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1651. ND: Tsipras's 'delusions' delayed debt deal by four years

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nd-tsipras-s-delusions-delayed-debt-deal-by-four-years

Commenting on the debt deal for Greece secured at the Eurogroup summit early on Friday, conservative New Democracy said that agreement could have been achieved in 2015 if Alexis Tsipras, then opposition leader, had not been "peddling his delusions on the backs of Greek citizens."...

1652. Bodyguards deported on public safety grounds

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bodyguards-deported-on-public-safety-grounds

Cyprus Immigration deported four security guards following an executive decision by Police Chief Zacharias Chrysostomou, while the usual suspects are facing repeated searches and charges ranging from illegal possession to unlawful security cameras...

1653. Kammenos says will call on PM to seek supermajority for name deal

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kammenos-says-will-call-on-pm-to-seek-supermajority-for-name-deal

The head of Greece's junior coalition partner and Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said on Wednesday he will ask Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to seek a supermajority of 180 MPs in the country's 300-seat House for the ratification of the name deal with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), instead of a regular majority of 151, given the importance of the issue....

1654. Probe countdown begins for Cyprus Co-Op debacle

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/probe-countdown-begins-for-cyprus-co-op-debacle

Attorney General Costas Clerides is moving forward with the launching of an investigation into possible offences at the Cyprus Cooperative Bank, in connection with bad loans worth €7.5 billion...

1655. Government throws Co-Op ball in Hellenic’s court

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-throws-co-op-ball-in-hellenic-s-court

The Cyprus Cooperative Bank will examine Monday a final offer from Hellenic Bank to acquire the troubled state-owned institution, with government seeing the buyout as a good step while critics saying tax payers are unfairly picking up the tab...

1656. Teachers call for air conditioners in state school classrooms

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-call-for-air-conditioners-in-public-school-classrooms

Public school teachers are calling on the government to move forward with the installation of air condition units in classrooms, with the government raising health concerns while looking into the possibility....

1657. Erdogan ally says ‘Cyprus is Turkish and will remain so’

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-ally-says-‘cyprus-is-turkish-and-will-remain-so

The leader of Turkey’s nationalist MHP opposition party Devlet Bahceli, an ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, attacked Greece and Cyprus during an election rally in Izmir on Sunday, claiming “Cyprus is Turkish.”...

1658. Paphos mayor issues warning to police

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-mayor-issues-warning-to-police

Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos has levelled new accusations against Cyprus police, pointing to a prison inmate abuse with hot water that was not reported as well as saying he has evidence that cops knew about secret drone operations while dismissing his allegations on the matter...

1659. Kammenos to brief NATO counterparts on Bozdag remarks

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kammenos-to-brief-nato-counterparts-on-bozdag-remarks

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos has said he plans to brief his counterparts during a meeting of NATO defense ministers Thursday on the controversial remarks made by Turkey’s deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag regarding the eight army officers released from pretrial detention on Monday....

1660. FYROM name deal ‘days away,’ both sides say

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fyrom-name-deal-‘days-away-both-sides-say

There was a sense Tuesday that Athens and Skopje were inching toward a deal on the ongoing “Macedonia” name dispute despite domestic opposition in both countries, with several protest rallies planned for Greece Wednesday....

1661. Opposition demands answers from PM over Turkish extradition claims

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/opposition-demands-answers-from-pm-over-turkish-extradition-claims

Opposition chief Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to respond to claims by a Turkish government spokesman that Athens had pledged to extradite eight Turkish servicemen wanted by Ankara in connection with the botched coup of 2016....

1662. Paphos mayor says police building bogus case against him

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-mayor-says-police-building-bogus-case-against-him

Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos has received no response from police following his social media comment that cops are scrambling to build a public insult case against him...

1663. Deal on FYROM name is receding, says government official

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deal-on-fyrom-name-is-receding-says-government-official

The likelihood of a deal between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on the latter's name moved further away as the neighboring country is “not ready” to respond to the proposals discussed between the foreign ministers of the two countries in Brussels, a Greek government official said on Friday....

1664. Paphos mayor sticks to his guns in Turkish Cypriot property saga

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-mayor-sticks-to-his-guns-in-turkish-cypriot-property-saga

Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos is dismissing a response issued by the Interior Ministry regarding the latest Turkish Cypriot property saga, while reiterating allegations he made about favouritism and criminal activity in his town...

1665. President fires back at critics over UN document

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-fires-back-at-critics-over-un-document

President Nicos Anastasiades is firing back at critics both north and south of the Green Line, who are accusing him of tripping over a UN document that many believe could serve as a basis for peace talks...

