https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/republic-of-cyprus-starts-its-biggest-engine
A new presidential address to the nation on Wednesday is expected to set the tone as the Republic of Cyprus is gearing up for the summer season but debate over health concerns and social distancing still rages on...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/12-businesses-booked-for-failing-to-test-employees
Widespread inspections between May 18 and May 22 at businesses that resumed operation with the steady relaxation of lockdown found that 12 businesses had not made sure that their employees got tested for coronavirus before allowing them to return to work....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/26-construction-sites-shut-down-for-non-compliance-with-health-protocols
Since the construction sector was permitted to resume operation on Monday, 26 construction sites have so far been forced to shut down after inspections revealed they completely failed to adhere to health and safety protocols in place as the island is still grappling with the pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-keeps-bus-drivers-on-their-toes
Transport Minister Yiannis karousos made an unannounced visit to a bus transit location on Friday to experience firsthand the implementation of public health guidelines...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fake-cops-visit-woman-s-apartment
Cyprus police are telling the public to remain vigilant following a complaint where a woman says she was robbed by two cop impersonators who entered her residence on false pretenses...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-emerges-from-lockdown
Economic activity in Cyprus was set to resume on Monday during an initial phase of easing coronavirus lockdown measures, but business is not as usual as the president of the Republic is calling on citizens to behave responsibly...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-rooftop-antennas-torched-in-cyprus
It turns out that another cell phone antenna was torched in Limassol earlier this week, when media reported on a second arson attack within just one month...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-youths-arrested-over-soccer-incident
Two young men were arrested on Wednesday in Limassol after police attempted to break up a futsal game, with the suspects being accused of physically and verbally assaulting the officers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-officials-concerned-over-missteps-asymptomatic-carriers
Police on Tuesday walked in on a Limassol hairdressing salon serving clients, in violation of restriction decrees....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/weekend-violations-spike-as-cyprus-flattens-curve
Police reported 125 pedestrians and motorists in the last 12 hours as part of the campaign to combat the spread of the COVID-19 disease, amid news of a gradual lift of restrictive measures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-take-good-news-with-grain-of-salt
Police in the Republic of Cyprus say they remain vigilant during the pandemic lockdown, concerned that signals for a possible lift of restrictive measures could make people feel less obligated to comply...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seventy-lockdown-violations-reported-in-12-hours
Seventy people were fined in the last 12 hours for violating lockdown rules currently in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-break-up-soccer-match-downtown
Four males from Cameroon were arrested on Tuesday in old Nicosia after police attempted to break up a soccer match, while two detainees were also accused of assaulting an officer and resisting arrest...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sustainability-the-key-word-in-approach-against-covid-19-says-swedish-ambassador
Sweden’s Ambassador in Nicosia Anders Hagelberg has spoken of the need for a sustainable approach as regards dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak and has noted that one cannot compare the measures taken in different countries, as each one has different social and family structures in place....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-mulls-pushing-back-easter-celebrations
The President of the Republic of Cyprus is expected to call on the Archbishop to push back on Easter celebrations, as media sources say the government is likely to heed the advice of experts to extend coronavirus measures until the end of April...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-lashes-out-at-decree-violators
Cypriot Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou called on members of the public to “drastically limit their contacts in order for the effort against coronavirus to work” as police fined a record number of violations on Sunday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-clamp-down-on-unjustified-movements
Police in the Republic of Cyprus have been checking motorists and pedestrians for possible curfew violations, with 123 individuals found to be in violation of a decree on movement restrictions on Wednesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-unnecessary-travel-strictly-prohibited
Addressing the nation on Monday night for the second time since the coronavirus pandemic broke out in Cyprus in early March, President Nicos Anastasiades announced that all unnecessary travel will be banned as of 6pm on Tuesday until April 13....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-army-police-dig-in-along-turkey-border-after-migrant-clashes
Greek troops and riot police remained on high alert on Tuesday along the land border between Greece and Turkey, the main flashpoint in an escalating row between the EU and Ankara over how to deal with a new wave of migrants and refugees....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-stabbing-sparks-migration-debate
Debate over crime and migration in the Republic of Cyprus was renewed this week following a video showing the moment a young man was killed in downtown Nicosia as well as statements by officials regarding foreigners on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yellow-warning-for-thick-fog-covering-cyprus
After fog and low clouds blanketed the Nicosia skies on Wednesday, the Met Department issued a yellow warning for dense fog at mountainous and semi-mountainous regions, which will remain in effect until 10am on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-dust
The atmosphere on Thursday was permeated with high levels of dust, as the island braces for the coldest temperatures recorded in the last three years...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-determined-to-fight-‘green-line-abuse
The Cypriot government is cautiously moving forward with plans to reduce illegal migration to Cyprus through the north, including checkpoint stations and surveillance of remote areas along the Green Line...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/six-countries-attend-nemesis-2019-multinational-exercise-in-cyprus-eez
Six countries participated on Wednesday in “Nemesis 2019”, a multinational Search & Rescue exercise, which was held in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus, under the general coordination of the Joint Rescue Coordination Center....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/smoke-scare-on-flight-out-of-cyprus
Passengers on a flight from Larnaca to London had to spend the night in Athens after their British Airways flight had to make an emergency landing due to a smoke warning in the cabin...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/youths-shot-at-by-police-get-arrested
The two youths who were shot at by police in on Thursday have been arrested on multiple violations, with the father of one of the suspects crying foul and giving an entirely different account of what took place...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/youths-injured-after-cops-fire-warning-shots
Two young men on a quad bike were injured during a police encounter Thursday morning, after reportedly failing to stop for inspection...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/inmate-caught-with-four-‘bumphones
A local inmate doing time at Nicosia’s Central Prisons was caught with four phones hidden in his rectum as he was being transferred back to his cell...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-tries-to-sneak-drugs-into-court
Police are looking for an adult female who is suspected of attempting to sneak cocaine into the hands of a man in custody at the Paphos courthouse...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/newly-arrived-syrian-suspected-of-terrorism
A Syrian national who has been arrested on terrorism-related charges is facing deportation, after migration officers said they suspected the man of posing a security threat...