https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-arrested-in-prostitution-bust-in-limassol
Limassol police are keeping a lid on a prostitution bust in Yermasoyia, where two apartments were raided after being suspected of operating as illegal brothels...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ecb-tells-cyprus-lawmakers-to-get-it-right
Elizabeth McCaul, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, advised caution over possible amendments to the Cyprus foreclosure law stressing that 'such policies can also backfire and destabilize the banking sector if designed in a haphazard manner'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/child-cocaine-exposure-case-goes-forward
A mother of young twins who reportedly tested positive for controlled substances is no longer a suspect, but Limassol police are charging her husband with multiple offences in an unusual case of pediatric exposure to cocaine...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pasyno-nurses-strike-over-ministry-probe
Cyprus’ PASYNO Nurses Association went on strike Monday to protest against a disciplinary probe that examines whether five members who refused to work in Athalassa hospital during COVID had breached their contract...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-strikes-man-with-car-over-parking-dispute
Police say they are investigating attempted murder after a local man in Paphos drove his vehicle into another male, who says he was targeted on purpose over a parking dispute...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/family-businesses-in-europe-fared-better-in-response-to-covid-19
For businesses of all types, the first impact on the pandemic was felt on revenues. 64% of European family businesses reported initial revenue losses compared to 69% of family businesses globally, 25% managed to maintain their revenue levels, and 11% experienced increases...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eastmed-faces-another-challenge-next-week
European Union countries will seek to prolong EU support for cross-border natural gas projects, a stance at odds with the European Commission’s plan to end such funding, according to a draft document...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legal-battle-heats-up-in-golden-passports
The top two chief law enforcers in the Republic of Cyprus are taking the parliament to court over a resolution, in which members called on the two officials to recuse themselves in the golden passport probe after raising conflict of interest issues...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/plans-get-blurry-as-cyprus-sees-more-deaths
Daily deaths due to COVID-19 hit a new record in the Republic of Cyprus, with seven hospitalized patients losing the battle on Easter Monday and health officials avoiding comment on what measures will replace the lockdown next week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mystery-over-tied-up-dead-turtle-in-limassol
Officials on Monday said they knew nothing about a sea turtle incident at Governor’s Beach, after a photo was posted online over the weekend showing a tied-up carcass on a rocky cliff by the water...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syllouris-declines-questions-in-passport-probe
A former Cypriot parliamentary speaker secretly filmed in an expose on a now discredited cash-for-passports scheme declined to answer questions on Wednesday into his role in a scandal which rocked the island nation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/webcam-child-groomer-gets-sentence
A young man got a suspended sentence after being found guilty of enticing a minor to sexual activity as well as child grooming offences involving a total of three underage girls...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/search-for-common-ground-on-cyprus-begins
The United Nations are launching in Geneva their latest effort in the Cyprus Problem, with an informal 5+1 meeting starting Tuesday in search for common ground despite the two sides on the divided island having denounced each other’s official position...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lockdown-begins-amid-legal-challenges
The Republic of Cyprus entered a two-week lockdown on Monday, the start of the Holy Week for the Greek Orthodox community, with critics crying foul over some measures including proof of vaccination...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-referral-hospital-full-again
The Famagusta referral hospital for COVID-19 has reached full capacity in the Republic of Cyprus, with reports saying hospitalizations remained on an upward trend but the number of serious cases remained low...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/easter-relaxations-up-in-the-air
Member of government’s health advisory committee Professor Petros Karayiannis said it remains unclear whether any relaxations will be made over the Easter period, since daily new coronavirus cases have yet to stabilise....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/motorcycle-passenger-dies-in-nicosia-crash
A passenger on a motorcycle was killed in a road accident in downtown Nicosia on Monday, following a collision with a car on a busy street...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ec-head-taken-aback-as-erdogan-and-michel-snap-up-the-chairs
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was taken aback to find her fellow top EU official taking the only chair available next to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan when the duo visited Ankara, and her spokesman made that clear on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-appears-upbeat-in-tourism-challenge
Cypriot tourism officials are finding several reasons to be optimistic following resumption of flights and easing of restrictions, but industry experts find it a little harder to put on a brave face...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/college-student-says-she-was-raped
A man has been arrested in Nicosia on rape charges following a complaint by a university student, who said she was sexually assaulted under knife threat...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-behind-mansion-carnival-party-arrested
Police have tracked down and arrested the man who is believed to have rented a mansion in Paphos for a carnival party last weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ioannou-matter-of-time-until-health-system-brought-to-its-knees
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou warned Wednesday that if the current trend of rising new cases and hospital admissions continues, it will only be a matter of time until the healthcare system is brought to its knees....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-regulator-approves-johnson-johnson-s-one-shot-jab
The European Medicines Agency has authorized Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose Covid-19 shot, giving the European Union a fourth licensed vaccine to fight the pandemic as its vaccination drive continues to proceed much more slowly than hoped.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vaccinations-the-main-economic-tool-in-managing-covid-crisis
Vaccinations have turned into the main economic tool for the management of the coronavirus crisis and the prospects for recovery, Minister of Finance Constantinos Petrides said, stating that he foresees a strong recovery in 2021 ranging from 3.5% to 4.5% of GDP, depending on the development of the pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dad-says-stillbirth-was-due-to-negligence
A grieving father of a twinless twin is accusing doctors at Makarios Children’s Hospital of medical negligence, after his wife who was pregnant with twins gave birth to a stillborn...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/guterres-to-announce-5-1-sitdown-‘very-soon
UN officials have reiterated the Secretary General’s intent to move forward with the 5+1 informal meeting 'very soon,' following rumours in the media that not everyone was on board for the sit-down...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-reduce-debt-once-pandemic-normalises-finmin-says
Cyprus Minister of Finance Constantinos Petrides told the Cyprus News Agency that the government will begin reducing public debt, increased due to strategic cash reserves, once the pandemic begins to normalise....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/positivity-rate-declines-limassol-shows-slight-deterioration
The coronavirus positivity rate among the general population is declining, a National Surveillance Report published Friday and covering the period up to February 9 showed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-accused-of-abduction-speaks-out
Another child custody nightmare made headline news last week after a Cypriot mother has been ordered by a local court to take her son back to the United States, where his father filed a parental abduction complaint...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-blames-cip-failure-on-recklessness
Cyprus’ disgraced Citizenship by Investment Programme took a heavy toll after it was 'recklessly promoted' overseas, according to President Nicos Anastasiades, who testified on Tuesday before an independent committee, while telling reporters later that he would not revisit the matter until after probe findings are concluded...
