https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-state-of-the-republic
In the United States, they’re still trying to figure out what went wrong. Why did the system of checks and balances fail so badly that they ended up with this kind of president and their democracy in such a state? ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bank-of-cyprus-man-of-the-year-awards-–-24th-ceremony
On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, The Royal Hall in Nicosia will host one of the most anticipated nights on Cyprus’ social calendar: the 24th Bank of Cyprus Man of the Year Awards, honoring the “Best of the Year” for 2025....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erhurman-visits-greek-cypriot-school-in-rizokarpaso
While President Nikos Christodoulides says he is open to opening a new crossing at Kaimakli, signs of goodwill between the island’s two leaders appear to be gathering pace....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/u-s-europe-trapped-in-a-loveless-marriage
After 13 months of Trump 2.0, after Greenland, the suffocating pressure on Kyiv and the flirtations with Putin, the tariffs and sanctions against Europeans defending the EU’s digital sovereignty, the verdict could be even harsher....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/foot-and-mouth-cases-raise-fears-for-halloumi-production
Concern is spreading through the business community following the detection of foot-and-mouth disease in 11 livestock units, a development affecting thousands of animals and raising serious risks for production and the wider market....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-executes-most-of-2025-budget-as-revenues-trail-borrowing-drop
Cyprus carried out most of its 2025 state budget as planned, according to a Treasury report released Tuesday. The government collected about 87% of the revenue it had budgeted and spent roughly 92% of what it had planned....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/checkmate-in-cyprus-the-world-s-chess-elite-descend-on-paphos
In spring 2026, the world's chess elite will gather on the west coast of Cyprus. From 28 March to 16 April, the Cap St Georges Hotel resort near Paphos will host the men's and women's Candidates Tournaments. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/virus-was-spreading-for-weeks-before-alarm-raised-in-foot-and-mouth-outbreak
Authorities say the foot-and-mouth outbreak that has rattled Cyprus’ livestock sector may have been quietly spreading for weeks before anyone sounded the alarm, and now police are investigating whether warning signs were ignored....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-shadow-network-for-recruiting-foreign-workers
An extensive, largely unseen system for recruiting foreign workers appears to have been operating for years behind the official structures of Cyprus’ labor market....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-cull-260-cattle-as-origin-of-foot-and-mouth-outbreak-remains-under-investigation
Authorities have imposed strict emergency measures around a cattle farm in Livadia, Larnaca, after laboratory tests confirmed foot-and-mouth disease in five animals, triggering a 21-day quarantine across the surrounding livestock area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/green-monday-prices-all-over-the-place-octopus-up-tomatoes-down-and-your-bill-depends-on-where-you-shop
If your Green Monday shopping list feels like a gamble this year, you’re not imagining it. A new price check shows some traditional fasting foods have shot up in cost, while others have dropped sharply, and the difference between stores can be huge....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-island-is-drowning-in-concrete
In idyllic corners across Cyprus, occupied and free alike, natural beauty has steadily given way to concrete and graceless construction....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-nears-eu-average-in-road-safety-as-fatalities-continue-to-decline
Cyprus performed close to the European Union average in road safety last year, according to the latest findings from the European Commission....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€1-billion-worth-of-school-fixes-needed-but-only-€35-million-in-the-budget
It would take about €1 billion for the government’s school construction unit to handle all the work it needs to do, its director told lawmakers, warning that current funding is nowhere near enough....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-worker-critically-hurt-after-11-meter-fall-from-roof-in-paphos
A 21-year-old construction worker is fighting for his life after plunging from a rooftop Tuesday morning in Paphos, in what authorities say is the latest serious workplace accident under investigation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall
