https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-ten-day-stretch-that-ended-disy-s-crisis
When Averof Neophytou's disqualification from the second round was locked in on Sunday night, he made sure to call his two rival candidates in time to congratulate them on their victory. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/disy-to-vote-conscience-in-runoff-election
The Political Office of the Democratic Rally is calling on party supporters to vote their conscience in the runoff election on Sunday, after their candidate’s third place drew mixed reactions that signaled a rift among some conservatives...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/clock-ticking-as-rescuers-dig-through-rubble
Rescuers raced against time early Wednesday to pull survivors from the rubble before they succumbed to cold weather two days after an earthquake tore through southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria. The death toll climbed above 7,700 and was expected to rise further...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/netanyahu-ready-for-russia-ukraine-mediator-role
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emerged as a potential mediator for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, following rumors that Kiev might favor Israel over Turkey, but the newly reelected premier says he won’t do it unless everyone gets on board...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/accountability-at-last-former-lebanon-pm-charged-with-homicide
The investigation into the Beirut port explosion has taken a new turn, with the judge overseeing the probe charging a former prime minister and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-cypriots-outraged-over-mufti-s-call-for-women-to-procreate-on-demand
A Muslim religious leader’s instruction to women to dutifully accept a husband's “invitation to bed” to procreate has sparked outrage among many Turkish Cypriots, who saw the remarks as an imported encroachment of fundamentalist Islam on their secular community....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cavusoglu-to-travel-to-us-amid-troubled-ties
Turkey and the United States will aim to smooth out a series of disagreements between the NATO allies when the Turkish foreign minister visits Washington this week. But expectations that outstanding issues can be resolved are low....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/three-clicks-to-the-right
While MPs were voting on the budget for 2023, a group of citizens marched outside the parliament, carrying Greek flags, photos of Grivas, and placards labeling the MPs traitors. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-protests-spreading-across-china
From Shanghai to Beijing, protests have erupted across China in a rare show of dissent against the ruling Communist Party sparked by anger over the country’s increasingly costly zero-Covid policy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-cypriots-feel-left-out-of-un-buffer-zone-decision
A recent decision by UN Peacekeepers in Cyprus to okay the launch of renovation work on a Turkish Cypriot football pitch in the buffer zone has angered Greek Cypriots, who view the process as an effort by the north to score a point against the south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-finds-friendly-ear-in-cyprus-as-eu-cranks-it-up
Cypriot House Speaker Annita Demetriou reaffirmed Nicosia’s One China position this week during a meeting with the Chinese ambassador, who responded with a similar One Cyprus principle as the two countries sought to strengthen ties while Brussels warned EU should steer clear...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/arming-ukraine-rumors-intensify-in-cyprus
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has clarified that his country will not send weapons directly to Ukraine, but the commander-in-chief did not rule out a swap through a third country that was willing to replace Russian-made systems with modern armaments...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greeks-challenge-legitimacy-of-turkey-libya-deal
Libya's Tripoli government signed a preliminary deal on energy exploration on Monday, prompting Greece and Egypt to say they would oppose any activity in disputed areas of the eastern Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wants-eu-exemption-from-energy-cutback
Cyprus is gearing up to request on Friday an exemption from EU measures that would call on member states to reduce their energy demand as well as cap company profits from Russian oil...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-pro-regime-marchers-calling-for-execution-of-protesters
State-organized demonstrations took place in several Iranian cities on Friday to counter anti-government protests triggered by the death of a woman in police custody, with some marchers calling for the execution of rioters....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-cypriots-predict-direct-russian-flights-to-north
Turkish media are citing information that Turkish Cypriots could be closer to getting direct flights between Russia and north Nicosia, an otherwise politically unworkable task due to the division of the island that has come under challenge in recent years...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-lifts-embargo-on-cyprus-but-with-russian-caveat
Washington says it will go all the way in lifting an arms embargo on the Republic of Cyprus starting next month, but defense trade restrictions could be reapplied at any time if Nicosia fails to implement certain steps against Russia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-headmaster-sends-50-students-home-due-to-inappropriate-hairstyles
The beginning of the school year in Larnaca did not get off to a good start this morning. According to reports, the Headmaster of Larnaca High School sent 50 students home, without so much as a "good morning", due to their haircuts....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kilograms-of-cash-diamonds-jewelry-and-a-picasso-still-lost-after-25-years
Swissair Flight 111 from New York's JFK airport to Geneva, Switzerland, crashes off Nova Scotia, Canada, killing 229 people....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-worker-on-bicycle-dies-in-hit-and-run
Law enforcement authorities are asking for the public’s help after a young man on a bicycle was killed in a hit and run in Nicosia, right outside Cyprus’ police complex...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sleepy-greek-port-becomes-us-arms-hub
But the sleepy port of Alexandroupoli in northeastern Greece has taken on a central role in increasing the US military presence in Eastern Europe to contain Russian aggression. That flow has angered not only Russia but also neighboring Turkey, underlining how war in Ukraine is reshaping Europe’s economic and diplomatic relationships....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-church-wars-over-ukraine-quiet-down
Cyprus' Tamasos metropolitan bishop Isaiah, a top contender for the archbishopric throne who fell out of favor with Archbishop Chrysostomos, traveled to Istanbul this week with the primate’s blessing, a possible signal that the island’s ugly church split over Ukraine was drawing to a quiet close ahead of possible elections...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/african-in-cyprus-tired-of-other-blacks-acting-out
A man from Africa, who was interviewed by reporters in Paphos following a house fire incident in Emba, spoke of a 'black mentality' as one of the reasons why sometimes locals were apprehensive about asylum seekers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-turkey-s-map-and-greece-s-vindication
The displaying of a map showing many Greek islands, including Crete, as Turkish, by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s nationalist ally Devlet Bahceli, is obviously a particularly provocative action that angers Greece. In the battle of public relations, however, it strengthens its position....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-what-is-turkey-up-to
This summer, for the first time in many years, the omens concerning Greek-Turkish relations are particularly gloomy. There are many objective reasons why Turkey causing a heated incident is not the most likely scenario;...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shock-and-anger-after-gunman-opens-fire-at-texas-primary-school
The United States is in shock after a shooting massacre at a school in Texas that left 19 students and two teachers dead....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spread-of-covid-baffles-locked-down-shanghai-residents
The cases underscore how difficult it is to stop the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant as China clings to its zero-COVID policy, perpetuating a cycle of lockdowns, as well as bafflement, anguish and anger....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-with-schizophrenia-convicted-of-premeditated-murders
A man with schizophrenia has been convicted on premeditated murder charges for killing his wife and son in rural Nicosia last year, with the bench dismissing his insanity defense after finding there was no provocation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/furious-us-chief-justice-confirms-leaked-draft-on-abortion-rights-is-authentic
A furious Chief Justice John Roberts has confirmed that the bombshell draft opinion leaked to Politico, in which the Supreme Court’s conservative majority moves to overturn Roe v. Wade, is indeed authentic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/orthodox-faithful-are-holding-back-the-antichrist-says-russian-patriarch
The return of Famagusta can be the ideal confidence-building measure, pledged Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Wednesday, noting the government will insist on the proposal for the opening of the airport in Turkish occupied Tympou and Famagusta port in exchange for the return of the fenced-off area of Famagusta....
