https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/in-turkey-s-new-era-cyprus-remains-the-red-line
Turkey’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, used a budget-committee hearing in Ankara to sketch out Ankara’s foreign-policy priorities, from its fragile thaw with Greece to long-standing disputes in the Aegean and the future of the Cyprus talks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-and-ukraine-strike-deal-to-build-crewless-combat-boats
Greece and Ukraine are moving ahead with a joint plan to build unmanned surface vessels, essentially crewless naval craft, at Greek shipyards, in what officials are calling one of the most concrete takeaways from Sunday’s meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erhurman-erdogan-meeting-signals-cautious-momentum-on-cyprus-talks
A meeting last Thursday in Ankara between Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is being seen in both Nicosia and the Turkish Cypriot community as a necessary step following the “elections” in the north. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eight-years-after-crans-montana-cyprus-is-still-arguing-over-what-went-wrong
In 2025, eight years after the Crans-Montana Conference collapsed, Cyprus is still locked in debate over what happened in that Swiss resort and who Brussels believed was responsible....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-students-protest-pseudo-state-declaration-honor-polytechnic-uprising
Students from Paphos schools took to the streets Friday to protest the illegal declaration of the so-called pseudo-state and to commemorate the Polytechnic uprising on the anniversary of November 17, 1973....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-earthquake-hits-paphos-as-cyprus-sees-unusual-seismic-activity
Cyprus experienced another earthquake Thursday morning, adding to a string of tremors that began yesterday, as unusual seismic activity continues in the Paphos district....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-eyes-role-in-reviving-cyprus-greece-electricity-link
New developments suggest that U.S. investors may play a bigger role in the stalled electricity interconnection between Cyprus and Greece, known as the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), potentially reshaping the project’s economic and geopolitical landscape....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-extends-hand-to-turkey-despite-ongoing-occupation
Cyprus is shifting its tone toward Turkey, even as Ankara continues to occupy a third of the island, with President Nikos Christodoulides calling for renewed dialogue and closer ties to the European Union....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pompeo-to-kathimerini-cyprus-must-stand-firm-with-the-west
In a wide-ranging interview, former U.S. Secretary of State and current Executive Chairman of Impact, Mike Pompeo, spoke about the importance of Western unity, the evolving geopolitical balance in Ukraine and the Middle East, the challenge posed by China, and Cyprus’ role in an increasingly complex global landscape....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thunderstorms-batter-paphos-causing-power-outages-across-the-district-videos
Heavy rain and thunderstorms swept through the Paphos district on Friday night, leading to power cuts in several areas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-s-envoys-are-here-and-cyprus-is-in-the-spotlight-again
Washington’s focus on the Eastern Mediterranean appears to be sharpening once again, and Cyprus is finding itself at the center of attention....
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....
