https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/banks-in-cyprus-greece-and-portugal-may-need-further-reserve-build-up
Fitch also notes that average NPL/total loan ratios at the EU`s largest banks had declined to 4% by end-2017 from 6.5% at end-2014...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-airspace-safe-despite-challenges
Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou says Cyprus Civil Aviation needs an upgrade to handle increasing demands in the industry and also face Turkish challenges, including the illegal operation of Ercan airport in the north. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/open-agenda-for-leaders-dinner-date
Expectations aren’t high about Monday’s social gathering which doesn’t signal a formal resumption of peace talks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/some-transport-employees-fail-to-punch-card
Many civil servants and workers do not punch in or out properly at the Transport Department, and reports suggest their superiors know about it and cover up even as people show up late or never punch their card in the machine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-and-greece-ratchet-up-tension-in-the-mediterranean
With help from rabble-rousers on both sides, disputes over airspace and maritime borders, which have poisoned relations between Greece and Turkey for decades...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/in-cyprus-cash-is-king
Cyprus and Greece top the list of eurozone countries where people still prefer to pay with cash, casting doubt over the claim that plastic is replacing paper in money transactions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bail-reversed-for-cypriot-brothers-in-fiji
Two Cypriot brothers remain in custody in Fiji on charges of money laundering, after a high court reversed a previous bail ruling, citing the seriousness of their alleged crimes and possible long sentences. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-seeks-closure-of-cyprus-airspace-around-raf-akrotiri
The Cyprus government has stressed it is not involved in any planned attack on Syria and no country has asked to use facilities on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strikes-against-syria-could-make-akrotiri-raf-base-a-target
Eight cruise missile-armed tornado fighter-bombers based at RAF Akrotiri, outside Limassol, would likely take part in any military action ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/georgiades-makes-the-good-case-for-ccb
Borrowers who default on a loan won’t be able to pick up the phone and ask a politician to intervene, according to Finance Minister Harris Georgiades, who insists that separating healthy banking from bad loans is the best way forward for the Cyprus Cooperative Bank....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cleaning-paphos-mosaics-raises-eyebrows
A rather unusual photograph is doing the rounds on social media in Cyprus, showing a cleaning lady using a broom and a shovel to clean ancient mosaics at the Paphos Archaeological Park. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-asks-the-us-to-lift-arms-embargo
Cyprus wants to "further grow and deepen bilateral relations and cooperation in the areas of defence and security with the US”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/lionfish-invasion-of-cyprus
Cypriots are getting worried over a lionfish invasion, a venomous invasive species, with scientists, fishermen and divers launching a campaign to reduce the potential threat of the venomous predatory fish. Video by AFP....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/senturk-attempts-suicide
Erdinc Senturk, the man who admitted to killing Solon Apostolides in self defence, tried to end his life but fellow cell mates intervened and his plan was foiled....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/son-kills-father-in-oroklini
A 34-year-old man in Oroklini was arrested Thursday early morning in connection with the murder of his own father, who police say was trying to get his son to take his medication when things escalated. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dust-is-back
There is dust over Cyprus again, as a high-pressure system is affecting the area, with no signs of leaving until Friday evening. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-expects-turkish-cypriots-to-show-willingness-for-talks
President hopes the Turkish Cypriot side will demonstrate the necessary political will in order to re-engage in negotiations for a Cyprus solution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-getting-ready-to-rise
Paphos Mayor Fedonas Fedonos says his city is reviewing a handful of applications for high-rise buildings while trying to avoid the mistakes of rival town Limassol....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/airlines-re-route-flights
Some major airlines were re-routing flights on Wednesday after Europe’s air traffic control agency warned aircraft flying in the eastern Mediterranean to exercise caution due to possible air strikes into Syria....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-not-at-risk-over-syria-operations
Cyprus has nothing to fear from possible military strikes against Syria, according to the government spokesman who also said Nicosia is “in no way involved with the operations.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kykkos-and-greece-in-legal-dispute
The Kykkos Holy Monastery and the Greek government are locked in a legal dispute over a plot of land in Nicosia, with the Greek foreign minister due to testify soon in court. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/house-prices-in-cyprus-increased-2-7-on-a-quarterly-basis
Compared with the previous quarter, the highest increases were recorded in Slovenia (+3.7%), Croatia (+3.2%) and Cyprus (+2.7%)...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/alpha-cyprus-gets-new-owner
Alpha Cyprus has switched owners in a multi-million deal, putting full ownership in Cypriot hands but maintaining its affiliation with sister company in Greece with no noticeable changes for viewers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paramytha-father-gets-10-years-for-killing-son
A 73-year-old man who fatally shot his own son in 2015 was sentenced to 10 years on Wednesday, after he was found guilty of manslaughter charges....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/raf-bombers-on-standby
RAF bombers on standbyTornado bombers at RAF Akrotiri are on standby and ready to strike against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if such an order is given out, just days after a US missile destroyer left Larnaca port....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/russia-is-drifting-away
Michalis Tsikalas says the fact that Russia and Turkey are locked in an embrace, which is getting stronger over time, should not go unnoticed in Cyprus. Taking action on any chosen path remains difficult in the world of energy choices, but don’t have all the luxury in the world to pick and choose. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uss-donald-cook-on-the-move-after-larnaca-visit
The USS Donald Cook is on the move again, after leaving Larnaca port on Monday, with experts noting that the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer is fully capable to take part in any action in Syria....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/revenue-from-tourism-spikes-8-5-in-january
In January 2018 a decrease of 20.1% was recorded in the expenditure per person of tourists from the UK...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-to-meet-un-official-ahead-of-april-16-dinner
The dinner date is not expected to lead to the resumption of talks but it may help in dispelling the climate of distrust ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/father-and-child-risk-life-at-roundabout
A video showing a man with a child on a bicycle entering a round-about is raising a number of questions, as another vehicle appears to come very close in what could be a very dangerous situation....
