https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-a-new-impetus-for-gas-in-the-eastern-mediterranean
The war in Ukraine has upended Europe’s energy security. Continuing to rely on Russian energy is no longer tolerable, even if the relationship cannot be severed overnight....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cyprus-s-underwater-sculpture-park-offers-a-deep-dive-into-aquatic-art
Snacking on the works of art in museums is typically discouraged. But that’s exactly what I’m witnessing at the Museum of Underwater Sculpture Ayia Napa (Musan) as a shoal of flickering fish tuck into the algae on the sculptures’ surface....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/nikki-beach-easter-special
Welcome Spring with Easter deals among the verdant grounds and tranquil coastline of Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Porto Heli, at the tip of the Argolis Peninsula. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-plans-to-cut-russian-gas-imports-by-two-thirds-in-a-year
The European Union will outline a plan on Tuesday to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds within a year as it seeks to reduce its dependency on the country’s fuel supplies after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scraps-safe-pass-in-supermarkets
Consumers in the Republic of Cyprus no longer have to use a Safe Pass to enter supermarkets and other shops selling necessity goods, after the health ministry adopted categories of high, medium, and low risk venues...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/italy-seizes-oligarchs-villas-and-yachts-to-put-pressure-on-russia
Italian police have seized villas and yachts worth 143 million euros ($156 million) from five high-profile Russians who were placed on sanctions lists following Moscow's attack on Ukraine, the government said on Saturday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-covid-relaxations-announced-today
The session of the Council of Ministers which began at 10 am this morning ended shortly after noon today followed by an announcement of new relaxations to the covid restrictions in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-seizes-$600-million-superyacht-belonging-to-russian-oligarch-alisher-usmanov
German authorities have seized a $ 600 million superyacht belonging to Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov at a Hamburg shipyard....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/road-victim-named-after-bicycle-fatal-incident
Nicosia police say they are investigating a road fatality that took place last week when a man on a bicycle landed in a riverbed after steering off a street in a local village...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-new-and-improved-covscan-cyprus-ready-for-use
The Deputy Ministry of Research and Innovation has finalized the changes needed in the app to automatically recognize the new health protocols in place for establishments and businesses on the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/search-expanded-on-burning-ferry-10-still-missing
Fire service rescuers expanded a search on Monday inside a burning ferry now anchored off the Greek island of Corfu where 10 people remain missing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/11-missing-hundreds-rescued-after-flames-engulf-greece-italy-ferry-video
The Greek coast guard confirmed on Friday that 11 passengers were missing after a blaze broke out overnight on a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/subsidies-worth-€158-million-for-households-and-businesses-to-be-doled-out-in-2022
Grant schemes, worth €158 million, will be made available in 2022, Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry Natasa Pilides announced during an online workshop, on Wednesday, 16 February....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-shows-unity-as-west-sees-no-sign-of-russian-pullback
Ukrainians defied pressure from Moscow with a national show of flag-waving unity Wednesday, while the West warned that it saw no sign of a promised pullback of Russian troops from Ukraine’s borders despite Kremlin declarations of a withdrawal....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-rivers-register-one-of-the-lowest-levels-of-pharmaceutical-contamination
Cyprus is one of the few countries in the world with the lowest levels of pharmaceutical contamination in its rivers, a study of the Global Monitoring of Pharmaceuticals project showed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/relaxation-of-measures-to-begin-next-week
New covid measures have been announced today following the meeting of the Minister of Health and the Scientific Advisory Committee this morning. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/macron-refused-russian-covid-test-in-putin-trip-over-dna-theft-fears-sources
French President Emmanuel Macron refused a Kremlin request that he take a Russian COVID-19 test when he arrived to see President Vladimir Putin this week, to prevent Russia from getting hold of Macron's DNA, two sources in Macron's entourage told Reuters....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/building-permits-up-by-15-9-in-first-eleven-months-of-2021
The building permits issued in Cyprus in the first eleven months of 2021 were up annually by 15.9%, data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat) on Thursday show....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-second-largest-dam-in-cyprus-asprokremmos-has-overflowed-video
The Asprokremmos dam overflowed in the morning, according to Haris Kassioulis, District Engineer of the Paphos Water Development Department....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/with-rings-breaking-from-block-of-ice-olympic-games-ceremony-begins
The opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off on Friday night, the culmination of preparations beset by the Covid-19 pandemic and criticism over human rights in China that led several countries to mount a diplomatic boycott....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-largest-cruise-ship-in-the-world-at-the-port-of-limassol-images
The largest and most modern cruise ship in the world, the Wonder of the Seas of the Royal Caribbean, has been anchored at the port of Limassol since this morning....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-the-eastmed-project-and-dilemmas-over-energy-strategy
The unprecedented energy crisis unfolding in Europe is a result of the European Union’s stubborn and one-sided preoccupation with the Green Deal (which is important in its own right). ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/january-water-levels-in-dams-3rd-best-of-decade
Water levels at the dams in Cyprus this January are the third best for the month this decade...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/this-is-how-test-to-stay-will-be-applied-in-schools
In accordance with the Ministry of Health's efforts to keep schools safe and in operation without depriving students of their basic right to education, members of the Scientific Advisory Committee have made a unanimous decision to apply the "test to stay" measure in Primary and Secondary schools as of Monday the 24th of January 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rare-pristine-coral-reef-found-off-tahiti-coast
Deep in the South Pacific, scientists have explored a rare stretch of pristine corals shaped like roses off the coast of Tahiti. The reef is thought to be one of the largest found at such depths and seems untouched by climate change or human activities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/expert-shocked-as-chloraka-stoked-about-breakwaters
Local officials in Chloraka are stoked about tourism potential following a deal to install breakwater structures, but a coastal engineer is raising safety concerns for the project in Paphos’ western town that has been occupying the headlines recently over refugee management...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/a-video-from-snowy-fikardou-is-a-must-see
The biting cold of winter is unusual on the island of Cyprus, but yet here we are in the midst of it. Even lower-lying villages can't escape the snow, turning them into winter wonderlands that seemingly rival some villages in Austria or Switzerland....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/building-permits-up-17-3-in-the-first-ten-months-of-2021
Building permits issued in the first ten months of 2021 increased 17.3%, in relation to the same period of 2020, according to data released Thursday by the Statistical Service of Cyprus. The total area increased by 3.1% but the total value dropped by 8.2%....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/expert-points-to-faulty-rope-in-officer-s-death
The climbing rope used by an army officer who fell to his death last year during an exercise in Cyprus had visible signs of wear and tear, according to a Greek expert, while police have obtained statements suggesting systematic breach of safety protocols during training sessions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/official-criticizes-foolhardy-drivers-after-river-rescue
The spokesperson for the Fire Department has singled out a young man who had to be rescued on Monday, criticizing his foolhardy attempt to drive through a river in Larnaca...