https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/possible-easing-of-covid-measures-next-week
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela will meet with the scientific committee on COVID Monday to discuss the situation regarding the possibility of the relaxation of measures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-opposition-leader-refuses-to-pay-power-bill-in-protest
Turkey’s main opposition leader said he will not pay his power bills until Tayyip Erdogan withdraws recent price hikes, and the president’s ruling party slammed the move on Thursday as a provocation amid growing discontent over surging inflation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seven-arrested-over-dozens-of-deaths-in-cretan-nursing-home
Police on Crete arrested seven people on Wednesday in relation to the deaths of dozens of people in a private nursing home in Hania....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/barber-in-cyprus-jailed-for-working-outside-hours
A barber in Limassol has been sentenced to two months in prison after he was found guilty of working outside regular hours, with the judge also taking into account a prior conviction due to a pandemic citation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/electrical-failure-not-ruled-out-in-deadly-fire
Fire fighters who responded to a fire in a village in Nicosia district discovered the body of a man inside a mobile home, with sources pointing to a suspected electrical failure around the building...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/a-10-year-old-girl-already-owns-2-companies-and-could-retire-at-15-as-a-multimillionaire
Despite still being in elementary school, an Australian girl is on her way to retiring as a millionaire at the tender age of 15....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mayor-says-cypriots-let-down-in-spy-van-case
Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos says the Cypriot state let citizens down in the spy van case, suggesting it was settled with a fine and not a court trial to keep things hushed up...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-cypriots-see-trojan-horse-in-ghost-town
Greek Cypriot officials in the south are calling once again on Varosha title deed holders to stay away from a “legal trap” in the north, pointing to Ottoman religious foundations officially acknowledged as interested parties by a commission that examines property claims in the divided island’s ghost town...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/robert-de-niro-s-nobu-hotel-to-open-in-santorini
Yet another leading name from the global tourism industry is arriving on Greece’s shores. Nobu Hospitality has announced the start of operations of its first hotel in the country, located on the island of Santorini....
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/news/op-ed-the-shooting-of-a-dog-and-the-non-pet-friendly-destination-of-cyprus
In mid-November, community authorities found another abandoned dog in the ‘wine villages’ around the mountains of Limassol. This has become an all-to-common sighting usually resulting from unconscientious “hunters” who leave their dogs in the mountains or surrounding ravines....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/greece-tax-payment-via-foreign-cards-with-or-without-physical-presence
Greeks and foreigners will finally get the chance to pay their taxes, duties and levies in Greece using cards issued abroad....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-the-wealth-of-the-eastern-mediterranean-is-common
The wealth of the eastern Mediterranean is common, said Turkish leader Ersin Tatar, adding that they are obliged to defend their rights to the end....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-issues-ultimatum-in-chloraka-refugee-standstill
Paphos officials are seeking ways to convince asylum seekers at a controversial studio complex in Chloraka to move out, with reports saying residents have been told they would lose their refugee assistance unless they agree by the end of the month to relocate at a migrant facility...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/water-wars-see-light-of-day-as-chloraka-deadline-expires
Syrian refugees at Chloraka’s controversial studio complex under orders to shut down are calling on authorities to reconnect water supply until a court of law resolves a financial dispute between the local council and the owners, who say cuts on the property have been going on for years...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/lefkara-named-as-one-of-the-best-tourist-destinations-in-the-world
The World Tourism Organisation has named the best tourism villages in the world. The villages were ranked based on several important factors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bird-activists-speak-out-after-car-bomb-goes-off
A car bomb went off in Larnaca on Sunday with the conservationist owners of the vehicle calling on Cypriot authorities to rein in criminal activity just days after the group published information about a man suspected to be an illegal poacher...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cancer-survivor-says-hero-labrador-saved-her-life-by-sniffing-out-tumour
A cancer survivor has hailed her hero 'best friend' Labrador for saving her life after he sniffed out her stage three breast cancer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/riot-police-move-in-after-chloraka-brawl
Police officers in plain clothes fired warning shots on Tuesday night in Chloraka, where a fight broke out near a controversial apartment complex that is reportedly under orders to close down...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-evict-asylum-seekers-on-new-year-s-eve
Law enforcement officers in the Republic of Cyprus extracted 60 asylum seekers from their place of residence on Friday and transported them to a deportation facility during an operation to enforce an eviction notice from last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/usa-serial-killer-disclosed-murders-in-a-series-of-novels
The man who killed five people before being shot dead by police in Colorado on Monday had announced the crimes and named some of his victims in a series of science fiction novels he wrote, according to police and US media....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/some-us-citizens-can-return-to-country-with-expired-passports
Certain American citizens living or traveling abroad will be able to return to the United States if their passports have expired....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/feeding-your-dogs-insects-can-help-fight-climate-change
Many pet owners reflexively bark “No!” when their dog or cat prepares to feast on a bug. But despite what scientists call the “yuck factor,” insects could be a sustainable secret ingredient for the booming pet food industry....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/65-of-bookings-in-the-hospitality-sector-were-canceled-during-the-holidays
Measures imposed to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic affected traffic in the hospitality sector throughout Cyprus during the holidays. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vehicle-license-renewals-for-2022-begin-7th-of-january
The Department of Road Transport (TOM) announces the following, in relation to the renewal of vehicle registration licenses for the year 2022:...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/interior-ministry-evicts-migrants-on-christmas-eve
Asylum seekers from Africa have been ordered by an executive order to abandon their place of residence in an industrial area south of Nicosia, with the landlord asking authorities on Christmas Eve to allow time until tenants can find a new roof over their heads...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/luxury-residences-in-the-works-at-hilton-athens
Part of the agreement on the Hilton Athens hotel between Ionian Hotels and Hilton is for the landmark unit in the center of Athens to have about 50 luxurious private residences under the brands Conrad Residences and Waldorf Astoria Residences....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/epic-fail-after-carmel-forecasters-get-it-wrong
The state forecaster in the Republic of Cyprus is defending a severe warning issued for Sunday, with social media users who stayed in saying they missed out on good weather after Storm Carmel failed to deliver...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-braces-for-impact-as-carmel-gathers-steam
Local authorities in the Republic of Cyprus are on high alert this weekend as Cyclone Carmel, which was gathering strength over water Saturday morning, is expected to pound the island late at night...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lawyer-cries-foul-over-ban-on-unvaccinated
A local lawyer is invoking European rules to argue the Cypriot government’s measure banning unvaccinated citizens from certain places is a violation of fundamental human rights, with health experts attributing decisions in the last few weeks to the Cabinet...
