https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/thessaloniki-comic-con-returns-for-its-seventh-edition
Thessaloniki’s longest-running festival exclusively devoted to comics, cosplay, and animation, The Comic Con, is set to take place on May 5-7 at TIF-Helexpo’s Ioannis Vellidis conference center....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-law-will-require-presidential-candidates-to-disclose-donations
Today (Wednesday, April 26), the Parliament's Institutions Committee began discussing the law proposal submitted by DISY MP and chairman of the Committee, Demetris Demetriou, on behalf of his party's Parliamentary Group, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/over-2-600-third-country-nationals-repatriated-since-january
The Aliens and Immigration Service of the Cyprus Police proceeded on Tuesday to the repatriation of 31 third-country nationals that were staying in Cyprus, it was announced on Wednesday. In total 2,615 third-country nationals were repatriated so far this year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kaili-fights-back-after-politico-report
MEP Eva Kaili, who has been indicted over her involvement in the “Qatargate” corruption scandal, has denied claims made in a Politico report that she is also facing another criminal investigation into fraudulent payments involving four former assistants in the European Parliament from 2014 to 2020...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-couple-stands-at-ease-during-diplomatic-reception
Cyprus’ first couple felt right at home on Tuesday when the president and the first lady, both career diplomats by trade, hosted a reception for members of diplomatic and consular missions on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mep-eva-kaili-also-being-investigated-for-fraud
In the wake of allegations that she was involved in the so-called Qatargate kickback scandal, Greek MEP Eva Kaili is also being investigated for misappropriating European Parliament funds, Politico has reported...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prague-conference-on-russia-bogged-down-over-cyprus
Another odd exchange about Cyprus with references to age and sexism ended up crashing an international conference on Russia and Ukraine on Monday in Prague, where Cypriot House Speaker Annita Demetriou took exception to her Turkish counterpart’s response after he took issue with her Turkish-Russian invasion analogy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/1-the-other-side-20-years-later
I first saw the queue at the Agios Dometios barricade in February 2004, while serving my term in the Greek Cypriot Force, when a good friend took me to see the point where Greek Cypriots were passing through to go to their villages and towns....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/folli-follie-trial-set-for-june-after-lawyers-abstention-ends
The trial of Greek jewelry maker Folli Follie is expected to finally take place in June after being deadlocked for some time. This was due to lawyers abstaining from their duties in trials concerning criminal organizations due to legal disagreements concerning a legislative provision stating that any sentences imposed would be served. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-turkish-formula-for-cyprus-is-challenging
A complex equation for the Cyprus problem is foreseen by circles at the EU headquarters, regardless of who wins Turkey's elections. This is because neither of the two main candidates, Tayyip Erdogan nor Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has the resolution of the Cyprus problem on their agenda. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-stuck-in-sudan-as-evacuations-turn-dangerous
Greek commandos are part of a mission to Egypt which will include the evacuation of Cypriot citizens in Sudan, where humanitarian convoys organized by western countries are under the threat of attacks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-faces-economic-losses-due-to-rejected-renewable-energy-production
The issue of storing electricity from renewable energy sources has become a problem due to extensive production rejections of both large and small photovoltaic parks by the Transmission and Distribution Operators on Easter Sunday and Monday in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/central-bank-governor-sanctions-impact-on-economy-not-significant-so-far
The Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Constantinos Herodotou, was received on Friday morning (21/04) by the President of the Republic, Nicos Christodoulides. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-real-estate-industry-s-crucial-turning-point
The European Parliament recently approved a new bill that aims to tackle climate change by reducing carbon emissions. This new legislation has significant implications for the property markets in Cyprus and Greece, where there is a large stock of buildings over 30 years old and requiring energy upgrades....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-and-ukrainian-stock-in-lukoil-deal
A highly contentious takeover of a Lukoil plant in Italy by a Cypriot fund appears to be moving forward, with the latest media speculators picking on rumors that the leadership of the new operation might come from both Russian and Ukrainian stock...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-lawmakers-pass-proposals-to-address-migration-crisis
European Union lawmakers on Thursday approved a series of proposals aimed at ending the yearslong standoff over how best to manage migration, a conundrum that has provoked one of the bloc’s biggest political crises....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/everything-is-a-party
Well, well, well, if you have a seat and some showmanship experience, apparently everything becomes a piece of cake and the gold dust blinds you from reality. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-value-of-authenticity
Easter always goes hand in hand with the search for authenticity. For the authentic Epitaph procession, good company for the subsequent authentic feast, the authentic Greek landscape, the authentically spiritual experience of the Resurrection service. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-admits-predator-sale-to-sudan-but-denies-implication
A private airplane that flew from Cyprus to Sudan last year had delivered the infamous Predator surveillance software, with the Greek government admitting the export but denying any involvement in the ongoing civil war there...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-moscow-on-the-mediterranean
While some talk behind our backs, The Guardian is unabashedly labeling our country, especially our banking system, as the "Moscow of the Mediterranean". ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/numerous-foreclosure-sales-expected-in-2023-and-2024
The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent suspension of divestments since 2020 have led to the creation of a considerable volume of properties for disposal that banks and credit purchase companies have on their balance sheets....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/whistleblower-suspicious-of-biden-s-cyprus-trip-in-2014
A former White House stenographer is accusing US President Joe Biden of committing crimes a decade ago in connection with Ukraine and Cypriot-registered gas company Burisma, while also raising suspicions over a private dinner in Limassol back in 2014...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-greek-riddles-as-ukraine-seeks-s300
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says his recent trips abroad including a visit to Cyprus have been 'very important' as Kiev still negotiates for Soviet-made missiles ahead of the next Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Germany...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/delivery-driver-middleman-scandal-widens
A recent traffic accident has prompted police to widen a fraud investigation that began in Limassol and now has reached the capital, following revelations that foreign food delivery drivers in Cyprus were paying middlemen to secure driver permits through the state’s austere system...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bill-for-e-kalathi-product-price-comparison-app-submitted-for-cabinet-approval
The bill for the implementation of a digital tool that enables daily information on retail prices and product comparisons is ready for submission to the Cabinet....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kaili-to-go-home-after-denying-all-charges
Greek MEP Eva Kaili, the former European Parliament vice president accused of corruption, is said to be released from custody while still facing charges, with her lawyers saying he would not admit to crimes she did not commit...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/three-major-concerns-of-ecb-regarding-cypriot-banks
Although Cypriot banks have made great progress over the last decade, foreign supervisors have reservations and summarise their concerns in three areas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/from-troublesome-youth-to-social-responsibility
In my youth, I was what you would call a troublesome young man who loved firecrackers. It wasn't just because of where I grew up in my mother's village in Greece, where military history was celebrated, and almost all of my family's ancestors had died for faith and country, from Orlofika to the Korean Expeditionary Force....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/higher-prices-for-easter-meat-lamb-sees-a-25-increase-beef-up-by-15
A year ago, reports described Easter dinner as the most expensive in four years. This year's prices are expected to surpass that record, according to the first data from the Easter Price Watch gathered by K and soon to be published by the Consumer Protection Agency....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-banks-freeze-mortgage-installments-for-12-months
Eurobank, Piraeus and Alpha Bank have announced that they will be keeping mortgage installments at their current levels for 12 months. As pledged by the first two banks, the baseline rates of serviced mortgage loans will remain at the levels they were on March 31, 2023, minus 20 basis points, for 12 months, starting in May. National Bank is expected to follow suit....
