https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kyriakos-kouros-assumes-post-as-dg-of-ministry-of-foreign-affairs
Kyriakos Kouros has today taken up the position of Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/passports-of-russian-officials-confiscated-to-prevent-overseas-escape
A Soviet-style practice is being resorted to by Russia's security services, confiscating the passports of senior officials and executives of state-owned companies to prevent travel abroad, as "paranoia about leaks and defections spreads in Vladimir Putin's regime," reports the Financial Times....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/prem-watsa-greek-banks-are-safer
Greece has entered a virtuous cycle of growth, and the next few years will be especially beneficial to the economy and Greeks if political stability is maintained and business-friendly policies are implemented....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finland-prime-minister-ousted-conservatives-win-tight-vote
Finland’s main conservative party claimed victory in parliamentary elections Sunday in a tight three-way race that saw right-wing populists take second place, leaving Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democratic Party in third, dashing her hopes for reelection...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turks-cry-foul-over-greek-cypriot-army-link-to-new-jersey
Ankara says it will 'never allow any harm to come to the Turkish Cypriots' while condemning US policy towards Cyprus, including an agreement last week between Greek Cypriot and New Jerseyan armies on a program viewed as a potential precursor to NATO...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/energy-in-focus-greece-cyprus-and-israel-hold-trilateral-meeting
Foreign Ministers of Cyprus Constantinos Kombos, Greece Nikos Dendias and Israel Eli Cohen, who met on Friday in Nicosia, pointed out the importance of the trilateral energy cooperation and its contribution to the stability in the region....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-makes-history-former-president-indicted
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. This comes after years of investigations into his personal, political, and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/newly-appointed-presidential-advisors-to-work-pro-bono
President Nikos Christodoulidis has appointed two new special advisors to his team to help with economic affairs and crisis management, respectively....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-wants-top-technocrats-advising-him-on-cyprob
President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday that the National Security Council that is to be set up will consist mainly of technocrats and will further strengthen the work of the National Council, the top advisory body to the President as regards the Cyprus issue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-israel-thankful-for-mutual-support
The relations between Cyprus and Israel will flourish even more, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen who arrived Thursday on the island ahead of a tripartite meeting between Cyprus, Israel and Greece said, also noting that Cyprus is a safe place for Israelis...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-reporter-arrested-and-accused-of-spying-in-russia
Russia on Thursday charged an American correspondent for the Wall Street Journal with spying, in a case certain to escalate Moscow's diplomatic feud with Washington over the war in Ukraine and likely to further isolate Russia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dendias-to-meet-cypriot-and-israeli-counterparts-in-nicosia
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will participate in the Trilateral Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Israel, which will take place in Nicosia on Friday, March 31....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-briefs-political-leaders-on-cyprus-and-other-issues
The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, chaired the first session of the National Council at the Presidential Palace on Thursday morning (30/03). ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-cypriot-protesters-slam-tatar-in-london
A group of Greek Cypriot protesters in the United Kingdom attempted to block on Wednesday the vehicle of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, who traveled to London to speak at an event...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/barack-obama-murdoch-divided-western-societies
Barack Obama has suggested that Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has led to greater polarization in western societies through news coverage designed to “make people angry and resentful”....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ec-head-of-transport-will-resign-over-free-trips-to-qatar
The European Commission's top transport official is expected to resign after his decision to accept free air travel to Qatar while his team was negotiating a major aviation deal with the Gulf state....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/halloumi-s-twin-hellim-gets-pdo-in-the-north
A dairy in the north is the first Turkish Cypriot business found to be compliant with PDO requirements for halloumi, the cheese that grills, meaning ‘hellim’ can now compete with its Greek Cypriot twin in the EU market...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yousaf-s-victory-in-scotland-underscores-the-changing-face-of-uk-politics
When Humza Yousaf took his oath of allegiance in the Scottish parliament in 2016, he wore a gold embroidered sherwani – a traditional South Asian jacket – and a kilt....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lawmakers-discuss-special-energy-plans-for-refugees-and-large-families
Lawmakers in Cyprus are urging relevant agencies to create two special plans for the installation of photovoltaics, energy-saving, and subsidizing electric mobility for refugees and large families....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-cyprus-president-denies-allegations-of-greek-interference
Former President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, has denied allegations that Greek Prime Minister K. Mitsotakis interfered in the political decisions of Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/no-dignity-for-elderly-refugee-thanks-to-government
An elderly refugee, who is facing health problems and lives in one of the 43 unrepairable refugee apartment buildings without a lift, is confronted with a harsh reality in the twilight of his life....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mfa-korneliou-leaves-kouros-enters
Kornelios Korneliou, the director general of the Foreign Ministry, will step down on Monday and be succeeded by the head of the President's Diplomatic Office, Kyriakos Kouros....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/online-jester-s-tweet-re-opens-road-fatality-case-in-cyprus
Police are re-opening a case of an unresolved and forgotten road fatality that took place more than a decade ago, after a tweet from a known political parody account went viral for suggesting there was a cover up...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-unenthusiastic-about-greco-turkish-un-bids
Nicosia says a new effort by Greece and Turkey to improve their relations is positive, but Greek Cypriot officials have been less excited about Athens and Ankara supporting each other’s bids in the United Nations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-the-eu-summit-with-an-eye-on-the-cyprus-issue
Christodoulides attempted to lay out his vision for active EU engagement on the issue of breaking the six-year deadlock in Cyprus talks on the first day of his first European Council summit as President. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/clocks-in-cyprus-spring-forward-this-weekend
Residents in Cyprus will lose an hour of sleep after Daylight Saving Time goes into effect Sunday morning, with European officials and public opinion still divided on whether there is value in switching back and forth at all...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/whistleblower-in-cyprus-says-hunter-had-mole-in-fbi
An Israeli professor under house arrest in Cyprus has made more explosive allegations against Hunter Biden, prompting US lawmakers to investigate the first son’s alleged connections with the FBI through a mole known as 'One-Eye'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-president-satisfied-with-early-bird-eu-meetings
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides said he was satisfied from his meetings on Wednesday with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, in Brussels...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/it-s-that-time-yet-again-when-discussions-on-the-cyprus-issue-and-the-eu-abound
There are no last chances beyond the emotional charge of those involved in the Cyprus problem; only conditions abroad and at home that improve and deteriorate, and real life that consolidates situations and parameters....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unlikely-supporters-announce-mutual-support-for-international-body-bids
Following a meeting between Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Brussels, the two men announced that Ankara will vote for Greece’s candidacy in the elections for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, while Athens will support Turkey for general-secretary of the International Maritime Organization...
