https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-regional-office-to-be-set-up-in-larnaca
The new regional World Health Organization office to be established in Larnaca will help upgrade the level of public health in Cyprus and its surrounding region said Minister of Health Michalis Hadjipantela on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dracos-i-m-sorry-thanasis-case-is-only-now-being-investigated-after-17-years
"As a citizen, as a mother, I want to express my regret to Thanasis' mother because only after 17 years has this case begun to unfold," Justice Minister Stefi Drakou said on the case of the death of National Guardsman Thanasis Nikolaou in 2005, saying that she will do everything possible, within her own powers, to solve the case.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/von-der-leyen-temporary-cap-on-gas-prices
The European Commission is now moving towards a temporary cap on gas prices and a common supply of energy products, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a speech to the European Parliament on Wednesday morning....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gun-report-adds-new-twist-in-azeri-case
The Azeri suspect in a contentious thwarted plot against Israelis in Cyprus has admitted some charges essentially throwing a curve ball at the prosecution, with the defense raising serious questions over murder-for-hire conspiracy and terrorism accusations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/zoophile-goes-to-prison-in-bestiality-case
A man from rural Nicosia has received a prison sentence after he was found guilty of sexually abusing and torturing animals at a small farm in Larnaca...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/metsola-europe-s-bloc-is-made-stronger-by-the-discovery-of-so-much-natural-gas-in-your-country
In anticipation of Roberta Metsola's visit to Cyprus on September 9th, Kathimerini's George Kakouris sits down with the European Parliament President and gets her take on the Cyprus problem, recently discovered natural gas reserves and the issue behind Cyprus' "golden passport" scandal....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/18-year-old-with-no-travel-history-diagnosed-with-monkeypox
The Ministry of Health announced on Friday a new monkeypox case, concerning an 18-year-old man, following a molecular laboratory test by the microbiology laboratory of the Nicosia General Hospital....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-border-with-turkey-to-be-fully-fenced-off
Responding to an apparent escalation in Turkish moves to push migrants into Greece over land and sea, the Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) decided on Tuesday in favor of additional measures for the protection of the country’s borders....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-government-no-comment-on-passport-audit-report-just-yet
The Government will study the report released Monday by the Audit Office on passports and the Cyprus investment program that granted citizenship by investment, Spokesperson Marios Pelekanos said, following the Cabinet’s meeting which convened Monday at the presidential retreat in the Troodos mountains....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-plan-for-the-fall-still-being-hammered-out
The meeting between the Minister of Health, Michael Hadjipantela, and members of the Scientific Advisory Committee, during which a COVID pre-emptive plan for the fall was discussed, ended earlier today resulting in the following statement from the Minister on the issues that will be addressed for the fall season and beyond....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/46-year-old-man-with-no-travel-history-positive-for-monkeypox
The 46-year-old man, who had no travel history, showed symptoms of monkeypox, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-still-in-the-mix-as-eu-probes-greek-spyware
Cypriot Deputy Attorney General Savvas Angelides has fired back at allegations over a conflict of interest in an alleged cover-up involving Israeli-made malware, as Nicosia and other EU capitals have been feeling pressure to come clean following rumors of widespread unlawful surveillance...
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/greek-phone-spying-scandal-refuels-cypriot-rumors
Fast developments in Greece over that country’s wiretapping scandal prompted political opposition in Cyprus to call for an end to a code of silence on the island over growing suspicions of unlawful surveillance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-arrested-over-fake-cocaine-planted-by-police
SBA Police are investigating a cocaine shipment from Greece to Cyprus after two men under surveillance were arrested while trying to retrieve drugs that turned out to be fake cocaine planted by cops in Athens during a ship container inspection...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sides-react-‘as-usual-after-council-renews-unficyp
The Security Council on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, one of UN’s longest-running peacekeeping missions, drawing different reactions as usually from both sides on the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-not-keen-on-hi-tech-near-buffer-zone
A draft on UNFICYP renewal expected to pass Thursday in the Security Council includes concerns over military surveillance equipment being placed near the divided island’s buffer zone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/plot-thickens-as-greece-irked-over-antonov-crash
Athens says Belgrade and Kiev had not shared information about dangerous cargo on board a Cypriot company-owned Antonov that crashed-landed in northern Greece, with the plot thickening after recipient Bangladesh denied Serbian reports that Dhaka was expecting mines onboard the aircraft leased to a Ukrainian company...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kyriakides-eu-states-must-take-preventive-steps-to-deal-with-covid-19-in-the-fall
In a letter to each of the 27 EU member states, Stella Kyriakides called on their respective Health Ministers to take preemptive measures in preparation for the autumn season with regard to the coronavirus pandemic, which may include the administration of newly adapted vaccines against the Omicron variant, given the recent increase in Covid cases in the European Union.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-measures-announced-today-to-mitigate-spread-of-covid
The cabinet has announced new measures in an effort to halt the spread of COVID-19....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/echr-vindicates-cypriot-journalist
A Cypriot journalist won his lawsuit against the Republic of Cyprus this week, after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that he was censured in violation of the right to freedom of expression...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rumors-of-pegasus-purchase-by-cyprus-not-put-to-rest
The possibility that NSO sold Pegasus to Cypriot authorities remained unanswered last week when a Cypriot MEP grilled the company’s general counsel, who stopped short of saying who actually bought it...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-to-blame-for-increasing-number-of-migrants-in-cyprus
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Thursday that Turkey is the main culprit for the increasing number of migrants to Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-ready-for-monkeypox-outbreak
Cyprus’ Health Ministry on Friday announced it has prepared protocols for monkeypox after the rising numbers of infections globally, since the beginning of May....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-police-officer-caught-stealing
Authorities arrested a 47-year-old police officer after surveillance cameras caught him stealing from a supermarket in Nicosia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nouris-we-have-reached-the-point-where-migrants-call-the-police-and-ask-to-be-picked-up
In a bill submitted to Parliament, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Interior are requesting the recruitment of 300 special police officers with a contract of up to 28 months to monitor the green line and conduct other tasks relating to the increased migration flow into the Republic of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nameless-pay-as-you-go-phones-under-scrutiny
Police and intelligence officials in the Republic of Cyprus are pushing again for a ban on anonymous pay-as-you-go phones hoping it will help reduce crime, but critics and phone companies are not buying the argument...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-prostitutes-detained-after-botched-trafficking-raid
Police are filing charges against two women accused of running an illegal brothel, after they were arrested on Thursday in Limassol during an undercover trafficking operation that yielded no evidence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/everything-you-need-to-know-about-crypto-today-at-least-for-the-next-8-hours
Don’t be intimidated by my headline if you know nothing about Bitcoin or the Bored Ape Yacht Club. You are in the majority....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pimp-locked-up-in-limassol-brothel-case
A man in Limassol has been sentenced to eight years in prison for pandering, after police detained him and four women during a prostitution sting in late 2020...
