https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-considers-blocking-welfare-payments-from-being-spent-on-gambling
Government officials are considering new restrictions to prevent people receiving the Minimum Guaranteed Income from using welfare payments at casinos, betting shops or gambling websites....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/west-nile-cases-double-in-days-as-cyprus-mosquito-alert-grows
West Nile virus cases in Cyprus have doubled within days, putting health authorities on alert and giving households a good reason to inspect everything from flowerpot saucers to forgotten buckets....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-prepares-fresh-russia-sanctions-after-alleged-drone-plot-at-german-airport
The European Union is preparing additional measures against Russia following Germany's accusation that Moscow was behind a failed drone attack targeting Leipzig/Halle Airport, an incident that has added fresh urgency to discussions about security on European soil....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/inland-heat-hits-a-wretched-39°c-as-seasonal-low-pressure-refuses-to-leave
Seasonal low pressure is affecting the region, and let me tell you, it is an absolute disaster! You step outside in the afternoon, and suddenly there are clouds everywhere, bringing isolated showers and thunderstorms to the mountains....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-evidence-behind-‘sudden-deaths
Just as in Ireland, the courts in Cyprus will eventually have to prove their resilience as well. Few careers in journalism have been as successful as Gemma O’Doherty’s. A prominent figure in Irish journalism, O’Doherty spent more than 15 years at the Irish Independent, collecting not only awards but major investigative scoops....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sunken-kyrenia-catamaran-was-sailing-with-an-invalid-certificate
Was the catamaran that sank off Kyrenia properly licensed to carry passengers, and who allowed it to sail in rough seas?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/storm-damaged-your-home-or-car-here-s-what-the-state-will-pay
Homeowners, businesses, and drivers whose property was damaged by Saturday’s severe weather could receive thousands of euros in government assistance under a compensation plan approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/freedom24-explores-geneva-presence-as-part-of-long-term-swiss-strategy
European fintech platform assesses opportunities across wealth management, digital financial infrastructure, responsible AI and data governance....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/leptos-estates-is-certified-as-a-great-place-to-work
Leptos Estates, the Leading Property development company in Cyprus, has been certified as a Great Place to Work® following the Trust Index™ employee survey. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/financial-assistance-applications-open-for-storm-damage
Residents whose homes, commercial premises or vehicles were damaged by the severe weather that hit Cyprus on August 29 are being asked to submit their details as part of the process for receiving financial assistance....
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/919-dead-4-793-missing-as-nepal-disaster-becomes-a-race-to-reach-trapped-workers
At least 919 people are dead and 4,793 remain missing after catastrophic floods tore through Nepal and neighbouring Tibet, turning Himalayan valleys into rivers of mud and leaving thousands of families without answers....
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/limassol-life-sea-views-city-buzz—and-monaco-prices-almost
Life in Limassol is not just more expensive on paper—or in the minds of Cypriots. The figures now confirm that living in the coastal city costs more than living in the capital, with housing creating the biggest burden....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/long-summers-short-school-days-is-cyprus-ready-for-an-education-shake-up
“We have an ambitious plan, but we are fully prepared to begin evaluating teachers as soon as schools reopen,” Education, Sports and Youth Minister Athina Michaelidou said in an interview with Kathimerini....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/charge-your-phones-monday-power-cuts-planned-in-paphos
Residents in several Paphos communities should charge their phones, plan their morning coffee and prepare for scheduled power cuts Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-last-weekend-of-mom-i-m-bored-before-school-begins
Cyprus parents, you have almost made it. This is the last weekend before the first school bells begin ringing, meaning the long summer shift of snacks, screen-time negotiations, beach bags and repeated cries of “I’m bored” is finally nearing its end....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-30-nationalities-among-missing-in-nepal-floods
What began as a disaster high in the Himalayas has quickly become an international tragedy, with citizens of more than 30 countries among those missing after catastrophic floods struck the Nepal-China border....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/barcelona-fc-cancels-football-camp-in-occupied-cyprus
The final whistle has sounded, for now, on Barcelona’s controversial football camp in the occupied north....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/back-to-school-parents-cheer-children-groan-and-wallets-brace-for-impact
Back to school! Three little words that have parents clapping, cheering and quietly counting the days, while children contemplate the horror of alarm clocks, homework and getting out of bed before the sun has properly introduced itself....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ustel-urges-german-lawmaker-on-official-visit-to-support-end-to-turkish-cypriot-isolation
Turkish Cypriot representative Ünal Üstel has called on German Bundestag member Maximilian Krah to support efforts to end the international isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community during a meeting in the occupied areas on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erhurman-children-should-not-pay-the-price-for-the-cyprus-problem
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman has stepped into the row over FC Barcelona’s planned youth football camp in the occupied north, saying children should not be denied opportunities because of the island’s political division....
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/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/news/barcelona-fc-plans-football-camp-in-occupied-cyprus
FC Barcelona is planning to hold a youth football camp in the occupied north of Cyprus this September, and the announcement has not gone down well in the Republic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/listening-to-europe-building-its-future
Once I was elected President of the European Council, I decided to visit each member state every year, to meet bilaterally with each European leader. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-growing-footprint-of-the-israeli-presence
In Latchi, Trozena and Polemidia—three very different parts of Cyprus—three separate Israeli-backed developments are under way....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-involvement-could-backfire-by-helping-end-turkish-cypriot-isolation
Turkey is attempting to turn European involvement in the Cyprus issue into a boomerang by directing it exclusively towards ending what it describes as the ''isolation'' of the Turkish Cypriot community....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-trips-a-year-and-counting-cypriots-refuse-to-stay-home
For an island that requires a plane or boat to get almost anywhere, Cyprus residents certainly are not letting geography keep them at home....
