https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unions-to-discuss-ccb-severance-offer
The Cyprus Cooperative Bank is making another effort to strike a deal with unions in order to get 900 employees agree to walk away...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/defence-ministry-dismisses-kickback-allegations
The defence ministry is dismissing allegations of money squandering, accusing a former state auditor of rehashing an old story in connection with kickbacks worth €5 million...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sends-help-in-greek-wildfire
The Republic of Cyprus is responding to calls for help in the Greek wildfire near Athens, sending 60 first responders to a tourist area where dozens of people perished...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/white-smoke-over-metochi-land-transfer-dispute
There is white smoke over the Metochi land transfer dispute between Kykkos and the Greek government, following a bitter battle that even brought the foreign minister to Nicosia to testify in court...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-dies-during-evening-swim-in-larnaca
A senior citizen, who was spotted unconscious in the water at a Larnaca beach in Meneou, died of drowning after fellow beachgoers failed to revive him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-recover-sunk-boat-in-xylofagou-fatal-accident
The sunken powerboat in Xylofagou has been recovered as authorities try to piece together what caused an accident where a 60-year-old woman died during a family outing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/mamma-mia-sing-along-returns-with-star-studded-sequel-premiere
Amid olive trees and plenty of ABBA tunes, the musical world of "Mamma Mia" took over a London theatre on Monday for the film sequel’s world premiere with Oscar winner Meryl Streep and pop diva Cher among the attendees....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/xylofagou-boat-accident-still-under-investigation
Authorities are still investigating a boat incident on Wednesday where a 60-year-old woman died after a motorboat capsized off the Xylofagou coast in the Red Cliff area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-rash-points-to-marine-mites-not-jellyfish
Previously reported baby jellyfish stings in Limassol could actually turn out to be marine mites, following a doctor’s diagnosis in a similar incident in Larnaca, while authorities do not yet have a definitive answer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/monaco-telecom-takes-over-mtn-cyprus
Monaco Telecom is taking over MTN Cyprus in a €260 million deal that will set a new course for the Cypriot provider as a powerful member of its new European family...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moody-s-says-bank-of-cyprus-better-off-after-uk-sale
Rating Agency Moody’s has described the sale of Bank of Cyprus UK as credit positive, noting that the sale would place Bank of Cyprus in a better position to focus on reducing its domestic high stock of problematic loans...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-law-marks-the-end-of-tourism-bureaucracy
The House voted this week to scrap the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO), essentially transferring tourism responsibilities from a large bureaucracy to a leaner structure to boost flexibility and competitiveness...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-points-fingers-at-greek-cypriots
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visited the northern part of Cyprus Tuesday, saying his country will not abandon Turkish Cypriots and criticising Greek Cypriots for what he described as lack of vision for peace on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-airports-unprepared-for-increased-traffic-volume
Pressured by the explosive growth of passenger numbers generated by Greece’s expanding tourism market, officials are calling for additional air traffic controllers to ensure safe travel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-passengers-stranded-12-hours-in-double-whammy
Passengers en route to Thessaloniki were forced to wait 12 hours at Paphos International Airport, due to mechanical failures of not one but two planes that were supposed to transport them to their destination...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/citizen-service-centres-cancel-monday-strike
The Citizen Service Centres around the island will not be closed Monday morning after all, but employees say they are swamped with MIG welfare recipients and so they will accept application forms but won't not answer MIG questions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wanted-man-arrested-in-limassol-overnight-raid
Limassol police arrested 30-year-old Nikos Mezirides, who was wanted in connection with a series of criminal offences and was considered dangerous...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-airport-trespasser-had-‘no-malicious-intent
The passenger, who missed his flight after being arrested for breaching security at Paphos airport, says he was only trying to get to his plane after his wife told him they were closing the gate to the boarding area...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/leoni-paraskevaides-takes-over-j-p-overseas
There are new developments in the J&P Overseas saga in Riyadh, with the Cypriot company solidifying its leadership following an internal and legal battle that now appears to be over...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-cuts-red-tape-on-traffic-camera-plans
The President’s Cabinet is cutting red tape when it comes to traffic cameras, in an effort to have a system installed sooner than later...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/leaders-of-greece-bulgaria-romania-serbia-meeting-in-thessaloniki
The leaders of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia gather in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday for the fourth Quadrilateral Summit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-okays-homeowner-plan-ahead-of-crucial-house-session
The Cabinet approved on Tuesday the “Estia” scheme aimed at addressing the high volume of non-performing loans in the Cypriot banking sector, but time is running out as a crucial legislation package on bad loans is also up for a vote on Friday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-detains-eldyk-soldier-on-greek-warrant
A Greek solider serving in Cyprus was arrested in connection with funding a terrorist group, following a deposit he made last year to the Revolutionary Fund...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-welcomes-diko-support-on-bad-loans
The Cyprus government says it can work with opposition centrist party Diko to pass much needed comprehensive legislation on bad loans that would also pave the way for a co-op deal to go forward...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspects-go-to-criminal-trial-in-teen-s-overdose-death
The three suspects in custody in the death of 18-year-old Ioannis Asikkis, who died from a drug overdose, will face a criminal trial, while a cafeteria owner is wanted by police in connection with the case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/senators-add-more-roadblocks-to-turkey-s-f35-deal
US senators are turning up the pressure over the F35 fighter jet sale to Turkey, with new restriction proposals that could possibly make the delivery of the stealth warplanes more difficult...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sounding-neighbours-out-over-israeli-pier
Israel has asked Cyprus to examine the possibility of establishing a shipping point on the island for sending goods to the Gaza Strip, a Cypriot government spokesman said this week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ditch-the-bag-or-pay-the-charge
Supermarkets and other shops will be required to charge customers for plastic bags on Sunday, based on a new executive order by the President’s Cabinet...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-dies-at-a-beach-in-kato-paphos
An elderly woman died Wednesday morning at a beach in Kato Paphos after losing consciousness in the water, with beachgoers trying to resuscitate her but to no avail...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/senior-citizen-dies-at-a-yeroskipou-beach
An 83-year-old man died in the water on Monday at a tourist beach in Geroskipou, with lifeguards and fellow beachgoers not been able to get to him quickly enough...
