https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-records-first-west-nile-death-as-cases-rise-to-10
Cyprus has recorded its first West Nile virus death of the year, as health officials reported that 10 cases have now been identified, most of them in the Nicosia district....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/west-nile-cases-double-in-days-as-cyprus-mosquito-alert-grows
West Nile virus cases in Cyprus have doubled within days, putting health authorities on alert and giving households a good reason to inspect everything from flowerpot saucers to forgotten buckets....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/small-deposits-on-plastic-bottles-are-driving-big-community-causes
A bottle or can worth just a few cents may not seem like much, but when thousands are collected, the total can help fund children's ambitions, feed rescued animals or support local community projects....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-west-nile-virus-cases-confirmed-in-cyprus
Four cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Cyprus since the beginning of the summer, while two additional suspected cases are undergoing further laboratory testing, health authorities said on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/is-cyprus-ready-for-its-mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are normally treated as one of the most irritating but unavoidable parts of a Cyprus summer. This week, however, they became a more serious public health concern....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/west-nile-virus-case-confirmed-in-cyprus-patient-in-intensive-care
A person infected with West Nile virus is receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit at Nicosia General Hospital, the Ministry of Health has confirmed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-has-already-seized-more-cocaine-this-year-than-in-all-of-2025
With five months still left in the year, Cyprus police have already seized more cocaine than they did during all of 2025, along with a dramatic rise in hashish and a new opioid trend involving 60 kilos of poppy stalks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tiny-plastics-found-more-often-in-heart-attack-patients-study-finds
The plastic bottle in your car, the takeaway container holding your lunch, and the synthetic shirt in your washing machine may leave behind particles too small to see....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/our-health-comes-first-limassol-port-truck-drivers-walk-off-the-job-over-x-ray-scanner-fears
For the hundreds of truck drivers who pass through Limassol port every day, Thursday wasn't business as usual....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/funeral-director-kept-35-bodies-at-mortuary-instead-of-burying-them
A funeral director in the UK is being sentenced this week for keeping 35 bodies and around 100 containers of human ashes at his mortuary....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-republic-of-cyprus-is-being-held-hostage-by-its-own-energy-crisis
Energy Minister Michalis Damianos recently advised citizens to remain patient while the Transmission System Operator Cyprus (TSOC) rolls out scheduled blackouts during heatwaves over 40 degrees Celsius. Unsurprisingly, these comments met with anger and outrage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/limassol-port-customs-outage-enters-fifth-day-as-import-delays-continue
Import clearance at the Port of Limassol remains severely disrupted after a software failure knocked out the Customs Department's payment system, preventing goods from being released....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cyprus-marks-15-years-since-the-mari-explosion
Cyprus is today remembering the 13 men who lost their lives in the 2011 explosion at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base in Mari, one of the country's most devastating peacetime disasters....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-expected-to-back-turkey-s-return-to-f-35-programme
US President Donald Trump is expected to tell Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he is prepared to support Turkey's return to the F-35 fighter jet programme, reversing a decision taken during his first term in office that excluded Ankara over security concerns....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-kilograms-of-liquid-cocaine-found-concealed-in-airport-luggage
Authorities in Cyprus have seized four kilograms of cocaine in liquid form, marking the first recorded case of its kind on the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-food-delivery-bags-found-with-bacteria-in-new-consumer-test
A laboratory test on food delivery transport bags in Cyprus has detected the presence of pathogenic organisms that can cause food poisoning, according to the Cyprus Consumers’ Association, which is now calling for stricter hygiene controls across the fast-growing delivery sector....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/monastery-bound-parcel-and-cannabis-lollipops-found-in-limassol-cargo-inspection
A package addressed to a monastery became one of the more unusual finds during a customs inspection in Limassol that also uncovered 1,440 cannabis-flavoured lollipops and a large quantity of suspected counterfeit goods....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tiger-mosquitoes-are-back-in-cyprus
Stagnant water in yards, drains, rooftops, and flower pots also creates ideal breeding conditions. He explains that preventive action is the key to limiting insect populations and protecting homes and businesses, especially during the summer months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-ranks-second-in-eu-for-single-use-plastic-bottles-per-person
Cyprus records one of the highest per-person levels of single-use plastic beverage bottles in the European Union, according to the European Commission’s first assessment of the Single-Use Plastics Directive....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/80-year-old-caught-transporting-200-liters-of-fuel-at-checkpoint-crossing
Authorities at the Agios Dometios checkpoint intercepted an elderly driver transporting a significant quantity of fuel during routine inspections on March 19, 2026....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/residents-alarmed-as-40-mw-battery-station-approved-near-homes-in-nicosia
A new battery storage facility approved in Alampra, Nicosia district, has sparked outrage among residents and lawmakers who warn the project could turn their neighborhood into a safety and quality-of-life nightmare....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/where-the-heart-of-cypriot-archaeology-still-beats
The Cyprus Museum, built in 1908–1909, has spent the past 117 years safeguarding some of the island’s most important archaeological finds, drawn from hundreds of excavation sites across Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-issues-expanded-infant-formula-recall-over-potential-health-risk-for-babies
The Ministry of Health has expanded an ongoing recall of infant formula products following concerns about possible contamination linked to one of the ingredients used in their production....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chemical-mix-up-blamed-for-fumes-that-forced-evacuation-of-government-offices
A chemical mishap is believed to be behind the fumes that forced the evacuation of a building in Larnaca which also houses the Tax Department, after a woman reported feeling unwell. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elderly-man-extradited-and-jailed-72-year-old-at-the-center-of-cocaine-network
A 72-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Friday by the Permanent Criminal Court in Limassol, following his conviction for involvement in drug trafficking....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/child-abuse-in-occupied-territories-up-900-over-10-years
Child abuse in the occupied territories has skyrocketed over the past decade, rising 900%, while the number of children drawn into crime has climbed 170% over the last five years, a lawyer and children’s rights advocate said Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-found-with-1-kg-of-cocaine-and-nearly-9-kg-of-cannabis-in-larnaca-field
A 42-year-old man was taken into custody yesterday in connection with a significant drug seizure by the Anti-Drug Squad....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/1-limassol-port-on-pause-again
Truckers at Limassol Port walked off the job Monday, launching an indefinite strike that could bring container traffic to a standstill....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-more-suspects-hunted-in-demosthenous-murder
Police are searching for two additional suspects in connection with the murder of 49-year-old Stavros Demosthenous, following rapid developments revealed Monday in court....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-continue-crackdown-on-illegal-bird-trapping-arrest-two-in-nicosia-and-larnaca-raids
Authorities extended their campaign against illegal bird trapping Friday, arresting two men and seizing hundreds of birds and trapping equipment in coordinated raids across the Nicosia and Larnaca districts....
