https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspense-grows-in-greek-cypriot-s-arrest-in-the-north
People on both sides of the divided island are questioning the prolonged detention of a Greek Cypriot businessman, who remains in Turkish Cypriot police custody after he was linked to a walkie-talkie and maps found in a hotel room after checkout...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-continues-special-education-debate
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/state-afternoon-clinics-already-behind-on-launch-day
Afternoon working hours for clinics in state hospitals went into effect Monday, as part of health reform in the Republic of Cyprus, but officials warned outpatient and surgery departments still had a backlog to go through due to the pandemic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/akar-takes-f-16-flight-over-northern-aegean
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar flew in an F-16 fighter jet over the northern Aegean on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/conflict-of-interest-raised-again-in-passport-probe
The audit office in the Republic of Cyprus is sending all its findings on golden passports to the state’s anti-corruption agency, citing a conflict of interest for the state’s two chief law enforcement officers who served as ministers during the investment scandal...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unficyp-urges-caution-following-buffer-zone-reports
A couple of incidents that took place in the buffer zone are making headlines in Cyprus, including allegations that Turkish soldiers violated the green line, with UN peacekeepers saying they were investigating but also urging caution before drawing conclusions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/89-of-cypriots-got-their-news-from-online-sources-in-2021
Cyprus is one of the countries in the EU with the largest percentage of users using the internet to access online news sites, newspapers and news magazines, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-stoked-about-gas-discovery-s-eu-prospect
Nicosia says preliminary estimates of a new gas discovery in the country’s exclusive economic zone raise the prospect that big players could still include the island in their plans to supply the European Union with much needed natural gas...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-states-facilitating-employment-of-third-country-nationals-to-ease-labor-shortage
The European Union’s population is aging. The factors behind this phenomenon are many, but the declining fertility rates and the increased life expectancy, along with migration to countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, are the main ones....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-4th-nicosia-epic-street-fest-is-fast-approaching
Coming this Christmas on Stasikratous Street on Wednesday 21 December from 7 pm to midnight!...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-mep-spills-the-beans-in-spying-scandal
Cypriot MEP Demetris Papadakis is warning authorities on his native island to stay away from cover-up attempts and instead 'fully investigate' allegations of espionage and wiretapping by politicians and police using illegal malware...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dead-fox-draped-over-street-sign-in-limassol
A photo of a dead fox hanging from a street sign has been shared with police, after the Animal Party Cyprus got word of the despicable act in rural Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/local-leaders-arrested-in-asphalt-plant-demo
Two local community leaders in rural Nicosia were arrested on Tuesday after they physically blocked an earth digger that was prepping ground for an asphalt plant in the area...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kasoulides-declares-cypriot-foreign-ministry-reliable-again
Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides says the Republic of Cyprus is once again a reliable partner, suggesting that a dire state of affairs during his predecessor’s tenure has been recovered...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-arrested-in-suspected-racial-attack-in-nicosia
Nicosia police are investigating a possible racially-motivated attack downtown last Friday, with two young men arrested over the weekend after a foreign national said he was assaulted as he was walking home from work...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rumors-fly-after-antonov-crash-in-greece
A retired intelligence officer in Cyprus says there is no way a downed Ukrainian cargo plane could have been carrying illegitimate weapons, with rumors still raging over allied weapons to Ukraine being sold on the black market while experts in Greece saying they found no evidence of dangerous substances at the crash site...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-appointment-signals-gesy-wars-not-over
All hell broke loose this week in the health sector of the Republic of Cyprus, after a heart doctor not liked by unions was given a seat on the board of the Health Insurance Organization, signaling core debates about whether the state should stick to uniform rules or expand its single-payer philosophy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/morning-sirens-to-mark-1974-coup-in-cyprus
Emergency sirens sounded on the island of Cyprus on Wednesday morning, as Greek Cypriots mark the anniversary of the military coup of 1974...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-prefer-television-as-their-main-source-for-news
Television remains the main source of news in both Cyprus and the EU, with online news platforms and social media following at higher percentages than the EU average, according to the findings of a flash Eurobarometer published by the European Parliament....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/nightmare-scenario-for-europe-as-russia-shuts-off-gas-pipeline
The main natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany shut down for scheduled maintenance Monday, raising concerns that Moscow could use the repairs as a pretext for a longer shutdown as it wields energy supplies as leverage in the Ukraine war....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-want-parents-help-combat-illegal-fireworks
Angry citizens in different districts across Cyprus have been calling police to complain over the use of illegal fireworks, with law enforcement saying the issue was complicated and society also had a role to play in curbing the unlawful activity...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mayor-minister-trade-barbs-over-fallen-balconies
The collapse of two balconies in Paphos last week has stirred up debate about asylum seekers being cramped into old apartments, but an expert in the field says local tenants are also part of the problem as there are no laws that would force them to vacate a building in need of maintenance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/men-critical-after-balcony-collapse-in-paphos
Three young men in Paphos were seriously injured on Thursday when the balcony of their apartment collapsed, prompting the mayor to level accusations against 'greedy property owners' who crap people in old buildings...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scandal-shakes-things-up-in-cypriot-health
Health officials in Cyprus are fast tracking special software to distribute drugs to cancer patients, following shocking allegations of vote trading and deep state politics in a system overseen by House representatives off the record...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/emergency-state-doctors-strike-again
State emergency doctors went on strike Tuesday morning for three hours citing staff shortages and other issues, with state officials crying foul over the work stoppage and accusing union bosses of misinforming the public...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parliament-goes-off-script-over-controversial-museum
All hell broke loose this week in Cypriot parliament after opposition blocked state funds earmarked for an EOKA museum dedicated to Grivas, a highly divisive figure in the island’s history...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commission-vp-demands-review-of-eu-decision-to-trademark-‘turkaegean
European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas has sent a letter to Internal Markets Commissioner Thierry Breton demanding a review of a decision to approve Ankara’s request to trademark the term ‘Turkaegean.’...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-thrown-a-curveball-as-turkey-lifts-veto
Turkey lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden applying to join NATO after the three nations agreed on Tuesday to protect each other's security, with some of terms potentially raising issues for Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seniors-in-cyprus-remain-skeptical-of-fourth-shot
A spectacularly small number of people over 60 got their fourth COVID jab so far in the Republic of Cyprus, with the health ministry contemplating to lower the age threshold at a time while medical experts advocating for the vaccine are jumping ship on the immunity debate...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divided-cyprus-scrambles-as-fire-rages-in-the-north
Planes over divided Cyprus were fighting another day to put out the Kantara wildfire previously thought to have been under control, with reports overnight saying Turkish Cypriot authorities were evacuating local communities as the flames were spreading westwards...