applications have been submitted across its two categories....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/guterres-in-cyprus-a-week-of-meetings-expectations-and-cautious-optimism-begins
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives in Cyprus tonight for a visit that both sides hope can help move the Cyprus issue forward, although officials are keeping expectations realistic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-bidding-system-reshapes-turkish-cypriot-property-management
A new chapter in the management of Turkish Cypriot properties has begun with the implementation of the reform introducing competitive bidding procedures, which has been in progress since last February. In her interview with "K", the Director of the Service, Anthi Lakkotrypi, described it as a major reform....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/forget-the-football-the-real-match-in-cyprus-is-about-to-start
"The game is starting, leave me alone now, the time has come, the game is starting. Nobody move, be quiet, the game is starting."...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-cyprus-can-be-our-common-home
For the first time in more than 15 years, a United Nations secretary-general is preparing to visit Cyprus, and President Nikos Christodoulides used a memorial event on Monday evening to send a clear message about what he believes the next chapter of the Cyprus problem should look like....
