https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-s-diplomatic-efforts-in-gulf-region
CONSTANTINOPLE - REPORT: With the aim of attracting capital worth 50 billion dollars, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan embarked on a tour of Gulf countries.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-rule-in-nyc-fines-imposed-for-takeout-extras
In an effort to reduce plastic use, New York will start fining restaurants and third-party delivery services that provide disposable utensils, soy sauce packets, and similar items without the customer requesting them....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hollywood-artists-unite-in-historic-strike
Leaders of Hollywood’s actors’ union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with studios and streaming services broke down....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/france-showcases-strength-and-diplomacy-on-bastille-day
France celebrates its fête nationale every year with fireworks, concerts, and an extravagant military parade down the Champs-Élysées in the presence of the president, a bevy of politicians, and often a foreign head of state as an honored guest....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-s-plans-for-the-cyprus-problem
The major diplomatic backdrop leading up to today's NATO Summit was marked by the culmination of negotiations between the United States, Turkey, NATO, and Sweden in order to lift Ankara's months-long blockade on the latter's accession to the Alliance....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/historic-day-for-nato-as-turkey-agrees-to-ratify-sweden-s-accession
Hailing a “historic day,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday evening that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed – after marathon trilateral consultations with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of the Alliance’s Summit – ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-senator-supports-greece-s-role-in-deterring-russia
"If the administration chooses to override the F-16 veto, I will oppose it and there will be consequences," Senator and Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez told reporters on the sidelines of the Eastern Mediterranean Business Summit in New York....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/high-stakes-for-cyprus-at-vilnius-and-new-york
All eyes are turned towards Vilnius, Lithuania, and the NATO Summit, as the negotiation deadlock between Turkey and the West, with Sweden's accession to the Alliance in the background, largely determines Erdogan's grid of relations with NATO and the EU in the coming months. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sweden-s-nato-membership-hangs-in-the-balance-as-turkey-poses-last-minute-hurdle
The developments surrounding Sweden’s NATO membership are rapidly unfolding, with indications pointing towards an imminent announcement of an agreement during the Vilnius summit held on July 11-12. However, there remains the possibility that Turkey may disrupt the proceedings at the last moment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-common-dilemma-of-zelenskyy-and-makarios
How and when will the war in Ukraine end? Concerning the “how,” there is relative unanimity among Western politicians and analysts. Ukraine will either join NATO or secure an explicit commitment that the Alliance will henceforth protect its borders. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mfa-to-meet-un-secretary-general-in-new-york
Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Konstantinos Kompos, begins his contacts in New York, while on Tuesday he will meet with the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/students-identifying-as-animals-sparking-controversy
Schools are allowing children to identify as cats, horses, and dinosaurs - and teachers are 'failing to question them', it was claimed today....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-to-play-cyprus-card-at-nato-summit
The spokesman for the ruling party in Turkey says Cyprus will inevitably be on the agenda at the next NATO summit, as the alliance still struggles to overcome hesitation in Ankara over Sweden’s membership due to terrorism concerns...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-hosts-vibrant-music-festival-on-world-music-day
At 6 pm, Michalis Cacoyannis Square in the Old Port of Limassol will come alive with performances from three diverse musical groups....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-christodoulides-leads-cyprus-eu-initiative
President Nicos Christodoulides is currently in Strasbourg with the main objective of promoting the proposal for a more active involvement of the European Union (EU) in resolving the deadlock on the Cyprus problem and resuming talks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-touches-base-with-cypriot-meps
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides will elaborate on Tuesday morning before the European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg on his proposal for a more active involvement of the EU in efforts to lift the deadlock in the Cyprus problem and immediately resume negotiations for a Cyprus settlement within the agreed UN framework...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-indicted-on-37-federal-counts
Former President Trump was indicted on 37 federal counts, including willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and false statements, according to an unsealed copy of the indictment obtained by Fox News....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/female-athletes-sue-to-compete-on-level-playing-field
A federal appeals court on Tuesday questioned whether a group of female track and field athletes in Connecticut has the right to sue over a policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ athletic events....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-looks-forward-to-hosting-next-3-1-summit
During a reception held by the Embassy of Israel in Nicosia to commemorate Israel's 75th independence anniversary, Cyprus's Defense Minister, Michalis Giorgallas, expressed that Nicosia eagerly looks forward to hosting the next political level 3+1 meeting involving Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the USA before the year's end. Additionally, Cyprus plans to host the 9th Cyprus, Greece, and Israel Trilateral Summit in 2023....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-ups-voice-during-defense-meeting-in-brussels
Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas stressed that EU - NATO needs to take place on an equal footing for all member states, speaking after the conclusion of the Foreign Affairs Council which was held in Brussels on Tuesday in its Defence Ministers configuration...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/henry-kissinger-warns-of-looming-peril-u-s-china-tensions-and-the-ai-arms-race
U.S.-China tensions have been called a repeat of Cold War-era dynamics. But a more apt comparison may be the years preceding World War I when much of Europe was sitting on a powder keg of hostilities and overlapping territorial claims that required only two bullets to ignite. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/eu-grants-24m-euros-to-upgrade-greece-s-alexandroupolis-port
Greece has secured 24 million euros ($26 million) in European Union funding to upgrade its northern Aegean Sea port of Alexandroupolis, privatization agency HRADF said on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/nationalism-the-big-winner-in-turkish-elections
He may have failed to get elected in the first round of the Turkish presidential elections, and that is obviously a blow to him, especially given his absolute control over the media, but Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not suffer the defeat that the West had hoped for. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/powering-europe-through-cyprus
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces major energy collaboration with Cyprus to supply Europe with natural gas via new pipeline...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-faces-runoff-election-with-erdogan-leading
Turkey headed for a runoff vote after President Tayyip Erdogan led over his opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday's election but fell short of an outright majority to extend his 20-year rule of the NATO-member country...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-netanyahu-confirm-ties-in-chummy-reunion
Cypriot President Nicos Christodoulides and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reconfirmed their commitment to working together during a meeting in Jerusalem on Thursday, with the two men picking up right where they left off while also joking around for the cameras...
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/akar-singles-out-menendez-as-ankara-cosies-up-to-athens
Turkey’s defense minister has described his recent talks with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, as very constructive and honest and said all issues were discussed in an open manner...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-american-think-tank-reaffirms-cyprus-commitment
The American Hellenic Institute says it is committed to continuing to strengthen US-Cyprus relations, following a visit by delegates to the island to emphasize military ties between the two countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/washington-okays-baby-deal-for-turkish-f16
US President Joe Biden's administration is set to move ahead with the sale of a modernization package for Turkey's existing F-16 aircraft, after leaders of US congressional committees gave informal approval, but Turkey's request to buy billions of dollars worth of F-16s remains in limbo...