https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kammenos-says-will-call-on-pm-to-seek-supermajority-for-name-deal
The head of Greece's junior coalition partner and Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said on Wednesday he will ask Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to seek a supermajority of 180 MPs in the country's 300-seat House for the ratification of the name deal with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), instead of a regular majority of 151, given the importance of the issue....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-push-in-the-uk-for-direct-flights-in-the-north
The Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce is lending its support to a new petition in the UK, sponsored by a British conservative MP, who is pushing for direct flights to the north one year after the Pegasus restrictions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fyrom-parliament-starts-debate-on-name-deal-with-greece
The parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Tuesday started debating a law ratifying an agreement with neighboring Greece designed to end a decades-long dispute over the country’s name....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-senate-votes-to-block-f-35-deal-to-turkey
US senators voted overwhelmingly to block the sale of F-35 jet fighters to Turkey on Monday, while Lockheed Martin says it expects to deliver planes before the bill could become law...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fyrom-government-submits-deal-on-new-name-to-parliament
The government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) set in motion Monday the process of ratifying a pending agreement to change the country's name to "North Macedonia" in hopes of ending a bitter 27-year dispute with southern neighbor Greece....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/name-deal-sparks-acrimony-in-greece-fyrom
Greece’s political parties are on a collision course over the name deal struck with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) after New Democracy filed a no-confidence motion challenging Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s right to strike the agreement, given the objections of the coalition’s junior coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-vehicle-registration-laws-favour-early-birds
A new bill is the works that would change how Cypriots pay for their vehicle registration, but also how much road tax they pay depending on how soon they take care of their bill...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unmarried-paternity-leave-not-signed-into-law
President Nicos Anastasiades has not signed a newly-passed law on paid paternity leave for unmarried fathers, sending it back to the House primarily on constitutional grounds while opposition sees more reasons behind it....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/turkish-aid-to-north-comes-to-430-million
The Turkish Cypriot economy is expected to get a boost from Turkish aid in 2018, with approximately €430 million being spent in different areas of the self-declared state in the north...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cto-sees-tourism-potential-despite-russian-defect
The Cyprus Tourism Organisation says tourist arrivals are expected to rise in 2018 despite a drop in Russian visitors to the island, while the government is moving forward with new plans for tourism on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/achna-says-no-to-crocs-anywhere-in-cyprus
The Achna local council has voted down the creation of a crocodile park in the area, following loud objections from local residents, who essentially are now blocking any further steps by the company on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/achna-votes-again-on-crocodile-park
The Achna local council will take a vote Tuesday evening on whether or not to give consent to the construction of a controversial crocodile park, following loud objections from local residents...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/there-is-still-hope-for-cyprus-to-host-eurovision-2019
Despite being the first runner-up in this year’s Eurovision song contest, there appears to be a small chance that Cyprus could still be the host next year due to political and security concerns in Israel...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/mirror-images-of-national-agony
When I hear “Macedonia is Greek!” I think of the slogan used by opponents to Irish independence in the early 1900s:“Ulster is British” ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ireland-votes-in-once-in-a-generation-abortion-referendum
Ireland began voting on Friday in an abortion referendum that could be a milestone on a path of change in a country that, only two decades ago, was one of Europe’s most socially conservative...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-urges-turkish-cypriots-to-choose-their-own-destiny
President Nicos Anastasiades says he is ready to resume talks for a Cyprus settlement, on the basis of the framework submitted by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres last July 4...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/child-sex-abuse-complaints-get-buried-in-school
Disy MP Efthymios Diplaros is defending comments he made publicly about teachers involved in sexual abuse cases who face no consequences, dismissing criticism that he was acting irresponsibly with his remarks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/complaints-against-police-remain-a-challenge
The special task force looking into complaints against the police is having a tough time investigating cases, primarily due to lack of funding but also possible conflicts of interest...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/with-eye-on-re-election-tsipras-rolls-dice-on-macedonia
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is taking a big gamble in trying to settle a decades-old name dispute with neighbouring Macedonia which could backfire in a pre-election year among voters already jaded by his economic austerity policies...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/white-house-bars-democrats-from-seeing-classified-documents
Two Republican lawmakers, and no Democrats, are expected to attend a meeting scheduled for Thursday to review classified information relating to US President Donald Trump’s suggestion the FBI might have used an informant to gather information on his 2016 election campaign...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-unhappy-over-parliament-vote-on-gaza
Israel has expressed regret over a resolution adopted by the Cyprus parliament, condemning Israeli actions in Gaza...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-penalty-points-system-in-the-works
The penalty points system for Cypriot drivers is about to be revamped, with new legislation proposing stiffer penalties but also fixing loopholes that make the current scheme unreliable...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bill-to-scrap-tourism-bureaucracy-heading-for-a-vote
The government is trying to make good on an old promise to create an undersecretary position for tourism, essentially scrapping or severely limiting the aged structure of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/venezuela-s-re-elected-maduro-faces-overseas-censure
Venezuela’s socialist leader Nicolas Maduro faced fresh international censure on Monday after re-election in a vote foes denounced as a farce cementing autocracy in the crisis-stricken OPEC nation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-says-cyprus-energy-riches-must-be-shared-as-part-of-a-solution
Cyprus’ oil and gas resources should be equitably shared between both communities on the island, in the context of an overall settlement said Jonathan Cohen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/opposition-parties-walk-out-of-novartis-debate
Lawmakers of the opposition walked out of a parliamentary debate on Friday ahead of a vote on whether to request the prosecution of 10 prominent politicians named in a bribery scandal involving Swiss drugs manufacturer Novartis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unmarried-fathers-can-now-get-paid-paternity-leave
Members of the House passed a new law extending paternity leave to unmarried fathers, essentially amending legislation from last year that gave paid leave to married dads...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/europe-s-walls-and-italy
A coalition government between two Italian parties that are ready to challenge core European Union rules and practices will show whether the Union still has reserves of strength or whether decay and fragmentation are inevitable...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-says-countries-should-not-follow-us-on-israel-embassy-move
Muslim countries must together ensure that other nations don’t follow in the path of the United States and open embassies in Israel’s Jerusalem, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Friday, at the start of a summit to address the issue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/poll-puts-conservatives-ahead-of-ruling-syriza-by-9-5-points
Greece’s conservative opposition maintains a strong lead over the ruling leftist party, according to a new opinion poll published Thursday....
