https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pamborides-mrs-kanari-you-have-my-support
George Pamboridis has conveyed a message of encouragement to Health Minister Popi Kanari amidst the turmoil that has unfolded at the Health Ministry, likened to a "civil war,"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/2022-marks-best-real-estate-year-in-14-years
DANOS, a prominent real estate consulting agency, hails 2022 as a remarkable year for Cyprus real estate, breaking through the economic challenges and awakening from the post-COVID stagnation. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/barbie-smashes-box-office-records-by-crossing-$1-billion-mark
It's one thing to look like a million bucks, and it's another to make a billion. On Sunday, August 6, Greta Gergwig's Barbie officially surpassed $1 billion at the global box office. That's a whole lotta dream houses....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourism-sets-record-revenue-with-fewer-arrivals
The latest data on tourism revenues for the month of May has brought encouraging news for the tourism sector, signaling positive effects on the Cypriot economy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strongest-work-from-home-rights-for-australians
Before COVID-19 sent one-third of the global workforce home, the Melbourne property surveyor that employs drone operator Nicholas Coomber called its 180-strong staff into the office every day at 9 a.m. to hand out assignments....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-faces-indictment-over-2020-election
Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, with the Justice Department acting to hold him accountable for an unprecedented effort to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power and threaten American democracy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-cinemas-thrive-with-barbie-and-oppenheimer
Vue International has said it had the biggest weekend for UK cinema ticket sales in four years following the release of Barbie and Oppenheimer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-oman-double-taxation-agreement-approved
The Council of Ministers approved on Wednesday an agreement for double taxation avoidance and the prevention of tax evasion regarding income taxes as well as the relevant protocol between the Republic of Cyprus and the Sultanate of Oman, Minister of Finance, Makis Keravnos said after the Cabinet meeting....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-double-triumph-historic-gold-in-european-athletics-and-bronze-in-olympic-sailing
Cyprus celebrated a historic gold medal at the European Athletics Under-23 Championships held in Espoo, Finland from July 13 to 16. Elena Kulitsenko, representing Cyprus, delivered an outstanding performance in the women's high jump final, securing the gold with her highest jump at 1.91m....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/double-the-number-of-tourist-transfers-in-the-occupied-territories
The arrival of 11 tourists in Cyprus, through the country's legal airports, and then a number of them arriving in the occupied areas, is not a daily phenomenon....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-seek-evidence-in-limassol-double-murder-case
The investigations by the investigators into the brutal double murder that occurred in the early hours of Thursday, June 29 in a bar in Limassol, in the Ypsonas area, with victims 44-year-old Mario Onisiforou and 51-year-old Michalakis Michael, are in total progress.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/schools-vulnerable-to-ransomware
The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate, and graphic. They describe student sexual assaults, psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents, truancy — even suicide attempts....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/double-impact-on-gas-station-owners
Citizens are in turmoil following the termination of reduced special consumption tax rates on transportation and heating fuels, which resulted in increases of 8.32 cents in gasoline and diesel, and 6.83 cents in heating fuels.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/second-man-dies-after-knife-attack-outside-pub
A second stabbing victim succumbed to his injuries following a deadly altercation outside a pub in Limassol, with local media saying the two men were attacked for rushing to the aid of another bargoer who had a dispute with the perpetrators...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-banks-to-double-net-interest-income-in-q1-2023
Net Interest Income (NII) for the Cypriot banking sector nearly doubled in the first quarter of 2023, driven by the ECB’s rising interest rates in a bid to contain inflation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deadly-mediterranean-shipwreck-exposes-desperate-migrant-journeys
Wednesday’s deadly shipwreck off southern Greece, involving a large boat carrying migrants that capsized after apparently rebuffing offers of help, is just the latest case of smugglers packing vessels full of desperate people willing to risk their lives to reach continental Europe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/billiard-forfeit-over-flag-sparks-debate
A Greek Cypriot billiard player took to social media this week to express his frustration over a decision to forfeit a game against a Turkish Cypriot athlete, sparking debate on social media over sports and politics...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/california-electricity-bills-based-on-your-paycheck
Most of the time, what you pay for electricity or water or gas depends on how much you use. Leave the air conditioner and the lights on all night, and your electricity bill will spike. Take long, relaxing bubble baths every day, and your water bill will climb....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pentecost-weekend-to-boost-tourism-in-protaras
Last-minute reservations are typical for the Pentecost long weekend, as described by tourism professionals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/why-are-food-prices-so-high-in-europe
It is the most basic of staple food items: sliced white bread. In Britain, the average price of a loaf was 28 percent higher in April, at 1.39 pounds, or $1.72, than it was a year earlier....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/double-triumph-at-the-19th-games-of-the-small-states-of-europe
Cyprus on Monday achieved two victories on the first day of the 19th Games of the Small States of Europe, held in Malta....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-and-netherlands-seal-double-taxation-deal
Cyprus' Minister of Finance, Makis Keravnos, expressed his satisfaction for the conclusion of negotiations on a double taxation avoidance agreement with the Netherlands in a meeting Thursday with the Ambassador of the Netherlands in Cyprus, Elke Merks-Schaapveld, according to a press release by the Ministry of Finance....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/as-greek-elections-loom-parties-vie-for-votes-of-‘lost-generation
Politicians vying for votes in Greece’s election on Sunday have turned to YouTube and TikTok to win over a younger generation who have long felt that years of crises have cost them their youth...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/attica-s-real-estate-market-delivers-126-returns-in-last-5-years
The housing market has recently evolved into one of the most profitable investments, with a return of up to 126% during the last five years (2017-2022)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/it-s-surprising-how-little-was-frozen
Upon his arrival at Larnaca airport last Wednesday, Justice Commissioner Didier Raeder brought with him two pressing questions. Firstly, how is it that a country like Cyprus, which has been heavily infiltrated by Russian capital for several years, has only managed to freeze a mere 104 million euros worth of assets belonging to oligarchs under EU sanctions?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-reports-10-deaths-and-over-2000-cases-of-covid
Ten deaths were announced by the Ministry of Health between April 21 to May 4 due to COVID-19 as well as 2.404 new cases....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-blames-us-for-drone-attack
Russia attacked several Ukrainian cities with explosive drones overnight, though Ukraine said Thursday that it had managed to shoot most of them down. Russia called the attack payback for what it claims was an alleged attempt by Ukraine to attack the Kremlin in Moscow using drones on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-details-and-questions-emerge-in-disappearance-case
New developments and more questions emerged on Tuesday in the disappearance of a Limassol man after police re-arrested the main suspect hours before his remand expired, with reports saying the judge heard about new incriminating statements from other jailed suspects...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prague-conference-on-russia-bogged-down-over-cyprus
Another odd exchange about Cyprus with references to age and sexism ended up crashing an international conference on Russia and Ukraine on Monday in Prague, where Cypriot House Speaker Annita Demetriou took exception to her Turkish counterpart’s response after he took issue with her Turkish-Russian invasion analogy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/second-driver-in-fatal-double-hit-and-run-sentenced
A man who was found guilty of manslaughter in a double hit and run fatality in Paphos was sentenced to six years in prison on Tuesday, with police still unable to locate the first car that struck the local woman unconscious...