https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-tycoon-benny-steinmetz-arrested-on-arrival-in-cyprus
Israeli billionaire mining tycoon Benny Steinmetz was arrested upon his arrival in Larnaca last Thursday and is expected to make a court appearance later this week....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-boosts-energy-sector-with-€104m-revamp
The Republic of Cyprus has submitted a revised Recovery and Resilience Plan to the European Commission, incorporating the REPower EU chapter with an additional allocation of €104 million....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gov-t-embraces-flexible-work-for-public-servants
The Council of Ministers, in its meeting on August 30, 2023, greenlit a policy framework aimed at regulating flexible employment within the public service. This initiative aligns with the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hungary-s-orban-government-outlaws-lgbt-propaganda-to-protect-youth
Orban's government banned 'LGBT propaganda' by claiming to protect young generations from amoral content....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourists-on-jet-skis-killed-by-algerian-coastguard
Two French-Moroccan holidaymakers have been killed by the Algerian coastguard after apparently straying into Algerian waters on their jet ski....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-policemen-charged-for-power-abuse-and-cruelty-stemming-from-2021
Developments have arisen regarding the serious incidents that occurred two years ago, specifically on February 13, 2021, during the march of the "Os Dame" group. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-s-son-in-law-spotted-aboard-us-military-vessel
The son-in-law of the Turkish president and self-proclaimed entertainer, who comes from a family business but also made his own way, is a conservative supporter of Ottoman tradition and a pioneer.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/step-up-weigh-in-korean-air-weighs-passengers-for-safety
Starting Monday, passengers flying on Korean Air may be asked to step on a scale before boarding their flight.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-s-$10-trillion-hidden-debt
For some time now, markets have been buffeted almost on a daily basis by gloomy economic news filtering out of China....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-airways-records-a-70-surge-in-passenger-numbers
Cyprus Airways announced on Monday that in July 2023 it carried 77,656 passengers, which is 70% more passengers than carried during July 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gang-rape-horrors-shake-italy-7-men-accused-victim-s-assault-filmed
The treatment is already allowed on a voluntary basis in several EU countries, but only in Poland is it currently compulsory for rapists and child sex abusers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/reddit-s-aroma-awards-for-the-20-most-odorous-countries
In this article, we will take a look at the 20 countries with the worst body odor according to Reddit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/avian-flu-forces-finland-to-cull-120-000-foxes-and-mink
Finland, Europe's leading producer of fox fur, has begun slaughtering 120,000 foxes and mink to stem an outbreak of avian flu that has hit fur farms, the authorities announced on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eurobank-acquires-17-3-stake-in-hellenic-bank-for-€167-9-million
The Eurobank has agreed to acquire an additional stake of around 17.3% (equivalent to 71,428,572 shares) in the Hellenic Bank at a total price of 167.9 million euros, or 2.35 euros per share. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/what-s-new-in-germany-s-citizenship-law
The German government has introduced a new citizenship law, proposed by Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, aiming to streamline the process of acquiring dual citizenship and obtaining naturalization for non-EU citizens....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/italy-s-top-general-calls-lgbtq-community-not-normal
A general at the top of Italy’s armed forces bashed gay people in a recent publication. But LGBTQ+ activists and officers tell Euronews that, despite ongoing challenges, the situation is getting better for queer people in the army and the police....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/towns-chase-transformative-cultural-thrones
Larnaca, Limassol, and Nicosia have begun working towards the title of the European Capital of Culture for 2030, and it seems that the municipalities of Ypsonas and Ayia Napa also want to join this effort....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chloraka-complex-agios-nikolaos-shut-down-as-president-tightens-security
In response to recent incidents, President Nicos Christodoulides convened a meeting at the Presidential Palace to address the situation in Chloraka. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/andros-kyprianou-discusses-akel-s-surprising-no-to-the-annan-plan
"The looming threat of Tassos' resignation if the 'yes' vote was adopted for the Annan Plan," states Andros Kyprianou, former Secretary General of AKEL's Central Committee, in an interview with "K."...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pyla-developments-raise-alarm-in-nicosia
For months, the intention of the Turkish side to occupy a part of the buffer zone in Nicosia has been known. They plan to construct a road from the village of Arso to Pyla....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nearly-7-000-property-purchase-permits-granted-in-2-5-years
In the span from January 2021 to August 2023, approximately 6,958 foreigners were given the authorization to acquire real estate within the occupied territories, as reported by ''official'' data, according to a Yeni Dusen report....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/did-cyprus-president-really-party-during-crisis
During the summer of 2021, a photo of Nicos Anastasiades with Takis Zacharato and Angela Demetriou went viral for all the wrong reasons. It wasn't just how the leader of an otherwise serious state chose to have fun, but also the timing that made it so....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/concerns-rise-over-emergency-grain-stocks
The Grain Advisory Committee is scheduled to convene this morning at 10 am at the Ministry of Agriculture, to engage in a discussion centered around the adequacy of grain supplies within the market. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-fbi-leader-guilty-in-russian-oligarch-plot
The former head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York field office pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy in connection to a scheme working for a sanctioned Russian oligarch in 2021.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/human-hair-boosts-japanese-bus-fares
The secret to making fare collection in Japanese buses more efficient turns out to be human hair — particularly Indian people’s hair....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/poland-s-big-parade-shows-readiness
Poland held its largest military parade in decades on Tuesday, in a flex of defensive muscle that comes as tensions rise on the border between the NATO nation and key Russian ally Belarus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/6-258-undocumented-immigrants-reach-cyprus
The penalties imposed by the courts in Cyprus on human traffickers are very low, despite the increasing number of arrests, as reported by the state channel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/sweet-success-as-cyprus-ice-cream-exports-trend-upward
Ice cream exports from Cyprus to non-EU countries have been increasing in the past four years, but remained far from quantities exported in previous years, while at the same time, imports from non-EU countries have been reducing, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-and-his-allies-indicted-for-racketeering-under-the-rico-act
Former President Donald Trump, lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and others, including ex-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, were indicted on 41 felony charges related to attempts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-covid-vaccine-meets-eris-variant-challenge
A new COVID vaccine is due out next month, but health experts and analysts say it is likely to be coolly received even as hospitalizations from "Eris", a variant of the Omicron form of the coronavirus, rise around the country....
