https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-report-shows-nicosia-larnaca-situation-deteriorating
A new national surveillance report published and presented on Friday by the government’s health advisory committee showed Limassol and Paphos are making epidemiological progress, but Nicosia and Larnaca are presenting higher rates of coronavirus transmission.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-shoots-its-shot-in-race-for-vaccine
As the Republic of Cyprus expects to get one million of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, President Anastasiades is calling for “common standards” as fierce competition overseas paints a gloomy picture on how countries go about to secure vaccinations for their citizens...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-fighter-jets-fly-across-cyprus-skies
The “Onisilos-Gedeon 2020" military exercise between the Republic of Cyprus and Israel wrapped up successfully on Thursday, a defence ministry statement said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-jailed-in-fake-marriage-manslaughter
A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on manslaughter charges in connection with a fake marriage deal gone wrong, while his girlfriend also did time for withholding information from police...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fbi-offers-deal-to-cypriot-hacker
A young man known as the “Cypriot hacker” who was flown to the United States last summer to face trial, may have a deal after all, with reports saying Joshua Polloso Epifaniou is ready to enter a plea but it is unclear if he would need to do jail time halfway around the world...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/justice-minister-highlights-government-s-efforts-to-fight-corruption
The government of Cyprus is making continuous efforts to protect the country from corruption, justice minister Emily Yiolitis said Wednesday, noting that the government has undertaken a series of actions and pushed a bundle of new laws through the pipeline....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-suspends-freedom-of-assembly
The health ministry in the Republic of Cyprus has issued a ban on public gatherings, including the right to a peaceful assembly, saying high risks of spreading the coronavirus could take a toll on the country’s healthcare system...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moderna-s-coronavirus-vaccine-nearly-95-effective-early-data-shows
For the second time this month, there’s promising news from a Covid-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the US and around the world.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-approves-national-framework-on-smart-cities-strategy
The Cabinet approved the development of a national framework on the strategy and promotion of smart cities, after a proposal submitted by the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-sets-foot-on-cyprus-varosha
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Cyprus on Sunday during Turkish Cypriot celebrations in the north, prompting strong reactions from Greek Cypriots in the south at a time when the divided island’s political future hangs in the balance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-on-fire-again-amid-lockdown-protests
There were battlefield scenes in Limassol once again as residents took to the streets to demonstrate against lockdown measures, with riot police stepping in after hard core protesters caused chaos downtown...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-visit-to-be-marked-by-mass-demonstration
Turkish Cypriot supporters of a bicommunal bi-zonal federation were on Thursday busy mobilizing ahead of the Turkish President’s visit to the north on Sunday, that is expected to be marked by large demonstrations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-case-fatality-risk-in-cyprus-stands-at-0-6
A national surveillance report published Friday showed that by November 8, the island’s pandemic had seen 33 coronavirus fatalities after 5,854 detected cases, indicating a case fatality rate of 0.6%....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/district-lockdowns-get-a-false-start
Police and the army were told to back off Thursday evening before activating roadblocks outside Limassol and Paphos, after orders from the top were put on hold to allow citizens under exception categories to get necessary documents in the morning to beat a partial lockdown expected to last until the end of the month...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/support-schemes-added-to-fight-lockdown-consequences
Alongside the tough restriction measures that came into effect on Thursday, additional support schemes were announced by the ministers of finance and labour in a bid to cushion the inevitable economic blow....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/systems-tested-by-slaughterhouse-outbreak
A company that owns a slaughterhouse in rural Nicosia has until Monday to explain how 79 people were found working without proper authorization, following a coronavirus outbreak on the premises and days after the firm hinted that government officials were supplying asylum seekers for manual labour through backchannels...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/roadblocks-as-cyprus-cuts-off-districts
Police say officers will man random checkpoints in Limassol and Paphos districts, both which have been ordered essentially isolated from the rest of the island, following new strict measures to combat a second wave of the coronavirus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/lidl-cyprus-celebrates-10th-anniversary
A press conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of its operation was carried out by Lidl Cyprus on Tuesday, November 10, in a virtual environment and in the presence of institutions and representatives of the media...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cavusoglu-signals-new-cyprus-game-plan
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has called for sovereign equality in divided Cyprus, adding that Ankara was ready for dialogue with Athens but also prepared for tension if Greece chose the latter...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-2021-defence-budget-up-by-€70-million
The six pillars of the defence ministry’s strategic aims in defence and security matters were presented before the parliamentary finance committee by defence minister Charalambos Petrides on Monday, in the context of his ministry’s budget for 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nagorno-karabakh-peace-deal-signed
Russian peacekeeping troops deployed to the war-ravaged enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in the early hours of Tuesday as part of a ceasefire deal President Vladimir Putin said should pave the way for a lasting political settlement of the conflict there...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biden-plans-ahead-as-trump-refuses-to-concede
Democrat Joe Biden began preparing on Sunday to deal with the coronavirus and other problems that will confront him as president of a divided America, while President Donald Trump planned campaign-style rallies to contest the election...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-s-cabinet-to-rethink-covid-strategy
President Nicos Anastasiades has called for an emergency Cabinet meeting on Monday, after data over the weekend appeared to suggest that things were taking a turn for the worse despite hard work and added measures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-france-conduct-joint-search-and-rescue-drill
A joint search and rescue exercise took place on Friday off the coast of Cyprus, with the participation of Cyprus and France...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-face-fresh-accusations-of-mishandling-rape-claim
Cyprus police are faced with fresh accusations of mishandling a rape claim filed by a young UK national last May whilst on holiday in the Famagusta district’s resort town of Protaras....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-police-corner-in-suspect-vehicle
Three patrol cars collided with a suspect vehicle on Wednesday night in Limassol, after the driver failed to stop for inspection, with officers ending up making arrests on drug, traffic, and public health violations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tightens-restrictions-imposes-11pm-curfew
In a national address on Wednesday night, the Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said the government was obliged to take tough decisions for stricter measures as the island was no exception to Europe’s second coronavirus wave, before the health minister stepped in to outline the new measures that come into effect on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elderly-driver-dies-after-fatal-paphos-car-crash
A 72-year-old UK national and permanent resident of Cyprus lost his life in a fatal car crash in the Paphos district on Wednesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘wanted-man-takes-police-to-supreme-court
A foreign national who says he was living in Denmark with his family ended up being detained in Bulgaria on a Cypriot warrant, with his lawyer saying it was issued without due diligence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-locked-up-for-life-in-ledras-murder
A foreign man who was convicted of killing a 21-year-old Indian national during a clash in downtown Nicosia last June has been sentenced to life, with others also getting prison sentences for taking part in the attacks...
