https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-criticized-over-syria-offensive-during-ep-debate
Turkey was heavily criticized on Wednesday for its military operation in north-east Syria, during a debate at the European Parliament plenary, in Strasbourg, while a relevant resolution is expected to be adopted on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-lawmakers-reject-turkey-s-safe-zone-in-syria-eye-sanctions-steps
European Union lawmakers on Wednesday condemned Turkey’s offensive to carve out a “safe zone” in northeast Syria and prepared the way for new EU financial sanctions against Ankara....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-foreign-minister-welcomes-ceasefire
The Cypriot foreign minister says it remains to be seen how the agreement to halt military operations in Syria will play out, adding that any agreement was a positive development in keeping the peace...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-heads-come-through-on-turkey-conclusions
The European Council endorses the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions on Turkey’s drilling and reaffirms its solidarity with Cyprus, according to the conclusions adopted after the first day of the EU leaders Summit in Brussels...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dutch-police-arrest-cypriot-wanted-man
Dutch police have arrested a Limassol cafeteria owner who was wanted by Cypriot authorities in connection with the fatal drug overdose of a teenager last year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-and-turkey-work-out-a-ceasefire
Ankara has confirmed statements made by US Vice President Mike Pence, saying the two countries agreed to a 5-day ceasefire in northeast Syria and a hold to additional US sanctions against Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pence-urges-erdogan-to-halt-operation
US Vice President Mike Pence met President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey on Thursday on a mission to persuade him to halt an offensive against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria, but Turkish officials said the action would continue regardless...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/last-straw-as-johnson-heads-to-brussels
European Union leaders’ two-day summit in Brussels starting on Thursday will be dominated by last-gasp efforts to seal a deal on Britain’s exit from the bloc despite a raft of other pressing issues, from the crisis in the Middle East to the bloc’s budget...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-awaits-eu-council-decisions
The President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades expressed on Tuesday his satisfaction over the decision of EU Foreign Ministers with regard to Turkey’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, and said he expected the European Council to endorse sanctions in its upcoming meeting...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/akinci-stands-ground-in-facebook-fallout
Political parties in the north are scrambling to pass a mutual statement through the assembly following controversial comments made by the Turkish Cypriot leader regarding Ankara’s offensive in Syria...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ankara-calls-eu-decisions-‘unlawful-and-biased
Turkey's Foreign Ministry has rejected and condemned decisions taken by the European Union to suspend arms exports to Turkey following Ankara's northeast Syria incursion and drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-likens-syria-push-to-cyprus-intervention
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey's military offensive into northeast Syria is as "vital" to Turkey as its 1974 military intervention in Cyprus, which split the island in two....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syria-moves-troops-to-confront-turkey
The Syrian army will deploy along the length of the border with Turkey in an agreement with the Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria to help repel a Turkish offensive, the Kurdish-led administration said on Sunday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-jihadist-taken-into-us-custody
A jihadist terrorist of Cypriot origins was reportedly taken out of Kurdish custody just as Turkey was initiating its ground offensive in Syria, with the US president saying “dangerous ISIS fighters” are in secure locations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tusk-sides-with-nicosia-over-turkish-activities
European Council President Donald Tusk has reiterated EU solidarity towards Nicosia, in light of new Turkish drilling activities off the coast of Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-hopes-to-mediate-between-turkey-and-kurds
US President Donald Trump has put three options on the table for US action following heavy criticism and worldwide condemnation of Turkey’s military offensive in Syria...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-president-calls-turkish-offensive-‘unlawful-and-arbitrary
President Nicos Anastasiades has described the Turkish military offensive in Syria as “unlawful and arbitrary"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-launches-ground-offensive-in-syria
Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies have launched their military operation into northeastern Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, adding that the offensive aimed to eliminate a “terror corridor” along the southern Turkish border...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/egypt-cyprus-greece-condemn-gas-exploration-by-turkey
Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece are condemning an "unlawful and unacceptable" bid by Turkey to drill inside waters where Cyprus has exclusive economic rights....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pompeo-opts-for-diplomavy-over-cyprus-eez
The new defense deal signed between Athens and Washington will contribute to Greece’s security, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Kathimerini in a recent interview, while staying firm on diplomatic efforts regarding Cyprus' EEZ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sharp-increase-in-migrant-arrivals-in-past-5-months-says-minister
Greece's migration minister said Wednesday there was a 200 percent jump in the number of migrants and refugees who have reached Greek shores in the last five months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-cypriot-freed-from-hungarian-prison
A Syrian-born Cypriot who was jailed four years ago in Hungary on terrorism charges has been reunited with his family in Cyprus according to Amnesty International that mounted a campaign for his release...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-loses-appeal-on-national-security-grounds
A Syrian asylum seeker suspected of terrorism ties is being held lawfully in Cyprus according to a court ruling, after the suspect had filed an appeal over his arrest and lengthy detention...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dad-arrested-on-child-abduction-charges
A father has been arrested in Paphos following a kidnapping incident, after he reportedly snatched his two children from the custody of their mother...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cavusoglu-speaks-to-kathimerini
Our meeting with the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu took place in Famagusta on September 9, 2019, the day the Turkish official entered the fenced-off town of Varosha ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/migration-and-geopolitics
The significant increase in the arrival of refugees and migrants recorded on Greece’s Aegean islands over the past few weeks is cause for concern as it indicates that Turkey is seeking to exploit the issue in order to remind the European Union of Ankara’s critical role in containing inflows.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/student-reclaims-right-to-wear-hijab
High School principal Loizos Sepos has been relieved of his administrative duties at Saint Barnabas, following a controversy last week when he banned a female student who wore a hijab...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/school-principal-probed-after-hijab-incident
A high school principal in Nicosia is facing a disciplinary probe after he reportedly expelled a female student for wearing a hijab...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/newly-arrived-syrian-suspected-of-terrorism
A Syrian national who has been arrested on terrorism-related charges is facing deportation, after migration officers said they suspected the man of posing a security threat...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-refugees-reach-larnaca-by-boat
A boat with over 30 presumptive refugees from Syria reached Larnaca on Tuesday, following a trip that is believed to have originated from a Middle Eastern country...
