https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-minister-says-flu-cases-under-control
On the "Diaspora News" program of "Spor FM 95.0," Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas discussed the flu cases in Cyprus. According to the ministry's official data, six flu-related deaths have been reported since December 1, of which four involved elderly residents of nursing homes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-cypriots-outraged-over-mufti-s-call-for-women-to-procreate-on-demand
A Muslim religious leader’s instruction to women to dutifully accept a husband's “invitation to bed” to procreate has sparked outrage among many Turkish Cypriots, who saw the remarks as an imported encroachment of fundamentalist Islam on their secular community....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-under-international-scrutiny-for-sanctions-on-russian-oligarchs-video
Regarding the levying of sanctions against Russian oligarchs due to the conflict in Ukraine, Cyprus is being closely watched on a global scale....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/qatargate-eva-kaili-s-testimony
One day after her arrest, SKAI reveals Eva Kaili's answers to the investigator during her testimony to Belgian authorities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/fund-are-investing-in-cypriot-banks
Investing in Cypriot banks is becoming more common. The progress they have made in terms of the non-performing loan burden they have shed, their capital adequacy, which is characterized as good,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biology-textbook-at-center-of-controversy-in-cyprus
A biology textbook is the center of heated debate in Cyprus after references to “purity” and “abstinence” in a chapter on sexually transmitted diseases were posted on social media...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/dispute-resolution-services-a-more-cost-effective-way-to-resolve-issues
Going to court to resolve a dispute between a consumer and a business is not always necessary. There are alternatives that are less time-consuming and less expensive than legal action and can provide very effective solutions. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pope-benedict-xvi-laid-to-rest-as-faithful-mourn
Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass Thursday for a dead pope presided over by a living one, ending an unprecedented decade for the Catholic Church that was sparked by the German theologian’s decision to retire....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-pope-benedict-xvi-dies
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-archbishop-georgios-lays-down-the-law
Cyprus’ newly elected Archbishop Georgios says he will adhere to the island’s church traditions but also promote religious inner-peace, adding all people of Cyprus are united against one enemy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/plea-deal-falls-apart-in-mercy-killing-case-in-cyprus
A deal for a British man to plead guilty to manslaughter for killing his wife in Cyprus fell through Tuesday amid recriminations between prosecutors and defense lawyers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scotland-children-as-young-as-15-can-begin-process-of-changing-their-gender
Teenagers as young as 15 will be able to begin the process of legally changing their sex after MSPs blocked a last-ditch bid to exclude children from Nicola Sturgeon’s transgender reforms....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-winners-and-losers-of-the-archiepiscopal-elections
The primary topic of discussion in the first round of voting last Sunday was the creation of the tripartite list from which the Holy Synod will select the incoming Primate of the Church of Cyprus. It cannot, however, be considered the only one....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russians-flying-to-cyprus-get-next-best-thing
Moscow and Nicosia are growing further apart on travel between the two countries, prompting Russians living on both sides of the divided island to look for new routes through Turkey after rumors of direct flights in the north subsided due to the Cyprus Problem...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nhs-nurses-walk-out-in-first-strike-in-over-a-century
Nurses across much of the UK launched a historic strike on Thursday, as they walked out of hospitals and onto picket lines after several years of falling pay and declining standards left the country’s nationalized health care system in a state of crisis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/gatzke-hellenic-relations-have-returned-to-normal
After taking a brief leave of absence, Hellenic Bank CEO Oliver Gatske has returned to his duties. Mr. Gatske was given the green light to return to his office on Monday after the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission cleared him of any wrongdoing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kasoulides-cyprus-solution-a-win-win-if-there-is-political-will
The solution to the Cyprus problem could be a win-win situation for all stakeholders, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has said, adding that there is a great possibility for this provided that there is political will....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-onelove-armbands-for-england-wales-and-eu-countries
England, Wales and other European nations will not wear the OneLove armband at the World Cup in Qatar because of the threat of players being booked....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/archdiocese-the-search-for-a-new-archbishop
One of the issues that seemed to be of great concern to the late Archbishop was what would unfold the day after his death. Despite the fact that he had ruled out any possibility of initiating his succession, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/archbishop-chrysostomos-ii-leaves-a-historical-legacy
Archbishop Chrysostomos II left legacies that will be honored and remembered for their foresight and temerity....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-why-inequality-is-growing-in-the-us-and-around-the-world
U.S. income inequality grew in 2021 for the first time in a decade, according to data the Census Bureau released in September 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-when-journalism-takes-precedence-over-the-news
Long-standing Cypriot journalism dysfunctions have come to light as a result of the Primate of the Church's declining health, and they can in no way be excused under the guise of informing the public....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-probes-dotted-line-in-israel-lebanon-deal
The foreign ministry in the Republic of Cyprus has sent a note verbale to Beirut in reference to a maritime border deal between Israel and Lebanon, which reportedly includes a contentious line that Nicosia had crossed a decade ago...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-the-embargo-has-its-own-history
The US decision to lift the embargo on the supply of military equipment to the Republic of Cyprus has a decades-long history and is linked to the embargo imposed on Turkey after its invasion of Cyprus in 1974. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/presidential-contender-flies-to-congo-to-pave-way
Cypriot presidential candidate Averof Neophytou has dipped his toes into the refugee relocation debate in Congo, where he met with officials during a lightning daytrip this week, saying it was an effort on his part to carry forward a repatriation agreement between the island and the former Zaire...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sleepy-greek-port-becomes-us-arms-hub
But the sleepy port of Alexandroupoli in northeastern Greece has taken on a central role in increasing the US military presence in Eastern Europe to contain Russian aggression. That flow has angered not only Russia but also neighboring Turkey, underlining how war in Ukraine is reshaping Europe’s economic and diplomatic relationships....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-still-in-the-mix-as-eu-probes-greek-spyware
Cypriot Deputy Attorney General Savvas Angelides has fired back at allegations over a conflict of interest in an alleged cover-up involving Israeli-made malware, as Nicosia and other EU capitals have been feeling pressure to come clean following rumors of widespread unlawful surveillance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-agrees-to-compromise-deal-on-gas-rations-as-russia-squeezes-supply
European Union governments agreed Tuesday to ration natural gas this winter to protect themselves against any further supply cuts by Russia as Moscow pursues its invasion of Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-a-62-year-old-woman-relives-the-horrors-of-war-during-the-1974-turkish-invasion
Forty-eight years are not enough for a young girl to forget the systematic rape at the hands of Turkish soldiers, during the 1974 Turkish invasion. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scorpions-cancel-russia-as-they-rock-believers-in-cyprus
The Scorpions rocked the stage on Tuesday night in Limassol, where many Russians and Ukrainians made their home away from home, but a wind of change was in the air when the band altered the lyrics to the world’s most famous perestroika song...
