https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rain-on-the-way-while-mountains-stay-frosty
Today's weather will be partly cloudy with isolated showers expected from time to time, while an isolated thunderstorm is not being ruled out in the afternoon. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lawyer-says-station-master-devastated-after-deadly-crash
The station master who faces manslaughter in Greece’s deadly rail collision is devastated and accepts responsibility, says his lawyer, while pointing out that others are also responsible for the disaster...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-university-s-it-department-foils-cyber-attack
An attempted cyber attack against the University of Cyprus, which took place in the early hours of Thursday, was foiled by competent authorities without being able to cause any damage, according to a first estimate, as University services were able to cut off the system and prevent the "worst case scenario" from materializing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cervical-cancer-vaccine-now-free-of-charge-under-gesy
The fourth most frequent cancer in Cyprus in women is cervical cancer, with 36 new cases in 2019, according to the Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (PASYKAF)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dispatch-audio-reveals-human-error-in-train-collision
A train station master in Greece has been arrested on manslaughter charges following a deadly rail collision, while video of the fireball and dispatcher audio dialogues moments before the crash have been made public...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/transport-minister-resigns-it-s-the-least-i-can-do-for-the-victims-of-this-tragedy
In a statement, Karamanlis announced his resignation as Minister of Road and Transport....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mismanagement-corruption-and-nepotism-will-not-be-tolerated
Mismanagement, corruption, and nepotism will not be tolerated, and for the people who will be at the center of his administration, these were the two main issues that President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides addressed in his speech on Wednesday during the swearing-in ceremony of the new members of his government....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-who-s-who-of-the-christodoulides-government
On Monday afternoon (27/02), Nikos Christodoulides, the country's new leader, unveiled his new administration. Read the detailed biographies of the individuals who make up the new government....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hadjipantelas-calls-on-successor-to-support-public-hospitals
Cyprus’ outgoing Minister of Health, Michalis Hadjipantela, has called on his successor to embrace public hospitals and health professionals, noting that public hospitals are the backbone of the health system....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-s-etias-rollout-postponed-to-2024
The European Union has once again postponed the launch of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), this time for the year 2024, without giving an exact date, or even month....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kaili-lawyer-stunned-as-mep-s-partner-walks-free
The defense for Greek MEP Eva Kaili is raising hell after Belgian authorities released her partner in an ongoing corruption investigation, with one of her lawyers accusing Belgium’s criminal justice of operating against European legal culture...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/why-do-norwegian-babies-nap-outside-in-freezing-temperatures
An Australian man living in Norway has clocked more than 14 million views on a clip that shows about a dozen babies sleeping outside in their strollers in freezing temperatures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/work-begins-on-jetty-for-mooring-fsru-in-cyprus
Work for the construction of a jetty, as part of the LNG Receiving and Regasification Terminal in the Vasilikos area in Cyprus, has recently begun...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drakos-radical-reforms-achieved-in-the-past-20-months
Outgoing Minister of Justice and Public Order, Stephie Drakos, presented her work at the Ministry over the past 20 months at a press conference held at the Presidential Palace, noting that during this period a series of sweeping reforms took place at almost all levels and areas of responsibility of the Ministry....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-rejects-links-between-nato-expansion-f-16-deal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called for Sweden and Finland to be accepted into NATO 'as quickly as possible,' although his Turkish counterpart dismissed the possibility of any link between their accession and Turkey’s request for F-16 fighter jets...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-removes-ban-on-vindicated-norwegian-dad
An appeals court in Norway has vindicated a man who says his daughter was abducted twice by her Greek Cypriot mother and authorities on the island did nothing to help, with the news raising questions about judicial irregularities and further prompting Nicosia to take down an Interpol arrest warrant that had essentially prevented him from visiting Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bank-of-cyprus-71-million-in-profits-in-2022
Bank of Cyprus' profit for 2022 was 71 million euros, up from 30 million euros in 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-propose-law-to-text-camera-citations-to-owners
The Cypriot government seeks to amend legislation so that authorities can notify traffic camera violators via SMS or email text, but legal issues and a drastic drop in daily violations could hinder those efforts when the bill heads for the House this year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/blinken-in-athens-to-shore-up-ukraine-effort
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be in Athens on February 20-22 to meet with the country’s leadership and launch the fourth round of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue. The US official’s trip comes after a visit to Turkey, where he pressed NATO expansion...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-seeks-understanding-on-shipping-woes
Cyprus is speaking to other European Union member states to shore up support for the shipping industry hit by sanctions on Russia, its shipping minister said on Friday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ey-cyprus-participated-in-the-6th-cyprus-international-tax-conference
EY Cyprus has, once again, sponsored and participated in the 6th Cyprus International Tax Conference, titled ''The evolving landscape: Adopting to new challenges and opportunities,'' which took place on Tuesday, February 14th at the Hilton Nicosia hotel. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/cyprus-new-president
Nikos Christodoulides was elected president of the Republic of Cyprus on Sunday, without the support of either of the country’s two main parties....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/island-remembers-camps-for-holocaust-survivors
Cyprus and Israel commemorated on Thursday the 74th anniversary of the closure of the concentration camps for Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors, who fled Europe after World War II for Israel...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/condemned-nursing-home-left-to-operate-for-years
Despite a report submitted by the Greek Ombudsman listing a series of serious failings in the operation of a condemned nursing home in the Piraeus suburb of Keratsini and orders for its closure dating back three years, the facility continued to operate and take in new patients....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chaos-and-flight-cancellations-a-cable-caused-lufthansa-s-system-to-crash
The disruption of Lufthansa's IT system, which resulted in chaos at German airports and flight cancellations and delays for the airline worldwide, appears to have been caused by an excavator damaging a cable during railroad construction....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/five-foreign-policy-challenges-for-the-new-president
The eighth President of the Republic of Cyprus takes over, as of March 1, exactly where his predecessor, Nicos Anastasiades, left off: That is, at a critical international juncture, due to the war in Ukraine, and just before the crucial elections in Turkey and Greece ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-armenia-gate-opens-for-first-time-in-decades-to-allow-aid
A border gate between long-feuding Turkey and Armenia has been opened for the first time in 35 years to allow aid for victims of the devastating earthquakes in southern Turkey, state-owned Anadolu news agency and a diplomat said...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-briton-jailed-for-sex-crimes-dies-in-cyprus
A convicted sex offender who was serving a prison sentence in Cyprus died on Friday, marking the second death of a British national within the island’s penitentiary system this year in connection with sex crimes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-on-weapon-buying-spree-days-before-runoff-election
The outgoing President’s Cabinet in the Republic of Cyprus has approved the purchase of lethal weaponry from the United States just days before a highly contested runoff election on the island, which is also expected to receive attack helicopters this year after a controversial decision in Berlin...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/france-to-be-first-country-in-the-world-to-introduce-porn-passports
France is set to introduce 'porn passports' to prove a person is over 18 while accessing sex websites - in a world first that aims to prevent children from viewing explicit material....