https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/tui-plans-to-bring-more-german-tourists-to-cyprus
TUI holiday operator hopes to bring more German tourists to Cyprus next year, starting in the summer of 2019 while boosting efforts to make the island an all-year-round destination...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/akinci-says-east-med-pipeline-not-a-route-for-peace
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci says plans to push forward for the EastMed pipeline are counter to peace efforts in the region, adding that an energy solution which excludes Turkey would be a mistake...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-in-serbia-to-sign-agreements
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades is in Serbia for a two-day official visit, during which bilateral agreements will be signed...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-fired-up-for-eurovision-final
Cyprus is going for the big prize in the Eurovision song contest final, after Eleni Foureira put up a fiery performance Tuesday night during the first semi final and quickly became a top favourite...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/revolution-sweeps-armenian-opposition-leader-into-power
Opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan was elected Armenia’s prime minister on Tuesday, capping a peaceful revolution driven by weeks of mass protests against corruption and cronyism in the ex-Soviet republic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/akinci-clears-up-the-troops-and-security-issue-for-cyprus
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has put to rest any ideas of ‘zero troops and zero guarantees’ in Cyprus, saying on Monday both communities on the divided island have suffered in the past and calling on Greek Cypriots to abandon maximalist positions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-residency-and-citizenship-by-investment-scheme-remains-appealing-to-investors
With more than three decades of presence operating as a leading international advisory services firm, K. Treppides & Co Ltd offers insight into the latest residency and investment trends to impact Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-leaders-have-different-versions-of-un-road-map
Following a public spat between the two Cypriot leaders on the elusive ‘Guterres framework’, both sides on the divided island are trying to pin down the exact UN guidelines for resuming and potentially resolving the Cyprus problem...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/combative-former-teacher-to-challenge-erdogan
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Friday nominated one its most prominent and combative lawmakers to challenge President Tayyip Erdogan in June 24 snap presidential polls...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-leaders-test-each-other-s-readiness-for-talks
The two Cypriots leaders are opening their cards this week in a very public way, with one calling on the other to demonstrate readiness to restart peace talks in what some describe as a politically difficult period...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-tourist-arrivals-expected-to-drop-this-year
Holiday reservations appear to be down this time of the year but experts believe things could be on the upswing again, even as Russian arrivals in Cyprus take a hit due to competition from Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-registers-biggest-dip-in-unemployment-in-eu
Cyprus recorded the EU's largest annual dip in unemployment in March, from 12.3% to 9.1% followed by Greece (23.2% to 20.6%, Croatia (11.8% to 9.4%) and Portugal (9.7% to 7.4%), according to Eurostat...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-citizenship-and-residency-through-investment
A lot has been said about the investment path to citizenship or residency in Cyprus, often clouding perceptions on all the different issues associated with the programme...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-saudi-arabia-discuss-common-interests
Cyprus and Saudi Arabia are on a path of strengthening ties further, with the island preparing to hold a Cyprus chamber forum in Riyadh and the Kingdom looking to install an embassy in Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/crunch-year-in-cyprus-bid-to-become-regional-energy-player
Cyprus is ramping up efforts to become a regional energy player with 2018 seen as a critical year in deciding where it stands, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said in an exclusive interview with Kathimerini...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-believes-cyprus-doesn-t-need-guarantor-powers
The most effective way to safeguard the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus could come from the UN Security Council itself, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cut-and-ucy-among-top-10-in-new-europe
Two universities in Cyprus have been ranked second and third among best institutions from new EU member states, with institutions from 12 out of 13 countries making the list. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/delivery-of-un-aid-to-the-enclaved-will-resume-next-week
Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou told CNA that the dispatch of UN aid to the enclaved living in the Turkish-held north will begin again next week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-us-senators-move-to-block-f-35-transfers-to-turkey
Three US senators introduced a measure on Thursday aimed at blocking the transfer of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Turkey, a NATO ally and one of nine partner nations involved in producing the high-tech, radar-evading aircraft....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-backs-the-island-s-energy-search-and-peace-initiatives
UK's Minister for Europe, Sir Alan Duncan, has reiterated his government’s recognition of the Republic of Cyprus’s sovereign rights in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and support for the resumption of reunification talks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/macron-tells-it-like-it-is
Capping a three-day visit, Macron repeatedly criticized Trump’s isolationist principles in a speech to a joint meeting of Congress, an honour given to a small number of visiting foreign leaders...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-protests-violations-of-its-airspace-and-territorial-waters-by-turkey
Turkey continues to systematically harass civilian and military aircraft within the Nicosia flight information region (FIR) via radio calls...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-asks-eu-official-to-stop-‘undermining-fyrom-talks
As diplomats from Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) prepare to resume talks in Vienna on Wednesday, European Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn on Tuesday expressed optimism that the dispute could be resolved in the next two weeks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-eu-students-on-trial-for-entering-varosha-in-cyprus
Three international students, who were arrested in the ghost town of Varosha went before a judge on Tuesday to answer to charges including trespassing in a military zone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/a-very-excited-prince-william-takes-kate-home-after-birth-of-prince
A 2013 change to the law means that for the first time in British history, a new prince will not supplant his older sister in the order of succession...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/legislation-in-the-works-to-tax-airbnb-rentals-in-cyprus
Home owners who rent out their properties through Airbnb will have to pay taxes if a new law is passed in the Republic of Cyprus, but this may not be enough for tourism stakeholders who have been calling for more restrictions on the online service....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commonwealth-leaders-support-cyprus-energy-search
The Heads of Government of the Commonwealth on Friday expressed their solidarity towards Cyprus in the peace process and against Turkey’s illegal actions in the Republic’s Exclusive Economic Zone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/achna-council-pushes-for-crocodile-park
The Achna local council agreed this week to the construction of a controversial crocodile park, despite admitting that local residents did not have a chance to raise any objection. A hearing scheduled for April 27 could be the only chance residents have to raise any concerns....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-offers-condolences-on-the-passing-of-barbara-bush
A private funeral for former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush, the only American woman to see her husband and son both sworn in as president, will be held on Saturday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-commission-s-report-on-turkey-most-critical
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the view that a European Commission progress report on Turkey published on Tuesday is the most critical one since 2005 and has also agreed with a Commission assessment that the implementation by Turkey of its Cyprus related obligations would significantly boost its relations with the EU....
