https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moody-s-says-bank-of-cyprus-better-off-after-uk-sale
Rating Agency Moody’s has described the sale of Bank of Cyprus UK as credit positive, noting that the sale would place Bank of Cyprus in a better position to focus on reducing its domestic high stock of problematic loans...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-pileup-accidents-cause-traffic-delays-in-limassol
There were three pileups Monday morning in separate accidents on the Nicosia-Limassol highway, with police warning drivers to drive with caution and be patient...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-on-bicycle-killed-in-larnaca-accident
A 21-year-old woman was killed Saturday night in Larnaca when a vehicle struck her bicycle from behind on the Ormidia-Achnas road...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/browder-case-in-cyprus-pushed-back-another-week
The Bill Browder case had been pushed back for another week due to a scheduling conflict with his defence attorney, with a Nicosia judge setting a new hearing date for July 18...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spehar-holds-separate-meetings-with-cypriot-leaders
Elizabeth Spehar is laying the groundwork with separate meetings with the two Cypriot leaders, just weeks prior to UN special envoy Jane Holl Lute’s visit to the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-recalls-unsuitable-medical-drugs
A number of high blood pressure and heart drugs containing an ingredient made in China are being recalled across Europe after officials discovered an impurity that may cause cancer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-wants-to-talk-security-before-cyprus-conference
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias says Greece and Turkey should first come to an agreement on the aspects of security and guarantees, before a new Conference on Cyprus is convened...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/poor-maintenance-suspected-in-eac-fatal-accident
Officials are not ruling out poor maintenance of equipment in the death of an EAC worker, who was killed in a boom lift accident Monday while trying to cut tree branches...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-okays-homeowner-plan-ahead-of-crucial-house-session
The Cabinet approved on Tuesday the “Estia” scheme aimed at addressing the high volume of non-performing loans in the Cypriot banking sector, but time is running out as a crucial legislation package on bad loans is also up for a vote on Friday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-prepares-to-define-good-and-bad-borrowers
The distinction between responsible and irresponsible borrowers is at the forefront of heated debate this week, with Presidential Palace and Parliament scrambling to strike balance ahead of a crucial vote...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eac-worker-falls-to-his-death-in-larnaca
An EAC worker in Larnaca was killed Monday morning in a boom lift accident, when the man fell to his death from several metres high...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/female-suspect-released-in-hit-and-run-murder
The female suspect, who was arrested in the hit-and-run murder of Charlie Birch, has been released from custody and could become a witness for the prosecution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ditch-the-bag-or-pay-the-charge
Supermarkets and other shops will be required to charge customers for plastic bags on Sunday, based on a new executive order by the President’s Cabinet...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/holiday-inn-nicosia-under-new-ownership
Holiday Inn Nicosia is coming under new ownership, after Greek company NBG Pangaea shelled out two thirds of the total price of €11.2 million...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-release-driver-in-limassol-deadly-rollover
The driver of the car that was involved in the deadly rollover crash in Limassol, which killed a father of two, was released from police custody on Tuesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-minister-visits-cyprus-to-touch-base
British Minister of State for the Armed Forces Mark Lancaster is on a two day visit on the island to help strengthen defence cooperation between his country and the Republic of Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-to-crackdown-on-shell-companies
The Central Bank of Cyprus has just made it harder for brokers to set up front companies on the island, following pressure from US officials who say more needs to be done to combat money laundering...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/total-sets-anchor-in-other-blocks-of-the-eez
President Nicos Anastasiades met with TOTAL's Middle East exploration chief on Tuesday, focusing on the prospects of expanding Nicosia's cooperation with the French energy giant...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-court-rejects-fourth-appeal-for-release-of-greek-soldiers
A court in the northwestern Turkish province of Edirne on Tuesday rejected for the fourth time an appeal to release from pre-trial detention two Greek servicemen who have been imprisoned in the country since early March, after they accidentally crossed into the neighbouring country, Greek TV broadcaster Skai reported....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/politicsblog-end-of-an-era-and-harris-bitter-chalice
Journalists often abuse the term 'end of an era' but in the case of the Cyprus Cooperative Bank, these words totally fit the bill...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-sending-envoy-to-cyprus-for-consultations
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is sending a special envoy to Cyprus in the coming weeks, hoping to get crystal clear views from both sides in order to assess whether or not a new push for peace is possible...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/hellenic-moments-away-from-ccb-offer
The privatisation deal for Cyprus Cooperative Bank could be moments away, with Hellenic Bank putting the finishing touches on the final makeup of its new shareholder base...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-call-for-air-conditioners-in-public-school-classrooms
Public school teachers are calling on the government to move forward with the installation of air condition units in classrooms, with the government raising health concerns while looking into the possibility....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/funds-cryptocurrencies-the-development-and-the-technology
For the second consecutive year, the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cyprus-Russian Business Association and K. Treppides & Co Ltd are organizing a half day conference on the 14th of June 2018 at Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol, in an attempt to inform the investors and the Global Market about the Cyprus Fund’s market and the relationship that the Funds in Cyprus can have with the technology...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-prefer-cannabis-to-get-high
A new drug report shows that cannabis is the most popular drug in Cyprus, while Cypriot towns are among European cities with the highest levels of methamphetamine detected in wastewater...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/student-arrested-while-delivering-food-to-paphos-immigration
Paphos immigration officers arrested a delivery guy from Bangladesh, after he had gone to their department to deliver a food order....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scorching-weekend-ahead-as-hot-weather-sets-in
Cyprus weather is getting hot again, with weather officials saying temperatures are expected to be at least five degrees above normal levels with the area under an air dust watch...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/criminal-underboss-arrested-in-limassol
Police arrested criminal underboss Tasos Simillidis, best known for his past activities in illegal prostitution rings and taking part in murder attempts including against senior Don Antonis Fanieros...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-nicosia-left-out-of-cyprus-rally-2018
The Cyprus rally will not go through north Nicosia this year, with Turkish Cypriots crying foul over the decision and Greek Cypriots citing technical issues...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/publicising-court-rulings-blocked-due-to-gdpr
The Supreme Court has decided to block the publicising of court rulings until special legislation can be enacted that would comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation...
