https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/transport-ministry-proposes-eu-flight-pass-based-on-local-model
The Cyprus transport ministry sent a non-paper calling for a joint approach by all EU member states in addressing the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic on air transport....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/law-professor-takes-on-manslaughter-case
The Russian suspect accused of being behind the death of a Ukrainian man in Paphos has appointed a law professor for his defence, a Cypriot attorney with research interests in criminal procedures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-piraeus-ferry-connection-by-may-2021-viable
The goal of launching the Cyprus-Greece ferry connection in May 2021 is on track, the Cyprus deputy shipping minister Vasilis Demetriades said Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-updates-risk-based-travel-list
The Republic of Cyprus on Tuesday downgraded Estonia and Georgia from category A to B, the Czech Republic and Hungary from B to C, while upgrading Rwanda from C to B, and Australia from B to A, in its three-tier coronavirus risk-based classification system governing travel rules....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-briefly-arrested-in-limassol-fatality
Police briefly arrested the driver in Limassol’s latest road fatality, where his girlfriend, a young mother of two, was killed violently after he lost control of the steering wheel...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-facility-plans-in-cyprus-draw-reactions
Turkey is calling on the United States to 'return to its traditional policy of neutrality' following Mike Pompeo’s visit in Nicosia where he announced an American training facility on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-mother-killed-in-horrible-car-crash
A young mother was killed in a horrible accident on Monday morning, after a car driven by her boyfriend veered off the road and crushed into a retaining wall...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-swedish-travel-agents-regaining-confidence-in-cyprus
Major travel agents from Britain and Sweden seem to be overcoming their reservations regarding the mandatory coronavirus test and are starting to bring tourists to Cyprus again, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said Friday, speaking before the Parliamentary Transport Committee....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/charges-downgraded-to-manslaughter-in-paphos-death
The suspect in the death of a Ukrainian man in Paphos has refused to enter a plea to a lesser charge without a lawyer, with the court ordering that he remain in custody until his arraignment hearing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/homeless-moria-camp-residents-to-be-moved-into-boats-tents
Thousands of refugees and migrants left homeless by a fire at Greece’s biggest camp on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, will be temporarily housed in a ferry boat, two navy ships and tents, Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis told a press conference on Wednesday, confirming that no deaths or injuries have been reported as a result of the blaze....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/echr-asks-cyprus-to-explain-boat-incidents
The European Court of Human Rights has asked the government of the Republic of Cyprus to answer questions concerning recent refoulement of undocumented travelers at sea, in response to a request of an interim measure from a local attorney handling another case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-defends-blocking-migrant-boats
A police task force from the Republic of Cyprus is hoping to hash out a plan with Lebanese authorities to deter “economic migrants” from traveling to the island, as government and state officials rush to respond to criticism over a decision to send back undocumented migrants to the neighbouring country...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-revises-classification-of-countries-for-travel
The Cyprus health ministry on Tuesday downgraded Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Lichtenstein to category B in its three-tier risk-based travel classification system, while Rwanda and Monaco were bumped down to category C....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/single-new-case-detected-after-1-916-tests
Just one positive coronavirus case emerged on Monday when 1,916 lab tests were carried out to check samples for virus, bringing the total number of cases detected in the Republic of Cyprus to 1,488....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-say-party-boat-did-not-violate-rules
Police say there were no health protocol violations on a crowded vessel off Protaras on the weekend, following concerns that passengers on a party boat had exceeded the legal threshold...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-cyprus-detects-14-new-coronavirus-cases
The Cyprus health ministry announced 14 new coronavirus cases on Friday, when 2,917 lab tests were conducted to check samples for the virus, bringing total known cases to 1,481....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pickup-driver-facing-involuntary-manslaughter
The pickup truck driver, who was transporting steel pipes that ended up fatally striking a truck driver, will most likely be charged with causing another person's death through reckless behavior as well as carrying an unsecured load...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-detects-11-new-coronavirus-cases
The Cyprus health ministry announced 11 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising total known cases to 1,467....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sample-contamination-responsible-for-monday-s-positive-airport-arrivals
Health minister Constantinos Ioannou said Wednesday that the heightened concern caused by the 30 airport arrivals who tested positive on Monday led to repeat checks, with the 26 out of the 27 so far checked coming back negative for coronavirus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-re-classifies-countries-with-several-downgraded
Cyprus on Monday downgraded several countries in its three-tier risk-based classification system after increasing numbers of airport arrivals have recently been found coronavirus-positive....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/30-new-coronavirus-cases-detected-at-cyprus-airports
The health ministry announced Monday that it received information late on Sunday from laboratories processing samples at Cyprus airports, which said that 30 new coronavirus cases emerged from a total of 346 lab tests conducted to check samples collected from arriving passengers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-probe-fatal-jet-ski-incident-in-limassol
A man believed to have been involved in a Jet Ski fatal incident has identified himself to police, a day after his passenger was found dead in the water in Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-unveils-measures-for-remainder-of-year
The Republic of Cyprus has unveiled its latest measures against the spread of the coronavirus for the remainder of the year, including mandatory masks for students and optional repeat tests for travelers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-charges-against-speedboat-captain
The captain of the speedboat that was involved in Sunday’s fatality has been released from custody, with reports saying a fisherman who was killed after being struck by the engine propeller did not use a surface marker buoy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-measures-as-clusters-appear-to-be-growing
Another dozen of new cases of the coronavirus included secondary contacts such as a person who got infected at a party earlier this month, with government agencies coordinating further measures by week’s end...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/13-new-coronavirus-cases-detected-in-cyprus
Cyprus detected 13 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 1,318, the Ministry of Health announced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dozens-fined-for-flouting-covid-19-decrees-over-weekend
Cyprus police carried out 3,473 inspections at premises across all districts over the past three days to ensure compliance with ministerial decrees aiming at restricting the spread of COVID-19.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/orphan-cases-still-a-problem-in-cyprus
At least 30 infected people in Cyprus have been traced back to a single individual, who traveled across the island and spread the bug last month, but experts say 21 “orphan cases” are more alarming because their contacts cannot be traced at all...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/old-habits-behind-new-bus-accidents
The new public bus company in Nicosia says drivers received intensified training, with an official giving more details of what actually happened in the latest accidents including one that was fatal...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-r-number-between-1-6-and-2-experts-say
Cyprus’ current coronavirus reproduction number is between 1.6 and 2, experts in the government’s coronavirus taskforce said Thursday, noting that the goal is not a second lockdown, but that should be our frame of mind....
