https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-windsurfer-secures-olympic-spot
Cypriot windsurfer Andreas Cariolou secured on Saturday a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, while competing at the 2019 RS:X World Championships, in Torbole, Italy.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-embargo-on-turkish-drilling-in-east-med
Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet reported yesterday on the reasons for the departure of the drillship Yavuz from Karpasia and the expected departure of Fatih currently off the coast of Paphos. It confirms the difficulties faced by the two Turkish drilling rigs that are related to the reluctance of major firms to cooperate with Turkey in the supply of materials for research and extraction of hydrocarbons.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coca-cola-hellenic-buys-out-acque-minerali
Local Coke bottler Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCHBC) has made its second buyout of 2019, acquiring Italy’s Acque Minerali, which is active in the domain of bottled water and refreshments.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eni-total-join-for-another-gas-search-license-off-cyprus
Cyprus’ energy minister says a consortium composed of energy companies Total of France and Eni of Italy has been licensed to explore for natural gas deposits in another area off Cyprus’ southern coast...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/scope-rates-cyprus-with-bbb
Scope Ratings affirmed last week the Republic of Cyprus’ BBB- long-term issuer and senior unsecured local- and foreign-currency ratings, along with a short-term issuer rating of S-2 in both local and foreign currency, noting that all outlooks are stable...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/traveler-arrested-over-suspicious-documents
A judge in Paphos ordered a male traveler of undisclosed origins to be remanded in custody for five days, after airport police said they spotted inconsistencies in his documents as he was trying to catch a flight to Mykonos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/villages-evacuated-in-greek-wildfire
Aircraft sprayed water early on Wednesday in a bid to douse the flames of a huge wildfire on the Greek island of Evia that had prompted the evacuation of villages and spurred an appeal from authorities for assistance from European partners...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/interview-with-endy-zemenides
Ever since Joe Biden declared that Cyprus was a “strategic partner” of the United States, people have been trying to identify substance behind those words. There has been a similar search of what “best relations ever” between the U.S. and Greece means...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1st-energy-ministerial-meeting-full-support-for-cyprus-and-greece-s-stance-on-regional-energy-issues
Full support for Cyprus' and Greece's stance on regional energy issues and for the expansion of security and environmental co-operation is the outcome of the 1st Energy Ministerial Meeting, held in Athens on Wednesday, and participated by Greece, Cyprus, Israel and the United States...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-airways-flights-disrupted-by-it-failures
Problems with British Airways’ IT systems left thousands of passengers facing flight cancellations, delays and long queues at airports in the airline’s third major computer failure in a little more than two years.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/energy-officials-from-greece-cyprus-israel-and-us-meet-in-athens
Officials from Greece, Cyprus, Israel and the United States are meeting in Athens Wednesday to discuss energy issues...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unemployment-in-cyprus-drops-to-6-5
The euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.5% in June 2019, down from 7.6% in May 2019 and from 8.2% in June 2018. This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since July 2008. The EU28 unemployment rate was 6.3% in June 2019, stable compared with May 2019 and down from 6.8% in June 2018. This remains the lowest rate recorded in the EU28 since the start of the EU monthly unemployment series in January 2000. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-tax-webcast-july-2019
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-begins-escorting-all-uk-vessels-through-hormuz-strait
Britain has started sending a warship to accompany all British-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, a change in policy announced on Thursday after the government previously said it did not have resources to do so.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deadly-mega-fires-bring-new-challenge-to-europe
The European Union describes wildfires as “a serious and increasing threat” across the continent....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-to-participate-in-east-med-energy-summit
At an Economist conference in Greece it was announced that United States Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Frances Fannon will participate in the East Med energy summit in Athens which will be held on the 29th of July along with the the Ministers of Energy from Cyprus Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, Greece's Kostis Hatzidakis and Israel's Dr. Yuval Steinitz....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-bound-plane-hit-by-lightning
A plane that landed at Paphos International Airport was struck by lightning on Tuesday, with reports saying Ryanair passengers were unharmed during the incident...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/band-of-rain-on-the-way
A low pressure system is affecting Cyprus, with humidity levels dropping noticeably while chances go up for strong winds and widespread rain later in the week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/far-right-soundly-defeated-in-greek-elections
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-women-at-the-top-of-eu-decision-making
Under the deal, Ursula von der Leyen, a close ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, will replace Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/playing-with-fire
The emerging crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean over Turkey’s drilling activities in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) raise the prospect of an open Greco-Turkish conflict to a level higher than anytime since the Imia crisis...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/genius-or-joker
Loose cannon or influential statesman - what kind of British prime minister would Boris Johnson make on the world stage? Judging by his time as foreign secretary, possibly both...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/ancient-greek-drama-festival-returns
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-10-year-bond-now-below-1
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ahrweiler-history-that-teaches-only-one-solution-is-a-dangerous-thing
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-lawmaker-east-med-cooperation-to-counter-russia
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-vote-across-europe
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-help-in-israel-fires
Two planes are set to depart for Israel on Friday to join fire fighters who are battling numerous raging fires in a declared emergency...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-carry-out-eight-drillings-in-its-eez-in-the-next-24-months-energy-minister-announces
Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis announced on Tuesday that Cyprus is planning to carry out eight drillings in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), during the next 24 months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lakkotrypis-cyprus-energy-developments-an-incentive-for-turkey