https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-pushback-does-little-to-slow-turkey-s-gas-pipeline-to-occupied-northern-cyprus
The European Union has responded weakly to plans for an undersea natural gas pipeline linking Turkey to occupied northern Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seven-european-flights-searched-after-bomb-threats
Seven passenger aircraft were searched on Tuesday after a string of bomb threats across Europe, with security teams finding no explosives on any of them. The incidents involved flights landing in Italy, Poland, Bulgaria and Spain, coming a day after a separate threat forced a plane bound for Sofia to divert to Budapest....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-butcher-shop-hit-in-refrigeration-cyberattacks-should-cypriot-retailers-be-worried
A butcher’s shop in the Athens suburb of Kifisia has been targeted in a cyberattack on its refrigeration equipment, Greek media reported on Tuesday, adding a local dimension to a series of incidents that have disrupted supermarket cooling systems across Europe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pamboridis-says-disy-risks-repeating-2023-with-neofytou
''Either we turn the page or we remain hostage to the past,'' George Pamborides tells Kathimerini, setting out what he believes is at stake in the race for the Democratic Rally (DISY) nomination for the 2028 presidential election....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-developers-oversee-€8bn-portfolio-as-efforts-to-attract-us-investors-gather-pace
Cyprus is stepping up efforts to attract American investment as developers oversee projects worth more than €8bn across the island. The Government's plans come alongside calls from the construction sector for faster approvals, regulatory improvements and more affordable housing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/second-suspected-cyberattack-hits-supermarket-fridges-across-europe
The next major cyberattack may reach shoppers through the chilled-food aisle. Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg have reported refrigerators and freezers warming overnight, raising fears of a second widespread attack on the systems that keep food safe, according to the Guardian....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-offers-egypt-15-000-sq-km-of-mediterranean-waters-in-bid-to-secure-support-for-libya-deal
Turkey’s efforts to strengthen relations with Egypt are facing significant obstacles, with disagreements over maritime boundaries and competing interests in Libya limiting progress between the two countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-urges-eu-to-intervene-over-planned-turkey–occupied-areas-gas-pipeline
Nicosia is seeking help from Brussels as plans advance for a subsea, bidirectional natural gas pipeline between Turkey and the self-declared ''turkish republic of northern cyprus.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/g20-scraps-group-photo-after-europeans-refuse-to-pose-with-russia-s-lavrov
The United States cancelled a group photograph at a gathering of G20 foreign ministers after several European diplomats threatened to walk out rather than pose alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, U.S. officials told The Associated Press....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/binance-halts-withdrawals-after-$6-3-billion-crypto-attack
Customers of cryptocurrency exchange Binance face a wait to withdraw their money after a cyberattack affected an estimated $6.3 billion in digital assets, potentially making it the largest cryptocurrency theft on record....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/holguin-due-in-cyprus-as-president-puts-varosha-at-heart-of-peace-efforts
U.N. envoy Maria Angela Holguin is expected in Cyprus on Thursday as President Nikos Christodoulides presses for progress on Varosha, the fenced-off quarter of Famagusta, as a first step toward a settlement of the island’s decades-old division....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-orders-second-patrol-ship-from-israel
The agreement to acquire a second offshore patrol vessel is simply the implementation of the original plan to strengthen the National Guard’s Naval Command with modern surface vessels....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-s-election-leaves-power-undecided-with-cyprus-watching-closely
Israel’s election has left neither main political bloc with enough seats to govern, setting up difficult coalition negotiations in a country whose security decisions carry consequences for nearby Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/revolut-outage-reveals-banks-vulnerability-to-cloud-service-failures
The disruption to Revolut services caused by a Google Cloud failure on October 20 has drawn attention to the reliance of everyday banking on external technology providers and the challenges financial institutions face when essential digital systems become unavailable....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-election-ends-in-deadlock-as-netanyahu-and-rival-claim-mandate
Israeli voters delivered a record turnout on Tuesday but left the country’s next government hanging in the balance, with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing alliance nor the main opposition camp projected to secure a parliamentary majority....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/disy-split-deepens-as-georgiades-rules-out-campaigning-for-averof
Harris Georgiades has told DISY leader Annita Demetriou that he will not take part in the party’s 2028 presidential campaign if former party leader Averof Neofytou is chosen as its candidate, laying bare another rift within the opposition party....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-spends-more-than-it-earns-as-deficit-grows
The Cypriot government spent nearly €143 million more than it brought in during the second quarter of 2026, as rising costs outpaced an increase in revenue, preliminary figures from the Statistical Service show....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-signs-deal-for-new-israeli-patrol-vessel
Cyprus is adding a new patrol vessel to its navy under an agreement signed with Israel on Monday, as the island seeks to strengthen its ability to monitor and respond to incidents at sea....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/too-busy-to-shop-let-ai-find-the-deals-for-you
You need a new pair of trainers. You want them in your size, under €100, and delivered to Cyprus without a shipping fee that costs almost as much as the shoes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/six-international-partners-reject-turkey-libya-maritime-agreement
Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the European Union have rejected the 2019 maritime agreement between Turkey and Libya, arguing that it has no legal validity and cannot determine maritime boundaries or affect the rights of other countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-among-eu-countries-targeted-by-russia-linked-cyberattacks
Cyprus is among nine EU member states where cyberattacks or sabotage incidents linked to Russia have been reported, according to a new briefing by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), as European countries face increasing pressure from hostile activities that fall short of open warfare....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-votes-and-cyprus-has-a-stake-in-what-comes-next
Israel’s parliamentary election on Oct. 27 comes amid profound domestic changes and significant shifts in the regional security landscape....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-rotating-presidency-is-already-on-the-negotiating-record-menelaou-says
A rotating presidency is already among the understandings reached in Cyprus negotiations, Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelaou says. But it cannot be separated from the rest of the negotiating package and turned into a condition for restarting talks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-turns-to-israeli-weapons-but-france-remains-its-top-arms-supplier
Sixty-two years after its establishment, the National Guard has spent the past 15 years entering a new era, leaving behind a period defined largely by its inward-looking approach....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-defense-tech-industry-grows-but-can-it-turn-innovation-into-business
The number of defense technology companies in Cyprus is growing, creating a diverse ecosystem capable of developing new solutions as well as bringing existing technologies to market.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/masked-attackers-cause-extensive-damage-at-emba-apartment-complex
Two suspects allegedly armed with metal pipes targeted a reception area late on Friday night, damaging security equipment, a computer and a television....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gunmen-attack-orthodox-church-funeral-in-jordan-killing-seven
Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at an Orthodox church in southern Jordan on Friday, killing seven people and injuring 34, authorities said, as security forces searched for those responsible....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/when-your-ai-assistant-gets-the-keys-to-your-bank-account
Checking the balance, sorting the bills, finding where the salary went: There is plenty of household banking most people would happily leave to an assistant. But what happens when that assistant can act on your account and does something you never asked it to do?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-found-guilty-in-kalogeropoulos-murder-face-life-in-prison
The Limassol Permanent Criminal Court unanimously convicted all four defendants Friday of the premeditated murder of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos, nearly three years after he was shot dead outside a beach restaurant in Agios Tychonas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/social-workers-strike-warning-paperwork-is-taking-time-from-people-in-need
For a family seeking urgent help or a child needing protection, time with a social worker matters. But the officers responsible for that support say too much of their working day is being swallowed by paperwork, extra duties and an ever-growing number of cases....
