https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-tells-turkey-respect-cyprus-or-forget-progress
The European Commission has again urged Turkey to meet its long-ignored obligations toward Cyprus, warning that Ankara’s push for a “two-state solution” only undermines UN efforts for reunification....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-denounces-eu-progress-report-as-biased-towards-greece-and-cyprus
Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticized the European Union’s latest annual progress report on Turkey’s EU accession, calling it ''biased and unfounded'' and accusing Brussels of siding with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turning-cyprus-geographic-position-from-a-curse-into-a-blessing
President Nikos Christodoulides opened the second day of the annual Cyprus Summit of The Economist with a speech laying out a bold vision for his country: transforming Cyprus’ location from a historic vulnerability into a strategic advantage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pompeo-turkish-leadership-shows-little-interest-in-resolving-cyprus-issue
During the recent Economist conference in Nicosia, Pompeo suggested that Turkish Cypriots are generally open to finding a resolution, but he questioned whether Turkey’s leadership shares the same commitment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-court-detains-son-of-turkish-cypriot-mp-in-child-pornography-probe
A Nicosia court on Friday ordered a three-day detention for 30-year-old Cenk Tosunoglu, the son of Turkish Cypriot independent MP Hasan Tosunoglu, who was arrested Thursday at the Agios Dometios checkpoint on suspicion of offenses related to child pornography....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-parliament-backs-memorial-for-1974-cyprus-invasion-victims
The European Parliament has approved a proposal to erect a memorial dedicated to the victims and missing persons of the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, a decision welcomed in the Republic but sharply criticized in the island’s north....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/are-the-stars-finally-aligning-for-cyprus
A series of new developments, diplomatic chatter, quiet backroom meetings, and carefully timed statements, are fueling talk that something may finally be stirring in the long-stuck Cyprus and East Med equation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erhurman-silent-so-far-despite-pre-election-promise-to-call-christodoulides
Despite his campaign pledge to open direct communication with President Nikos Christodoulides, newly elected Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman has so far remained silent....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-to-new-un-envoy-cyprus-ready-to-resume-talks
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday reaffirmed his government’s readiness to resume reunification talks from where they stopped in Crans-Montana in 2017, during his first meeting with Khassim Diagne, the new UN Special Representative and head of UNFICYP....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/two-states-one-federation…-and-a-suitcase-of-lies
The president seems a little on edge after Erhurman’s election. He insists, as always, that everyone will be judged at the negotiating table. Whether that should worry us, I’m not sure....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/when-a-mistake-led-us-to-a-better-story-the-divided-island-and-the-power-of-empathy
Sometimes mistakes lead us to the best stories. In our attempt to tell you about a film screening at the historic Ledra Palace, one that explores both sides of the Cyprus story, we at KNEWS made a classic journalist’s blunder. We got the wrong film. Yep, we mixed up the titles. We journalists screwed up… shocker, right?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mavroyiannis-a-crack-is-opening-and-we-must-exploit-it
A ''crack'' has opened in the decades-old Cyprus problem, and the Greek Cypriot side must seize the moment, says former UN negotiator and presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/6-1-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-western-turkey-damaging-buildings
Western Turkey was rocked by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake Monday evening, causing several already weakened buildings to collapse, authorities reported. No fatalities have been confirmed so far....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-turkish-republic-is-the-guarantor-of-the-entire-island-and-will-remain-so-says-erhurman
Tufan Erhürman, the newly elected leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, emphasized that Turkey remains the guarantor of the entire island of Cyprus, and that political equality for Turkish Cypriots is a “red line” in any negotiations with Greek Cypriots....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-skeleton-in-the-suitcase
I’ll admit it: I can’t quite share the excitement over Tufan Erhürman’s rise to leadership among the Turkish Cypriots. Maybe it’s because I don’t think we’re at five minutes to midnight; we passed midnight long ago....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/simon-aykut-gets-five-years-for-embezzlement-in-a-landmark-case
Simon Aykut, former director and shareholder of the Afik Group, was handed a five-year prison sentence by the three-member judicial body headed by Christiana Parpotta....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/aek-larnaca-makes-history-with-london-victory
We can’t not congratulate AEK Larnaca, who became the first Cypriot team to beat an English side on their own turf, in the heart of London no less. Of course, it’s worth noting, and I’m sure Mr. Hartziotis will agree, that this victory owes a lot to imported players, just as organized crime is imported. Right, Minister?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-emerges-as-key-hub-in-uk-stolen-car-trade
Cyprus ranks among the top destinations for vehicles stolen from the United Kingdom, a new study by Thatcham Research and the UK’s National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service shows....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erhurman-s-victory-signals-shift-in-turkish-cypriot-politics
The recent election victory of Tufan Erhurman in the occupied north of Cyprus marks more than a simple leadership change: it reflects a reshaping of Turkish Cypriot political identity, according to research by the University of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nba-plans-europe-league-with-10–12-cities-could-include-greece
The NBA is moving closer to launching a European league within the next two years, league officials said Tuesday, with franchise fees expected to range between $500 million and $1 billion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/netherlands-plans-to-send-rejected-asylum-seekers-to-uganda
The Dutch government is preparing to start sending migrants whose asylum applications were rejected to Uganda as early as next year, following a model similar to an agreement the US reached with Uganda in 2024....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/we-were-there-too-somewhere-behind-erdogan
The participation of the Republic of Cyprus at Sharm El-Sheikh for the signing of the Gaza agreement is noteworthy. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-is-tufan-erhurman-the-new-president-of-occupied-cyprus
Tufan Erhürman, a veteran politician from the Republican Turkish Party (CTP), has become the sixth ''president'' of the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus, following the ninth election for the position since 1985....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-same-circus-new-clown
When I was a kid, I read Böll’s The Clown’s Opinions. It stuck with me, but not nearly as much as yesterday’s proclamation from our own local clown, Fidias Panayiotou. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-proposes-massive-property-exchange-across-cyprus
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has proposed exchanging Turkish Cypriot-owned properties in the south with Greek Cypriot-owned land in the north, reviving one of Cyprus’s most politically charged issues....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/history-repeats-itself-as-a-travesty
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the internet revolution was just beginning, and every country was racing to connect through data cables. Cyprus decided it did not want those cables to have a landing point here to protect Cyta’s monopoly....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parliament-in-occupied-areas-approves-two-state-plan-ignoring-international-law
The self-declared “parliament” in the Turkish-occupied area of northern Cyprus approved a resolution on Tuesday promoting a two-state solution for the island, in a move widely seen as politically timed ahead of upcoming elections....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-trump-s-nobel-dreams-erdogan-s-beautiful-wife-and-cyprus-in-the-middle
Our Letymbiotis told us about an invitation from Sisi, the President of Egypt. But apparently that wasn’t glamorous enough, so young Nikos said instead that the invitation had come from Trump. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘crazy-but-not-insane-hasguler-vows-to-return-varosha
In a political race already full of surprises, Turkish Cypriot academic Mehmet Hasgüler, running as an ''independent candidate'' for the ''presidency'' in the north, has stirred headlines with a mix of bold promises, eccentric charm, and calls for peace....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/children-in-occupied-area-schools-reportedly-fainting-from-hunger-opposition-warns
An opposition politician in occupied Cyprus has warned that children in schools across the areas are fainting from hunger, underscoring growing concerns over the deepening economic crisis and rising cost of living in the region....
