https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/white-house-dazed-over-cypriot-gas-company-s-emails
US President Joe Biden is expected to say whether he would challenge a decision by National Archives to release documents concerning his son’s role in a controversial gas company in Cyprus and allegations that business dealings may have improperly influenced American policy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biden-signs-same-sex-marriage-bill-into-law
“Marriage is a simple proposition. Who do you love? And will you be loyal to that person you love?” the president asked from the South Lawn. “It’s not more complicated than that.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-louvre-the-british-museum-and-now-the-new-cyprus-museum-photos-video
Work on the New Cyprus Museum will begin in January 2023, and the project is expected to take 42 months to complete, with completion scheduled for mid-2026. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-zealand-becomes-the-world-s-first-smoke-free-country
As the first nation to adopt this policy and even pass a draft law, New Zealand has set the goal of getting the younger generation to stop smoking....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brothers-sentenced-in-cottage-killings-in-limassol
Two Syrian brothers in Cyprus have been sentenced in the cottage killings of two Russian women, who were suspected of possibly being victims of sex trafficking, after prosecutors withdrew premeditated murder charges to avoid a mistrial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/three-clicks-to-the-right
While MPs were voting on the budget for 2023, a group of citizens marched outside the parliament, carrying Greek flags, photos of Grivas, and placards labeling the MPs traitors. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vp-of-eu-parliament-suspended-on-serious-corruption-charges
The Belgian judiciary has arrested four people as part of an investigation into a corruption case involving bribery from Qatar, while two others have been released....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/avrupa-report-one-million-residents-in-the-occupied-territory
Avrupa cites data from the "Information and Communication Technology Institute" today, indicating that the population of the occupied territories has surpassed one million....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/world-cup-chief-executive-death-is-a-part-of-life
The Qatar World Cup chief executive said 'death is a part of life' in response to the tragic death of yet another migrant worker who has died at a training site....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shipping-tycoon-wants-to-transfer-biz-to-cyprus
A Norwegian-born Cypriot billionaire wants to move his shipping company to Cyprus to reap benefits, including an EU-approved tonnage tax regime available only to tax residents of the island, which is scrambling to keep its industry afloat amid sanctions against Russia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-eases-entry-rules-for-qualified-young-indians
Nationals of India will soon be subject to less strict rules when reaching Germany for professional, study, and work purposes as the two countries have signed the German-Indian Migration Agreement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/conflicting-accounts-emerge-in-limassol-deadly-crash
Police investigators in Limassol seek video footage of a deadly accident at a coastal intersection on Wednesday, with two witnesses saying they saw a car going through a red light while the detained driver claims it was still yellow...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-discussions-on-air-and-naval-bases-still-ongoing
In remarks to a Turkish Anatoli news agency correspondent regarding the year-end assessment, the TC leader stated that the illegal airport in occupied Lefkonoiko was given to 'security forces' to serve as a base for Turkish IHAs. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-driver-dies-in-violent-collision-in-limassol
A woman from Hungary was killed in an early morning road accident in Limassol on Wednesday after her car collided violently with another vehicle at a coastal intersection...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/the-expansion-of-the-digital-economy-and-the-upcoming-exchange-of-information-and-tax-transparency-regimes
The exchange of information has been widely considered as a one of the most effective measures in tackling tax evasion and protecting the integrity of tax systems. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-has-politics-become-a-seedy-business
Last Friday's plenary session of the Parliament was marred by the speech of the now-independent MP Andreas Themistocleous on the occasion of the passage of the law on sexual education in schools....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-extradite-chinese-national-in-fraud-case
A fugitive businessman in Cyprus will be handed over to Beijing in connection with a money fraud investigation, a move that challenges recent consensus across Europe against Chinese extradition requests, after the suspect’s lawyers gave their consent provided that Cypriot officials will be allowed to visit the defendant and sit in during court proceedings...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukrainian-embassies-receive-bloody-packages-with-animal-eyes
Ukrainian embassies in at least five European countries have received several 'bloody packages' containing body parts of some animals, mainly eyes, the country's Foreign Ministry has reported....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-gets-taste-of-eu-s-€85-million-with-a-caveat
Cyprus will get Friday the first tranche of €85 million from the EU's Recovery and Resilience Mechanism, with European Commission technocrats also pointing to repeated suspensions of foreclosures in Cyprus that create problems in terms of achieving the goal of further reduction of NPLs...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/austria-to-eu-deport-refugees-to-rwanda-pending-asylum-approval
The Austrian Interior Minister, Gerhard Karner, has called for the EU to establish asylum procedures in safe third countries, similar to models that Denmark and the United Kingdom have agreed to operate....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/hellenic-bank-soon-to-be-under-the-control-of-eurobank
Eurobank is gaining control of Hellenic Bank after purchasing Wargaming's 13.4% stake. With the addition of the 12.6% it held from the purchase of all shares in Third Point Hellenic Recovery Fund in the summer of 2021, it now stands at 26%....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-least-400-migrant-workers-died-in-projects-connected-to-the-world-cup
World Cup chief Hassan Al-Thawadi said that between 400 and 500 migrant workers have died as a result of work done on projects connected to the tournament – a greater figure than Qatari officials have cited previously....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-no-one-can-portray-me-as-a-corrupt-person
It is not possible for anyone to make allegations that the President is involved in corrupt or even criminal acts without the matter being investigated by the appropriate authorities, said the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades today....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/almost-half-of-nurses-and-midwives-in-cyprus-approve-of-euthanasia
Almost half - 49% - of the members of the Cyprus Nurses and Midwives Association (CyNMA) said they were positive about the possibility of euthanasia for people who are suffering, according to the results of a survey regarding euthanasia, suicide assisted by health professionals and assisted dying....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prisons-are-the-headquarters-of-organized-crime
The measures taken by the Central Prison Management are neither sufficient nor effective and results in an uncontrolled and extremely dangerous situation that poses risks to the safety and lives of people inside and outside the Prison, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/procedures-criminal-offender-profiles-and-the-law-governing-child-abuse
The recent news has been overshadowed by new complaints from schoolgirls in Cyprus alleging that their headmaster has harassed them sexually, while in Greece the Aeolus box is opening due to revelations about the "Ark of the World" foundation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/meps-vote-not-to-accept-passports-issued-by-russia-in-occupied-areas
The European Parliament has endorsed a decision not to accept passports and other travel documents issued by Russia in illegally-occupied regions of Ukraine and Georgia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/duma-passes-law-prohibiting-lgbt-propaganda
Russian lawmakers on Thursday gave their final approval to a bill that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting gay rights in the country, another step in a years-long crackdown on the country's embattled LGBTQ community....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/report-highlights-police-inaction-in-cases-of-violence-against-women-in-cyprus
The Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)’s first review of existing policy approaches and legislation on violence against women in Cyprus has revealed many areas in which redoubled action is needed to comply with the standards of the Istanbul Convention.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/14-billion-euros of-loans-on-ice-due-to-the-suspension-of-foreclosure-sales
In Cyprus, credit purchasing companies manage over 80,000 loans totaling €20 billion....