Even though aesthetics is often contrasted with morality, taste is, of course, personal. That’s why the first thing worth noting is the unfortunate and painfully awkward reaction of around forty public figures “from the world of letters and culture” who, through a letter to RIK, demanded the song and its music video be deleted and withdrawn....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/kapopoulos-fine-arts-presents-contemporary-art-auction-in-nicosia
Kapopoulos Fine Arts is pleased to announce its upcoming Contemporary Art Auction, taking place on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 19:00 at Nicosia Gallery (43 Stasikratous Street). ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/when-your-salary-lasts-for-only-18-days
In 1984, with Margaret Thatcher as British prime minister, a newly elected Tory MP, Matthew Parris, conducted a Thatcherite-inspired experiment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ambulance-transfers-surge-from-5-000-to-45-000-in-cyprus-with-no-staff-increase
Cyprus’ long-delayed plan to create a National Ambulance Authority returned to the spotlight on Thursday during a session of the Parliamentary Health Committee....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-moves-to-legalize-phone-tapping
The Council of Ministers has given the green light to an amending bill concerning the possibility of monitoring and recording telephone conversations, which is now heading to the House of Representatives....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eagle-enhancing-higher-education-e-learning-structures-and-modules-in-conflict-regions-of-east-africa
EAGLE (Enhancing Higher Education e-Learning Structures and Modules in Conflict Regions of East Africa), an Erasmus-LS project fully funded by the European Union, was launched in January 2025 and had the first face-to-face meeting in Nairobi Kenya in May 2025....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/paraskevidekatriaphobia-why-friday-the-13th-is-nothing-to-worry-about-probably
If your coffee spilled, your Wi-Fi lagged, or your boss scheduled a ''quick call'' at 4:59 p.m., don’t panic. It’s not fate. It’s just Friday the 13th, the only date on the calendar with its own built-in PR problem and a tongue-twisting fear name: paraskevidekatriaphobia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/study-finds-about-5-of-cypriots-carry-genetic-changes-linked-to-treatable-inherited-diseases
A major research project in Cyprus has identified, for the first time, genetic changes in the local population that could help doctors spot serious inherited health risks earlier and improve prevention and treatment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/together-for-sport-and-movement-crivit-and-stefanie-graf-launch-international-partnership-under-the-motto-find-your-move
Stefanie Graf and CRIVIT - a perfect match. The former world-class athlete and the sports brand CRIVIT are impressively staging the start of their partnership as part of an international campaign in over 30 countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/freedom-holding-corp-reports-$1-7-billion-in-revenue-for-9-months-of-fy2026
Freedom Holding Corp., the parent company of Freedom24, has announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, which ended on December 31, 2025. For the third quarter and nine-month period ended December 31, 2025, Freedom Holding Corp. delivered resilient operating results across its diversified financial services businesses....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-step-up-checks-on-trucks-and-buses-in-island-wide-safety-campaign
Police will step up traffic enforcement across the island from Monday, February 9 through Sunday, February 15, as part of a coordinated European road safety initiative led by the European Traffic Police Network (ROADPOL)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-plans-to-deliver-244-affordable-new-homes-by-year-s-end
The Cyprus Land Development Organization (KOAG) expects to deliver 244 new homes across the island by the end of 2026, the agency’s general director, Eleni Symeonidou, told lawmakers Monday during a parliamentary review of the organization’s budget....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/billions-in-gas-years-of-waiting-americans-back-on
2026 is shaping up as a pivotal year for the Republic of Cyprus’ energy program, with developments related both to hydrocarbon deposits in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and to the broader energy picture in the Eastern Mediterranean beginning to take concrete shape as planning moves forward....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€1-2bn-to-rearm-the-cyprus-national-guard
The approval of the Republic of Cyprus’ application to participate in the EU’s SAFE regulation (Security Action for Europe) opens a new chapter in the National Guard’s armaments program, the largest since its establishment. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/open-house-nicosia-2026-brings-a-global-architecture-festival-to-cyprus-for-the-first-time
A major international architecture initiative is making its debut in Cyprus, with Open House Nicosia set to take place for the first time in 2026....
