https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drug-use-rising-among-children-as-young-as-14-in-cyprus-experts-warn
Drug and behavioral addictions are rising in Cyprus, with more young people experimenting with substances and entering treatment programs at increasingly early ages, according to a leading addiction expert....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teenagers-remanded-after-alleged-mugging-in-nicosia
Two people aged 19 and 17 have been remanded in custody for six days following the reported theft of cash-filled envelopes from a 41-year-old man in Nicosia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/study-harder-or-your-future-depends-on-this-the-pressure-students-feel-in-cyprus
We’ve all heard phrases like ''just study'' or ''your future depends on this'' from parents or teachers at some point in our lives. But how helpful are these words really?
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/online-abuse-becoming-part-of-daily-life-for-europe-s-teenage-girls
A study presented during a conference in Nicosia has found that online abuse has become a routine part of daily life for many teenage girls across Europe, with researchers warning that cyber violence now affects girls on a massive scale....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-could-propose-social-media-age-limits-for-children-this-summer-von-der-leyen-says
At the European Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Children in Copenhagen, Ursula von der Leyen spoke about the impact digital platforms and artificial intelligence are having on young people across Europe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/an-election-campaign-with-substance
Last week, nominations were officially submitted for the parliamentary elections taking place exactly two weeks from today. It confirmed the surge in participation that had already become impossible to miss across Cyprus in recent months, where it seemed like every neighborhood suddenly had its own candidate...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-pushes-technical-schools-as-real-path-for-students-not-second-choice
President Nikos Christodoulides is trying to shift a long-standing mindset in Cyprus: that technical schools are not a “second option" but a real and important path for students’ futures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/17-year-old-olga-mikhailina-‘this-is-the-greatest-victory-of-my-life
The Candidates Tournament, held at the Cap St Georges Hotel from 28 March to 16 April, sparked a huge surge of interest in chess in Cyprus. For 20 days in the tournament’s fan zone, dozens of children and teenagers chatted with the stars, attended lectures and took part in masterclasses. World chess legend Boris Gelfand gave a simultaneous exhibition on 20 boards. Only 17-year-old Olga Mikhailina managed to beat a participant in the 2012 World Championship match. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ban-on-social-media-in-cyprus-an-expert-answers-eight-questions
The discussion about banning social media for children and teenagers has recently come into sharp focus, prompting both reactions and concern. In the following interview, Dr. Elisavet Kiourti, CEO of Humane Technology and an academic in Digital Technologies, examines the issue with a research-based perspective....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-is-the-only-eu-country-where-teenage-girls-lead-in-coding
Girls aged 16 to 19 are very active in everyday digital tasks, yet programming remains an area where boys usually dominate. Cyprus is the only country where this pattern is reversed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/car-overturns-in-midnight-crash-with-seven-teens-inside
Police in Nicosia are examining the circumstances of a late-night road accident involving a car driven by a 16-year-old with six other teenagers as passengers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-records-unusually-high-thyroid-cancer-rates
A senior endocrinologist has said that thyroid cancer rates in Cyprus are significantly elevated compared with the rest of Europe, while stressing that current evidence does not connect this trend to regional conflicts....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/instagram-to-alert-parents-if-teens-repeatedly-search-for-suicide-or-self-harm-topics
Instagram will soon notify parents if their teenage child repeatedly searches for content linked to suicide or self-harm, the company announced, in its latest move to address growing concerns over teen mental health online....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-warns-tiktok-is-designed-to-be-addictive-and-that-could-be-illegal
The European Union is taking aim at the way TikTok is built, warning that the app’s design appears to push users into compulsive scrolling and may violate EU law....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/names-still-withheld-but-victims-identified-after-swiss-bar-fire
Police in Switzerland have identified the 40 people who died in a devastating bar fire at the ski resort of Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve, a tragedy that claimed the lives of young people from across Europe, many of them teenagers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/swiss-resort-bar-fire-leaves-families-waiting-as-dozens-remain-in-critical-condition
In the days after the flames died out, the tragedy at a Swiss Alpine bar has shifted from a night of terror to a long, painful reckoning, as families wait for news, doctors fight to save the badly burned, and authorities confront the scale of a disaster that continues to unfold....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/serious-crime-is-rising-in-cyprus-and-it-s-not-just-break-ins-anymore
Serious crime in Cyprus is going up again, slowly, quietly, but steadily, and the latest official figures suggest it’s becoming a trend rather than a one-off spike....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/chaos-behind-bars-crisis-on-tap
The disorder inside the Central Prisons is a small-scale version of the country itself. They are riddled with extortion, sexual violence, physical and verbal abuse, and sometimes suicide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-prepare-for-december-13-‘riot-night-of-unrest-as-minors-mobilize-for-chaos
What was once an ordinary winter night has, over the last few years, turned into an informal gathering day for youths who engage in vandalism and confrontations with the police. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/digital-burnout-and-the-hidden-cost-of-constant-connectivity
Zero posts, zero shares. Zero. According to a New Yorker report that caused a stir, the so-called “posting zero” is a new trend in the global digital universe, linked to users’ reluctance to share snapshots of their personal lives online....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-confrontation-in-paphos-school-sends-13-year-old-to-hospital
A confrontation between two students at a secondary school in Paphos on Friday afternoon resulted in a 13-year-old boy being taken to the hospital....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/meps-call-for-eu-wide-minimum-age-of-16-for-social-media-to-protect-children
European lawmakers are urging stronger measures to protect children from the physical, mental, and social risks posed by online platforms....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/record-number-of-students-seek-psychological-help-as-system-strains-to-cope
More than ten thousand students were directed to educational psychologists during the 2023–24 academic year, according to new figures released by the Cyprus ADHD Association....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/weedrive-launches-in-limassol-offering-teen-only-transport-service
Limassol is set to welcome WeeDRIVE, Cyprus’s first mobile app dedicated exclusively to transporting teenagers aged 12 to 18....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-intervene-as-unauthorized-minors-attempt-to-enter-aglantzia-school-again
Police intervened on Monday after two minors tried to enter a gymnasium (middle school) in Aglantzia. This was the same school where a disturbance involving former students occurred last Saturday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vaping-reaches-alarming-levels-among-cyprus-teens
Cyprus teens are vaping like never before. The latest ESPAD 2024 survey reveals that one in ten 16-year-old students use e-cigarettes daily, placing the island among Europe’s highest for teen vaping. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-youth-rank-lowest-in-europe-for-happiness-survey-finds
Cyprus is emerging as the European country where young people report the lowest levels of happiness, according to the 2023/24 European Social Survey (ESS). ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bank-of-cyprus-scoops-11-awards-in-global-finance-s-2025-digital-bank-rankings
Bank of Cyprus wins 11 awards, including 2 regional awards, in Global Finance’s 2025 World’s Best Digital Bank Awards
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drug-use-among-cyprus-youth-is-still-alarmingly-high
Drug use among teenagers and young adults in Cyprus is showing no signs of easing, with the latest figures painting a troubling picture....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/a-new-kind-of-human
Evidently, there has always been a generation gap. It is entirely natural that younger people are born, come of age, and operate in environments that are slightly, considerably, or even radically different from those in which their parents and grandparents lived and were nurtured....
