https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/road-safety-concerns-and-uncontrolled-access-in-akamas-national-forest-park
An incident in Akamas involving a four-wheeled motorbike falling off a cliff and injuring the driver has brought attention to the dangerous conditions of the road and the lack of protective measures. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-parliament-rejects-bills-on-borrowers-rights
The Cyprus Parliament voted against two non-government bills regarding borrowers' rights on Thursday, disregarding warnings from the government and the Central Bank about potential threats to the stability of the financial sector....
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/loan-demand-in-cyprus-falls-interest-rates-rise
The Cypriot banking institutions are holding a small basket for demand in new loans....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/illegal-construction-scandal-uncovered-in-akamas
The data collected and presented by "K" regarding the illegal construction interventions within the Akama Forest, a protected area designated as a white zone based on a plan from the 1980s, prove the tip of the iceberg. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spain-youngsters-to-receive-20-000-euros-upon-turning-18
A universal inheritance is proposed by the Minister of Labor of Spain, Yolanda Diaz, as a means to address social inequalities. Under this framework, all young people living in Spain would receive 20,000 euros after they turn 18....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-two-ways-about-it-climate-change-threatens-tourism-as-tourism-impacts-climate-change
Coastal erosion, rising sea levels, increased temperatures, sea disturbances, and storms, as well as the reduction of freshwater supply, are some of the consequences of climate change....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/eu-confronts-asbestos-related-deaths
A very serious issue that concerns members of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is the use and exposure of citizens to asbestos....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-house-prices-on-the-rise-hpi-increases-5-9
House Price Index (HPI) recorded a 5.9% increase for the first quarter of 2023, marking its fifth consecutive quarterly growth compared to the same period in 2022, according to a preliminary estimate by the Statistical Service of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/electric-vehicle-transforms-into-flying-car
The US approved this electric vehicle from Alef Aeronautics for test flights...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/calls-for-redress-in-irish-mother-and-baby-home-scandal
Ten years after a dark discovery was made in the west of Ireland, Euronews takes a look at the grim legacy of the maternity homes that were still in operation until the end of the 20th century.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-or-turkish-cypriot-court-decision-controversy
The Republic of Cyprus will pay a compensation of €345,000 to a Turkish Cypriot of American origin, while also returning his property in Limassol, which was being irregularly exploited....
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/uk-ministers-urged-to-end-marine-mammal-hunting
Dolphins and other marine mammals are being failed by the UK government, MPs have said, as they call for ministers not to sign trade deals without considering cetacean welfare....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drug-related-deaths-surge-in-vienna
A new UN report said the number of people suffering from drug use disorders had skyrocketed in the last 10 years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/experts-to-take-charge-of-high-profile-corruption-cases
The Anti-Corruption Authority has initiated investigations and assessments of the complaints it has received....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/titanic-sub-five-all-dead-after-catastrophic-implosion
A deep-sea submersible carrying five people on a voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic was found in pieces from a 'catastrophic implosion' that killed everyone aboard, the US Coast Guard said on Thursday, ending a multinational five-day search for the vessel...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/petrol-station-owners-demand-stronger-controls-at-roadblocks
Petrol station owners are taking action on Tuesday, June 27, to protest the lack of adequate controls at roadblocks, which they claim is adversely affecting their businesses....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/excess-renewable-energy-poses-challenges-for-cyprus
There is an excess production from renewable energy sources that could be extracted, stated the spokesperson of the Cyprus Transmission System Operator (TSO) to CNA....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/zero-hour-for-the-titan-submersible-as-oxygen-levels-dwindle
Oxygen on Titan is now feared to have run out - but the desperate search for the missing Titanic submersible and the brave adventurers on board reached the floor of the Atlantic today - just as the desperate deadline passed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-changes-tack-with-plan-for-gas-link-to-israel
Cyprus hopes to develop plans for a pipeline linking it to Israel's east Mediterranean gas fields during talks which start next month, the island's top energy official told Reuters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/search-intensifies-for-missing-sub-as-canadian-military-detects-underwater-noises
A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive search continued early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-economy-thrives-finmin-foresees-robust-growth-and-fiscal-stability
During the 2023 Annual General Meeting of the Cyprus Bankers Association, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Makis Keravnos, discussed the current state and future prospects of the Cyprus economy, particularly focusing on the banking sector. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-details-and-questions-emerge-in-boat-disaster
Harrowing accounts are emerging from survivors in the boat disaster that killed hundreds of irregular migrants last week, with additional reports from BBC casting doubt over the Greek coast guard’s version of events...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/temporary-vat-reduction-on-essentials-estimated-at-€14-5-million
In the upcoming days, most likely early next week, a clearer picture is expected to emerge regarding the government's course of action on the reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) rate for fuel and electricity....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-struggles-with-renewable-energy-and-storage-gap
Only 15% of Cyprus' total energy production comes from Renewable Energy Sources (RES), highlighting the country's significant lag in this sector....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/australian-embassy-celebrates-50-years-of-diplomatic-ties-with-cyprus
A wonderful reception took place yesterday within the historic walls of Nicosia, as the Australian embassy commemorated the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/$280b-lost-in-fraud-and-mismanagement-of-us-covid-relief-aid
A recent investigation conducted by the Associated Press has exposed a rampant wave of fraud and mismanagement in the distribution of federal COVID-19 relief aid in the United States....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/coffee-island-and-coffe-eco-turn-coffee-waste-into-gold
Coffee Island and Coffe-Eco are creating the first industrial unit in Southern Europe to process and reuse espresso coffee residue for creating new products in Patra....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-stoked-to-be-on-haifa-s-rhapsody-routes
Around 343,000 cruise ship passengers arrived to Cyprus last year, while it is expected that there will be slight increase this year, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Kostas Koumis said, on board the Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas cruise liner, marking its arrival at the Limassol port on Saturday for its summer season routes
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