https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘but-everyone-does-it-cyprus-magic-excuse
There are certain phrases in Cyprus that require no further explanation. ''I’ll be there in five minutes.'' ''I only parked for a minute.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-crack-down-on-illegal-scooter-use-with-fines-and-up-to-90-day-seizures
Electric scooter users in Cyprus will face stricter enforcement under a new regulatory framework that could see scooters seized for up to 90 days following certain offences....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sixteen-prison-guards-suspended-as-cyprus-finally-turns-the-spotlight-inward
For Cypriots who have spent years hearing about mobile phones, drugs and criminal activity inside the Central Prisons, the latest figures may prompt one immediate reaction: it is about time....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/meta-agrees-to-pay-up-to-$16-7bn-over-alleged-harm-to-children-on-facebook-and-instagram
Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle a major US legal case over allegations that Facebook and Instagram contributed to harm to children and teenagers, including damage to their mental and physical wellbeing....
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/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/from-€85-to-€1-500-cyprus-gets-tough-on-unlicensed-jet-ski-operators
After the serious accident involving a jet ski in Pernera, questions are being raised about how people with no operator’s license can legally rent and drive the high-speed vessels in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-considers-nuclear-shield-for-trade-route-back-to-europe
Britain may have found its most dramatic route back towards Europe: use its nuclear weapons as a bargaining chip....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/can-court-orders-issued-inside-the-bases-be-enforced-elsewhere-in-cyprus
A legal question most people in Cyprus may never have considered, whether an order issued by a British Bases court can be enforced just a few kilometres away in the Republic, has moved to the center of the Xylofagou case involving the deaths of two young brothers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/no-fault-no-accountability
As expected, there were those who wasted no time turning the incident into an opportunity for political point scoring. Apparently determined to remind everyone that politics in Cyprus is too often conducted with childish instincts, they immediately drew comparisons with the Mari explosion and asked, with obvious satisfaction, whether the President of the Republic knew about the destruction of the ammunition and, if he did not, whether he should have known. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/five-years-€1-billion-and-hundreds-of-projects-cyprus-closes-its-eu-recovery-chapter
The end of the summer marks the completion of Cyprus’ Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), effectively closing a five-year cycle of investments and reforms....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nasa-unveils-blueprint-for-permanent-moon-base-by-the-mid-2030s
The U.S. space agency is working toward establishing the first permanent human presence on the Moon’s south pole by the mid-2030s, creating a lunar base that could become humanity’s first long-term home beyond Earth and a testing ground for future missions to Mars....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-deals-major-blow-to-prosecutors-in-tziapoura-case
One of Cyprus' most closely watched criminal investigations has hit a major legal setback after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the attorney general, ruling that police did not have enough evidence to justify searching two bank safety deposit boxes belonging to jeweler Natalie Tziapoura....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/limassol-mall-is-coming-but-can-the-roads-handle-it
The progress of the Limassol Mall project has once again brought the issue of traffic congestion in eastern Limassol to the forefront, with calls growing for urgent upgrades to the city’s road network....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prison-officers-warn-cyprus-jail-system-is-nearing-collapse-in-plea-to-president
Prison officers have appealed directly to President Nikos Christodoulides, warning that Cyprus' prison system is nearing breaking point and claiming staff safety is being placed at unacceptable risk because of overcrowding and severe staff shortages....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parliament-presses-ahead-with-call-for-countdown-timers-at-camera-controlled-traffic-lights
Cypriot MPs are renewing efforts to introduce countdown timers at traffic lights monitored by red-light enforcement cameras, arguing that the measure would improve road safety and give motorists greater confidence when approaching junctions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-court-sentences-fake-psychologist-to-six-years-for-abusing-teenage-patient
An unlicensed practitioner acting as a psychologist in Cyprus has received a six-year prison sentence following his conviction for the sexual abuse of a 17-year-old patient....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-report-is-only-the-beginning
The publication of the Independent Authority Against Corruption's findings has put Cyprus at a critical moment. The report's release was met less with shock than with a sense of quiet reflection, which may say more about its credibility than any public reaction could. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mafia-state-report-names-names-cyprus-corruption-debate-returns-to-the-top
In Cyprus, historically, unlike many other countries, there has never been a conviction for corruption involving a sitting or former President of the Republic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ecb-warns-cyprus-foreclosure-changes-could-backfire-on-economy-and-borrowers
On May 18, 2026, the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from Cyprus’ Finance Ministry to provide an opinion on legislation passed by Parliament that amends the country’s foreclosure framework. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-remains-attractive-to-investors-despite-mafia-state-report-findings
International investment into Cyprus shows no sign of slowing down, despite the conclusions of the investigative report into the so-called “State Mafia” case, which examined allegations involving 15 individuals and legal entities, including former President Nicos Anastasiades....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicos-anastasiades-and-ethics
Socrates Hasikos once told me, on a February morning in 2015, as he sat behind his ministerial desk, half-joking and half-serious: ''I've told Anastasiades this...Mr. President, you've set the bar for ethics so high that in the end, we may end up walking underneath it.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/companies-fined-€55-000-after-fatal-workplace-accident-in-paphos
Three companies and three individuals have been convicted by the Paphos District Court following a fatal construction-site accident that led to a worker's death....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/traffic-fines-can-be-delivered-anywhere-police-say
The Cyprus Police have issued a clarification on the delivery of traffic fines, following public discussion about how and where notices can be served....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-faces-eu-legal-action-over-renewable-energy-permit-delays
The European Commission has stepped up legal action against Cyprus over delays in adopting European Union rules intended to make it faster and easier to approve renewable energy projects....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bulgaria-puts-limits-on-u-s-military-aircraft-stay-after-visa-dispute
Bulgaria will allow US military aircraft to stay in the NATO member country only until the end of June, after the United States failed to approve a visa-free system for Bulgarian visitors, Prime Minister Rumen Radev has said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/composure
The people have spoken, and true democrats are those who accept the will of the electorate without conditions. Democracy is not a “pick and choose” system...something to be respected only when the outcome is convenient and questioned when it brings disappointment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-shipping-booms-as-industry-hts-25-year-high
Cyprus’ shipping industry is reaching new highs, with the country strengthening its position as one of the world’s major maritime hubs at a time when global trade and regional instability continue reshaping international shipping routes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tops-eu-list-for-prison-overcrowding
The number of people in prisons across the European Union rose again in 2024, continuing a post-pandemic upward trend that has now reversed years of gradual decline....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/echr-rules-cyprus-violated-judge-s-fair-trial-rights-in-promotion-dispute
The European Court of Human Rights has found that Cyprus violated the fair trial rights of a Cypriot judge who challenged a failed promotion decision within the judiciary....
