https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-report-reveals-alarming-reality-of-cypriot-prisons
A new report by the CPT has reported shocking conditions in Cypriot detention facilities, following an ad hoc visit to the country in April 2025....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tense-search-ends-in-relief-israeli-vessel-passengers-safe
A tense search for an Israeli vessel has concluded safely off the coast of Limassol, Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-moves-to-modernize-112-emergency-response-with-national-ambulance-authority
The Council of Ministers has given the green light to new legislation that will create a National Ambulance Authority, Health Minister Neofytos Charalambides announced on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cancer-linked-sperm-used-in-cyprus-and-dozens-of-countries
Sperm from a Danish donor who unknowingly carried a dangerous cancer-linked mutation was used in fertility treatments across Europe, including in Cyprus, investigators have confirmed. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-wig-that-shook-cyprus
This has got to be the photo of the year...maybe even the decade. And if anyone still didn’t know what the new Auditor General looks like, well, they certainly do now....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/heavy-rains-continue-flooding-roads-and-homes-across-cyprus-photos
Heavy rains are drenching Cyprus, bringing relief to some after weeks of concern over water levels but also creating disruptions and safety risks as the storm system Byron moves across the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-real-estate-market-draws-record-numbers-of-foreign-buyers-in-2025
Cyprus remains a popular destination for international property investors, with foreign buyers maintaining strong activity during the first ten months of 2025. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-woman-receives-life-saving-liver-from-cyprus-in-overnight-transplant
In a life-saving cross-border effort, 32-year-old Linoy Amsalem received a liver transplant at Rabin Medical Center after a compatible organ was flown from Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/final-eu-inspections-put-cyprus-closer-to-schengen-entry
Cyprus is undergoing a final round of assessments by a team of roughly 25 European Commission evaluators as the country seeks to join the Schengen Zone....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boat-disappears-en-route-from-israel-urgent-hunt-for-missing-vessel-near-cyprus
Cypriot authorities are conducting an extensive search for a small vessel that disappeared while traveling toward the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wednesday-weather-bulletin-winter-has-a-sense-of-humor
It’s finally feeling like winter in Cyprus! Time to dust off those extra layers and the onesies you pretend are “loungewear.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-on-alert-for-severe-weather-both-paralimni-deryneia-and-the-occupied-areas-on-alert
Cyprus is facing a rapid deterioration in weather conditions, prompting authorities on both sides of the island to activate emergency readiness mechanisms....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-auditor-general-hits-the-streets-incognito
Cypriots got an unexpected glimpse of their Auditor General, Andreas Papakonstantinou, in full undercover mode this week, wig, sunglasses and hat included, riding a public bus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/severe-flooding-sweeps-through-occupied-nicosia-and-kyrenia
Heavy overnight rain unleashed major flooding across occupied Nicosia and Kyrenia, turning streams into torrents, triggering landslides and leaving homes and roads underwater....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-readies-new-peace-plan-for-trump-but-refuses-to-give-up-any-land
Ukraine is preparing to send a revised peace proposal to Washington this week, but President Volodymyr Zelensky is standing firm on one key point: no territorial concessions to Russia, not now, not ever....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/swap-your-old-ac-and-get-paid-to-upgrade
Cyprus’ Electricity Authority (EAC) is giving households, businesses, and local authorities a helping hand to cut energy bills and go green. The new “EAC+” sponsorship plan, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-hunt-scooter-rider-after-hit-and-run-injures-limassol-toddler
A scooter rider is being sought by police after a woman and her young child were knocked to the ground in Limassol on Monday afternoon, leaving the toddler with serious head injuries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tuesday-forecast-sun-and-showers-are-both-on-the-menu
Today, expect skies that can’t make up their mind: partly cloudy, locally cloudy, and occasionally deciding to shower just because it can. Isolated thunderstorms may pop up like surprise guests at a party you didn’t plan....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/christmas-magic-lights-up-the-presidential-palace
The festive spirit is set to sparkle once again as the Presidential Palace opens its gates to the public for its annual Christmas Village....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/rage-as-a-business-model
As 2025 draws to a close, roughly ten technological behemoths, most based in the United States and some in the Far East, are not only widening the gap between the tiny share of the ultrarich and everyone else on the planet. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/griffon-vulture-dies-just-hours-after-release-back-into-the-wild
A young vulture, successfully rehabilitated after falling severely ill in October, has died less than a day after being released back into the wild....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/byron-rains-revive-cyprus-dams-mavrokolympos-leads-the-way
The low-pressure system known as “Byron,” which has been affecting Cyprus since last Saturday, delivered much-needed rainfall across several regions, resulting in a notable increase in dam water levels....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-flamingos-of-the-season-return-to-larnaca-while-their-numbers-continue-to-decline
The winter arrival of flamingos has been recorded at Larnaca Salt Lake, one of Cyprus’ most important wetlands. Each year, the island’s wetlands host a significant portion of the Eastern Mediterranean’s migratory flamingo population, with numbers peaking during the colder months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/xmas-santa-paws-cosmos-insurance-brings-christmas-magic-to-kids-and-pets-at-eleftherias-square
This Christmas, COSMOS Insurance invites children and adults to a celebration filled with love, smiles, and wagging tails....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/champions-of-cyprus-yiangou-nicolaou-of-the-petrolina-racing-team
The conclusion of the 50th Tour of Cyprus Rally, the final round of this year’s Cyprus Rally Championship organised by the Cyprus Automobile Association, crowned Petrolina Racing Team crew of Panagiotis Yiangou and Aristos Nicolaou as the new champions. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/masked-attackers-ambush-food-delivery-driver-in-limassol
A food delivery worker in the Limassol district reported that he was assaulted late last night by a group of masked individuals armed with sticks, and in at least one individual with a knife....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nightclub-fire-in-goa-india-kills-25-after-midnight-gas-explosion
A midnight fire triggered by a gas cylinder explosion at a popular nightclub in Arpora killed at least 25 people, including four tourists and 14 staff members, officials said Sunday. Another 50 people were injured....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/etyk-and-banks-seal-long-awaited-collective-agreement
“White smoke” has finally emerged after marathon negotiations between the Cyprus Union of Bank Employees (ETYK) and the country’s banks, regarding the long-pending collective agreement that has remained unresolved since late 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-after-attacking-police-in-nicosia-district
A 47-year-old man was arrested on Friday after allegedly attacking police officers during a routine patrol in a village in the Nicosia district....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-envoy-sees-signs-of-progress-ahead-of-cyprus-leaders-crucial-talks
María Angela Olgin, the United Nations Secretary-General’s personal envoy for the Cyprus issue, expressed a positive outlook following her meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday at the Presidential Palace....
