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21 April, 2025
 

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1591. US committed to preserving Cyprus peacekeeping

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-committed-to-preserving-cyprus-peacekeeping

Jonathan Cohen, the nominated Deputy Representative of the United States to the UN, vowed to preserve the UN Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus...

1592. Iran targets Israeli bases across Syrian frontier

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-targets-israeli-bases-across-syrian-frontier

Iranian forces in Syria launched a rocket attack on Israeli army bases in the Golan Heights early on Thursday, Israel said, prompting one of the heaviest Israeli barrages against Syria since the conflict there began in 2011...

1593. UN official in Cyprus for fact-finding tour on peacekeeping

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-official-in-cyprus-for-fact-finding-tour-on-peacekeeping

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Bintou Keita is in Cyprus to review the UN peacekeeping force (UNFICYP) and the ongoing progress in the implementation of the Security Council-mandated strategic review of the Mission...

1594. Minister contemplates requisition in Paphos bus strike

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-contemplates-requisition-in-paphos-bus-strike

The Transport Ministry is considering a tough response to the ongoing bus strike in Paphos, including a possible order for requisition to put an end to the saga affecting thousands just before student exams...

1595. BoJo says EU customs partnership plan is 'crazy'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bojo-says-eu-customs-partnership-plan-is-crazy

Britain’s Foreign Secretary has described a proposed customs partnership with the European Union after Britain leaves the bloc, believed to be Prime Minister Theresa May’s preferred option, as “crazy”...

1596. Cyprus urges UN intervention to restart talks

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-urges-un-intervention-to-restart-talks

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides has urged for an immediate UN bid to sound out prospects of quickly restarting deadlocked talks to reunify divided Cyprus...

1597. Akinci dismisses zero troops and no security guarantees for Cyprus

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...

1598. Clock ticking for Cyprus reunification 

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/clock-ticking-for-cyprus-reunification 

Former South African President F.W. de Klerk is a man who knows how to read the warning signs of history and he urges Cypriot leaders not to miss another opportunity to make peace before it’s too late...

1599. US Treasury Assistant Secretary encouraged by meetings in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-treasury-assistant-secretary-encouraged-by-meetings-in-cyprus

The United States have been encouraged by the commitments made by Cypriot officials in the framework of meetings US Department of the Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Marshall Billingslea held on Friday and will continue to work with Cyprus to combat corruption, money laundering, and other financial threats....

1600. Cypriot leaders have different versions of UN road map

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...

1601. Meghan Markle's father to walk her down aisle

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/meghan-markle-s-father-to-walk-her-down-aisle

Meghan Markle’s father will walk her down the aisle when the American actress marries Britain’s Prince Harry this month and both her parents will meet Queen Elizabeth and senior royals in the run-up to the ceremony...

1602. Cypriot leaders test each other's readiness for talks

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...

1603. Israel says Iran lied on nuclear arms, pressures US to scrap deal

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-says-iran-lied-on-nuclear-arms-pressures-us-to-scrap-deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled what he said was evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program that could step up pressure on the United States to pull out of a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran...

1604. Another UK minister bites the dust over immigration

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-uk-minister-bites-the-dust-over-immigration

Home Secretary Amber Rudd resigned on Sunday after Prime Minister Theresa May’s government faced an outpouring of indignation over its treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents who were wrongly labelled illegal immigrants...

1605. Britain backs the island's energy search and peace initiatives

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...

1606. Trade unions call on Cyprus leaders to end talks deadlock

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trade-unions-call-on-cyprus-leaders-to-end-talks-deadlock

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot trade unions urged both leaders in Cyprus to rise to the occasion and resume reunification talks the soonest possible...

1607. Understanding Kim: Madman or misunderstood

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/understanding-kim-madman-or-misunderstood

US intelligence experts are trying to build a profile of Kim Jong Un to give Trump a competitive edge in one of the most consequential summits since the Cold War...

1608. Space chief resigns over agency's ‘subservient’ role to politics

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/space-chief-resigns-over-agency-s-‘subservient-role-to-politics

Distinguished Greek-American scientist Stamatios Krimigis has resigned as director of Greece’s newly established Hellenic Space Agency (HSA) just weeks into his tenure, it emerged on Wednesday....

1609. Nicosia protests violations of airspace and territorial waters by Turkey

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...

1610. Driver kills 10 after ploughing van into Toronto crowd

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-kills-10-after-ploughing-van-into-toronto-sidewalk-crowd

The brutal incident - which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a “tragic and senseless attack” - was one of the most violent in recent Canadian history...

1611. Millions in compensation to Cyprus Airports under review

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/millions-in-compensation-to-hermes-airports-under-review

A compensation agreement between the state and Hermes Airports is being challenged in parliament, echoing a public debate on how Larnaca and Paphos airports should receive government funds due to the operation of the illegal Ercan (Tymbou) airport in the north....

1612. Cyprus wants the UK to remain close to Europe

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wants-the-uk-to-remain-close-to-europe

Christodoulides reaffirmed Cyprus’ position that it would be to the benefit of all sides if the UK were to maintain as close a partnership as possible with the EU...

1613. Nicosia conference will stand up evidence on climate change

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/nicosia-conference-will-stand-up-evidence-on-climate-change

There is now overwhelming scientific evidence that climate is changing because of human activities....

1614. South Korea discussing peace deal with North Korea ahead of summit

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/south-korea-discussing-peace-deal-with-north-korea-ahead-of-summit

South Korea and a US-led U.N force are technically still at war with North Korea after the Korean War ended with a truce, not a peace treaty...

1615. UN official DiCarlo may have to pick up the pieces in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-official-dicarlo-may-have-to-pick-up-the-pieces-in-cyprus

There is a possibility the UN Secretary General will send a personal envoy in order to examine the chances of resuming talks...

1616. Cypriot leaders to sound each other out

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-leaders-to-sound-each-other-out

The two Cypriot leaders are set to meet Monday evening in the buffer zone, with the two men being nowhere near a common agenda and the UN hoping at best for more meetings to follow....

1617. Cypriots protest outside RAF Akrotiri over Syria strike

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-protest-outside-raf-akrotiri-over-syria-strike

Protestors are demanding the closure of RAF Akrotiri, from where four British Tornado jets hit Syria targets...

1618. US says air strikes cripple Syria chemical weapons programme

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-says-air-strikes-cripple-syria-chemical-weapons-programme

US President Donald Trump called the operation a success...

1619. British jets in Cyprus take part in Syria operation

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-jets-in-cyprus-take-part-in-syrian-strike

Four British Tornado jets took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Saturday to join precision strikes against Syria, jointly taken on by the US, the UK and France. ...

1620. May says UK had no choice but to conduct missile strikes against Syria

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/may-says-uk-had-no-choice-but-to-conduct-missile-strikes-against-syria

More than 100 missiles fired from ships and manned aircraft, the allies struck three of Syria’s main chemical weapons facilities...

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