https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-s-top-diplomat-visits-cyprus
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is flying to the Republic of Cyprus on Monday where a new agreement is expected to be signed on the avoidance of double taxation between the two countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-details-emerge-in-pournara-arrests
New details in last week’s Pournara speedy trial suggests a foreign man and five others convicted of trespassing had gone to the camp to confront another individual over sexual harassment allegations involving the perpetrator’s female relative...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/urgent-meeting-after-weekend-refugee-arrivals
Cypriot Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has called for an emergency meeting following a number of arrivals of undocumented migrants over the weekend, with some of them transported back to Lebanon and others facing the prospect of crowding into an already maxed-out facility...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-strip-seven-of-citizenship-granted-through-investment-scheme
The Republic of Cyprus has begun the process of stripping seven people of Cypriot citizenship granted through the Cyprus Investment Program after a special committee found them in violation of current stricter criteria, President Nicos Anastasiades said in an interview with AFP on Friday.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-new-coronavirus-cases-detected-in-cyprus
Four new coronavirus cases were announced on Friday when 1,810 tests were conducted to check samples for the virus. The cases brought the total detected in the Republic of Cyprus to 1,502....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/period-for-filing-appeals-against-asylum-service-decisions-slashed
The Cyprus Parliament on Friday amended the constitution to allow for a slashing of the time in which appeals can be filed against decisions of the asylum service from 75 days to 15 days....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/politics-turn-ugly-over-cyprus-papers
The main left party opposition in the Republic of Cyprus is firing back at the government, after reports emerged over threats and a confidential letter about Cypriot golden passports a decade earlier...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-committee-to-probe-entire-length-of-cyprus-investment-program
The Cabinet on Thursday agreed to appoint an independent investigative committee to look into all passports granted through the Cyprus Investment Program from 2008 until July this year, when stricter rules were implemented....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-detects-three-new-coronavirus-cases
The Cyprus health ministry announced three new coronavirus cases on Thursday, when 2,149 tests were conducted, bringing total cases detected so far to 1,498....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/upgrading-cyprus-defence-urgent-defence-minister-says
Minister of Defence Charalambos Petrides said Thursday that the strengthening and upgrading the Republic of Cyprus’ defence constitutes an urgent need, given the fact that the Cyprus problem remains unresolved, and Turkey’s aggressive behaviour in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone is ongoing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-urges-everyone-to-stand-down-in-east-med
The United States is urging “everyone to stand down” in ongoing disputes about drilling and maritime rights in the East Mediterranean, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/golden-passports-scheme-to-remain-as-is
The citizenship-by-investment program will not be terminated, nor will it be suspended for a short period as a way of managing the crisis developing crisis, the government decided during its Tuesday morning coffee at the Presidential Palace. What was strongly tabled was that a potential freezing or termination of the investment program at this point in time would send a message that the government is acting in light of the Al Jazeera publications, and that by extension, that it accepts them....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/washington-lifts-cyprus-arms-embargo
Washington has announced a partial lifting of a decades-old arms embargo to the Republic of Cyprus, with Turkey saying the decision ignores equality and balance between the two sides on the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-arrest-eight-‘trespassers-at-pournara
Police say they arrested eight trespassers at Pournara migrant camp on Tuesday night, with some of them reportedly holding edged weapons and blunt instruments...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boat-carrying-refugees-pushed-back-by-cyprus-ends-up-in-un-area
A boat carrying 21 refugees from Lebanon and Syria that reached the Paralimni shore on Monday was pushed back by marine and port police, only to disembark in a nearby UN-controlled area on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sees-one-coronavirus-death-two-new-cases
A 77-year-old coronavirus patient that suffered from underlying health conditions succumbed to the virus on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-closely-monitoring-varosha-developments-unsg-tells-president
The UN is closely monitoring developments with fence-off city of Varosha in the north and is committed to help all parties resume negotiations with the aim of reuniting Cyprus, a letter sent by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-revises-classification-of-countries-for-travel
The Cyprus health ministry on Tuesday downgraded Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Lichtenstein to category B in its three-tier risk-based travel classification system, while Rwanda and Monaco were bumped down to category C....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/old-rivalries-continue-in-eastern-mediterranean
Greece has issued a competing navigational telex after Turkey extended seismic surveys in the eastern Mediterranean, with no signs between the two NATO allies of burying the hatchet over old rivalries that continue to this day...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cluster-woman-not-charged-with-spreading-virus
A woman who traveled to Cyprus and made headlines after several infections across the island were linked back to her has been charged in a court of law for violating health protocols, with prosecutors ending up not accusing her of spreading a communicable disease...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sees-glimmer-of-hope-with-chevron
The government of the Republic of Cyprus says Chevron and Noble Energy have reaffirmed the importance that the two companies attribute to the development of Aphrodite gas field...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/single-new-case-detected-after-1-916-tests
Just one positive coronavirus case emerged on Monday when 1,916 lab tests were carried out to check samples for virus, bringing the total number of cases detected in the Republic of Cyprus to 1,488....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/curtain-rising-for-citizenship-by-investment-program
The Presidency has before it four scenarios for dealing with the issue of purchased citizenships. The most likely possibility is that of suspending the investment program for a short period, as revealed by Kathimerini on Sunday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-president-calls-for-suspension-of-golden-passports-scheme
House President Demetris Syllouris has formally suggested to President Nicos Anastasiades that the Cyprus citizenship-by-investment scheme is paused until decisions for its improvement or even complete termination are taken, and called for a meeting of party leaders to discuss the scheme that has recently attracted international attention after a document leak led to a series of articles and videos published by the media network Al Jazeera....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ankara-accuses-athens-of-beating-the-war-drum
Turkey says the European Union is not sincere in its efforts to weigh in on the maritime disputes in the eastern Mediterranean, while accusing Athens of beating the war drum by intending to expand Greek territorial waters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspected-shooter-wanted-in-limassol
One man is in custody and his brother is wanted by Limassol police in connection with an altercation at a barber shop that ended with shots being fired and another man injured...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-set-to-sanction-turkey-over-ships-in-disputed-east-med-exploration-area
The European Union is preparing sanctions against Turkey that could be discussed at the bloc's next summit on September 24 in response to the Eastern Mediterranean dispute with Greece, the EU’s top diplomat said on Friday.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nigerian-students-say-north-is-safe
Following danger warnings and criticism against Turkish Cypriot colleges, Nigerian student representatives in the north have refuted reports of mysterious and unsolved killings of fellow countrymen on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-concerned-over-east-med-tensions
A US top diplomat has criticized Turkey’s policy in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, while voicing concerns that tensions in the region complicate NATO's efforts to present a united front in the face of Russia's destabilizing activities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-takes-a-stab-at-al-jazeera-propaganda
The daily publication of reports by the foreign media network Al Jazeera targeting the Cyprus citizenship-for-investment programme after gaining possession of over 1,400 leaked documents has sent the Cyprus government rushing to set the record straight....
