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/news/fyrom-government-submits-deal-on-new-name-to-parliament
The government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) set in motion Monday the process of ratifying a pending agreement to change the country's name to "North Macedonia" in hopes of ending a bitter 27-year dispute with southern neighbor Greece....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-says-greece-turkey-readmission-deal-required-for-visa-waiver
The agreement between Greece and Turkey for the return of migrants that Ankara suspended on Thursday is a “point of reference” for the EU-Turkey statement on readmissions and constitutes a precondition for the abolition of visas for Turkish citizens, European Commission spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud said on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-authorities-rescue-34-migrants-from-islet-in-river
Greek authorities say they have rescued 34 migrants, including seven children, who were trapped on an islet on the border river that separates Greece from Turkey....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-kills-passerby-and-two-police-officers-in-belgium
A gunman killed two police officers and a passer-by on Tuesday before being shot dead in the center of the Belgian city of Liege, public broadcaster RTBF said on its website and authorities said terrorism could not be ruled out as a motive...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/mirror-images-of-national-agony
When I hear “Macedonia is Greek!” I think of the slogan used by opponents to Irish independence in the early 1900s:“Ulster is British” ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-court-rejects-third-appeal-for-release-of-greek-soldiers
A Turkish misdemeanours court has rejected for the third time an appeal to release from pre-trial detention two Greek soldiers who were arrested after accidentally straying into Turkish territory...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-relaxed-about-kim-summit-being-cancelled
US President Donald Trump said there was a “substantial chance” his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will not take place as planned on June 12 amid concerns that Kim is resistant to giving up his nuclear weapons...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biggest-uk-contribution-for-exercise-argonaut
The four-day international maritime search & rescue and non-combatant evacuation exercise “Argonaut 2018” is taking place in Larnaca...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-unhappy-over-parliament-vote-on-gaza
Israel has expressed regret over a resolution adopted by the Cyprus parliament, condemning Israeli actions in Gaza...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-blames-greece-for-aegean-tension
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has once more attempted to raise questions about Greek sovereignty over parts of the Aegean Sea, saying that tension would be avoided if Athens stopped considering it as an entirely Greek sea...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/netanyahu-s-son-deletes-instagram-after-‘f-turkey-post
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son crudely weighed in on a diplomatic row between Israel and Ankara — posting “F–k Turkey” on his Instagram account, according to reports...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/opposition-parties-accuse-government-of-interfering-in-justice
Greek opposition parties blamed the government for the resignation of the president of the Council of State on Wednesday, saying it is a strong indication of its interference in Justice....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-clock-is-ticking-on-britain-s-of-poor-brexit-progress
The European Union has warned Britain time was running out to seal a Brexit deal this autumn and ensure London does not crash out of the bloc next March, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elusive-mideast-peace-grows-more-remote-with-jerusalem-embassy-move
The move of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, coupled with the killings of dozens of Palestinian protesters , makes the odds of a U.S.-brokered peace even more remote, analysts said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-forces-kill-dozens-in-gaza-protests-as-anger-mounts-over-us-embassy
Israeli forces killed at least 41 Palestinians along the Gaza border on Monday, health officials said, as demonstrators streamed to the frontier on the day the United States prepared to open its embassy in Jerusalem...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/probe-into-lawyers-involvement-in-migrant-smuggling-racket
Judicial authorities in northern Greece are investigating the involvement of local lawyers in rackets smuggling migrants and refugees across Greece’s Evros River border from Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/uk-food-prices-likely-to-rise-without-a-brexit-deal
Food prices are likely to rise after Brexit if no trade agreement with the EU is reached and there could be shortages of some products...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-halts-medical-cannabis-bill-due-to-recent-crimes
Members of the House are turning against a medical marijuana bill, citing recent horrific crimes on the island and fears they may be linked to the use of cannabis. But studies suggest that decriminalisation has actually helped violent crime rates drop considerably....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-targets-israeli-bases-across-syrian-frontier
Iranian forces in Syria launched a rocket attack on Israeli army bases in the Golan Heights early on Thursday, Israel said, prompting one of the heaviest Israeli barrages against Syria since the conflict there began in 2011...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-greece-israel-recommit-to-a-way-forward
President Nicos Anastasiades says a ‘code of conduct’ has been established between Cyprus, Greece, and Israel, following the completion of a trilateral meeting in Nicosia that yielded a long declaration and paved the way for another meeting before the year is out to discuss an ambitious EastMed pipeline...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bojo-says-eu-customs-partnership-plan-is-crazy
Britain’s Foreign Secretary has described a proposed customs partnership with the European Union after Britain leaves the bloc, believed to be Prime Minister Theresa May’s preferred option, as “crazy”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-and-israel-need-gas-sharing-deal-to-tap-east-med-riches
An ownership squabble over Cyprus' main natural gas field is threatening to delay multi-billion dollar plans to turn the eastern Mediterranean into a major energy hub...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-summit-to-discuss-gas-pipeline-to-italy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Tuesday's summit to Nicosia with the leaders of Cyprus and Greece will focus on the possibility of building a gas pipeline to Italy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-island-protest-about-migrant-influx-turns-violent
Greek riot police fired tear gas Thursday to try to disperse angry protesters on the island of Lesvos who tried to topple a police bus during a demonstration against a European Union migration policy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-national-gets-suspended-sentence-for-crossing-greek-border
A Greek court on Thursday passed down a five-month suspended prison sentence to a Turkish man found guilty of illegal entry after crossing the border on Wednesday.
The 38-year-old was also fined 1,500 euros...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-israel-move-to-end-dispute-over-aphrodite-gas-field
Israel and Cyprus will take their disagreement over the distribution of gas in the joint Aphrodite reservoir to international arbitration, according to a report published by Globes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ankara-came-close-to-overstepping-the-mark
Turkey has “come close” to overstepping Greece’s “red lines” Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias told Skai in an interview...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/hypocrisy-over-defence-spending
Beyond the competition that has always existed between France and Germany in this field, Greece is being accused of spending European taxpayers’ money on a shopping spree...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-should-win-the-nobel-peace-prize
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said U.S. President Donald Trump should win a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the standoff with North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme, a South Korean official said on Monday...
