https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-destruction-of-our-community-akrotiri-residents-push-back-against-plans-for-new-antennas
The Parliamentary Environment Committee saw heated discussion over plans to install new antennas in the Akrotiri area. Residents and other attendees voiced strong concerns about the potential effects on human health and the environment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-greece-and-france-put-gsi-and-schengen-on-the-table
Cyprus’ push to join the Schengen Area and the future of the Great Sea Interconnector were among the key issues discussed by the leaders of Cyprus, Greece and France on the sidelines of the MED9 summit in Split, Croatia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-seeks-stronger-powers-to-seize-crime-profits-even-without-a-conviction
A bill bringing Cyprus into line with EU Directive 2024/1260 on asset recovery and confiscation represents an important tool in the fight against money laundering....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rubio-visits-athens-for-new-deals-with-no-stop-in-ankara
Athens sees the visit by Marco Rubio, secretary of state and national security adviser to President Donald Trump, as evidence of broader U.S. confidence in the role Greece has played in the region in recent years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-history-to-gain-a-place-in-greek-schools-under-new-cyprus-greece-agreement
Cyprus and Greece have signed a new education cooperation agreement that will promote the teaching of Cypriot history and the contribution of Greek Cypriots to Hellenism in schools....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1974-survivor-s-account-leaves-parliament-interpreters-unable-to-continue-translating
Cypriot MEP Loucas Fourlas has recounted a deeply distressing testimony from a woman who survived the events of the 1974 Turkish invasion, describing sexual violence against children and adults and the lasting secrecy surrounding many survivors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-looks-to-japan-for-closer-ties-in-shipping-business-and-education
Japan may be far from Cyprus, but shipping, business and higher education are giving the two island countries reasons to work more closely together....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/100-000-vehicles-a-day-squeeze-through-limassol-s-overloaded-bypass
For anyone who has watched the minutes tick away in Limassol traffic, the problem needs little explaining. Getting to work, dropping children at school or making an appointment can mean building your day around the queue....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/this-isn-t-a-story-about-a-fish-tavern…
The political storm battering the Democratic Rally (DISY) is simply the turmoil that had long been brewing beneath the surface at the party’s Pindarou headquarters, now erupting into the open....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/schengen-crossing-checks-at-british-bases-will-be-tightened-green-line-next
One of the two major obstacles to Cyprus’ full participation in the Schengen area appears close to being removed, according to information obtained by Kathimerini, following consultations between the Foreign Ministry and the administration of the British bases....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-demands-permission-for-greece-cyprus-cable-athens-says-none-is-needed
Ankara is standing by its demand that any activity in areas it considers part of Turkey’s continental shelf must receive its authorization, particularly work on the electricity connection between Greece and Cyprus, the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/when-economic-reality-collides-with-political-reality
The electoral cycle, with societies becoming increasingly polarized and divided, makes the situation even more difficult. Entrenched special interests, and their influence over political decisions, make difficult choices even harder to implement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/oruc-reis-to-conduct-surveys-off-cyprus-for-natural-gas-pipeline
As discussions continue in Greece over plans to begin surveys for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), preparations are advancing in Ankara for an undersea pipeline that would carry natural gas from Turkey to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/house-prices-are-rising-are-we-building-homes-people-can-afford
The 8.5% rise in house prices in the second quarter of 2026 is a figure that rightly draws attention. For buyers, however, the question is simpler: Can I still afford a home in the area where I want to live?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/makis-cashbox-and-the-government-s-two-voices
A party leader who supports the government is publicly clashing, and in unusually strong terms, with a minister from the same political camp. That minister also happens to have served successfully in his father’s government....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘we-can-do-this-to-any-country-we-want-us-envoy-s-alleged-warning-rocks-athens
''We can do this to any country we want. We can do it here, too.'' Those are the explosive words reportedly used by U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle during a private dinner in Athens, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/holguin-the-window-of-opportunity-is-gradually-closing
Cyprus may be watching another opportunity for progress slip away—not because the United Nations has stopped trying, but because the two sides are still unwilling to take the political decisions needed to move forward....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mohamed-rashid-bin-taliah-to-speak-at-digital-agenda-cyprus-summit-2026
Another prominent speaker is joining the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026. H.E. Mohamed Rashid bin Taliah, the United Arab Emirates’ assistant minister of Cabinet affairs for Government Experience Exchange, will take part in this year’s event....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-hurdles-remain-in-cyprus-path-to-schengen
Two obstacles, linked to two of Cyprus’ ''political specificities,'' stand in the way of the island’s full accession to the Schengen area: the unresolved Cyprus problem and the presence of the British Bases....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-and-xi-put-on-a-show-but-their-rivalry-could-still-hit-your-pocket
The red carpet was rolled out, the military band was ready and the two first ladies stood neatly beside their husbands....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘we-know-who-they-are-poachers-rake-in-€10-million-a-year
Poachers in Cyprus are estimated to make more than €10 million in profits each year. Both the enormous sums involved and the cases presented before the House Environment Committee suggest that existing penalties are failing to act as an effective deterrent....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-cypriot-property-service-says-disputed-land-contracts-were-terminated-in-2024
The Turkish Cypriot Properties Management Service has rejected allegations surrounding the allocation of agricultural land to a former employee, saying the claims made before the Parliamentary Refugees Committee were not supported by specific evidence....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/cyprus-returns-to-an-a-rating-but-what-happens-next-matters-more
After 15 years, the Republic of Cyprus has once again secured an A rating from S&P. This achievement closes a major chapter and gives us reason to look back at the recent history of our economy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eurobank-sets-its-sights-on-abu-dhabi-after-mumbai-expansion
It is becoming increasingly clear that banks are looking to establish representative offices in markets beyond the countries where they already operate, aiming to expand their business and, ultimately, increase profits....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/freeze-their-assets-and-take-their-guns-wildlife-chief-demands-tougher-action-on-poachers
Cyprus should consider freezing the assets of repeat poachers, banning them from owning guns, and even taking away their driving licenses, the head of the Game and Fauna Service told lawmakers Wednesday, warning that existing penalties are failing to stop a hard core of offenders....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fidias-fined-€6-000-after-parts-of-agora-kept-collecting-users-data
Fidias Panayiotou has been fined €6,000 after Cyprus’ privacy watchdog found that parts of his Agora platform continued collecting or processing personal information despite repeated instructions to temporarily shut them down....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/is-anything-genuinely-moving-or-is-this-another-un-week-of-speeches-and-handshakes
President Nikos Christodoulides will take Cyprus’ case to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday evening, addressing world leaders at about 7:30 p.m. Cyprus time as formal negotiations over the divided island remain stalled....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trade-unions-warn-worker-leasing-may-be-linked-to-human-trafficking
Cyprus MPs are seeking answers from the authorities over allegations that workers are being illegally leased to businesses, with trade unions telling Parliament that some cases may be connected to human trafficking....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/green-agenda-cyprus-summit-2026-now-available-on-youtube
The Green Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026, held under the theme Transition as a Responsibility (Not a Trend) on June 4 at Hilton Nicosia, is now available on the DOOS Streaming Cyprus YouTube channel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eva-povilauskaite-joins-digital-agenda-cyprus-summit-2026
Another leading international figure has been added to the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026, with Creative & Art Director Eva Povilauskaite joining this year’s event....
