https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/timur-turlov-presents-freedom-case
On 26 May, Timur Turlov, CEO of Freedom Holding Corp., a parent company of Freedom24, addressed MBA students at Stanford University in California. The session marked the first academic case study at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) dedicated to the corporate strategy of a Central Asian company....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-voters-choose-stability-over-disruption
For months, Cyprus looked ready to punish the political establishment again....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-s-bee-population-climbs-to-new-highs-while-cyprus-sees-fewer-hives
EU farm beehive numbers climbed to a record 9.4 million in 2023, according to new figures released by Eurostat, with Italy, Romania and Greece leading the bloc in bee colony numbers. Cyprus, however, recorded a decline over the past three years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/abdulrahman-al-baker-at-green-agenda-2026
The Green Agenda Cyprus Summit, the island’s largest sustainability conference, returns to Nicosia on June 4, 2026, under the theme “Transition as a responsibility (not a trend),” bringing together leading figures from the worlds of sustainability and innovation. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cia-doubts-iran-is-close-to-collapse-despite-trump-claims-war-may-soon-end
A classified CIA assessment delivered to the US government this week has concluded that Iran could withstand a US naval blockade for at least three to four months before facing more serious economic strain, according to multiple US officials cited by The Washington Post....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ted-turner-founder-of-cnn-and-broadcasting-pioneer-dies-at-87
Media entrepreneur Ted Turner, the founder of CNN and one of the most influential figures in television news, has died at 87, according to the network he created....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/monday-s-may-atmospheric-shakeup
Mother Nature clearly woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. We have a cold air mass and a low-pressure system tag-teaming the region, which basically means Monday is being a bit of a bully....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dead-famingo-puts-spotlight-on-toxic-lead-use-in-cyprus
A dead flamingo lying in one of Cyprus’ salt lakes is sending a clear, and uncomfortable, message: something in the environment is going badly wrong....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/public-outrage-after-dogs-shot-in-same-village
Anger is growing in Cyprus after a series of disturbing incidents in which dogs were shot in the same village area, with animal welfare advocates warning that the situation is now becoming a public safety concern....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cypriot-students-develop-natural-mouthwash-aimed-at-tackling-hidden-dental-problems
In a small lab project that could easily scale into something much bigger, a group of students in Cyprus has created an all-natural mouthwash designed to tackle one of the less visible but important problems in oral health: biofilms....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/livestock-farmers-protest-as-financial-and-emotional-crisis-intensifies
A mass protest by livestock farmers will take place on Thursday at the Rizoelia roundabout, as frustration grows over animal culling linked to foot-and-mouth disease and the lack of progress in discussions with authorities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/queens-kings-and-cyprus-checkmate
The night of March 28 was windy, cloudy, and even a little rainy, the kind that makes you clutch your coat and hope your hair survives the evening. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-prepares-to-lose-an-hour-of-sleep-again
Cyprus will officially enter daylight saving time this Sunday, March 29, the annual moment when the country collectively agrees to sacrifice one hour of sleep in exchange for longer evenings and the vague promise of improved productivity....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-$200-oil-camels-and-political-drama
Iran warns us to brace for $200-a-barrel oil. ''Let those who pay in dollars worry,'' a friend said, with as much understanding of the global economy as Fidias himself. Joking aside, we should be the ones stressing. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/war-moves-closer-as-france-also-sends-anti-missile-systems-and-a-frigate-to-cyprus
Cyprus is stepping up security and hosting an increasing international military presence as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran entered its fourth day Tuesday, raising fears of a wider regional war just a short distance from the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-enters-uncharted-era-as-khamenei-s-death-sets-stage-for-high-stakes-succession
Iran has entered a moment of historic uncertainty following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggering an urgent transition process and intensifying questions about the country’s political future and regional stability....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/can-cyprus-future-proof-its-healthcare-system-experts-gather-to-rethink-the-rules
The big question on the table Thursday afternoon was simple but urgent: how does Cyprus build a healthcare system that can survive the next decade, financially, technologically and humanly?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-shadow-network-for-recruiting-foreign-workers
An extensive, largely unseen system for recruiting foreign workers appears to have been operating for years behind the official structures of Cyprus’ labor market....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/couple-says-they-feel-abandoned-as-disability-rent-and-cuts-push-them-into-squalor
A disabled woman and her husband say they are trapped in degrading living conditions without running water, struggling to survive on a tight income while waiting for help they say never comes, the latest case raising questions about whether the state safety net is failing the people it was built to protect....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/paraskevidekatriaphobia-why-friday-the-13th-is-nothing-to-worry-about-probably
If your coffee spilled, your Wi-Fi lagged, or your boss scheduled a ''quick call'' at 4:59 p.m., don’t panic. It’s not fate. It’s just Friday the 13th, the only date on the calendar with its own built-in PR problem and a tongue-twisting fear name: paraskevidekatriaphobia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tree-planting-drive-held-in-alassa-to-restore-areas-damaged-by-july-wildfire
A tree-planting initiative took place on Sunday morning in the Alassa area, near the community’s archaeological site and the Church of Agios Georgios by the Kouris Dam...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/remembering-cyprus-jewish-internment-camps-77-years-on
On Monday, February 9, people gathered at Nicosia’s old British Military Hospital to remember a chapter of history that’s both heartbreaking and inspiring: the Jewish internment camps that operated in Cyprus after World War II....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/catherine-o-hara-acclaimed-comic-actor-dies-at-71
Catherine O'Hara, the Canadian-born performer celebrated for her work in film and television comedies including Home Alone, Beetlejuice and Schitt’s Creek, has died at the age of 71....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/we-can-t-pay-this-farmers-hit-with-water-bills-going-back-ten-years
Farmers across Cyprus say they’ve been hit with shocking water bills going back nearly ten years, and they warn the sudden charges could put them out of business....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thessaloniki-breaks-ground-on-€40-million-holocaust-museum
Thessaloniki is taking a historic step toward finally commemorating the city’s Jewish community with the construction of a Holocaust Museum, following decades of devastation and silence. On Friday, the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki signed a key agreement with construction firm METKA, paving the way for the €40 million project....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/labour-policy-and-the-test-of-leadership
The new Minister of Labour, Marinos Mousiouttas, has assumed responsibility for a critical ministry and is now tasked with managing issues that cut across the full breadth of society. He must must confront entrenched guilds and trade unionists, as well as labor organizations and employers, all of whom are deeply involved in labor-related issues....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rare-bats-spotted-in-troodos-a-win-for-cyprus-wildlife-images
A recent winter survey by the Forestry Department at Troodos National Forest Park spotted a large group of a rare bat species, Rhinolophus euryale, a bat rarely seen in Cyprus. Experts say this is a very positive sign that the species is surviving on the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/let-zelensky-put-down-his-scribble-too-and-let-s-be-done-with-it
I wish to confess the deep emotion that still overwhelms me following the recent patriotic re-emergence of Marios Matsakis. It may have borne little resemblance to the much-celebrated “commando operations” of his illustrious past, those that earned him feverish admiration from reporters of the then-emerging private television channels and elevated him to superhero status....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/in-cyprus-cash-buys-everything-candles-votes-and-all
Like water flowing through the dams, like the oxygen a person breathes to survive, cash in this country is treated as a matter of life or death for anyone who wants to stay afloat....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/40-dead-over-100-injured-in-new-year-s-eve-fire-at-swiss-alpine-bar
What was supposed to be a champagne-soaked countdown to the new year turned into a nightmare in the Swiss Alps after a fire tore through a packed bar just after midnight, killing around 40 people and leaving more than 100 others injured, many of them seriously....