https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-and-more-british-kids-abducted-to-occupied-cyprus
The past year has seen a worrying increase in parental abductions involving British children, with more than 500 minors taken from the UK....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/royal-identity-exposed-in-sussex-racism-scandal-book
The Dutch release of "Endgame" by Omid Scobie faced an abrupt removal from bookshelves due to a critical detail not found in any other edition....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/leaked-documents-expose-payments-of-german-journalist-through-cyprus
In a joint investigation by Der Spiegel magazine and German public television ZDF, conducted in collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists under the project ''Cyprus Confidential,''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pwc-s-secret-dance-with-russian-oligarchs-revealed
Another episode is unfolding that stains Cyprus' name on a global scale. This time, it's not about the Naturalization Program or "golden passports" but centers on sanctions imposed on Russian oligarchs since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-gears-up-for-icij-bombshell-on-russian-ties
The government is on high alert due to the announcement of a documentary by the ICIJ on the Cypriot Investment Program and its relations with Russian oligarchs....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-beatles-now-and-then-surprises-fans-with-a-release
George Harrison originally disliked it; fans had long assumed it would never be released. But the “final” song by the Beatles, Now and Then, is being released at 2pm GMT, an unexpected last flourish for arguably the UK’s greatest band....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/turkey-the-most-unreliable-ally-of-the-west
The latest developments in the Middle East after the terrorist actions of Hamas and the reaction of Israel have proven once again that Turkey does not want and does not belong to the Western alliance. Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to align himself with the extremist Islamists of Hamas and Iran clearly shows where the country is heading....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/history-s-footnote-a-satirical-saga-of-new-cyprus
Theatre director Paris Erotokritou and graphic designer Demetris Soteriou have joined forces to create a satirical novella titled "History's Footnote: A Brief History of New Cyprus."...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-queer-wave-2023-4th-year-for-the-cyprus-lgbtq-film-festival
For the fourth year, the LGBTQ+ Cyprus Film Festival "Queer Wave 2023" will occur in Nicosia from September 8 to 17....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-penn-s-superpower-documentary-unveils-ukraine-s-struggle
The trailer for "Superpower," a documentary co-directed by Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman, has been unveiled, shedding light on the Ukraine war. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-battle-looms-as-cyprus-faces-eu-scrutiny-over-professional-qualifications
The European Commission decided to refer Cyprus and Malta to the Court of Justice of the European Union for incorrect transposition of EU rules on the recognition of professional qualifications, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/defendant-of-kos-murder-case-goes-to-prison
In a shocking development, the 32-year-old Bangladeshi man suspected of the murder of 27-year-old Anastasia on the Greek island of Kos has been transferred to Korydallos Prison....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/titanic-unveiled-remarkable-discovery-of-a-gold-necklace-in-the-wreckage
A remarkable discovery has been made in the wreckage of the Titanic—an uncovered gold necklace, thanks to the groundbreaking full-size digital scan of the ship....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legendary-rock-icon-tina-turner-dead-at-83
Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at the age of 83....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-and-turk-connect-over-tombstone-in-istanbul
Kerem Soyyilmaz knew very little about the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey but felt such a strong urge to investigate after discovering in the summer of 2017 a marble slab with an inscription in Greek...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/raquel-welch-s-visit-to-cyprus-and-her-meeting-with-makarios
Well-known actress, Raquel Welch, died yesterday, February 15th, at the age of 82, following a brief illness. Welch first came to public attention with her appearances in "Fantastic Voyage" and "One Million Years B.C." in 1966....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/award-winning-director-nick-broomfield-talks-of-his-carefree-life-in-nicosia
Nick Broomfield, now 74, is revered among documentary professionals in the United Kingdom and beyond. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-food-documentary-brings-both-communities-together
The premier screening of the EU-funded short documentary “Cypriot Culinary Experiences”, a joint collaboration between the EU Infopoint and The Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), took place on Tuesday, at the Home for Cooperation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-honors-greek-families-who-sheltered-cypriot-children-after-1974-invasion
A memorial plaque was unveiled on Tuesday at Limassol port in Cyprus to honor the Greek families which provided accommodation to thousands of children from Cyprus right after the 1974 Turkish invasion of the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boris-becker-released-from-uk-jail-will-be-deported
Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been released from jail today and will be deported from the UK, according to the PA news agency....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lunar-rock-sample-collected-50-years-ago-is-in-cyprus
A lunar sample collected 50 years ago during the United States Apollo 17 mission in December 1972 is now in Cyprus, the US Embassy in Nicosia has announced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/migrant-makes-history-by-paragliding-into-the-eu-video
This is the moment a migrant makes history by becoming the first documented person to paraglide across Spain’s southern border with Morocco and make it onto European soil....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sean-penn-loans-his-oscar-to-zelenskiy-in-a-symbolic-gesture
Hollywood actor and director Sean Penn, sanctioned by Russia for criticizing its war in Ukraine, loaned his Oscar statuette to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a visit to Kyiv on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-stray-story-a-dogumentary-by-christina-georgiou-in-theaters-nov-3-9
Christina Georgiou's award-winning documentary "The Stray Story: a Dogumentary," about stray animals and the actions that volunteers take to ensure their welfare, is currently being screened at K-Cineplex cinemas until November 9th....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-adopts-litmus-test-on-visas-for-russians
Russian citizens wishing to travel to Cyprus will soon need to prove they do not support their president Vladimir Putin, with reports confirming the Cypriot government joined stricter EU-wide measures half a year after Ukraine’s president called on Nicosia to get tough on the island’s Russians...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-charge-€80-to-russians-applying-for-tourist-visas-beginning-december-1
Cypriot authorities have announced that the country will no longer apply facilitated rules for citizens of Russia applying for tourist visas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/netflix-airs-film-on-cypriot-utopian-prison
The highly-anticipated NETFLIX documentary on Cyprus’ central prison aired this week, with the star of the series showing disbelief at the 'utopian' penitentiary that went from suicides to weddings under the direction of a reformist warden...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/council-pulls-plug-on-cyprus-titina-loizidou-case
The Council of Europe has tossed aside the Titina Loizidou case, a human rights political football between Turkey and Cyprus, with Nicosia noting its disappointment after some countries decided to pull the plug after many years...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-announces-sanctions-against-sean-penn-and-ben-stiller
Russia announced today that it is banning 25 Americans from entering its territory, including actor/director Sean Penn and actor Ben Stiller....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/criminal-case-in-passport-scandal-set-for-september-12th
The criminal case against four people in the "golden passport" scandal, exposed by Al Jazeera in October 2020, is scheduled to be brought to trial on September 12, according to the state prosecutor Elena Kleopa,...