https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-signs-historic-€3-billion-‘achilles-shield-defence-deal-with-israel
Greece and Israel signed a defence agreement worth about €3 billion on Monday, the largest ever between the two countries and one of the biggest military deals in Greek and Israeli history....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gerapetritis-on-gsi-turkey-s-permission-is-not-required-nor-will-it-be-requested
Greece will not seek Turkey’s approval before moving ahead with the electricity cable linking Cyprus and Greece, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said, sending a blunt message to Ankara over the long-delayed project....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/six-year-old-boy-among-18-still-missing-after-kyrenia-ferry-disaster
Six-year-old Mehmet Asaf Bicer and his 14-year-old sister, Saliha Miray Bicer, are among the 18 people still missing after the FILOJET ferry sank off Kyrenia, leaving their parents waiting at the port for news no family should ever have to face....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divers-seen-at-wreckage-that-should-have-been-secured
Questions are being raised over whether the wreckage from Saturday’s deadly boating tragedy at Cape Greco was properly secured after boats and divers were reportedly seen in the area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/futurist-and-ai-expert-matthew-griffin-joins-digital-agenda-cyprus-summit-2026
The Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026 has announced another major addition to this year’s speaker lineup: internationally recognised futurist, author and artificial intelligence expert Matthew Griffin....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eight-dead-crew-detained-as-questions-mount-over-kyrenia-ferry-disaster
Eight people are now confirmed dead following the ferry disaster off Kyrenia, as the search continues for passengers still missing and uncomfortable questions begin to emerge about how the vessel was allowed to leave port....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/telegraph-uk-fears-chinese-owned-resort-could-be-used-to-monitor-raf-akrotiri
British intelligence and military sources have told the Telegraph they fear a Chinese-owned resort near RAF Akrotiri could potentially be used to observe activity at the British military base in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-arrested-over-alleged-contract-killing-plans-in-cyprus
Three people have been arrested in connection with an investigation into alleged plans to carry out paid killings in Cyprus, following information shared through Europol.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/is-cyprus-backing-away-from-the-cable-meant-to-cut-electricity-bills
The agreement making French company Meridiam the majority shareholder in the company behind the Cyprus-Crete electricity interconnector has done nothing to ease the Cypriot government’s reservations about the project....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/firing-range-fears-grow-after-fires-and-unexploded-shells
Residents of Ayia Anna and Kalo Chorio remain visibly frustrated following the recent fires in the area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€610-million-plan-to-rebuild-cyprus-livestock-farming
Cyprus is considering a €610 million overhaul of its livestock industry after the foot-and-mouth disease crisis exposed serious weaknesses in the way farms operate....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-man-loses-€65-415-in-crypto-profits-scam
A 53-year-old man in Nicosia lost more than €65,000 after scammers persuaded him to install an application that gave them access to his computer, mobile phone and online banking....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drousiotis-no-doubt-anastasiades-behind-my-persecution
Journalist and author Makarios Drousiotis has accused former President Nicos Anastasiades of being behind what he describes as a growing campaign of criminal investigations against him....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-drop-inquiry-into-drousiotis-crowdfunding-campaign
Police will not investigate journalist and author Makarios Drousiotis over his online fundraising campaign after the Legal Service concluded that it did not break Cyprus’ fundraising laws....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-women-arrested-after-police-find-cash-in-apartment-used-as-brothel
Two women aged 25 and 26 were arrested on Wednesday following a police investigation into the handling of stolen money and the operation of a brothel. Officers from Larnaca Criminal Investigation Department acted after a 23-year-old man reported the theft of €6,700 in cash....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/electricity-prices-are-solar-producers-really-buying-low-and-selling-high
The debate over the cost of electricity in Cyprus has focused attention on the price at which renewable energy is generated and sold, with claims that photovoltaic producers can generate electricity for as little as 7 or 8 cents per kilowatt-hour before selling it to the market for 25 or 30 cents....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-beaches-have-a-pollution-problem-but-who-s-responsible
Limassol’s beaches have a pollution problem, but authorities still cannot say who is responsible....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sixteen-prison-guards-suspended-as-cyprus-finally-turns-the-spotlight-inward
For Cypriots who have spent years hearing about mobile phones, drugs and criminal activity inside the Central Prisons, the latest figures may prompt one immediate reaction: it is about time....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cbc-to-decide-on-ecm-partners-€100m-plus-payabl-deal-in-october
The paperwork for ECM Partners’ planned purchase of half of payabl. has reached the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC), which must approve the deal before it can go ahead. ECM Partners reached an agreement with payabl.’s shareholders last week....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-awaits-its-september-report-card-but-will-households-feel-it
Cyprus will receive a series of important financial report cards in September, when three international rating agencies take a fresh look at the country’s economy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/damascus-adds-european-flights-as-syria-comes-off-us-terror-list
Syria is getting two new direct links to Europe, just as one of the biggest restrictions hanging over the country has been removed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mortgage-relief-may-have-to-wait-as-ecb-official-calls-for-higher-rates
Anyone in Cyprus waiting for mortgage payments to come down may have to wait a little longer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chloraka-restaurant-fire-was-deliberately-set-investigators-find
A fire that tore through a ground-floor restaurant in Chloraka before dawn Wednesday was no accident, investigators have found....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/artemion-the-holocaust-and-the-israelis-title-deeds
Any Jew who set foot in Cyprus was subject to immediate execution. No questions asked. The law was clear and absolute, and it included stranded sailors and shipwreck survivors, cast ashore by ''the wind of the sea.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prison-sick-notes-move-from-audit-report-to-criminal-investigation
The numbers were already difficult to explain. One prison officer was absent for 205 days in 2023 and another 202 days the following year. Across those two years, the officer submitted 111 medical certificates....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/marking-a-new-chapter-ey-cyprus-moves-to-landmark-office-tower
EY Cyprus has relocated its offices to the Landmark Office Tower in Nicosia, marking a new chapter in the firm's journey. More than a change of address, the move reflects EY's ongoing commitment to investing in its people and providing a workplace that supports collaboration, innovation, and professional growth....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-may-be-far-from-iran-but-it-won-t-escape-the-fallout
Cyprus once again finds itself exposed to geopolitical developments and international turmoil. Renewed tensions between the United States and Iran, along with measures being considered by the Trump administration, are raising concerns about the possible impact on Europe and, by extension, Cyprus.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/interpol-wanted-murder-suspect-arrested-in-occupied-area
A 43-year-old Russian national wanted in connection with the murder of Greek organised crime figure Vangelis Zampounis has been arrested in Agios Amvrosios, Kyrenia, according to Turkish Cypriot authorities and local media reports....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-s-next-marine-park-could-be-on-cyprus-doorstep
Two distinguished professors with expertise in international law, the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean interpret Turkey’s decision to declare marine parks and explain Ankara’s wider objectives....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-turns-on-corruption-watchdog-‘you-bowed-to-the-people-s-courts
Former President Nicos Anastasiades has launched a fierce attack on Cyprus’ Anti-Corruption Authority, accusing it of yielding to public pressure and reaching findings of possible criminal wrongdoing that do not match the evidence....
