https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/passenger-traffic-in-cyprus-airports-up-by-8-per-cent
Passenger traffic in the Republic of Cyprus climbed 8% between January and July this year, with passenger movement through the two international airports close to six million...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/july-is-tequila-month
National Tequila Day is fast approaching, on July 24, and Kathimerini’s WIZ Urban Guide thought it would be cool to couple a few tips together on what people ought to know about this popular drink, just in time before taking their next sip...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/over-a-dozen-refugees-drown-off-karpas-peninsula
At least 30 people were drowned off the Cypriot coast north of the Karpas peninsula, when a boat carrying 150-160 refugees started taking on water on Wednesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-recalls-unsuitable-medical-drugs
A number of high blood pressure and heart drugs containing an ingredient made in China are being recalled across Europe after officials discovered an impurity that may cause cancer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-overflights-in-the-eastern-aegean
Turkish fighter jets embarked on a series of overflights on Friday when four aircraft flew over the eastern Aegean....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/refusing-breathalyzer-test-lands-man-in-jail
Paphos traffic police arrested a driver for refusing to comply with a secondary Breathalyzer test and attacking a police officer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britons-dash-to-become-german-before-brexit
Driven by the prospect of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union next year, the number of British passport holders who became German citizens jumped by 162 percent last year, Germany’s Federal Statistics Office said on Wednesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/thomas-cook-buoyed-by-strong-demand-for-turkey-greece-egypt-holidays
British holiday company Thomas Cook said it was on track to meet annual forecasts helped by strong demand for holidays to Turkey, Greece and Egypt, and as part of its plan to shift capacity away from parts of Spain where margins are lower...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/german-football-stars-under-fire-for-posing-with-turkey-s-erdogan
Germany’s DFB soccer federation and several German politicians have criticised two top national soccer players for posing for a photo with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, whose policies have come under fire in Europe...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/are-britons-really-bothered-about-royal-wedding
There is no doubt that the wedding of Prince Harry, Queen Elizabeth’s grandson and sixth-in-line to the throne, and Hollywood actress Markle, star of TV drama “Suits”, has the media transfixed...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/first-shipping-minister-sets-ambitious-targets-for-cyprus
The country’s location and tax system have made it a shipping magnet -- drawing maritime companies from Norway, Greece, Dubai and South Korea -- and prompting the creation of a ministry for the industry...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bad-news-for-bitcoin-believers
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Monday said buyers of bitcoin, which he has characterized as “rat poison squared,” thrive on the hope they’ll find other people who will pay more for it...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-mortgage-values-drops-by-€62-28-million-during-april
The number of mortgages issued in April reached 1,317 down from 1,804 in March when their value was €299.63 million...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/limitless-incompetence-and-puerility
Who would have thought that the news regarding the lease of two frigates from France, confirmed with such fanfare to Kathimerini would be denied in an equally loud manner just days later...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-new-history-starts-now-as-leaders-of-two-koreas-meet
The dramatic meeting, aimed at ending their decades-long conflict, comes weeks before Kim is due to meet Trump to discuss denuclearizing the Korean peninsula...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/specialist-team-recovers-mirage-flight-recorder
An oceanographic vessel of the Greek Center for Marine Research, using a robotic submersible, retrieved on Tuesday the flight recorder of the Mirage 2000-5 which crashed into the sea in the central Aegean, near Skyros, on April 12, killing the pilot Captain Giorgos Baltadoros....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-fledgling-party-to-run-in-june-polls-after-membership-boost
A masterful campaigner, Erdogan has won nearly a dozen elections and dominated Turkey since his Islamist-rooted AK party swept to power in 2002...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cannabis-and-opium-were-part-of-ancient-cypriot-culture
The distinction between medicine and the mind-altering drug may have been lost on ancient peoples...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-offers-condolences-on-the-passing-of-barbara-bush
A private funeral for former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush, the only American woman to see her husband and son both sworn in as president, will be held on Saturday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/politcsblog-loans-to-politicians
The Non-Performing Loans (NPL) associated with political public figures reach over €160 million just in the cooperative bank alone. New measures are welcome but can they deliver?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cnn-peeks-at-eu-passports-for-russians-in-cyprus
Cyprus was featured on CNN’s Around The World video section, where special reporter Matthew Chance highlighted the controversial passport scheme which grants citizenship to wealthy foreign nationals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-jets-in-cyprus-take-part-in-syrian-strike
Four British Tornado jets took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Saturday to join precision strikes against Syria, jointly taken on by the US, the UK and France. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-in-mourning-after-death-of-fighter-pilot
The jet piloted by 34-year-old Captain Giorgos Baltadoros was one of two Mirages sent to intercept a pair of Turkish F-16s...
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/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/business/hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-in-germany-as-airports-hit-by-public-sector-strikes
Unions will escalate the dispute if employers do not present an offer next week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-naturalised-citizens-up-by-40
The biggest group of foreign nationals that obtained Cypriot citizenship in 2016 were Russians, followed by UK nationals, according to Eurostat data that show close to one million foreigners became EU citizens that year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/gross-average-monthly-earnings-begin-to-rise
The average gross earnings of employees amounted to €2,169 in Q4 compared with €2,149, in Q4 of 2016...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-beat-europeans-on-facebook
Cypriots use Facebook more than any other nationality in Europe, even as people are starting to turn their backs on the popular social media app in the wake of fake news....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/organ-donation-in-cyprus-among-lowest-in-eu
According to a survey, only 32% knew that relatives of the deceased need to give their consent for an organ to be transplanted...
