https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hidden-4-1-rise-in-public-sector-staff-costs-in-2027
While the government is cutting civil service positions in an effort to contain the public-sector wage bill, the picture presented by staffing expenditure tells a different story....
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/immigrant-students-outperform-native-peers-in-new-cyprus-educational-assessment
A persistent public belief that foreign pupils drag down Cyprus's national academic standing was shattered by the latest PISA study, which reveals that children from migrant backgrounds outperform native Cypriot students across reading, mathematics, and science....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-saudi-arabia-deepen-ties-with-diplomatic-training-agreement
Cyprus and Saudi Arabia are expanding their cooperation in an area that rarely makes the front pages but quietly shapes how countries work together: the training of their diplomats....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-review-12-000-golden-visas-and-tighten-scheme-before-schengen-entry
Cyprus plans to tighten its “golden visa” programme before joining the Schengen Area, Deputy Minister of Migration Nicholas Ioannides told MPs on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/buying-a-home-in-cyprus-just-became-8-5-more-expensive
Buying a home in Cyprus became considerably more expensive over the past year, with residential property prices rising 8.5% in the second quarter of 2026....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-turns-erdogan-s-u-n-words-against-him-‘if-you-quote-the-charter-apply-it
President Nikos Christodoulides used the world’s biggest diplomatic stage Wednesday to confront Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan directly, accusing Ankara of speaking about international law while doing the opposite in Cyprus....
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/comment/opinion/prestige-now-and-foreverr
The similarities in the way Mrs. Vassiliou has spoken about “prestige” suggest that her political education has, sadly, remained unchanged over the years. If nothing else, her political shortcomings appear to have become a defining feature that has stood the test of time....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/israeli-investment-and-migration-reshape-cyprus-property-market
The Republic of Cyprus is seeing a growing Israeli presence as more Israelis buy homes, establish businesses and invest in large-scale developments, with some choosing to make the island their permanent home....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/5-176-turkish-cypriots-granted-republic-of-cyprus-citizenship-since-2004
A total of 5,176 Turkish Cypriots have been granted Republic of Cyprus citizenship since 2004, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Interior to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/s-p-upgrades-cyprus-to-a-opening-the-door-for-banks-to-follow
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) upgrade of Cyprus is a major recognition for the country, although it did not come as a surprise, given the strong performance of the Cypriot economy. The upgrade also opens the door to further rating improvements in the private sector....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/from-promotion-to-action-cyprus-new-strategy-for-its-international-image
Swedish communications consultancy Kreab has presented the strategy it is using to help repair Cyprus’ reputation internationally following a tender awarded in late December 2024....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/emi-kasoulides-wife-of-ioannis-kasoulides-dies-at-76
Emi Kasoulides, a prominent Cypriot anaesthesiologist and wife of former Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, has died at the age of 76....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-moves-to-ban-campaign-billboards-for-foreign-elections
It was shortly before the end of July when campaign billboards featuring a particular Israeli politician appeared along highways across the Republic of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-heads-to-new-york-with-cyprus-talks-and-energy-high-on-the-agenda
President Nikos Christodoulides is heading to New York for a packed week of meetings that will put the Cyprus issue, energy, regional security and climate change firmly on the agenda....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/morocco-and-israel-move-to-full-diplomatic-ties-despite-gaza-tensions
Israel and Morocco have agreed to open full embassies and exchange ambassadors, pushing their relationship to its highest diplomatic level since the two countries restored ties nearly six years ago....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/it-s-alive
When Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic and former OpenAI employee, resigned noisily on X, he warned that artificial intelligence companies were playing with the lives not simply of people, but of humanity itself, in a race to build self-improving models....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sends-tornaritis-east-and-south-in-new-diplomatic-push
Cyprus is widening its diplomatic efforts on the Cyprus problem, appointing veteran politician Nikos Tornaritis as a special presidential envoy to countries in Asia and Africa....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/diplomatica/china-and-cyprus-celebrate-a-friendship-built-across-the-miles
China and Cyprus may be separated by thousands of kilometers, but the message inside the Hilton Nicosia on Monday evening was simple: distance has not stopped the two countries from growing closer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-and-greece-open-the-door-to-new-business-deals
New business partnerships and joint ventures between Cyprus and Greece are in the pipeline across a broad range of economic sectors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-sends-more-than-150-russians-home-as-drone-dispute-deepens
More than 150 employees of Russian missions and members of their families have been ordered to leave Germany as relations between Berlin and Moscow sink to a new low....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-hidden-business-selling-youth-for-thousands
The hugely popular entertainer (who wished to remain anonymous) could barely keep up with calls from journalists on Thursday. They wanted a comment about Giorgos Mazonakis, whom he knew, but he politely declined to speak about to anyone....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politicsblog-the-limousine-the-spin-and-akel
Things really started to go off the rails with Christodoulides' classic Cypriot line. It was a bit reminiscent of Artemakis from Vourate Geitonoi with his famous "It wasn't me and..." routine, as well as Christofias and his "I didn't know where Mari was, I'm always the last to find out" philosophy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parliament-clears-nearly-€600-000-for-christodoulides-new-armoured-limousine
Cyprus is moving closer to buying a new armored limousine for President Nikos Christodoulides after Parliament approved the release of almost €600,000 for the vehicle....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-bans-trade-with-‘settler-terrorists-accuses-them-of-ethnic-cleansing
Britain is banning trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing violent settlers of carrying out the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/brainrocket-s-cyprus-retreat-leaves-limassol-counting-the-cost
The BrainRocket signs have disappeared from Limassol, and behind them sits a much bigger question for Cyprus: How easy is it for the island to lose a major foreign employer?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-and-sisi-talk-energy-and-defence-before-three-way-summit
President Nikos Christodoulides met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in El Alamein on Tuesday morning, with energy, defense, and the region’s rapidly changing political landscape on the table....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/political-fireworks-and-the-reality-of-the-british-bases
Following the drone strike on RAF Akrotiri on March 2, 2026, the President of the Republic chose, through his public statements, to reopen the issue of the status of the Bases in a way that suggested he was putting their “sovereignty” on the table. When directly asked whether he wanted the Bases to leave the island, Nikos Christodoulides carefully avoided giving a clear answer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-will-not-be-cut-out-of-gsi-energy-minister-insists
Cyprus will not be bypassed by the Great Sea Interconnector, Energy Minister Michalis Damianos insisted Sunday, responding to reports that alternative routes could leave the island out of the major electricity project....
