https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/government-licenses-rock-of-aphrodite-as-premium-ad-space
In a move officials are calling “innovative and mildly inevitable,” a Cyprus ministry has announced that the famed Rock of Aphrodite, long associated with myth and postcards your aunt keeps sending you, has officially been licensed as advertising space....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/exhibition-cyprus-insula-history-memory-reality-in-brussels
The flagship exhibition of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation of (BoCCF), “Cyprus Insula – History, Memory, Reality”, travels to Brussels as part of the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-paranoid-side-of-history
Since March 2 of this year, invoking its familiar pretext of “combating terrorism,” the Israeli army has killed in neighboring Lebanon, at least up to the moment these lines are being written, more than a thousand people, including 118 children and 40 healthcare workers. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/half-a-million-a-month…for-a-boat-that-doesn-t-move
Half a million a month. That’s what the Cypriot taxpayer is shelling out for the floating platform Prometheus, currently anchored, or, if you ask the cynical, stranded, somewhere off the coast of Malaysia....
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/larnaca-wins-green-city-of-cyprus-2025-award-for-major-coastal-upgrades
The Municipality of Larnaca has received another national environmental distinction, earning the title “Green City of Cyprus 2025” through the Pan-Cyprian Green Cities and Green Communities Awards....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-is-about-to-look-very-different
Larnaca is gearing up for a busy and expensive year ahead....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fire-service-responds-to-18-incidents-involving-flooding-and-fallen-trees
Intense rainfall swept across Cyprus today, causing widespread disruption and prompting an elevated response from emergency services....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paralimni–deryneia-moves-forward-with-pontian-greek-genocide-memorial
The Municipality of Paralimni–Deryneia has formally opened a public tender for the construction of a new memorial site dedicated to the Genocide of the Pontian Greeks, marking a significant step in commemorating one of the most tragic chapters of Hellenism’s modern history....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-dead-as-heavy-rains-turn-athens-streets-into-rivers
A fierce wave of winter storms has flooded the heart of Athens and shaken the wider region, turning busy streets into rushing waterways and leaving at least two people dead, officials said Thursday amid ongoing chaos from heavy rain, gale‑force winds and snow in higher terrain....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/hit-the-road…-for-meze
Sometimes, a meal isn’t just a meal, it’s an excuse to hop in the car, leave the city behind, and chase something delicious....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/avlona-leader-accuses-un-of-inaction-over-new-buffer-zone-violations
The community leader of Avlona, Menelaos Savva, has reported a new incident involving unauthorized activity inside the buffer zone near the village, informing both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/snow-transforms-cyprus-mountains-overnight
Cyprus got a real taste of winter overnight, as snow blanketed mountain and semi-mountain areas, turning familiar villages into postcard scenes straight out of January, the kind that send cameras, drones, and kids straight outside....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/monday-weather-report-stormy-skies-cold-truths-and-the-first-full-week-back
A low-pressure system has set its sights on us, clouds first, manners last. It’s currently lounging northwest of Cyprus and will drift southeast, dragging along a cold air mass that clearly didn’t RSVP....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/night-patrol-turns-dangerous-when-armed-poacher-confronts-game-wardens
A 66-year-old man was arrested late last night in the Paphos district after being caught during an alleged illegal hunting incident that escalated into a serious confrontation with game wardens....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/a-nicosia-mansion-finds-new-life-in-the-heart-of-the-city
In the heart of Nicosia, just steps from the iconic Venetian walls, stands one of the city’s most distinctive architectural gems....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-year-s-day-chaos-as-strong-winds-uproot-trees-across-nicosia-pics
Nicosia got a wild start to the new year yesterday as strong winds tore through the city, uprooting trees and sending branches crashing across streets and sidewalks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/when-i-met-brigitte-bardot
In her youth, she was worshipped. A beauty icon. A sex symbol. The ultimate fantasy. Relentlessly pursued by fans and paparazzi alike....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tuesday-whispers-winter-across-the-land
A mischievous little low-pressure sprite is roaming the skies today, stirring the air and sprinkling a touch of dusty shimmer across the atmosphere....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/civil-defense-warns-of-dangerous-overnight-storms-and-flash-flooding
Civil Defense has issued a yellow weather warning from 23:00 on December 22 to 09:00 on December 23, 2025, warning of isolated but strong thunderstorms that may bring heavy rainfall exceeding 35 millimeters per hour, as well as hail and strong winds....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-legendary-berengaria-hotel-set-to-rise-again-in-troodos-mountains
Nestled high in the Troodos mountains, Berengaria isn’t just any hotel; it’s a memory, a symbol, a touchstone of Cyprus’ history of luxury hospitality. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€10-2-million-paid-to-drought-hit-farmers-in-cyprus
Cyprus paid out €10.2 million in compensation to farmers and producer groups hit by severe drought, the Agriculture Department announced, marking a major step in easing the financial strain caused by one of the driest periods in recent years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/winter-rains-revive-kakopetria-s-vateris-trail
After weeks of rainfall, nature is putting on a quiet but striking show in Kakopetria, with fresh winter colors and flowing water turning heads across social media in recent days....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/a-wedding-invitation-finds-its-way-home-after-55-years
Among many documents and other historical papers that ended up in my hands, there was also a wedding invitation from 1970, for a wedding celebrated on October 4 of that year, at the church of Prophet Zacharias in Pano Dikomo, at 4 p.m....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/soaked-and-forgotten-viral-video-exposes-cyprus-failing-animal-protections-video
It’s sadly not unusual in Cyprus to see animals left out in the elements, tied to a tree, staked in a field, expected to “be fine.” But a video that went viral over the weekend forced a harder conversation about what “fine” really looks like: a shivering donkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-asked-for-rain-the-weather-gods-delivered…-a-little-too-enthusiastically
Over the weekend, Cyprus got drenched, flooded, and occasionally entertained, as torrential downpours turned roads into rivers and rivers into full-on waterfalls that had half the island running to Instagram....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pwc-foundation-volunteering-days-2025
Driven by a strong sense of responsibility and profound social awareness, PwC Cyprus and the PwC Foundation rallied their team across Cyprus once again for the annual Volunteering Days 2025. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-akti-launches-fire-restoration-project-supported-by-chevron
AKTI Project and Research Centre, with the support of Chevron Cyprus, has launched an environmental and community-restoration initiative to restore areas in the Laona region of Limassol, which were affected by wildfires in July 2025....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-forests-are-drying-out-we-are-at-the-beginning-of-a-disaster
Cyprus is facing an alarming drought that is devastating its forests, including endemic species listed in the country’s “Red Book” of protected plants. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-13-crashes-family-car-father-now-faces-charges
Police have charged a 40-year-old man after his 13-year-old son was seriously injured while driving the family’s car on a rural road in Athienou over the weekend....
