https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-drones-disrupting-flight-paths-near-larnaca-and-paphos
As Cyprus’ two community leaders discuss the future of the island, air traffic controllers are warning of a very different kind of tension in the skies: Turkish drones flying close to Larnaca and Paphos airports and along important civilian flight routes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/buckle-up-we-re-gaining-momentum
Last May, the news was cause for celebration. So much so that, for a moment, you could almost believe that somewhere, in some corner of the planet, far from the spotlight, things (and miracles) had happened that we simply knew nothing about. The President of the Republic had not merely told us there was movement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-leaders-have-until-september-18-to-show-talks-are-going-somewhere
Last Wednesday afternoon’s meeting between the two leaders was their first since the UN secretary-general’s visit to Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/take-1-cyprus-leaders-will-keep-talking-about-how-to-start-talks
The meeting between Nikos Christodoulides and Tufan Erhürman was never expected to produce dramatic news. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-and-erhurman-agree-to-step-up-cyprus-talks
President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman agreed on Wednesday to increase the frequency of their meetings as efforts to advance the Cyprus settlement process continue....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cbc-to-decide-on-ecm-partners-€100m-plus-payabl-deal-in-october
The paperwork for ECM Partners’ planned purchase of half of payabl. has reached the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC), which must approve the deal before it can go ahead. ECM Partners reached an agreement with payabl.’s shareholders last week....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-leaders-meeting-today-but-is-anything-likely-to-change
Cyprus has been here many times before: two leaders meet, the United Nations speaks of a constructive atmosphere, and everyone agrees to keep talking....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/central-plains-get-roasted-at-40°c-while-government-issues-official-try-not-to-melt-warning
Today we've got mainly clear skies. That’s another one. Mainly clear. It means the sun is going to stare at you all day without blinking. Clouds will build up over the mountains this afternoon, but don't hold your breath for a breeze. It's just nature putting on a little dramatic presentation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/antonio-costa-takes-europe-s-priorities-on-the-road-with-cyprus-on-his-itinerary
European Council President António Costa is taking Brussels on tour, not for ceremony, but to hear directly from national leaders before the EU makes some of its biggest decisions in years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/diplomatica/cyprus-left-waiting-while-us-freezes-new-visa-waiver-entries
The United States is currently reviewing its Visa Waiver Programme and has not admitted any new countries, according to sources familiar with Cyprus’s efforts to join the scheme....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/24-attacks-14-arrests-recorded-in-six-months-against-food-delivery-drivers
Attacks against food delivery drivers have already surpassed last year's total, with police recording 24 incidents and 14 arrests between January 1 and June 30, 2026....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-involvement-could-backfire-by-helping-end-turkish-cypriot-isolation
Turkey is attempting to turn European involvement in the Cyprus issue into a boomerang by directing it exclusively towards ending what it describes as the ''isolation'' of the Turkish Cypriot community....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-s-schengen-bid-could-be-affected-by-the-migration-crisis-in-ceuta
Cyprus has received a positive technical assessment, but the EU migration climate created by the Ceuta crisis could complicate the political discussions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/while-the-island-slows-down-cyprus-talks-stay-on-the-clock
August may have brought much of Cyprus to a standstill, but the Cyprus problem has another date circled on the calendar....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/august-14-the-date-cyprus-cannot-forget
For much of the world, Aug. 14 is simply another summer day. In Cyprus, it arrives carrying three different memories, war, a killing witnessed by an entire island, and an aviation disaster that claimed 121 lives....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-israel-power-link-moves-into-the-money-stage
Plans to connect the electricity grids of Cyprus and Israel are moving forward, with the company behind the Great Sea Interconnector taking the next formal step needed to get the project off the drawing board....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foreign-ministry-internal-document-reveals-cyprus-is-tracking-key-eu-turkey-policy-shifts
An internal document from the Foreign Ministry has put the diplomatic service on high alert. The document, obtained by Kathimerini, stresses that these eight dossiers represent core strategic goals for Ankara....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/a-presidency-falling-short-of-the-moment
So what’s the problem with the President? He does everything humanly possible to undermine exactly what he himself proclaims. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ankara-tells-eu-end-turkish-cypriot-isolation-before-seeking-a-role-in-cyprus-talks
Turkey is sending the message to Brussels that there is only one role the European Union could play in the Cyprus issue, according to information obtained by “K”: implementing the EU conclusions of April 2004, which stated that “the Council is determined to put an end to the isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community...”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/calling-in-sick-under-the-microscope-as-government-targets-abuse-in-public-sector
Taking sick leave because you're genuinely ill is one thing. Regularly calling in sick when you're perfectly capable of turning up for work is another, and it is the second group the government says it wants to tackle....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-least-88-dead-after-mass-migrant-crossing-into-spain-s-ceuta
The death toll linked to the recent mass arrival of migrants in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta has reached at least 88, according to Spanish authorities, although Morocco has disputed that figure and reported a much lower number....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erhurman-says-he-is-ready-for-weekly-talks-but-nicosia-has-homework-to-do
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman says he is ready to meet President Nikos Christodoulides every week but insists that serious groundwork must be completed before another wider conference on the Cyprus problem is called....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-municipality-funding-battle-shows-no-sign-of-ending
The dispute between the government and the Union of Municipalities over state funding for local authorities shows no sign of ending. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/as-cyprus-talks-stir-again-turkey-reviews-military-presence-on-the-island
Just as Cyprus begins preparing for another possible round of peace talks, Turkey is sending a different kind of message: its military presence on the island is also under review....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-leaders-gather-to-prepare-ground-for-expanded-peace-talks
Cyprus’ political leaders will gather Monday to begin preparing the ground for expanded talks on the Cyprus problem, following a renewed push by U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres during his visit to the island last week....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-one-should-live-in-fear-of-arrest-erhurman-says
The fallout from Cyprus' increasingly heated property dispute isn't going away. After sparking criticism with comments he made following Wednesday's UN talks, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman has returned to the debate, insisting he does not believe anyone should have to live in fear of being arrested because of the island's unresolved property issue....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-wants-a-bigger-say-in-the-cyprus-talks-new-envoy-says
The European Union's newly appointed Special Envoy for the Cyprus issue arrived in Cyprus today, making his first official visit to the island with a stop at the Presidential Palace, where he met President Nikos Christodoulides....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/a-most-useful-cbm-exchange-of-information-on-properties
Confidence building is an essential ingredient for the resumption of the talks, as Antonio Guterres stressed in his statement at the end of his recent official visit to Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-high-profile-visitor-another-push-for-cyprus-peace-talks
Just a day after UN Secretary-General António Guterres left Cyprus with plans for a new international conference, another key diplomatic figure is arriving on the island, this time from Brussels....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/guterres-isn-t-giving-up-on-cyprus-another-peace-conference-is-now-on-the-horizon
UN Secretary-General António Guterres' visit to Cyprus is being viewed as a success in terms of the substance of the Cyprus issue, a point also made by President Nikos Christodoulides. ...
