https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-brexit-immigration-system-to-favour-high-skilled-workers
Britain will prioritize access for high-skilled workers from around the world in its post-Brexit points-based immigration system, the government said on Tuesday, setting out its plans to put an end to a reliance on “cheap labor from Europe”....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-says-use-of-saudi-businessman-owned-jet-not-a-violation-of-ethics-code
President Nicos Anastasiades acknowledged on Thursday that he could have avoided using a private jet belonging to a Saudi businessman for a family holiday in the Seychelles, but denied that he was in violation of the Ethics Code....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-golden-passports-scheme-a-laundering-risk-says-watchdog
A European money laundering watchdog has cautioned that a secretive investment-for-passports programme run by Cyprus was vulnerable to money laundering and fraught with risk...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-plan-to-strip-citizenship-stalls-in-legal-vacuum
A legal technicality has led Cyprus to temporarily halt a process to strip citizenship from 26 individuals who benefitted from a secretive passports-for-investment scheme, lawmakers said on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-high-commission-replies-to-british-expats-faq
The British High Commission in Cyprus compiled and replied to some of the most frequently asked questions by UK nationals in Cyprus, providing further clarity on what British expats living on the island can expect post-Brexit. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabs-bird-poaching-remains-out-of-control-in-cyprus
Crime against wild birds in Cyprus remains out of control, the Committee against Bird Slaughter (CABS) reported on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-deploys-extremists-to-libya-local-militias-say
Syrian militants affiliated with groups such as al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are currently being sent by Turkey to fight on behalf of the UN-supported government in Libya, according to two Libyan militia leaders and a Syrian war monitor....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/disabled-persons-do-not-have-equal-access-to-tv-report-shows
Cyprus television stations are failing to ensure that disabled persons receive equal access to their audiovisual services, despite being required to do so by law...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-high-commissioner-talks-trade-free-movement-after-brexit
In an interview with the Cyprus News Agency, British High Commissioner in Cyprus, Stephen Lillie, talks about what tomorrow will look like, and what applies for Cypriot and British nationals living in both countries, which he said share a deep historical relationship....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-lebanon-begin-preparations-for-first-trilateral-summit
Cyprus and Lebanon have begun preparations for the first Trilateral Summit at the level of Heads of State and Government, to be held in Nicosia in the spring, the Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides announced on Friday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wuhan-coronavirus-close-to-strand-in-bats
A coronavirus known to live in bats is the closest strain of the 2019-nCoV virus that first appeared in China's Wuhan region and has since spread to other parts of Asia, with cases reported in Europe, Australia and North America, a study by Greek scientists at Athens University and the University of Crete has revealed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/registration-of-uk-nationals-living-in-cyprus-pushes-on
As the Brexit clock ticks down, the Civil Registry and Migration Department is continuing efforts to register UK nationals living in Cyprus, while special efforts are being made to accommodate some 5,000 UK nationals with mobility issues....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-wiretap-law-on-the-skids
The president and justice minister are set to meet on Monday to discuss a government phone tapping bill that passed the House on Friday, following concerns that last-minute amendments could be defeating the purpose...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-hopes-to-join-us-visa-waiver
Cypriot officials say they are setting up a task force aimed at including the country in the US visa waiver programme the soonest possible...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-says-military-shot-down-plane-in-error
Iran said on Saturday it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 people aboard and voiced its deep regret, after initially denying it brought down the aircraft in the tense aftermath of Iranian missile strikes on US targets in Iraq...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-ayia-napa-mayor-to-fight-for-autonomy
Newly-elected Ayia Napa mayor says he will stay the course in the fight to keep the resort town autonomous, while pushing for reform...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/both-us-and-iran-claim-‘self-defence
Iranian UN ambassador has sent a letter to the UN Security Council calling Tehran’s missile strikes a "measured and proportionate" act of "self-defense,” while the US also says killing Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani was for self defence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-okays-us-forward-deployed-unit
Nicosia has accepted a request from Washington regarding the arrival of an American Rapid Deployment Forces unit for humanitarian purposes in case of an emergency...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jho-low-denies-central-role-in-1mdb-scandal
Malaysian fugitive financier Jho Low, whose Cypriot passport came under scrutiny last year, says he was not the mastermind of the 1MDB scandal while confirming rumours he was offered asylum in an unnamed country...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/attorney-general-okays-spy-van-warrants
The CEO of WiSpear says he is open to talking to Cypriot police, while investigators insist on reeling him in after the attorney general reportedly gave the okay for the arrest warrants of three Israeli nationals in the spy van case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/diplomatic-hype-over-eastern-mediterranean
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias attended Christmas Mass in Istanbul amid diplomatic tensions and power play between Athens and Ankara over gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-locals-arrested-in-spy-van-case
Cypriot police have arrested three individuals in connection with an investigation into the controversial “spy van” owned by an Israeli company registered on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-explains-joint-patrols-downtown
The interior minister says joint patrols in downtown Nicosia are meant to prevent crime and combat illegal migration, while also clarifying that the two are not necessarily connected to each other...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spy-van-owner-fires-back-at-police
The CEO of WiSpear, the high-tech company caught in a media storm for owning the confiscated “spy van” in Cyprus, says local police have not done much to dispel false rumours...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-eu-health-commissioner-readies-plan
Cyprus’ new Commissioner to the European Commission Stella Kyriakides has outlined the goals and priorities for the Health and Food Safety portfolio at a meeting held on Wednesday with Cypriot journalists...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-attorney-general-weighs-in-on-spy-van
The attorney general of the Republic of Cyprus has appointed a special investigator in the “spy van” case, while the Israeli company that sells controversial surveillance vehicles is calling on authorities to investigate what it calls a “false accusations” campaign...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-dies-in-senior-home-fire
A senior citizen died in a fire that broke out in a retirement home in Dherynia, with officials suspecting a lit cigarette might have been the cause of the inferno...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘parallel-parliament-marred-by-handicap
The head of the Cyprus Paraplegic Association drew a round of applause in a “parallel parliament” session on Thursday after exiting the House to protest the lack of handicap accessibility...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-argues-with-officer-over-filming
A video showing a driver in Cyprus debating with a police officer has gone viral, raising once again questions over the rights of citizens to record video in public places...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jho-low-movie-gaining-popularity
A film about Malaysian financier and Cypriot passport holder Jho Low has been steadily gaining popularity, despite legal challenges over copyright infringement and potential defamation lawsuits...
