https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cristiano-ronaldo-to-retire-from-protugal-s-national-team
Cristiano Ronaldo is getting ready to hand back Portugal’s No. 7 shirt. The 41-year-old forward announced Thursday that he will retire from international football after the November break, ending a 23-year run with the national team that took him to six World Cups and brought Portugal its first major trophy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politicsblog-disy-unravels-as-the-presidential-hill-pops-champagne
Ms. Holguin saw Christodoulides on Friday and will meet Erhurman on Monday. On the ninth, all three will get together. Three talking, two dancing, as the Greek saying goes—everyone doing their own thing. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/israel-an-enclave-of-the-west
Israel's continued military strength and democratic institutions stand in stark contrast to the political and religious systems surrounding it. The country's relationship with the West also exposes uncomfortable contradictions in Europe's attitudes towards Israel, Jewish identity and antisemitism....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politicsblog-campaign-nonsense-and-a-€10-000-charitable-excursion
Pamboridis held a press conference and had plenty of interesting things to say—apart from his declaration that, if he becomes DISY’s candidate, there is “no way” he will lose!...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-election-ends-in-deadlock-as-netanyahu-and-rival-claim-mandate
Israeli voters delivered a record turnout on Tuesday but left the country’s next government hanging in the balance, with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing alliance nor the main opposition camp projected to secure a parliamentary majority....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pamborides-and-neofytou-enter-disy-race-pledge-to-back-the-winner
Giorgos Pamborides and Averof Neofytou formally entered the race for DISY’s presidential nomination Monday, with both delivering the same assurance to party members: Whoever wins should have the party behind him....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/heading-to-london-oxford-street-now-belongs-to-pedestrians
If your London shopping routine involves stepping off a bus on Oxford Street or hailing a black cab once the bags become too heavy, it is time to rethink the route....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-can-bring-disy-s-voters-back-together
Winning over your own party should be the first step toward winning over the country. For DISY, the challenge is making sure that the first contest leaves its voters willing to stand behind the same candidate....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politicsblog-anastasiades-blessings-and-averof-s-heavy-lifting
Pamboridis said he had informed Anastasiades about his candidacy and received… his blessing! All right, my dear Giorgos, it wasn’t exactly a blessing from Elder Paisios or some monk on Mount Athos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/averof-brings-five-boxes-of-signatures-and-a-message-for-disy
Former DISY leader Averof Neofytou submitted his supporting signatures Thursday afternoon for the party’s nomination for the 2028 presidential election, seeking to demonstrate both his appeal among ordinary members and his readiness for the next chapter....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/neofytou-and-pamborides-head-for-showdown-over-disy-s-presidential-nomination
DISY’s choice of a candidate for the 2028 presidential election is shaping up as a two-person race between former party leader Averof Neofytou and former Health Minister Giorgos Pamborides....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/averof-keeps-election-plans-unclear-puts-fuel-bills-in-the-spotlight
Averof Neofytou had plenty to say on Friday about what people are paying at the pump. On what he intends to do about the presidential election, the answer remained less clear....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/artificial-intelligence-at-the-heart-of-a-new-global-power-struggle
The global struggle for power in artificial intelligence, and its implications for work, the economy, innovation and geopolitics, took centre stage at the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026, held on Wednesday, October 14, at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre. This year’s theme was “AI Wars – Challenging the Balance of Power: Life, Work, Country, Region”....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ten-days-that-shook-disy-why-annita-stepped-asid
Concern—and, in some cases, bitterness—prevails among most senior DISY figures as they watch recent events unfold. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/annita-pulls-out-of-presidential-race-saying-disy-must-stay-united
DISY leader Annita Dimitriou has dropped her bid to become the party’s candidate in the 2028 presidential election, saying she wants to prevent another split within the party....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/her-daughter-came-home-after-471-days-learning-to-be-her-mother-again-came-next
''You weren’t there to hold my hand when I needed you.'' Romi Gonen said those words to her mother after coming home from 471 days in Hamas captivity....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/maccabi-tel-aviv-to-make-cyprus-its-euroleague-home
Maccabi Tel Aviv is getting closer to using Limassol as its home base for EuroLeague games, after the Spyros Kyprianou indoor arena in Polemidia received security clearance from Cyprus Police....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/this-isn-t-a-story-about-a-fish-tavern…
The political storm battering the Democratic Rally (DISY) is simply the turmoil that had long been brewing beneath the surface at the party’s Pindarou headquarters, now erupting into the open....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politicsblog-averof-the-prince-and-churchill
Churchill described the modern Cypriot political scene rather vividly when he said, ''Political opponents are merely people with a different opinion. The real enemies sit on the back benches of your own party.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-eyes-porn-decriminalisation-as-new-source-of-war-tax-revenue
Ukraine is considering a surprising way to bring more money into state coffers as it continues funding its war against Russia: decriminalising pornography and taxing the industry....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politicsblog-averof-the-cyprus-problem-and-the-turncoats
Averof essentially announced his candidacy for 2028 yesterday. Of course, he said he would run only if this week’s news from New York turns out to be dark and gloomy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/green-agenda-cyprus-summit-2026-now-available-on-youtube
The Green Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026, held under the theme Transition as a Responsibility (Not a Trend) on June 4 at Hilton Nicosia, is now available on the DOOS Streaming Cyprus YouTube channel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eva-povilauskaite-joins-digital-agenda-cyprus-summit-2026
Another leading international figure has been added to the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026, with Creative & Art Director Eva Povilauskaite joining this year’s event....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/free-admission-for-students-at-digital-agenda-cyprus-summit-2026-–-ai-wars
The Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026 returns on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Nicosia Municipal Theatre under the theme ''AI Wars'' — and students can attend free of charge....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/morocco-and-israel-move-to-full-diplomatic-ties-despite-gaza-tensions
Israel and Morocco have agreed to open full embassies and exchange ambassadors, pushing their relationship to its highest diplomatic level since the two countries restored ties nearly six years ago....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-gets-to-watch-whom-hunters-and-activists-face-off-at-parliament
An argument normally played out in Cyprus’ fields and hunting grounds moved to the steps of Parliament on Wednesday, as environmental activists and hunters gathered on opposite sides of a debate over who is watching whom, and whether anyone is crossing the line....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-will-not-be-cut-out-of-gsi-energy-minister-insists
Cyprus will not be bypassed by the Great Sea Interconnector, Energy Minister Michalis Damianos insisted Sunday, responding to reports that alternative routes could leave the island out of the major electricity project....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-10-year-old-went-to-a-football-match-and-ended-up-in-hospital
A 10-year-old girl who went to watch Sunday’s APOEL-AEL match with her father ended the night in hospital after being struck in the head by a battery thrown from the stands....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-backs-new-map-showing-africa-s-true-size
The U.N. General Assembly has backed a move away from the widely used Mercator map towards the Equal Earth projection, which shows the relative size of continents more accurately....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/small-deposits-on-plastic-bottles-are-driving-big-community-causes
A bottle or can worth just a few cents may not seem like much, but when thousands are collected, the total can help fund children's ambitions, feed rescued animals or support local community projects....
