https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-beyond-the-eastmed-pipeline
The US decision to shift its focus from the EastMed gas pipeline to regional electricity interconnectors is an opportunity for Greece. The pipeline has always been a long shot, and the case for pursuing it may have run its course. Greece now has a chance to reframe the dialogue around energy and climate change in the region, and it should seize it....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/private-doctors-ordered-to-help-with-pandemic-start-work-in-hospitals
Greece on Thursday began to requisition the services of pathologists, lung specialists and general practitioners of northern Greece to reinforce the national healthcare system crumbling under the weight of the pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/washington-bows-out-of-east-med-gas-pipeline-talk
Washington implicitly clarified in a statement on Monday that it did not support an ambitious East Med gas pipeline project, following a Twitter storm sparked by Greek media reports on a non-paper expressing American reservations about the plan...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/state-department-affirms-commitment-to-3-1-mechanism-of-eastmed-natural-gas-project
Following reports of US reservations over the financial and environmental sustainability of the EastMed natural gas pipeline project, a State Department spokesman has affirmed Washington’s commitment to the 3+1 regional alliance scheme (Cyprus, Greece, Israel plus the US), while emphasizing that Europe’s energy independence is a key national security issue....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/omicron-mutation-a-quiet-new-year-for-dozens-of-cities
As the whole world prepares to say goodbye to 2021, a year marked by the pandemic and coronavirus mutations, we are once again canceling massive festive New Year events....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/techisland-s-action-of-solidarity-through-a-touching-video
Another significant action supporting the residents of the affected areas by the catastrophic fires of last summer, was recently implemented by the Non profit Organization TechIsland, through the complete renovation of the Arakapas Regional Primary School, which is located right at the middle of the catastrophic fires....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/king-of-jordan-visits-cyprus
Βilateral relations, regional developments, climate change, efforts to combat covid-19 and the Cyprus issue were on the agenda during a meeting President Nicos Anastasiades had on Friday with the King of Jordan Abdullah II, who is on an official visit to Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/erdogan-should-focus-on-his-economy-not-greece
With the Turkish lira continuing its precipitous slide, the risk of capital controls looming dangerously and Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s legal adviser even going so far as to consider that declaring a state of emergency might be needed...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/king-of-jordan-to-visit-cyprus-on-17th-of-december
The King of Jordan Abdallah II will pay an official visit to Cyprus on December 17, during which he will have talks with the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiadis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/egyptian-fm-in-cyprus-today-to-meet-with-nikos-christodoulides
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is in Cyprus today to meet with his counterpart Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cyprus-one-of-the-most-attractive-destinations-for-university-study
Cyprus is now one of the most attractive university destinations because it has universities that offer a high level of academic quality and a complete student experience, according to the latest results of university rankings by the Times Higher Education organization. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/joyful-moment-or-risky-move-europe-divided-over-kids-vaccines
As Europe starts vaccinating younger children, countries are pursuing very different strategies in what will be a major test of parents' willingness to get their kids inoculated....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suicide-pods
"Sarco" machines – 3D-printed capsules designed for use in assisted suicide – have passed a legal review and can now operate in Switzerland, Swiss Info reported....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/popes-agenda
Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos briefed the media today on the visit of Pope Francis to Cyprus at the Presidential Palace....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiadis-intervenes-in-the-conference-on-libya-with-messages-to-turkey
The President of the Republic, Mr. Nikos Anastasiadis participated today in the Paris International Conference on Libya, following an invitation from the President of the French Republic, Mr. Emanuel Macron....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-grabs-a-seat-at-the-libya-conference-table
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has a seat waiting for him at the Libya conference in Paris on Friday, the first time ever for the east Mediterranean island to officially state its views on the war-torn country proxied by power struggles in the region...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-is-expected-to-be-more-affected-by-climate-change-in-the-coming-decades
Cyprus is expected to be much more affected by climate change in the coming decades, said today the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Costas Kadis,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/erdogan-s-annoyance-and-his-wrong-strategy-towards-greece
A country’s strength is the sum, not only of its military capabilities, but also of its collaborations and alliances. Greece, whether Turkey likes it or not, is a full member of the European Union and has close ties, also due to the Greek diaspora, with the United States....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/over-500-million-euros-from-cyprus-by-2026
In a speech to world leaders today at COP26, President Anastasiades said that Cyprus seeks to strengthen regional cooperation through coordinated synergies and exchange of best practices...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-too-centralized
Cyprus remains a “very centralized country”, according to a report from the Associated Press. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/swedish-research-high-efficacy-with-a-combination-of-vaccines
Another study, this time Swedish, shows that combining different vaccines against coronavirus is highly effective in terms of immune protection....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cargo-imports-into-dubai-airport-to-be-restricted-from-tuesday
Dubai will restrict imports of cargo into its international airport for six days from Tuesday to clear a backlog caused by “extraordinarily high” volumes of inbound shipments....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-largest-tech-conference-in-the-region-begins-tuesday-in-cyprus
Speakers from around the world are gathering in Nicosia for the largest tech event in the region. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-city-of-london-is-hiding-the-world-s-stolen-money
In 1969, two years after the Cayman Islands, a British territory, passed its first law to allow secretive offshore trusts, an official government report struck an ominous note....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/abandoned-dogs-need-a-shelter
The Animal Party of Cyprus and the Ecologists 'Movement - Citizens' Cooperation are calling on government officials to find an immediate solution for 150 dogs that will be left on the street due to the closure of a shelter Nicosia in which they are being housed. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/azeri-s-defense-signals-hell-of-a-fight-in-court
The defense team of an Azeri man in Cyprus, suspected in an alleged plot to assassinate Israelis on the island, has invoked its client’s right to a public trial, arguing it would be unfair to him and the court to allow insinuations of terrorism fueling a media frenzy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/is-america-really-back
In a 1990 Atlantic Monthly piece, the most influential realist of a generation – John Mearsheimer – put forth a provocative title: “Why we will soon miss the Cold War.” ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-still-points-to-iran-behind-plot-in-cyprus
Businessman Teddy Sagi says Cypriot police never warned him to leave, with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett insisting a thwarted alleged assassination plot was a much larger effort by Iran to kill Israelis in Cyprus and his defense minister backing the claim alluding to intelligence sources...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ankara-expresses-ire-over-greek-french-defense-agreement
In its first official response to the defense agreement...Turkey expressed its ire at “Greece’s maximalist claims,”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-top-diplomat-turkey-is-creating-new-ottoman-empire
The foreign minister of the divided island of Cyprus is accusing Turkey’s president of attempting to promote a new Ottoman empire in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East...
