https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-downplays-leopard-rumors-as-plot-thickens
Cypriot Defense Minister Charalambos Petrides says weapons deals were being kept on the down low in response to rumors that Nicosia was seeking German Leopards in exchange for Russian tanks to Kiev, while clarifying his country won’t be stuck with military equipment of the past...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-looks-at-cyprus-as-germany-stalls
Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides is in Brussels this week where he will discuss with his EU counterparts a number of issues including Ukraine, whose president has slammed Germany for stalling on delivering Leopard tanks that Cyprus also wants according to military websites in what appears to be a convoluted arrangement...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israelis-applying-for-french-citizenship-skyrocketed-after-november-elections
Following the November elections, which saw the installation of the country's most right-wing and religious government to date, the French embassy in Israel saw a 13 percent increase in applications for citizenship....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-signs-up-to-more-aid-for-ukraine
Cyprus and Poland have signed an agreement to provide further humanitarian aid to Ukraine amounting to €300,000 for the purchase of electricity generators. Cyprus' humanitarian aid to Ukraine now exceeds €3 million...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-could-become-a-year-round-tourist-destination-by-2030
The ultimate goal of the National Tourism Strategy 2030 is to establish Cyprus as an all-season, high-quality, digitally intelligent and accessible tourist destination, that respects the environment and channels the benefits of tourism across the island,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-the-price-of-russian-oil-has-been-capped-at-$60
The European Union has agreed to cap the price of Russian seaborne oil at $60 per barrel, a Polish official stated....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-struggles-with-russian-oil-price-cap
European Union governments remained split on Thursday over what level to cap Russian oil prices at to curb Moscow’s ability to pay for its war in Ukraine without causing a global oil supply shock, with more talks possible on Friday if positions converge...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/russian-officials-denied-visas-for-osce-meeting-in-poland
The government of Poland will not issue Schengen visas to officials from the Russian Federation for attending a meeting of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) set to be held in the city of Łódź in Poland on December 1 and 2....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-beats-eu-average-in-road-deaths
The highest incidence of road fatalities in the European Union in 2020 were recorded in rural regions, while Cyprus was one of the countries where road fatalities per million inhabitants was above the EU average, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nato-response-convoluted-in-missile-aftermath
Puzzled world leaders breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday after it was revealed that Ukrainian forces, not Russian, had fired missiles into Poland, but the incident had already disrupted G20 diplomacy meetings in Bali and further revealed hidden divisions within NATO...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-‘greatly-concerned-after-missiles-hit-poland
Cyprus says it is following a deadly missile attack in Poland 'with great concern' after an explosion at a grain facility near the Ukrainian border killed two people, with Moscow flatly denying any involvement and Washington suggesting Russia was likely not an actor in the attack...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-nord-stream-pipeline-mystery-leak-takes-center-stage
Suspicious leaks in the two Russian gas pipelines (Nord Stream 1 & 2) in the Baltic Sea are likely the result of sabotage, officials in Denmark, Germany and Poland have warned, heightening concerns about Europe's "long, hard, winter" with regard to Russian gas - due to the ongoing war in Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/poland-spain-italy-are-a-favorite-for-working-migrants
The median age in the 27 European Union countries is projected to mark an increase of 4.5 years between 2019 and 2050 to reach 48.2 years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-tourism-rebounds-despite-lack-of-russian-tourists
Beside sparkling Mediterranean waters at the Cypriot resort town of Ayia Napa, the bars are bouncing with foam dance parties as tourist numbers rebound following two tough years of the pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-church-wars-over-ukraine-quiet-down
Cyprus' Tamasos metropolitan bishop Isaiah, a top contender for the archbishopric throne who fell out of favor with Archbishop Chrysostomos, traveled to Istanbul this week with the primate’s blessing, a possible signal that the island’s ugly church split over Ukraine was drawing to a quiet close ahead of possible elections...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/macron-scholz-draghi-in-kyiv-on-historic-visit
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Kyiv Thursday morning, visiting the Ukrainian capital for the first time since the beginning of Russia’s invasion in a historic joint trip....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-ambassador-to-poland-doused-with-red-substance
The Russian ambassador to Poland was doused in a red substance on Monday by people protesting against the war in Ukraine as he went to lay flowers at the Soviet Military Cemetery in Warsaw to mark the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boy-in-trike-accident-succumbs-to-brain-injury
Doctors in Nicosia pulled the plug on Tuesday after the parents of young boy, who was critically injured in a motorcycle accident in Limassol ten days ago, gave their consent following news their child was brain dead...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/diners-in-cyprus-hate-on-‘russian-tourists
A group of Latvian tourists in Cyprus posted a disturbing video on social media showing fellow diners at a hotel hating on them after mistaking them for Russians...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/illegal-fireworks-wreak-havoc-in-cyprus-neighborhoods
Police in Cyprus are doubling down on confiscating illegal fireworks during Orthodox Holy Week, but efforts focus on suppliers and not users that wreak havoc in quiet neighborhoods...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boy-fights-for-dear-life-after-trike-accident
A man was killed on Sunday and a young boy critically injured after the three-wheel motorcycle they were riding in a Limassol neighborhood overturned under circumstances still pending investigation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eurostat-11-of-cypriot-residents-are-citizens-of-other-eu-countries
The percentage of residents that are citizens of other countries living in Cyprus, both from EU member states and non-EU countries, is higher than 10%, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/8-feel-good-stories-from-the-conflict-in-ukraine-that-will-inspire-and-give-you-hope-in-humanity
From charities and governments to celebrities and everyday people, millions are pitching in to ease the burden for fleeing or sheltering Ukrainians. In turn, they’re inspiring the world with their generosity and strength....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/millionaire-flies-ukrainians-to-switzerland
Clutching her baby to her breast, Alona Shevchenko's eyes well up with tears as the plane lifts off from Krakow....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-wants-unfriendly-countries-to-pay-for-russian-gas-in-roubles
Russia will seek payment in roubles for gas sales from “unfriendly” countries, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, sending European gas prices soaring on concerns the move would exacerbate the region’s energy crunch....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-s-capital-under-fire-3-eu-nation-leaders-to-visit
Russia’s relentless bombardment of Ukraine edged closer to central Kyiv on Tuesday, with a series of strikes hitting a residential neighborhood as the leaders of three European Union countries planned a bold visit to Ukraine’s embattled capital in a show of support....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-s-foreign-legion-is-ready-for-battle
Resistance against Russian President Vladimir Putin is growing as foreign fighters start trickling in to join forces with Ukrainians on the ground and those returning home to fight for their nation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kyriakides-10-000-beds-in-european-hospitals-for-sick-or-injured-refugees
In Europe at the moment, solidarity is unprecedented. Commissioner Stella Kyriakidou, after talking to the Ministers of Health in the Member States and Moldova,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-plan-to-donate-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-collapses
A proposed deal to allow Ukrainian pilots to fly fighter jets donated by European Union countries has fallen apart....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/six-american-special-ops-veterans-join-the-fight-in-ukraine
Six American special ops veterans are on the Polish border, ready to enter Ukraine and join the resistance against Putin's army after a call for help from President Zelensky....