https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/diplomat-or-spy-russian-embassy-death-sparks-intriguing-questions
The sudden death of a Russian diplomat at the Russian Embassy in Nicosia has taken a shadowy turn, with claims that the 41-year-old may not have been just a diplomat but an officer in Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/from-presidential-legacy-to-a-hollywood-style-scandal
Former President of Cyprus George Vassiliou has died. Like the current president, he didn’t have a personal political party when elected....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/political-fallout-continues-over-video-linking-christodoulides-to-campaign-funds
Political fallout continues over a video that surfaced on social media allegedly linking President Nikos Christodoulides to opaque fundraising practices during his election campaign....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/in-cyprus-cash-buys-everything-candles-votes-and-all
Like water flowing through the dams, like the oxygen a person breathes to survive, cash in this country is treated as a matter of life or death for anyone who wants to stay afloat....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/one-call-away-the-president-the-contractor-and-the-‘girlfriend-line
Apparently, there are ''foreign fingers'' behind all this, from countries that are jealous of us and can’t stomach our cleverness or the fact that we legitimately won the European Presidency. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-brings-in-us-uk-israel-and-france-over-suspected-hybrid-attack-video
Cyprus has requested technical assistance from the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom and France as authorities investigate a leaked video that officials describe as a possible hybrid attack involving manipulated audiovisual material....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mystery-at-the-russian-embassy-as-dead-diplomat-missing-tycoon-raise-alarms
Cyprus police are investigating the death of a man inside the Russian Embassy in Nicosia, a case wrapped in diplomatic restrictions and unanswered questions, as a separate search continues for a missing Russian businessman whose disappearance has drawn international attention....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/ai-deja-vu-and-political-finger-pointing-cyprus-latest-video-scandal
We are living through pathological situations. So what could be more logical than asking for help from a doctor? Preferably, of course, a psychiatrist. Unfortunately, since Mikellidis has passed away, I found myself carefully reading the findings of another well-known doctor, forensic pathologist Marios Matsakis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-team-considers-$100-000-payout-to-every-greenlander
The Trump administration is considering offering as much as $100,000 to every resident of Greenland in a bold and highly controversial push to persuade the Arctic territory to break away from Denmark and join the United States, according to a Reuters report....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-seizes-russian-oil-tanker-video
The United States is turning up the heat abroad and doing it on two very different fronts at the same time....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-baby-of-2026-arrives-silently-outshining-the-new-year-s-fireworks
While most of Cyprus was still celebrating the arrival of the new year, fireworks popping, glasses clinking and music playing a little too loud, the first baby of 2026 made her entrance in Limassol, arriving with perfect timing and just a hint of drama....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-official-warns-cyprus-over-support-for-ukraine
A senior Russian Foreign Ministry official has sharply criticized Cyprus for aligning itself with the European Union’s post-2022 policy toward Russia, warning that actions taken against Russian interests will provoke a response....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trying-to-sneak-tobacco-into-cyprus-customs-just-sent-a-€2-000-message
Customs officers at Larnaca Airport stopped a 29-year-old passenger earlier this month after discovering large quantities of tobacco and electronic cigarettes hidden in his luggage, the latest in a string of cases highlighting how often undeclared smoking products try to slip through Cyprus’ entry points....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-backs-€90b-ukraine-loan-but-won-t-touch-frozen-russian-billions-yet
After nearly six hours of intense talks and many more behind the scenes, EU leaders walked away from a plan that sounded simple but proved legally explosive: using frozen Russian money to pay for Ukraine’s war effort....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-sues-europe-for-$230b-over-frozen-billions-for-ukraine
Russia has launched a major legal challenge against Europe, filing a $230 billion lawsuit against financial services firm Euroclear over Russian state assets frozen since the start of the war in Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-racism-we-refuse-to-see-islamophobia
While antisemitism has reentered public discussion over the past two years, driven by bloody events and the propaganda surrounding them, Islamophobia is the issue that should demand our attention if we truly want to talk objectively about racism, discrimination, and injustice....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-strikes-ukrainian-ports-damaging-three-turkish-owned-ships
Russia launched attacks on two Ukrainian ports on Friday, hitting three vessels owned by Turkish companies, including a ship transporting food supplies, according to Ukrainian officials and one of the ship owners....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-readies-new-peace-plan-for-trump-but-refuses-to-give-up-any-land
Ukraine is preparing to send a revised peace proposal to Washington this week, but President Volodymyr Zelensky is standing firm on one key point: no territorial concessions to Russia, not now, not ever....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/rage-as-a-business-model
As 2025 draws to a close, roughly ten technological behemoths, most based in the United States and some in the Far East, are not only widening the gap between the tiny share of the ultrarich and everyone else on the planet. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-rocked-by-corruption-scandal
The arrests of former EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and veteran EU technocrat Stefano Sannino on charges of public procurement fraud and corruption have sent shockwaves through European institutions,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-goes-shopping-for-new-firepower
Cyprus is gearing up for one of the biggest overhauls of its National Guard in years, sending Brussels a sweeping shopping list of military hardware, from helicopters and drones to patrol vessels, missiles, and upgraded bases, all under the EU’s new SAFE program....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/51-of-europeans-fear-russia-could-start-a-war
More than half of Europeans think Russia could launch a war against their country in the coming years, according to a new poll across nine EU nations. Poland tops the list, with 77% seeing a high risk, while Italians are the least concerned, with 65% saying the threat is low or nonexistent....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/poland-passes-the-eu-torch-to-cyprus-after-action-packed-presidency
Poland’s six-month run at the helm of the EU Council is coming to a close, and Ambassador Marek Szczepanowski says it’s been a busy, ambitious ride. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-rolls-into-kyiv-for-face-to-face-talks-with-zelensky
President Nikos Christodoulides touched down in Kyiv early Thursday morning, kicking off a packed working visit that puts Cyprus squarely in the middle of Europe’s biggest geopolitical challenge....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-edges-toward-u-s-peace-deal-as-only-a-few-disagreements-remain
Ukraine says it has reached ''common understanding'' with the United States on nearly all major parts of Washington’s 28-point peace plan, signaling that Kyiv now disagrees with only a handful of issues as negotiations accelerate across multiple capitals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-linked-names-dropped-from-u-s-russian-sanctions-list
The U.S. Treasury has removed several Cyprus-linked individuals and companies from its sanctions list tied to Russia, officials confirmed Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-sees-back-to-back-kidnapping-attempts
Police are investigating two attempted kidnappings reported just days apart in Larnaca, with officials stressing that, despite the timing, the incidents do not appear to be connected....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-europe-pushes-back-hard-on-trump-s-ukraine-peace-blueprint
U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they made progress Sunday on President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the war in Ukraine, but the plan is running into major resistance from Europe, which fears it gives too much away to Moscow....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/limassol-turns-into-a-literary-wonderland-with-three-days-of-international-books-and-authors
Limassol is alive with the hum of conversation, creativity, and the unmistakable rustle of pages. The fourth annual Limassol International Book Fair opened yesterday, Friday 21 November, and continues through tomorrow, Sunday 23 November....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/migration-s-mark-on-the-cypriot-economy-and-society
New data from the Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection shows the Cypriot economy’s heavy reliance on foreign workers who reside and work on the island....
