https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/september-11-twenty-years-since-the-day-that-changed-the-world
Twenty years have passed since the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pfizer-and-astrazeneca-approved-for-3rd-dose-in-uk
The Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines have been declared safe and approved for use as a 3rd dose in the UK....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-warn-public-following-road-fatalities
Cyprus Police are pleading with the public in the aftermath of last week’s road fatalities to comply with traffic rules, with officials saying many deadly accidents were preventable...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-hundred-and-sixty-two-people-in-nursing-homes-will-receive-their-third-vaccine-dose-today-friday
The booster shots will be given to 90 people in Larnaca, 30 people in Nicosia and 42 people in Paphos....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-proceed-with-3rd-dose
Minister of Health releases statement regarding third dose of vaccine and other measures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-crypto-provider-says-imposter-stole-35-million
A Cypriot resident who owns a blockchain service provider says his company was targeted by cyber criminals who managed to steal tens of millions in cryptocurrency simply by sending a message on a popular social app...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/massive-forest-fire-ravages-greek-island
Firefighters and residents battled into the night Monday for a seventh day against a massive fire on Greece’s second-largest island as the nation endured what the prime minister described as 'a natural disaster of unprecedented proportions'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-mounts-‘superhuman-efforts-in-multiple-fronts
Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth day on Sunday, and ferries were on standby for more evacuations after taking many to safety by sea...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thousands-flee-fires-in-greece-turkey
Thousands of people fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey on Friday, including a major blaze just north of the Greek capital of Athens that claimed one life, as a protracted heat wave left forests tinder-dry and flames threatened populated areas and electricity installations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/people-turned-away-at-walk-in-vaccination-center
Health officials in Nicosia were turning away people including foreign persons of alien immigration status, who stood in line in hot Friday weather for a walk-in vaccination...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wildfires-roar-back-to-life-near-athens
Wildfires north of Athens leapt back to life on Thursday as searing conditions persisted and emergency crews battled blazes across Greece for a third day running...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-government-toughens-safe-pass-rules
The Cabinet announced on Friday that new pandemic rules will apply on Monday, including a greater number of shops out of reach for people without a Safe Pass and follow up rapid or PCR tests checks for foreign visitors who are not vaccinated...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-vaccinate-aliens-but-details-unclear
The health ministry in the Republic of Cyprus has announced a new program aimed at vaccinating foreign persons of alien status, but details remained unclear regarding specific groups including undocumented individuals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-cites-decree-after-safe-pass-mishmash
The City of Limassol has weighed in on a recent confusion over Safe Pass for cruise passengers ashore, with officials citing verbatim the latest emergency law following reports that guests had not been allowed into local shops and restaurants...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ankara-rejects-statement-on-varosha
Ankara has remained defiant following a UN Security Council presidential statement that condemned the decision by Turkey and Turkish Cypriots to reopen a residential section of abandoned Varosha...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/asylum-seekers-stuck-in-cyprus-buffer-zone
Cypriot Interior Minister Nikos Nouris says the ordeal of three Cameroonians currently stuck in the buffer zone could end if EU fellow members agreed to take them in, with reports saying the bloc is still looking for consensus on migration policy but nothing has been agreed to date...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-cypriots-unleash-varosha-cancel-campaign
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades declared on Tuesday that no Greek Cypriot from Famagusta 'would become an accomplice to Turkish plans' in Varosha, while also rejecting accusations that he was against Turkish Cypriots sharing power on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-cyprus-visit-redraws-lines-of-division
The lines of division on the island of Cyprus are expanding beyond the traditional split along ethnic lines, with a visit by the Turkish president this week expected to cause friction within the Greek Cypriot community over the fate of Varosha but also within the Turkish Cypriot community over political values...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-jailed-over-detained-daughter-s-case
A mother in Paphos has been arrested on witness tampering charges, after she reportedly attempted to get her daughter off the hook in a case of suspected theft and possibly other charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-cooks-up-alms-for-jabs-for-young-adults
The Cypriot government is expected soon to announce incentives that would encourage young people to get vaccinated, while subsidized hotel stays for those who got the jab begin later this week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jewel-sets-sail-fully-vaccinated-from-limassol
The Jewel of the Seas sets sail from Limassol on Saturday marking the beginning of Royal Caribbean’s return to the Mediterranean, a bold move mid-pandemic after Cypriot authorities jumped on board to offer a helping hand to an industry desperately looking for a welcoming port...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-responds-to-fire-with-€6-million-aid
The Republic of Cyprus has announced €6 million in financial aid for villages affected by a deadly fire, including compensation to the families of victims, with the government clarifying that illegal or uninsured structures would not be an issue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-raises-bar-for-sake-of-normality
The President’s Cabinet in the Republic of Cyprus has added a few finishing touches on its latest Safe Pass measures as daily COVID cases continue to rise, with the government allowing more flexibility for businesses willing to cater to people who are vaccinated...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/expert-tells-vaccinated-not-to-let-guard-down
Known Covid infections continue to rise in the Republic of Cyprus, with the positivity rate standing at 1.80% and health experts warning that vaccinated people should not let their guard down...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-not-ruling-out-criminal-probe-in-fire-deaths
The Cypriot government has rejected accusations of a lax response to Saturday’s deadly wildfire, with police not ruling out a criminal investigation that could include a probe into the deaths of four Egyptian workers who died while trying to escape the inferno...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-rolls-out-‘jab-discount-for-hotel-stays
Lodging businesses in the Republic of Cyprus have until Friday to apply for a state subsidy that would partially fund hotel stays for vacationers who got the vaccine or the state has a record of their recovery from COVID...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/questions-emerge-in-cyprus-fire-deaths
Pro-migrant group KISA is accusing authorities and farmland bosses of leaving foreign workers to fend for themselves in Saturday’s wildfire in Cyprus, as more questions are being raised following the death of four Egyptian workers who perished while trying to evacuate in an inferno with the odds overwhelmingly stacked against them...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scrambles-to-contain-chaotic-wildfire
Villages in Limassol and Larnaca districts were being evacuated on Saturday due to a huge wildfire fire raging through rural communities, with Cypriot police arresting a suspect and the government appealing for aid from EU partners and Israel...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-bans-foreign-travellers-from-india
The Republic of Cyprus has issued an emergency order banning entry of foreign nationals traveling to the island from India, except Cypriots, Europeans, and permanent residents who now must undergo additional screening, in an attempt to slow down further spread of the Indian variant of Covid-19...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-strikes-man-with-car-over-parking-dispute
Police say they are investigating attempted murder after a local man in Paphos drove his vehicle into another male, who says he was targeted on purpose over a parking dispute...
