https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-least-165-dead-after-strike-hits-girls-school-in-southern-iran
The number of people killed in an Israeli strike on a girls’ elementary school in southern Iran has climbed to 165, according to Iranian state media....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-airport-evacuated-amid-possible-drone-threat-u-s-embassy-urges-vigilance
Authorities evacuated Paphos International Airport and closed the airspace above the facility Monday after receiving information about a possible incoming drone, as security measures expanded across parts of Cyprus amid rising regional tensions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sirens-sound-again-at-akrotiri-base-as-tensions-remain-high
Sirens were heard again a few minutes ago (Monday morning) at the British RAF Akrotiri base near Limassol, heightening anxiety on the island, although there was no immediate confirmation that a new drone strike or attack had taken place, officials said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-increases-security-after-drone-reaches-akrotiri-military-base
Cyprus’ security authorities are responding cautiously but with heightened readiness following the downing of an Iranian drone at the British military base in Akrotiri, as officials seek to avoid escalating tensions or creating the impression that the island is directly involved in the widening Middle East conflict....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-says-it-will-not-join-military-operations-as-middle-east-war-raises-regional-tensions
Cyprus is closely monitoring the rapidly escalating war in the Middle East while stressing it will not take part in any military operations, President Nikos Christodoulides said Monday, as regional instability edged closer to the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-enters-uncharted-era-as-khamenei-s-death-sets-stage-for-high-stakes-succession
Iran has entered a moment of historic uncertainty following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggering an urgent transition process and intensifying questions about the country’s political future and regional stability....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-retail-market-holds-steady-despite-foot-and-mouth-outbreak
Consumers are continuing to shop as usual, with no signs of hesitation or fear following the latest crisis triggered by the detection of foot-and-mouth disease cases in 11 livestock units affecting roughly 14,000 animals. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-meets-meloni-eni-ceo-in-rome
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides wrapped up a busy day in Rome on Friday, meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and holding high-level talks with ENI CEO Claudio Descalzi as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen diplomatic and energy ties....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lidl-cyprus-gets-honorary-award-from-andreas-sofocleous-centre-for-provision-of-social-services-kepaky-for-its-timeless-social-contribution
On Friday, February 20, the non-profit organisation Andreas Sofocleous Centre for Provision of Social Services (KEPAKY) awarded an honorary distinction to the Lidl Cyprus team,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/€22-million-tower-set-to-reshape-limassol-s-neapolis-skyline
A €22 million project is heading to Limassol, and it’s going up, quite literally....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eac-workers-stage-warning-strike-this-morning-offices-closed-until-10-a-m
Workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus are currently on strike, with a two-hour work stoppage underway from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cattle-vaccinations-completed-in-3-kilometer-zone-as-foot-and-mouth-response-ramps-up
Authorities have completed the vaccination of cattle within a three-kilometer radius of infected farms as Cyprus moves swiftly to contain the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, the Agriculture Ministry said Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-lessons-of-crisis
One could reasonably say the ink has already dried on the Covid-19 crisis. Yet the lessons from it should by now have become second nature to us....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-360-000-surgeries-since-gesy-launched
With the participation of policymakers, academics, experts from Cyprus and abroad, healthcare professionals and service providers, a major health conference organized by the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) kicked off Thursday afternoon in Nicosia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erhurman-visits-greek-cypriot-school-in-rizokarpaso
While President Nikos Christodoulides says he is open to opening a new crossing at Kaimakli, signs of goodwill between the island’s two leaders appear to be gathering pace....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/u-s-europe-trapped-in-a-loveless-marriage
After 13 months of Trump 2.0, after Greenland, the suffocating pressure on Kyiv and the flirtations with Putin, the tariffs and sanctions against Europeans defending the EU’s digital sovereignty, the verdict could be even harsher....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eac-workers-warn-of-deepening-power-crisis-and-mounting-pressure-on-energy-system
Employees of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) will stage a two-hour warning work stoppage on Friday morning, unions announced, escalating pressure on authorities over what they describe as mounting failures in the country’s energy strategy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/20-year-prison-sentence-for-31-year-old-in-massive-drug-case
A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after a court found him guilty of possessing more than 15 kilos of cocaine and nearly 95 kilos of cannabis with intent to supply, quantities judges described as deeply alarming....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/culling-of-thousands-of-animals-begins-as-cyprus-fights-foot-and-mouth-outbreak
Authorities in Cyprus have begun culling livestock in areas affected by foot-and-mouth disease, a measure aimed at containing the outbreak that has already hit hundreds of animals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/foot-and-mouth-cases-raise-fears-for-halloumi-production
Concern is spreading through the business community following the detection of foot-and-mouth disease in 11 livestock units, a development affecting thousands of animals and raising serious risks for production and the wider market....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/presumption-of-innocence-is-not-a-political-shield
The presumption of innocence has become little more than salt water for gargling in the mouths of our politicians, a convenient rinse to wash away their reluctance to rise to the occasion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-celebrates-double-gold-and-national-records-in-belgrade
Cyprus celebrated a highly successful showing at the 30th Balkan Indoor Athletics Championships in Belgrade, where the island’s athletes secured two gold medals and set two new national records, underscoring the steady rise of Cypriot athletics on the regional stage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-stands-out-as-eu-services-imports-reach-€3-5-trillion
In 2024, European Union countries imported a massive €3.47 trillion worth of services from non-EU partners, according to new Eurostat data....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tensions-in-parliament-boil-over-tell-us-since-you-know-better-what-would-you-have-done
Parliament’s Agriculture Committee convened in emergency session today as Cyprus races to contain the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-seeks-march-meeting-with-un-chief-to-restart-cyprus-talks
President Nikos Christodoulides said Tuesday he has written repeatedly to António Guterres requesting a meeting in March, as he moves to reignite momentum on the Cyprus issue....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-on-high-alert-as-foot-and-mouth-disease-cases-rise
The Larnaca district is on high alert following the detection of foot-and-mouth disease cases in several areas, beginning with Oroklini and Livadia. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/virus-was-spreading-for-weeks-before-alarm-raised-in-foot-and-mouth-outbreak
Authorities say the foot-and-mouth outbreak that has rattled Cyprus’ livestock sector may have been quietly spreading for weeks before anyone sounded the alarm, and now police are investigating whether warning signs were ignored....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-shadow-network-for-recruiting-foreign-workers
An extensive, largely unseen system for recruiting foreign workers appears to have been operating for years behind the official structures of Cyprus’ labor market....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/73-of-cypriots-trust-the-eu-to-strengthen-security-and-defense
Cypriots show particularly strong confidence in the European Union’s ability to bolster security and defense, according to a recent Eurobarometer survey. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-marina-azinou-returns-home-with-two-medals-from-tunis-competitions
Limassol judoka Marina Azinou delivered an outstanding international performance last week, capturing both gold and silver medals at major events in Tunis, Tunisia, and underlining her rapid rise on the world stage....