1666. Cyprus to undertake coordinating, regional role in addressing climate change

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-undertake-coordinating-regional-role-in-addressing-climate-change

Cyprus, a country heavily affected by Climate Change, will be faced with more intense heat waves, droughts and perhaps even new diseases, Professor Costas Papanikolas, President of the Cyprus Institute (CyI) has told CNA, stressing the importance of the International Conference on Climate Change, organised recently by CyI, as well as the primary regional role of the Institute....

1667. Spanish police detain, then release Kremlin critic Browder

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spain-police-arrest-fund-manager-browder-on-russia-warrant

British businessman Bill Browder, a prominent Kremlin critic, was detained and then released by Spanish police on Wednesday, after a warrant for his arrest he said came from Russia was found to be no longer valid...

1668. Horrific details emerge in Kioneli murder

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-horrific-details-emerge-in-kioneli-murder

New horrific details emerge in the Kioneli murder, with a Turkish Cypriot mother in police custody admitting that she killed her young son after seeing a social media comment posted by the boy’s father...

1669. Paphos mayor turns up pressure in Turkish Cypriot properties saga

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-mayor-turns-up-pressure-in-turkish-cypriot-properties-saga

Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos is turning up the pressure in his town’s Turkish Cypriot properties saga, prompting Edek party leader Marinos Sizopoulos to respond to allegations of corruption...

1670. Suspects in Paphos mayor mother's car bombing head to trial

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspects-in-paphos-mayor-mother-s-car-bombing-head-to-trial

Three suspects will appear before the Paphos criminal court next month to face charges in connection with the car bombing that belonged to the mother of the town’s mayor...

1671. Film producer Weinstein to surrender on sex assault charges

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/film-producer-weinstein-to-surrender-on-sex-assault-charges

Film producer Harvey Weinstein was expected to surrender to authorities in New York on Friday, months after he was toppled from Hollywood’s most powerful ranks by scores of women accusing him of sexual assault, a person familiar with the case said....

1672. North Korea still wants to talk after Trump nuked summit

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-korea-still-wants-to-talk-after-trump-nuked-summit

North Korea responded on Friday with measured tones to US President Donald Trump’s decision to call off a historic summit with leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for next month, saying Pyongyang hoped for a “Trump formula” to resolve the standoff over its nuclear weapons programme...

1673. #PoliticsBlog - Healthy’s thunder and a warning

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politicsblog-healthy-s-thunder-and-a-warning

Get the inside scoop on political gossip and other happenings right here, including the ‘Healthy one’ landing on the unions like a sumo wrestler...

1674. British Bases dismiss allegations over casino hold up

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/british-bases-dismiss-allegations-over-casino-hold-up

The British Bases say they are not putting obstacles in the path of a building permit application for the casino resort in Limassol, responding to local reports about a hold up due to an environmental impact assessment...

1675. Child sex abuse complaints get buried in school

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/child-sex-abuse-complaints-get-buried-in-school

Disy MP Efthymios Diplaros is defending comments he made publicly about teachers involved in sexual abuse cases who face no consequences, dismissing criticism that he was acting irresponsibly with his remarks...

1676. Yulia Skripal: Attempted assassination turned my world upside down

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yulia-skripal-attempted-assassination-turned-my-world-upside-down

Yulia Skripal survived an assassination attempt that UK authorities blame on Russia. But the daughter of one of Russia’s most famous spies says she wants to return to her country “in the longer term”, despite the poisoning...

1677. Cyprus remains a safe haven for those in need

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-remains-a-safe-haven-for-those-in-need

Cyprus will remain a safe haven for those in need, especially for the refugees who are forced to abandon their homes and families, Defence Minister Savvas Angelides said...

1678. White House bars Democrats from seeing classified documents

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/white-house-bars-democrats-from-seeing-classified-documents

Two Republican lawmakers, and no Democrats, are expected to attend a meeting scheduled for Thursday to review classified information relating to US President Donald Trump’s suggestion the FBI might have used an informant to gather information on his 2016 election campaign...

1679. Trump relaxed about Kim summit being cancelled

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-relaxed-about-kim-summit-being-cancelled

US President Donald Trump said there was a “substantial chance” his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will not take place as planned on June 12 amid concerns that Kim is resistant to giving up his nuclear weapons...

1680. Catholic archbishop convicted in Australia of concealing child sex abuse

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/catholic-archbishop-convicted-in-australia-of-concealing-child-sex-abuse

An Australian archbishop was found guilty on Tuesday of concealing child sex abuse by a priest, which Australian media said it made him the most senior Catholic in the world to be convicted on such a charge...

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