https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-health-minister-speaks-from-the-heart
Cyprus Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou says that his responsibility and that of the government is to protect people’s health, adding it is an obligation stemming from the Constitution as well as his own conscience...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fight-against-pandemic-hangs-in-the-balance
Authorities in the Republic of Cyprus are closely monitoring the effectiveness of stricter measures against the spread of the coronavirus, with health experts saying more cases resulting from lack of social distancing are now starting to emerge...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-stricter-measures-necessary-but-undergoes-severe-crisis-of-conscience
In a Facebook post on Tuesday President Nicos Anastasiades said he undergoes “a severe crisis of conscience” every time the Government is required to enforce stricter measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, but said that current circumstances necessitate that tougher measures are taken....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/help-from-china-on-the-way
The Chinese ambassador in Nicosia says Cyprus has recently taken “powerful and appropriate” measures in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, adding that help from China is on the way...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hospitals-the-achilles-heel-of-the-pandemic
The suspension of patient admissions at all four state General Hospitals was one of the initial fears that was expressed by the state health services organization (SHSO), which oversees the island’s public hospitals that have borne the brunt of the coronavirus outbreak....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/checkpoint-closures-to-be-extended-until-monday
The closure of four crossing points last Saturday, in what the Government said would be a one-week temporary precaution against coronavirus outbreak, will be extended until Monday, the National Council agreed on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prisoner-detained-in-ayia-napa-shooting
A Greek man serving a life sentence in Nicosia Central Prisons has been arrested in connection with Sunday’s Ayia Napa shooting...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/residents-up-in-arms-over-virus-camp
Local residents in rural Nicosia are reacting to government plans aimed at establishing a quarantine facility in their area to treat potential confirmed coronavirus cases in Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-says-‘no-panic-over-coronavirus
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou says the Cypriot government is taking all precautions against the coronavirus threat, adding that the administration is on alert but there is no panic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/school-probe-launched-over-satan-complaint
Cypriot education officials were scrambling to respond to criticism over complaints that a high school student reportedly got scared by her teacher’s references to the “work of Satan” during class...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-drones-in-the-north-ready-for-takeoff
Turkish drones were due to arrive in the northern part of Cyprus where they are expected to begin flying missions on Monday over drilling ships in search of natural resources in the eastern Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-set-for-low-key-dinner
The two Cypriot leaders are hours away from having an informal dinner together with the UN Secretary General in Berlin, where they have been invited for an assessment of next steps regarding a possible resumption of talks on the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-flies-back-amid-criticism
The president of the Republic of Cyprus flew back to Larnaca on Monday following a private plane incident in New York, while political opponents are seeking clarification over his travel arrangements...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wheelchair-fatality-blamed-on-parking-violators
Post mortem findings show a man on a wheelchair died of a spinal cord injury in Nicosia over the weekend, while critics blame the accident on sidewalk violations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legal-concurs-with-no-case-against-bishop
There will be no criminal case against Morphou Bishop Neophytos in connection with his controversial comments over homosexuality, after the attorney general said the police file he reviewed over the case did not establish a crime...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/adults-in-the-theaters
The film has been dismissed outright and its director, Costa-Gavras, until recently hailed as one of Greece’s top filmmakers, is suddenly being accused by some of getting carried away. Why? ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ayia-napa-rape-accuser-free-on-bail
The British young woman accused of making false statements in a rape complaint in Ayia Napa will be free on bail this week, while her legal team is expected to include high-powered British attorneys...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/story-on-north-s-russian-church-rocks-the-boat
A Russian Orthodox Church in the north has come under criticism with the Archbishop accusing the local priest of recusancy and embassy officials reiterating Moscow’s respect to the autocephalous Church of Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/substantive-debate-and-ministers-who-listen
All of the participants on the Committee for Public Administration need to be applauded for the outcome. The former minister of administrative reform in the SYRIZA government, Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, publicly lauded the stance of State Minister George Gerapetritis, stressing that he showed a very creative and positive mood.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-ready-to-push-on-migration-question
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides is drafting a letter for his EU counterparts, in which he is expected to formally ask for a number of individuals under protection status in the Republic of Cyprus to be relocated to other member states...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rape-accuser-s-lawyer-fires-back
The lawyer of a British teen, who is accused of making false statements to police in a rape complaint in Ayia Napa, says his client is a victim of revenge porn and wants to know who leaked a gangbang sex video...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bishop-probe-ordered-over-gay-comments
The attorney general has ordered a probe into possible offences committed by Morphou Bishop Neophytos following controversial statements he made on homosexuality and other matter, while discussion about the debate is proving to be intense in the public domain...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ombudswoman-weighs-in-on-bishop-controversy
Criticism towards Bishop Neophytos is picking up steam, following his comments about homosexuality and abortion that stirred debate and prompted all sorts of reactions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/memes-flood-internet-after-bishop-s-gay-comments
Morphou Neophytos has taken heat after making controversial comments about gay sex, with the internet flooding with funny memes but also criticism against the bishop...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/volunteers-to-enlist-as-fire-lookouts
A volunteer wildfire lookout programme is set to begin in Cyprus, following public criticism and disdain over preventable fires and arson attacks in forested areas...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-debates-buying-sex-legislation
Two proposals in parliament on the purchase of sexual services have taken politicians and the public by storm, with human trafficking and sexual abuse of minors in the backdrop...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-others-were-merkel-s-puppets-we-were-just-naive
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras admitted to being naive enough to believe that his European counterparts, whose countries have loaned Greece billions of euros, would go easy on him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-letter-to-guterres
Following criticism by opposition AKEL calling for President Anastasiades to share with the public a letter the President had sent to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Kathimerini has obtained the text in question...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/crew-tests-lights-at-eleftheria-square
A crew working on the Eleftheria Square project in downtown Nicosia performed lighting tests on Wednesday night, with reports saying the overall project is moving ahead at a quick pace...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-truisms-of-mr-pamboridis
Will the Democratic Rally’s political bureau tackle all the issues or are they going to sweep things under the rug on the pretense that DISY remains the strongest party?...
