https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/co-op-bank-en-route-to-healthy-future
Cyprus Co-operative Bank will be healthier without a massive NPL problem. Already it has managed to cut down on the number of branches and reduce its staff, but now the big step is finding investors with the right kind of portfolio to move banking forward....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/ayia-napa-is-not-the-new-monte-carlo
In order to improve the image and quality of Ayia Napa, the real perpetrator has to be identified because a crime has been committed in the area and the culprit is our very own greedy, pretentious attitude....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foreign-minister-to-visit-israel
Nicosia will be looking for strong Israeli backing for its energy search - which is opposed by Turkey - as both countries seek to pool their natural resources in the region...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cyprus-is-a-slightly-happy-place
There is a new top ranking country, Finland, but the top ten positions are held by the same countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-president-concludes-official-visit-to-georgia
President of the House of Representatives Demetris Syllouris concluded on Tuesday his official visit to Georgia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-ready-for-social-meeting-with-akinci
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-sends-exploration-ship-into-east-med
Erdogan: Turkey's stance towards exploration projects for oil and gas has “hopefully taught some a lesson”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biggest-yacht-in-the-world-in-limassol
Limassol may be the focus of attention this week as the American Iwo Jima is in the area for exercise drills, but a different kind of boat is now stealing the show, the luxury superyacht Dilbar which is the biggest in the world....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-dust-in-the-wind
Unexciting weather over the next three days, giving way to dust with no end in sight...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cop-impersonator-loses-stripes
A former cop who was deemed to be deviant in the 1970's actually managed to impersonate a senior officer and represented Cyprus Police internationally...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/human-traffickers-found-guilty
A known Cypriot lawyer was found guilty along with six others in a human trafficking case, where Romanian women were lured to Cyprus for jobs but ended up being locked up until they preformed fake marriages with men from third countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-records-€0-4-billion-negative-trade-balance
According to the first estimate for the euro area exports of goods to the rest of the world in January was €178.6 billion...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-uk-joint-sarex-conducted-monday
A joint Search and Rescue (SAR) Exercise, titled “CYPUK-01/18” was conducted on Monday, within the Search and Rescue Region and Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus, with the participation of SAR Units and Personnel from the Republic of Cyprus and the United Kingdom....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-calls-for-practical-eu-solidarity-for-the-rights-of-cyprus
Cyprus Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Christodoulides called on his EU counterparts for the practical and unambiguous EU solidarity to defend the sovereign rights of Cyprus, an EU Member - State, the interests and policies of the Union as well as international rule of law....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-and-georgian-parliaments-support-closer-ties
President of the House of Representatives Demetris Syllouris, in Georgia on the first official visit by a Cypriot House Speaker to the country, has expressed his wish to enhance ties with the Georgian parliament....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nearly-400-000-cypriots-gamble
A total of 399,750 Cypriots above the age of 15 are involved in gambling activities, according to a survey by the National Betting Authority (NBA). The voice calling for more action is getting louder....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cooperative-bank-looking-to-attract-investors
The investor can acquire some or all of the share capital...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourist-arrivals-spike-23-4-in-february
Tourist arrivals have hit record highs in every month since March 2017
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/politicsblog-buddy-mitchell-the-fox-of-argaka-and-tales-from-diko
Politics Blog has the inside scoop on all things political, people, and agendas. This issue: buddy Mitchell, the fox of Argaka, and tales from DIKO....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cypriot-teacher-in-uk-named-best-in-the-world
A London educator of Greek Cypriot origin, Andria Zafirakou, has been named the world’s best teacher, winning a prize of $1 million and receiving congratulations from leaders around the globe. But her greatest achievement is her unwavering dedication to her low-income-family students, who need more than anything a quiet place to do their work....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-held-in-kouklia-site-theft
Cyprus police have arrested three men in connection with a case of illicit trade in antiquities. A concerned citizen had phoned the police after spotting a car parked in a remote area near Kouklia, Paphos, which is also the site of a current archeological dig. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/passport-control-with-no-questions-asked
Passengers using Larnaca and Paphos airports in Cyprus will have a new, automated way to go through passport control this summer, without having to stare at an official. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/but-he-is-waiting-for-a-response-from-the-turkish-cypriots
The President highlighted the reasons why talks collapsed in Switzerland last year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-backs-cyprus-isearch-for-offshore-gas
ExxonMobil and partners Qatar Petroleum are scheduled to start drilling southwest of the island this year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eni-says-it-will-follow-through
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides got a reassuring statement in Rome from ENI’s Executive Vice President Lapo Pistelli, who said the energy company will honour its commitments with Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finance-minister-wants-focus-on-responsible-borrowers
Finance Minister Harris Georgiades says responsible borrowers deserve help, but draws the line where strategic defaulters take advantage of loopholes and don't repay their loans...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-egypt-agree-on-pipeline-terms
A final draft has emerged with Egypt and Cyprus agreeing the terms that would regulate the construction of an underwater pipeline from the Aphrodite gas field to two LNG terminals, Idku and Damietta. Experts hope that other players would jump on board to justify further such a commercial endeavor. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ayia-napa-mayor-says-boorish-tourists-unwelcome
Tour operators have been asked not to bring misbehaving vacationers to Ayia Napa...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foreign-minister-in-rome-to-meet-un-chief
Nikos Christodoulides has said that “the main topic of discussion will be the Cyprus issue”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/father-found-guilty-in-son-s-death
A 71-year-old father is found guilty on manslaughter charges for killing his son, after the 19-year-old soldier refused to hand over the car keys...