https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-candidate-who-engineered-a-coup-in-the-election-campaign
Independent candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis, backed by AKEL, the Ecologists' Movement, and non-affiliated Cypriots, can be considered the big winner of the first round of elections for the 8th President of the Republic of Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-syria-new-7-7-magnitude-earthquake-also-felt-in-cyprus
According to the Euro-Mediterranean Institute, a new earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 was recently felt in Turkey. According to Syrian state media, it was also felt in Damascus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-dies-in-late-night-car-ambush-in-nicosia
Nicosia police are investigating a murder that took place Sunday night in a downtown area, after a young man was shot in the head in a car ambush...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chinese-spy-balloon-lingers-over-the-us
A Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of days, U.S. officials said on Thursday, in what would be a brazen act just days ahead of a planned trip to Beijing by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-elections-the-locations-of-polling-stations around-the-world
The polling stations abroad for the Presidential Elections (1st round 05/02) have been announced by the General Election Commissioner....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/every-election-related-detail-you-need-to-know-the-results-the-locations-and-the-polls
The presidential election countdown has begun, with only 48 hours until the first round of voting. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/they-know-europe-do-we
All three leading candidates made several references to the role of the European Union in many issues during the RIK televised debate on Wednesday, as well as in interviews on television, radio, and online shows....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drug-case-in-cyprus-raises-legal-eyebrows-again
The Supreme Court in the Republic of Cyprus has picked up the pieces following a decision by the attorney general last year to commute a reduced and later suspended sentence in a highly publicized Cypriot-Australian drug case marred by legal oddities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/americans-will-soon-need-to-pay-a-small-fee-to-enter-the-uk
U.S. citizens will soon have to apply for permission before their United Kingdom trips and pay a small fee to enter as part of the country's upcoming Electronic Travel Authorization scheme....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/podcast-time-for-the-us-to-put-more-energy-into-solving-the-cyprus-problem
The UN Security Council just renewed the mandate for UNFICYP – the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus – for another year instead of for six months. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/€10-million-worth-of-grants-approved-for-women-entrepreneurs
A total of 187 applications submitted by women were approved in 2021 for the amount of 10.6 million euros, in the framework of the New Entrepreneurship Programme covering the period 2021-2027, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/children-s-a-e-department-operating-on-trial-basis-since-monday
Since Monday, January 30, 2023, the first Accident and Emergency Department for Children has been running on a trial basis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/half-a-billion-euro-investment-in-digital-transformation
Over the next five years, a little more than half a billion euros (€512 million) will be set aside for digital transformation. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eurostat-cyprus-had-the-highest-stock-of-npl-s-in-2021
In 2021, Cyprus remained the country with the highest stock of non-performing loans (assets) of the general government, at 20.2% of GDP, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elections-the-political-crash-test-in-brussels
In the interim between the two rounds of presidential elections, EU leaders will convene in Brussels for an extraordinary European Council on migration management and ensuring Europe's economic competitiveness. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/alpha-bank-cyprus-ltd-mr-miltos-michaelas-as-new-ceo
The Board of Directors of Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd, decided on the appointment of Mr. Miltos Michaelas to the position of CEO of Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nightclub-stabbing-less-clear-after-police-find-knife
A suspect in an attempted murder investigation at a nightclub in Nicosia says he had nothing to do with a fight where another customer and a bouncer sustained knife injuries, with reports saying police were dusting a military combat knife for fingerprints in connection with the case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-ranks-high-in-use-of-electronic-cigarettes-and-hookahs
The Cyprus National Addictions Authority (CNAA) participates in a European citizen's initiative for a smoke-free environment and the first European smoke-free generation by 2030, CNAA President, Dr. Christos Mina announced, during a press conference, on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/why-didn-t-they-vote
This may seem unthinkable in Nicosia, but journalists interested in learning more about the upcoming Cypriot presidential elections, both officially and unofficially, have one question: is there any chance that Cyprus' stance on the European Union's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine will change, and will we have "another Viktor Orban?"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-peacekeeping-force-mandate-to-be-renewed-annually
The mandate for United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is expected to get renewed annually, instead of every six months, from now on....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-scrambles-to-keep-cyprus-problem-on-un-agenda
Greek Cypriots want UN reports on the Cyprus Problem to continue every six months, but sources say the Security Council is leaning towards an annual extension at least for the peacekeeping force mandate following 'no meaningful progress' on the issue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-issues-travel-warnings-for-europe-and-the-united-states
On Saturday night, Turkey's foreign ministry issued two consecutive travel advisories for both European countries and the United States, expressing concern about the possibility of racist attacks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/davos-wef-warns-catastrophic-cyber-event-coming
The 2023 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, has filled us with lots of uplifting predictions, like how companies will soon decode our brain waves. The latest warns of a global catastrophic cyber event in the very near future....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/accountability-at-last-former-lebanon-pm-charged-with-homicide
The investigation into the Beirut port explosion has taken a new turn, with the judge overseeing the probe charging a former prime minister and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stewart-categorically-denies-alleged-statements-on-yeni-duzen
The head of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, has categorically rejected the references attributed to him following representations by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/us-government-moving-ahead-with-intention-to-sell-f-16-s-to-turkey
The Biden administration is moving ahead with its intention to supply Turkey with 40 new F-16 fighter jets and upgrade 80 of the country’s older ones....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-appeals-use-of-bbqloumi-and-grilloumi
The General Court of the European Union is expected to decide in April or May on two appeals submitted by the Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese named Halloumi against the use of word marks BBQLOUMI and GRILLOUMI by companies in Bulgaria and Sweden, according to a press release by the Luxembourg-based Court of the EU....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/strike-trade-unions-call-for-cola-agreement
Hundreds of workers gathered outside the Finance Ministry today calling for the full reinstatement of COLA (Cost of Living Allowance). ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-daily-s-report-on-stewart-s-statements-are-false-and-baseless
Everything included in the Turkish Cypriot press article is wrong and unfounded allegations which we absolutely do not confirm, UN spokesperson in Cyprus Aleem Siddique told CNA, asked about YENİDÜZEN's article on what the UN Secretary General's Special Representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, had said during a meeting in New York.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/labor-unrest-in-the-midst-of-an-election-today-s-strike
Despite the unions' categorical assurances that the strike on Thursday has nothing to do with the current election period, the three-hour strike measures will de facto be butter on the election agenda of candidates who do not come from the government sector....
