https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/easter-prices-unjustifiably-high
The price of fruit and vegetables has gone up for the Easter holidays but neither weather nor demand appears to justify how much it is costing the consumers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/france-could-bolster-syria-role-in-fight-against-islamic-state
France, like the United States, has already extended arms and training to the YPG-led militia in the fight against Islamic State...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/j-p-in-saudi-arabia-in-dire-straits
The Cyprus-based J&P Overseas construction company is in a negative spotlight this week, after a series of damning letters sent by employees to Riyadh’s management were made public. The allegations are pretty ugly but the company vows to fix problems....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-supports-un-efforts-to-strengthen-peacekeeping-operations
As a country that has relied on UN peacekeeping, Cyprus is all the more conscious of its responsibility to do its share ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-scramble-after-elena-s-shocking-death
The death of 29-year-old Elena Frantzi has distressed Cyprus society, with authorities and the media scrambling to respond to public outrage over her stepfather priest who went to prison for sexually molesting her. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-turkey-before-the-grand-chamber
An unsolved murder case is going before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday, with Cyprus and Turkey being accused of refusing to cooperate to solve the crime, despite both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots carrying out separate investigations. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/fitch-upgrades-bank-of-cyprus-covered-bonds-to-bbb
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Bank of Cyprus` outstanding €650 million conditional pass-through (CPT) covered bonds to `BBB` from `BBB-` with a stable outlook, the international credit rating agency has said in a press release....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-seek-clarification-on-humanitarian-aid-tax
The decision to impose taxes was taken by the authorities last October and condemned by the Cyprus government...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/ayia-napa-moves-ahead-with-golf-course
The construction of a golf course in Ayia Napa is moving ahead, trying to raise the profile of a resort town desperately trying to rebrand its tourist product. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iraq-will-prevent-attacks-on-turkey
The PKK considered a terrorist organization by Turkey has for decades been based in Iraq’s Qandil mountain range...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-expels-60-russians
Moscow has denied responsibility for the March 4 attack on former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-police-question-netanyahu-in-telecom-corruption-case
Netanyahu has denied any wrongdoing and says he is the victim of a witch hunt...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/british-bases-deal-blow-to-illegal-bird-trappers
SBA Police feel the high-profile destruction of seized trapping equipment will send out a strong message to the bird trapping community...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/attorney-general-uneasy-over-nepotism-jibes
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/china-urges-us-away-from-brink-of-trade-war
China showed readiness to retaliate by declaring plans to levy additional duties on up to $3 billion of US imports...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cypriot-investor-signs-$4-2-billion-zimbabwe-platinum-deal
It is the largest investment structure in the country’s mining industry in Zimbabwe...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/extradition-case-of-cypriot-hacker-delayed
The extradition hearing of a 20-year-old man in Cyprus, accused of wire fraud and wanted by the FBI, was interrupted Thursday after his defence team accused the prosecutor of withholding evidence and presenting an reliable witness. His Cypriot trial is scheduled to go forward April 3....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/university-of-cyprus-among-world-s-best
US News examines the 1250 best schools and colleges of higher education using a wide range of criteria...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/municipal-police-in-the-works
Ministers of Justice and the Interior are putting their heads together to draft legislation for accelerating the creation of a new Municipal Police. The new force will handle minor violations, such as illegal parking and smoking, thus relieving state police who have their hands full with serious offences such as speeding and drinking under the influence. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/hedge-funds-show-interest-in-cyprus-co-op
Major hedge funds are showing interest in the Co-Operative Bank of Cyprus, including one headed by former Bank of Cyprus Vice Chairman and current US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. It is too early to predict any deal since investor goals differ from each other and all would depend on final numbers at a later stage. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/zuckerberg-apologised-for-facebook-mistakes
His plans did not represent a big reduction of advertisers’ ability to use Facebook data,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cobalt-launches-athens-london-route
The Cypriot carrier's service to Athens out of its main base at Larnaca is its trunk route, served 14 times weekly...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/co-op-bank-en-route-to-healthy-future
Cyprus Co-operative Bank will be healthier without a massive NPL problem. Already it has managed to cut down on the number of branches and reduce its staff, but now the big step is finding investors with the right kind of portfolio to move banking forward....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/academic-behind-facebook-breach-says-he-is-a-scapegoat
Facebook has been rocked by a whistleblower who said that Cambridge Analytica had improperly accessed information on 50 million users...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/ayia-napa-is-not-the-new-monte-carlo
In order to improve the image and quality of Ayia Napa, the real perpetrator has to be identified because a crime has been committed in the area and the culprit is our very own greedy, pretentious attitude....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cyprus-is-a-slightly-happy-place
There is a new top ranking country, Finland, but the top ten positions are held by the same countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-skopje-play-down-name-row-before-ministers-meet
Greece sent draft proposals to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) for settling a decades-old name dispute, drawing a cautiously positive response from Skopje two days before their foreign ministers meet....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-sends-exploration-ship-into-east-med
Erdogan: Turkey's stance towards exploration projects for oil and gas has “hopefully taught some a lesson”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-bus-workers-go-on-strike
There will be no EMEL buses running in Limassol on Tuesday and Wednesday, following a decision by the unions to go on a 48-hour strike. The company says they need to keep operating costs down following the economic crisis, while the unions insist on having their benefits fully restored to pre-crisis levels....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/self-driving-uber-car-kills-woman-crossing-street
The ride services company said it was suspending North American tests of its self-driving vehicles...