https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-makes-covscan-mandatory-but-questions-remain
Door greeters at supermarkets and other businesses will have to use an android app when checking Safe Pass, according to a Cabinet decision, but the policy going into effect on Monday has left many questions unanswered with citizens calling even pharmacies to get the latest scoop...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-difficult-months-are-coming-the-pandemic-is-not-over
Christmas can be difficult as the Covid-19 pandemic is not over, England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam warned today, urging people to be careful and get vaccinated with booster doses....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/greece-becoming-a-hotspot-for-hollywood-films
Philip Fertis is involved in puppetry, but due to the pandemic, the demand for performances in schools and municipalities is low. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-slams-unwarranted-access-to-phone-data
The Supreme Court in the Republic of Cyprus has found that a law allowing indiscriminate phone data retention for police purposes violates EU rights to privacy, with experts describing the decision as a major upset in ongoing criminal cases built on private information...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-ends-citizenship-ordeal-for-mixed-couple-s-kids
The President’s Cabinet has granted citizenship to two siblings from a bicommunal mixed family, following criticism that their applications for identification cards were caught in a political stalemate for having a Turkish grandfather...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/poland-fined-1-million-euros-per-day
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) sentenced Poland to a fine of 1 million Euros per day for ignoring a ruling ordering the country to suspend the disciplinary chamber of its Supreme Court....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-side-effects-from-vaccine-mix-and-match
No side effects have been recorded in Cyprus from the mixing of different vaccines, according to Dr. Elena Panagiotopoulou,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-types-of-covid-vaccines-and-alternative-therapies
It's only a matter of time before Cyprus finalizes orders of new COVID vaccines and therapies. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/digital-agenda-2021-ends-with-a-bang
The second and final day of Digital Agenda Cyprus was more impressive with speakers bringing together ideas, predictions and discussions about the future of technology and what to expect during the post-pandemic era....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/extra-4-weeks-maternity-leave-approved-by-cabinet
The Cabinet today approved a bill increasing the period of paid maternity leave from 18 weeks to 22 weeks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protected-too-late-us-officials-report-more-than-20-extinctions
The ivory-billed woodpecker, which birders have been seeking in the bayous of Arkansas, is gone forever, according to federal officials....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/crete-earthquake-update
The situation in Arkalochori worsened when another aftershock measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit the island a few minutes before 8 am this morning....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/earthquake-in-crete
A strong earthquake shook the island of Crete at 9:17 am this morning, sending residents running outside their homes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elpidophoros-clears-up-turkish-house-incident
Archbishop Elpidophoros says he is 'sincerely sorry' for pain he may have caused to Cypriot and Greek Americans by attending the opening of a Turkish House in New York City, while pointing out he has always sought 'honest and courageous' dialogue for peace and religious freedom...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prevention-of-violence-against-women-says-minister
Minister of Labor Zeta Emilianidou, today, congratulated the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family, saying that their work contributed significantly to the prevention and fight against domestic violence....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fotis-fotiou-concludes-uk-visit-meets-with-minister-wendy-morton
Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Issues and Overseas Cypriots Fotis Fotiou met with UK Under-Secretary of State for European Neighborhood Policy Wendy Morton....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-must-meet-deadline-of-key-reforms-to-receive-the-next-85-million-from-the-eu
With the first 157m euros already paid in advance from the Cyprus Recovery and Resilience Fund, the country still has a long way to go to complete the reforms and investments required to unlock the next 85m euros which is due to be received in February 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ey-announces-the-launch-of-ey-entrepreneur-of-the-year™-in-cyprus
EY Cyprus is pleased to announce the launch of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ program for the first time in Cyprus. With this launch, the ultimate global competition for entrepreneurs officially opens today for nominations. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sees-far-east-wide-open-for-tourism
Cypriot deputy tourism minister Savvas Perdios wants Gulf Air to keep the island in mind when expanding to Europe and America, hoping more connections would encourage Saudi visitors “from good stock” to pop up next door to Bahrain for a visitor visa to Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-spy-van-case-too-close-to-the-bone
A police investigation in Cyprus has concluded there was no proof of illegal phone tapping in the spy van case, but prosecutors are still going after the main suspects on lesser charges despite reports of alleged contacts in the past with local officials...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-anastasiades-begins-official-meetings-in-bahrain
He arrived yesterday in Manama, the nation’s capital, and was greeted by Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/weekend-news-roundup
Here are a few of the stories that made news in Cyprus over the weekend....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christos-stylianides-sworn-in-as-minister
Greek Cypriot Christos Stylianides was sworn in today as the new Minister for Climate Change in Greece....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-low-birth-rate
A meeting was held by the Parliamentary Committee. Of great concern was the issue of low birth rates in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-taps-cypriot-ex-commissioner-for-cabinet
The Greek government confirmed on Monday that former European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides, will head the newly formed Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-warn-public-following-road-fatalities
Cyprus Police are pleading with the public in the aftermath of last week’s road fatalities to comply with traffic rules, with officials saying many deadly accidents were preventable...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-mounts-‘superhuman-efforts-in-multiple-fronts
Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth day on Sunday, and ferries were on standby for more evacuations after taking many to safety by sea...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wildfires-roar-back-to-life-near-athens
Wildfires north of Athens leapt back to life on Thursday as searing conditions persisted and emergency crews battled blazes across Greece for a third day running...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-teams-waste-no-time-in-greece
A Cypriot fire fighting team dispatched to Greece this week wasted no time upon arrival in Attica on Wednesday, as wildfires in the broader area continued to threaten the wider region in the hottest part of the summer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-under-scrutiny-over-media-building-attack
Cyprus police moved quickly to arrest a dozen suspects in the aftermath of an attack on a local media building in Nicosia, but questions remained over what law enforcement knew ahead of time and how prepared were riot police to face the assaul...
