https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-urged-to-repeal-spyware-export-licenses-not-in-line-with-eu
Cyprus has played a major role as an export hub for spyware, and should repeal all export licences it has issued that are not in line with EU legislation, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-s-reelection-will-lead-to-islamic-rule-across-the-globe-says-soylu
Turkey's top security official, Suleyman Soylu, has made a bold statement ahead of the country's upcoming elections, saying that if current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins, Turkey will restore its imperial legacy and impose its will around the globe. Soylu also added that Islam would rule the world....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/interest-rates-rise-for-housing-and-corporate-loans
Interest rates for housing loans in March 2023 increased by 1.25% compared to February 2023, while interest rates for corporate loans also rose, according to statistics released Friday by the Central Bank of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/it-s-surprising-how-little-was-frozen
Upon his arrival at Larnaca airport last Wednesday, Justice Commissioner Didier Raeder brought with him two pressing questions. Firstly, how is it that a country like Cyprus, which has been heavily infiltrated by Russian capital for several years, has only managed to freeze a mere 104 million euros worth of assets belonging to oligarchs under EU sanctions?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/lebanon-bans-top-cypriot-airline-from-flying-over-israeli-territories
Lebanon has barred the largest airline in Cyprus, TUS Airways, from flying in the Arab country’s airspace or landing at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, due to the fact that an Israeli corporation owns nearly half of the shares in the company....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/q1-2023-sales-reach-€1-7-billion-despite-challenges
During the first quarter of 2023, the total value of properties sold was €1.7 billion. Despite facing numerous challenges that are starting to impact the real estate market, it has shown resilience...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uncle-says-little-hacker-was-scouting-for-burial-sites
The disappearance of a Limassol man feared murdered has become more complicated after the uncle of the main suspect, known as Little Hacker, offered to point investigators to possible burial sites claiming they were picked by his nephew...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/heavy-rain-and-hail-hit-parts-of-the-island-today
Since early Saturday morning, the island has been experiencing severe weather conditions caused by low pressure. The Cyprus Meteorological Service has issued a yellow warning for strong storms and hail, effective from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-performs-successful-kidney-transplant-between-two-couples
In a statement, the State Health Services Organisation (SHSO) announced that the George Kyriakides Transplant Clinic of Nicosia General Hospital successfully carried out the first kidney transplant between two Cypriot couples...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sex-rendezvous-messages-emerge-in-murder-investigation
Cyprus Police are investigating the murder of a sex worker in Limassol that took place over the weekend, when a woman from Ukraine was found dead in her hotel apartment where an asylum seeker from Turkey had also booked an appointment to see her on Saturday evening...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-boost-sex-trafficking-ops-days-after-limassol-murder
Cyprus Police arrested a man in Limassol on Tuesday during a sex trafficking operation, but officials declined to comment whether the investigation was linked to the murder of an unnamed woman from Ukraine over the weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/weekend-thunderstorms-and-temperature-drop
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms and hail that will be in effect from 11:00 on Saturday morning until 18:00 in the afternoon of the same day. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-declares-end-to-covid-19-global-emergency
The World Health Organization said Friday that Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-s-lukoil-completes-sale-of-oil-refinery-in-italy
Russia's second-largest oil producer Lukoil said on Thursday its subsidiary LITASCO had completed the sale of the ISAB oil refinery in Sicily to Cypriot private equity firm G.O.I. Energy following approval by Italian authorities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-10-year-old-girls-inspire-world-with-uplifting-song-of-peace
Four young girls from the GC School of Careers Elementary in Cyprus have come together to create a touching song of peace, hoping to inspire people around the world to work towards a brighter future....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/goods-produced-in-cyprus-see-largest-price-increase-in-the-eu
Industrial producer prices, which refer to the prices that producers receive for the products they make, increased by 2.4% in Cyprus in March 2023 compared to the previous month, according to the statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-hypocrisy-over-varosha
The news of three hotels owned by Greek Cypriots being sold to a Turkish Cypriot entrepreneur in Varosha summarizes our ongoing hypocrisy in the Cyprus issue, both in terms of the displaced and the property aspect in the negotiations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chatgpt-shares-grim-predictions-of-how-humanity-could-be-wiped-out
As tech experts warn that the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence could threaten humanity, OpenAI's ChatGPT weighed in with its own predictions on how humanity could be wiped off the face of the Earth....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-reports-10-deaths-and-over-2000-cases-of-covid
Ten deaths were announced by the Ministry of Health between April 21 to May 4 due to COVID-19 as well as 2.404 new cases....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mysterious-lights-illuminate-the-skies-over-cyprus
On Thursday night (4/5), citizens in various areas of Cyprus observed mysterious lights appearing in the sky, causing disruption and raising questions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/romanians-protest-for-schengen-accession
Hundreds of Romanians participated in the protest organized in Brussels by the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party to stop treating Romanians as second-class European citizens....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/online-food-bank-exchange-wants-to-reduce-waste
An online platform aimed at boosting food donations and also cutting down on food waste is calling on businesses to register in hopes that a broad network can be established to help the environment and those in need...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/zero-vat-on-basic-daily-goods-goes-into-effect
A Council of Ministers decision for a zero VAT rate on a range of basic daily goods such as bread, milk, eggs, children's food, diapers, feminine hygiene products, and adult diapers comes into effect on Friday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kilicdaroglu-s-visa-free-travel-pledge-to-europe-unlikely-to-happen-soon
The pledges of the Turkish Presidential Candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, made last month regarding visa-free travel with Europe within three months may not become a reality any time soon after German officials denied such claims....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paris-supports-dialogue-on-cyprus-issue
President Christodoulides' visit to Paris to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron confirms the excellent level of bilateral relations between Cyprus and France. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brace-yourself-for-rain-and-a-drop-in-temperatures
Today, the area is under the influence of weak high pressure, resulting in mostly clear skies but occasional medium and high clouds. The winds will blow mainly from the northeast to southeast, with a strength of around 3 on the Beaufort scale,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commissioner-in-cyprus-to-probe-russian-asset-freeze
Commissioner Reynders will request information on the total value of the assets of 'Russian oligarchs' in Cyprus that have been frozen by the authorities he told Cyprus News Agency in an interview, noting that so far, according to official figures 104 million euros in assets have been frozen, which is considered a low amount...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vulture-from-spain-dies-of-electrocution-in-cyprus
A vulture born in Spain and released in Cyprus to help repopulate the island was tragically killed on Sunday, when the magnificent bird collided with power lines in Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moscow-accuses-kyiv-of-trying-to-assassinate-putin
President Vladimir Putin's office reported that Ukraine carried out two drone attacks overnight with the intention of hitting the Russian President's Kremlin residence....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/expanding-profitability-and-strengthening-capital-position
Group Financial Results for the year ended December 31, 2022...