https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/saudi-arabia-and-iran-to-re-establish-diplomatic-ties
Saudi Arabia and Iran reached an agreement that paves the way for the re-establishment of diplomatic ties after a seven-year split, a major realignment between regional rivals, the countries said Friday in a joint statement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/saudi-arabia-puts-$5-billion-into-turkish-central-bank
Saudi Arabia said Monday it deposited $5 billion into the Turkish central bank, likely helping Ankara firm up its long-weakening currency, the lira, after last month’s massive earthquake that struck southeast Turkey and northern Syria....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-poison-attacks-on-schoolgirls-spark-protests
Worried parents protested in Iran’s capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian news agencies and social media videos....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-paying-palestinians-$350-to-fight-in-ukraine-report-says
The majority of the Palestinians being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine hail from Ain al-Hilweh, the largest Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/netflix-cuts-prices-in-30-countries
Streaming giant Netflix has cut prices in more than 30 countries as it attempts to attract more subscribers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-ponders-releasing-intel-on-china-arms-supply-to-russia
The Biden administration is considering releasing intelligence it believes shows that China is weighing whether to supply weapons to support Russia's war in Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/many-countries-stepping-up-as-death-toll-continues-to-rise
The EU has mobilized 27 search and rescue teams from 19 European countries, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management stated in a tweet on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/washington-stops-short-of-tongue-lashing-nicosia
Washington says there is no new policy to announce regarding a recent arms embargo lift on the Republic of Cyprus, following news that US sanctions have been imposed on several dealers including individuals who are based on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-wants-to-become-a-natural-gas-supermarket
Turkey will hold a natural gas summit on February 14-15 to bring together gas supplier countries and Europe’s consumer countries in Istanbul, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strong-earthquake-strikes-iran-leaving-3-dead-and-over-800-injured
According to the Tehran University Seismological Center, the earthquake struck the city of Khoi in Iran's West Azerbaijan province (northwest) at 21:44 (local time; 20:14 Greece time)....
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/turkish-cypriots-outraged-over-mufti-s-call-for-women-to-procreate-on-demand
A Muslim religious leader’s instruction to women to dutifully accept a husband's “invitation to bed” to procreate has sparked outrage among many Turkish Cypriots, who saw the remarks as an imported encroachment of fundamentalist Islam on their secular community....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cavusoglu-to-travel-to-us-amid-troubled-ties
Turkey and the United States will aim to smooth out a series of disagreements between the NATO allies when the Turkish foreign minister visits Washington this week. But expectations that outstanding issues can be resolved are low....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-opens-first-consulate-general-in-iran
China's Consulate General in Bandar Abbas was officially opened on Wednesday in the capital of Hormuzgan Province on the southern coast of Iran, marking the establishment of China's first consulate general in Iran....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/did-iran-just-abolish-the-morailty-police
Both Iranian state media and anti-government protesters downplayed statements by an Iranian judicial official that the "morality police" had been abolished on Sunday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-rape-used-as-a-means-to-quell-protests
Rape is being used systematically by Iranian security forces to deal with the now three-month-old protests against Tehran's regime, with women leading the charge, according to a detailed CNN report that includes facts and testimony....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-onelove-armbands-for-england-wales-and-eu-countries
England, Wales and other European nations will not wear the OneLove armband at the World Cup in Qatar because of the threat of players being booked....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/iranian-who-inspired-‘the-terminal-dies-at-paris-airport
An Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport and whose saga loosely inspired the Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal” died Saturday in the airport that he long called home, officials said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iranian-protesters-look-to-outside-world-for-help
The anti-government protests sweeping Iran are now in their eighth week, with no sign of ending, despite a bloody crackdown. The rest of the world has watched with alarm, with some countries taking steps in support of the protests....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/defendants-acquitted-in-first-golden-passports-trial
Nine defendants—5 people and 4 legal entities—were cleared and released from the 36 charges they were facing in the case involving the exceptional naturalization of foreign applicants by the Larnaca-Famagusta Permanent Criminal Court, which convened today, Friday, November 4. This decision was based on the Kalogeros ruling....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iranian-police-beat-a-teen-girl-to-death-after-she-tore-khomeini-s-photo-report
An Iranian girl in middle school was beaten to death after police officers found a torn-up photo of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini in one of her schoolbooks, a local news outlet in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province Haalvsh reported on Sunday night....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-000-people-indicted-in-iran-over-protests
Iran's hardline judiciary will hold public trials of about 1,000 people indicted over unrest in Tehran, a semi-official news agency said on Monday, intensifying efforts to crush weeks of protests ignited by Mahsa Amini's death in police custody....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-story-of-‘ochi-day-and-why-it-still-inspires-today
Professor Roderick Beaton joins Thanos Davelis to break down the significance of “Ochi” day and takes a look at how this story continues to inspire today as people across the world – from Ukraine to Iran – are fighting against the odds for their independence, their democracy, and their human rights. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-confirm-cop-arrest-on-human-smuggling
Cyprus Police confirm reports that officers in Nicosia have arrested one of their own in connection with an investigation into suspected smuggling of banned foreign nationals into the Republic of Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bolton-if-putin-presses-the-button-the-us-will-assassinate-him
Former White House security adviser John Bolton said on Tuesday that if Russian President Vladimir Putin decides to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the US may assassinate him....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-clinches-deal-with-lebanon-cyprus-still-at-bay
The eastern Mediterranean was on a roll this week after US mediation managed to get broad acceptance for an Israel-Lebanon maritime demarcation deal, but Tel Aviv still faces another challenge only weeks before elections as not everyone is at ease with similar arbitration efforts to resolve a dispute with Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-stadium-security-literally-at-knifepoint
Safety assurances for the beautiful game were in doubt on Friday when two large knives were confiscated at GSP stadium, with police arresting two people following an unforeseen altercation between angry local fans and members of a security detail of a visiting team...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/22-dead-dozens-missing-after-2-migrant-ships-sink
Bodies floated amid splintered wreckage in the wind-tossed waters off a Greek island Thursday as the death toll from the separate sinkings of two migrant boats rose to 22, with many still missing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-‘woman-life-freedom
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi claims that people in his country have freedom of expression. He also branded the protests that have broken out there as unacceptable “acts of chaos,” which is why the army is getting ready to intervene, certainly multiplying the number of casualties when it does: to defend freedom of expression....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-protests-continue-for-10th-night-at-least-41-dead
Iranians have taken to the streets for a 10th consecutive night to protest against the death of Mahsa Amini in defiance of a warning from the judiciary....
