https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/first-pandora-and-new-balance-stores-open-in-cyprus
Cyprus shoppers have something new to be excited about, the country’s first-ever Pandora Jewellery and New Balance stores are opening at Nicosia Mall. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-vatican-cardinals-begin-secret-conclave-to-elect-new-pope
The world’s most secretive election is now underway. Today, 133 Roman Catholic cardinals began the conclave that will choose the next pope, gathering inside the Sistine Chapel under strict security and a vow of total silence....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protest-outside-presidential-palace-against-president-s-visit-to-israel
A protest outside the Presidential Palace on Friday afternoon called for President Nikos Christodoulides to cancel his planned trip to Israel, citing international legal concerns and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rain-drenches-cyprus-makarios-stadium-now-a-mini-lake
Well, that escalated quickly. One minute we were sweating through the dust, the next we were watching a full-blown thunderstorm take over Cyprus, and wow, did it deliver...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/east-med-marine-offshore-exhibition-2025-another-milestone-for-cyprus-shipping-industry
The 11th East Med Marine & Offshore Exhibition, organized by Fameline Holding Group under the auspices of the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Shipping and coordinated by Thoosa Events, concluded successfully at the GrandResort in Limassol....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/ai-time-machine-recreates-1970s-famagusta-in-stunning-detail
Ever wish you could travel back in time? Thanks to artificial intelligence, you just might get close....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mayor-phedonos-calls-out-reckless-parking-and-he-s-not-holding-back
It’s a scene we’ve all seen before – someone thinking they’re above the rules and parking wherever they feel like it. But this time, the mayor of Paphos, Phedonas Phedonos, wasn’t about to let it slide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/libertex-and-apollon-wheelchair-basketball-team-teamwork-respect-and-resilience
As part of its ongoing commitment to inclusion, community empowerment, and local sports, Libertex, part of the Libertex Group and one of the leading online brokers, visited the Apollon Wheelchair Basketball Team during a special training session held in the team’s home court....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mild-low-pressure-high-chance-of-surviving-the-week
Good morning, Cyprus! Today’s weather comes in gently, like a coworker who’s still half asleep but somehow managed to show up on time....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/pope-francis-final-gift-a-moment-of-hope-in-a-divided-world
It was the picture that made the whole world stop and stare. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, two leaders worlds apart, face-to-face inside St. Peter’s Basilica,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/schengen-within-reach-but-cyprus-hits-the-green-line-wall
Cyprus is making steady progress toward joining the Schengen Zone, but major hurdles still stand in the way before it can fully lift border controls with the rest of the European Union. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-s-time-runs-out-at-larnaca-airport-over-undeclared-luxury-watches
A passenger arriving from Switzerland was forced to pay more than €29,000 at Larnaca Airport after customs officers found two undeclared luxury watches valued at over €100,000 in his luggage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/apple-ditches-china-for-india-to-dodge-trump-s-tariffs
Apple is planning a major shakeup in how, and where, it makes iPhones for the U.S. market. Starting as early as next year, the tech giant wants all iPhones sold in America to be assembled in India, instead of China. The reason? Tariffs. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thanasis-s-mother-vows-to-take-justice-into-her-own-hands
More than 18 years after the mysterious death of army conscript Thanasis Nikolaou, his family is refusing to let his story end in silence....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-losing-faith-in-politics-but-not-in-police
Cypriots have made one thing loud and clear: when it comes to politics, their trust is running on empty....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/media-ethics-committee-issues-warning-to-turkish-news-agency-for-mistranslation-of-‘invaders-to-‘turks
Turkish Cypriot opposition leader Tufan Erhurman on Sunday condemned Archbishop Georgios’ Easter message as “provocative” and “divisive,” accusing the Church of Cyprus of overstepping its bounds and complicating efforts toward reunification....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-economy-set-to-slow-down-says-imf
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its expectations for how much Cyprus's economy will grow over the next two years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-glitch-in-the-system-nicosia-speed-cameras-just-for-show-since-2022
In what can only be described as yet another comically predictable twist in Cyprus’ long-running traffic camera saga, it turns out that two speed cameras on Griva Digeni Avenue in Nicosia have been completely out of service since October 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/why-the-u-s-china-trade-war-matters-to-cyprus-and-europe
As the United States sharpens its rhetoric against China’s trade practices, reviving a tariff-heavy policy rooted in the Trump years, global markets are once again bracing for impact. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cypriot-roots-african-heart-archbishop-makarios-reflects-on-a-life-of-faith-and-mission
Archbishop Makarios of Nairobi, Exarch of All Eastern Africa, marked his 80th birthday on April 18 with a deeply personal message reflecting on a life devoted to spiritual service, missionary work, and love for Africa, the continent he now calls home....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-slow-erasure-of-old-nicosia-as-gentrification-creeps-through-the-old-town
I remember one winter afternoon in 2004, sitting beside the Faneromeni church, I think it was February, eating tangerines I’d bought from an elderly street vendor while waiting for two friends. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/buffer-zone-tensions-and-crossing-point-deadlocks-test-peace-process
The period following the informal five-party summit in Geneva and the subsequent meeting of the two Cypriot leaders on the island is shaping up to be a diplomatically crucial time. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/mortgage-rates-dip-in-cyprus-but-we-re-still-paying-more-than-the-rest-of-europe
Mortgage interest rates in Cyprus dipped slightly in February, offering some relief to prospective homeowners, but don't pop the champagne just yet. Despite the modest cuts, borrowing in Cyprus remains noticeably more expensive than in the rest of the Eurozone....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/illegal-cafes-in-akamas-start-to-come-down
Two illegal cafés in the Akamas peninsula have finally been shut down and partially dismantled, following years of concerns about unregulated activity in one of Cyprus' most ecologically sensitive areas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scientists-bring-dire-wolf-back-to-life-after-12-000-years
For centuries, the dire wolf was relegated to the pages of fantasy novels and the ancient bones of North America....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-meps-talk-turkish-occupation-but-eu-colleagues-barely-listen
When five Members of the European Parliament, four from Cyprus and one from Greece, stood up to speak about the ongoing Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus, they were met not with attention, but with apathy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ad-executive-arrested-in-occupied-north-tied-to-istanbul-mayor-probe
The owner of an advertising company based in the occupied north of Cyprus has been arrested in connection with a major corruption investigation in Turkey — one that’s said to be linked to Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/like-it-or-not-cyprus-must-investigate-migrant-pushback-claims-by-2026
Cyprus will be required to investigate complaints of illegal migrant pushbacks starting in June 2026 under new European legislation, a European Commission spokesperson confirmed. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/millions-spent-promises-made—but-children-still-suffer-in-silence
''What’s the goal here? To have food on the table for a day or two, or to ensure there's always food on the table?''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/audit-exposes-gaps-in-health-ministry-s-grant-and-payment-systems
In a recent audit by the Auditor General on the Ministry of Health's activities for 2022 and 2023, a number of financial discrepancies and issues have come to light, particularly in the way grants were distributed and payments were handled. ...
