https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-has-world-s-largest-marrow-donor-registry-per-capita
Cyprus has the world’s largest bone marrow donor registry in proportion to its population, according to the Karaiskakio Foundation, with more than 205,400 Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot volunteers currently registered....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-state-sector-remains-large
The 2027 state budget, approved by the Cabinet this week, points to an effort to reduce the number of permanent public-sector positions. Even so, the state sector remains large....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/companies-are-still-hiring-but-job-openings-have-fallen-by-a-fifth-since-last-year
If searching for a job suddenly feels a little more competitive, the latest numbers may help explain why....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-cyprus-minister-didn-t-declare-€2-4-million-of-his-assets-as-required
For most people, €2.4 million is not an amount easily overlooked. Yet an unnamed former minister in the Christodoulides government failed to include bank accounts containing roughly that amount in official asset declarations filed when entering and leaving office, according to the chairman of Parliament’s institutions committee....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourist-influx-pushes-famagusta-hospital-a-e-past-11-000-cases-in-three-months
More than 11,000 people sought treatment at the accident and emergency department of Famagusta General Hospital during the three summer months, placing fresh attention on the pressure exerted on health services in one of Cyprus' busiest tourist regions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-10-year-old-went-to-a-football-match-and-ended-up-in-hospital
A 10-year-old girl who went to watch Sunday’s APOEL-AEL match with her father ended the night in hospital after being struck in the head by a battery thrown from the stands....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-tie-no-motorcade-no-mercy-president-takes-beach-rackets-seriously
Sometimes, even the man running Cyprus needs to put down the briefing papers, step away from the Presidential Palace and enjoy the island’s summer like everyone else....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-passport-no-desks-no-queue-is-this-the-airport-border-of-the-future
You have survived the flight, wrestled your bag out of the overhead locker, and followed the crowd into arrivals. Then you turn a corner and see it: an immigration queue stretching halfway across the airport....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-spends-big-on-education-but-students-keep-falling-behind-europe
Cyprus is one of the European Union’s most generous education spenders. In 2024 it devoted 13.2 per cent of total public expenditure to education, the fifth-highest share in the bloc and well above the EU average of 9.7 per cent. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-has-plenty-of-jobs-but-not-enough-workers
Employment in Cyprus is growing at a rapid pace, pushing unemployment close to record lows. This is positive for the country’s labor market, as it highlights the strength of the Cypriot economy and creates favorable prospects for growth. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-receives-more-than-10-times-its-normal-august-rainfall
Cyprus experienced an exceptionally wet August, with rainfall across the government-controlled areas reaching more than 10 times the monthly average, preliminary figures from the Department of Meteorology showed on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-adds-five-medals-as-kesidis-and-fotopoulou-win-gold-at-taranto-games
Cyprus collected five medals on Monday at the 20th Mediterranean Games in Taranto, including gold for hammer thrower Iosif Kesidis and long jumper Filippa Fotopoulou....
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/cyprus-serves-up-history-with-first-mediterranean-games-tennis-medal
Cyprus has won its first tennis medal in Mediterranean Games history, with Lefteris Neos and Melios Efstathiou claiming bronze in the men’s doubles at Taranto 2026....
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/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/more-parents-get-full-day-school-option-as-program-expands-to-381
More families across Cyprus will have access to full-day schools from September, as the government expands the program to 381 schools nationwide....
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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-€50-serial-number-23-banknotes-and-an-18-year-old-in-custody
It is the kind of €50 note most people would be happy to find in their wallet until the exact same one appears 22 more times....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/home-alone-while-dad-flew-abroad-for-football
An overseas football trip has landed a 65-year-old father in court after police say he left his 11-year-old daughter alone at their Paphos home while he travelled to Albania....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/retiring-at-63-your-pension-penalty-could-drop-from-12-to-8
The submission of the pension reform bill to the social partners marks the beginning of the final stage of a long-running effort to modernize Cyprus’ social insurance system....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/goodbye-iban-cyprus-prepares-to-send-money-by-phone-number
Work is expected to gather pace in September on a project that will allow people in Cyprus to transfer money using only a mobile phone number. The system will be based on Greece’s IRIS service but adapted for the Cypriot market....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/limassol-hotels-reach-90-occupancy-in-august
Hotels in Limassol are recording strong demand in August, with occupancy at around 90% and bookings now broadly matching the levels seen during the same month last year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-a-pub-the-nicosia-corner-that-held-33-years-of-memories
For some it was football. For others, a beer after work, a meal with friends, or simply one of those familiar Nicosia places that seemed as though it would always be there....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/what-could-change-for-your-pensions-with-the-new-reform
The finishing touches are being put on the pension reform bill today. Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas is presenting the proposed measures to Finance Minister Makis Keravnos, with the aim of securing final approval and assessing their impact on public finances....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/nine-years-ago-archaeologists-began-digging-for-the-patients-it-had-forgotten
Nine years ago Monday, three archaeologists began digging near the old Athalassa psychiatric hospital to find out whether a story told by nurses for decades was true....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/a-system-built-to-simplify-hiring-is-now-raising-fears-of-worker-exploitation
Instead of reducing problems linked to the employment of third-country nationals, the Labour Ministry’s new electronic platform appears to be creating further distortions in the labor market, industry representatives warn, claiming that applications can be submitted without sufficient verification and monitoring....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/timur-turlov-announces-candidacy-for-fide-president
Timur Turlov, CEO of Freedom Holding Corp. and President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, has announced that he will run for President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The leadership elections will take place on 26 and 27 September 2026 in Samarkand, during the organisation's General Assembly and alongside the 46th World Chess Olympiad....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-videogate-case-solved-a-few-details-but-nobody-knows-who-paid-for-the-job
Despite the size of the investigation and the sheer volume of gathered evidence, the core question stays open: who ordered the "Videogate" job, and what were they actually trying to achieve? ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-football-fan-arrested-after-allegedly-insulting-cyprus-police
Tensions erupted outside AEK Arena in Larnaca on Thursday evening as supporters of AEK Larnaca and Israel's Beitar Jerusalem clashed ahead of their UEFA Conference League qualifying match....
