https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-eu-economies-facing-a-twin-problem-following-the-war-in-ukraine
The EU and Cyprus economies are facing a “twin problem” of rising commodity and energy prices and heightened uncertainty following the invasion of Russia in Ukraine, according to discussions held by the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the European Investment Bank (EIB)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-greece-ferry-connection-tariffs-and-dates
After 21 years, the maritime passenger connection between Cyprus and Greece becomes a reality. On June 19, M/V Daleela will set sail from the port of Limassol on its first of many roundtrip voyages to Piraeus, thus inaugurating the new service put in place by the Ministry of Shipping....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-furious-at-lavrov-s-claim-hitler-was-jewish
Israel's foreign minister has denounced as "unforgivable" remarks by his Russian counterpart that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler "had Jewish blood"....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dozens-evacuated-from-azovstal-after-un-chief-s-visits
Groups of dozens of unarmed civilians left the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol over the weekend, after the Secretary General Antonio Guterres visited both Moscow and Kiev to coordinate a UN-backed evacuation from the sheltered underground...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-expands-usage-of-mir-to-circumvent-payment-problems-for-russian-tourists
Turkey is trying to attract more Russian tourists by expanding the usage of the Russian Mir payment system in Turkey as it seeks to bypass the payment bottleneck created by Western sanctions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-societies-want-politicians-to-listen-and-change
French President Emmanuel Macron may have won the presidential election, but the message from the electorate is loud and clear: Leaders need to be closer to the societies whose fate they decide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-and-parkinson-s-what-do-experts-say
From US Senator Marco Rubio to political science university professors to the UK tabloids, many people appear to have an intimate understanding of Russian President Vladimir Putin's health....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-puts-cbms-with-turkey-on-ice
Greece has frozen plans for the next round of confidence-building measures (CBMs) with Turkey at the level of defense ministries, following a barrage of Turkish overflights in the eastern Aegean. The talks have been postponed for the future, government sources said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ferry-service-from-cyprus-to-greece-set-to-begin-june-19th
With a winning bid of € 15,594,000, Scandro Holding Ltd is set to operate the ferry service between Limassol and Piraeus this summer, according to an announcement today at a press conference held by the Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Dimitriadis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-scrambles-for-natural-gas-solution-as-putin-squeezes-supply
The European Union is racing to find alternative suppliers of natural gas after Russia's Gazprom cut flows to two EU nations, sparking fears that others will soon follow....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-has-at-least-a-three-month-stock-of-wheat-for-human-consumption-minister-says
Cyprus has enough wheat for human consumption for at least three months, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, Costas Kadis has told CNA....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-‘golden-passports-revoked
The Council of Ministers decided last week to revoke the citizenship of four more Russians, including their family members, who obtained ‘Golden Passports’ under the island’s disgraced Citizenship by Investment scheme that was brought to an abrupt end in November 2020....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-warns-west-of-lightning-retaliation
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of lightning-fast retaliation if countries interfere in Ukraine as European leaders accused Russia of 'blackmail' over its cuts to gas supplies...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-push-for-aid-as-russia-elevates-warnings
Moscow sees NATO arming of Ukraine as engaging in a proxy battle against Russia, as Washington says the United States will press allies to further ramp up military support for Kiev...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sba-land-run-rules-in-foreign-investors
More opportunities and fewer restrictions for land development on SBA land went into effect on Monday in Cyprus, where foreign nationals will be allowed to invest along with locals who now have to review details and move quickly with any possible objections...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/zelensky-gets-face-to-face-pledge-from-us
Washington's top diplomat and defense secretary both visited Kyiv on Sunday, and used the first official US visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded two months ago to announce a gradual return of US diplomats to the country and the nomination of a new ambassador...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moscow-calls-athens-out-over-greece-s-diplomatic-choices
Maria Zakharova released a statement on Friday warning that 'historical parallels' between Greece and Russia were in danger of becoming 'a solid double line between us' while focusing on Greece’s decision to declare 12 Russian officials personae non gratae on April 6
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-orders-troops-at-azovstal-to-hold-fire
President Vladimir Putin called off plans for the Russian military to storm the sprawling Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and said on Thursday he wanted Ukrainian forces there to be hermetically sealed in instead...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/test-drive-tag-misuse-out-in-the-open
The Transport Department is getting more negative publicity this week after information about widespread misuse of test drive tags reached lawmakers, with the minister vowing to tackle corruption from one scandal to the next...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/captured-britons-appeal-to-uk-prime-minister
Two British fighters captured in Ukraine by Russian forces appeared on Russian state TV on Monday and asked to be exchanged for a Ukrainian ally of President Vladimir Putin who is being held by the Ukrainian authorities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-drops-hint-at-ferry-link-this-summer
The Shipping Deputy Ministry in the Republic of Cyprus says a successful bidder for a state-subsidized ferry link to Greece has been asked to submit a proposal, with reports saying a summer connection could be launched this year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-to-offer-consular-services-in-the-north
Russians living in the northern part of divided Cyprus will soon be able to receive consular services, with Greek Cypriot media reporting that the development had been kept quiet for about a year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/surrender-window-opens-in-mariupol-to-spare-lives
The Russian Armed Forces offered Ukraine’s militants in Mariupol a way out on Sunday but there was no response, while the wife of the war-torn country’s pro-Russia opposition leader has called for his release in exchange of two British combatants...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greeks-halt-weapons-to-ukraine-as-russia-warns-us
Athens signaled this week there would be no more weapons shipments to Ukraine, as reports emerged that Moscow has also warned Washington that US and NATO weaponry sent to Kiev could bring 'unpredictable consequences'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-very-close-to-ending-all-covid-restrictions
The Cypriot government is ‘very close’ to ending all coronavirus restrictions according to health minister, who says hospitalizations were down significantly in the last couple of days...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-bets-are-off-as-west-talks-weaponizing-ukraine
Russia will view US and NATO vehicles transporting weapons on Ukrainian territory as legitimate military targets, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the TASS news agency in an interview on Wednesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-chemical-weapons-in-ukraine-could-see-nato-troops-deployed
The UK's under-secretary for the armed forces, James Heappey, has revealed that "all possible options are on the table in terms of how the west might respond" if it is confirmed Russia used chemical weapons on Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/restrictive-measures-to-be-lifted-completely
With the epidemiological picture showing a small but steady improvement, the road to normalcy is wide open, with the agenda including the lifting of more restrictions and ultimately the introduction of new significant relaxations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eni-total-to-resume-drilling-in-block-6-kalypso-deposit
The ENI TOTAL consortium will resume work on Block 6 within the Cyprus EEZ. According to information from Kathimerini, the Franco-Italian consortium will initially carry out drilling at a specific point of block 6 in order to have a better picture of the "Kalypso" deposit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘immediate-solutions-test-cyprus-take-on-eastmed
A US energy official urged Nicosia to seek 'other options' if the island wanted to get energy quickly into markets, with Italy doing just that earlier this week when Rome clinched a deal with Algeria to replace Russian gas imports through the Transmed pipeline...
