https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coral-bay-murder-trial-starts-friday
The trial of a 35-year-old man accused of killing British tourist Charlie Birch in a hit and run began Friday, with the suspect facing premeditated murder charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ecb-lowers-emergency-funding-cap-for-greek-banks-to-8-4-bln-euros
The European Central Bank lowered the ceiling on emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) Greek banks draw from the domestic central bank by 1.9 billion euros to 8.4 billion euros, the Bank of Greece said on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/investing-in-knowledge
A growth rate of 1.9 percent is way too small for a country like Greece, especially as the rest of Europe’s performance is so much more robust. This is, after all, a country that shed 25 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in the course of a decade. What we should be seeing, therefore, is the effect of a tightly wound spring, whereby a virtuous cycle of growth begins and only gets faster with time. Instead, we’re hobbling along at 1.9 percent, the slowest rate an economy can achieve after hitting rock bottom....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/netflix-is-king
The complete list of nominees for the best in television released for the 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards reflects the new age of entertainment by streaming...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-positions-of-syriza-new-democracy-and-our-allies
Diplomats, analysts and officials from international institutions visiting Greece have a hard time understanding and assessing what in their eyes appears to be a bizarre political reality....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-warns-airbnb-over-unfair-practices
Cyprus hoteliers got a helping hand this week in their fight for more restrictions on Airbnb, following a European Union warning to the American platform to improve its practices or face action by national consumer agencies...
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/ties-with-moscow-under-strain-after-athens-expels-diplomats
The outlook for bilateral ties between Greece and Russia was unclear on Wednesday amid tensions prompted by Greece’s decision to expel two Russian diplomats who are alleged to have sought to intervene in domestic affairs and national security....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-decides-to-expel-russian-diplomats
The Greek government has decided to expel two Russian diplomats, and ban the entry into Greece of two more, accusing them of intrusion into domestic affairs and illegal acts against Greece’s national security, Kathimerini has learned....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-detains-eldyk-soldier-on-greek-warrant
A Greek solider serving in Cyprus was arrested in connection with funding a terrorist group, following a deposit he made last year to the Revolutionary Fund...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/indian-housemaid-to-be-deported-on-suspicion-of-theft
A housemaid in Paphos is being deported following her arrest on theft charges, after her employer called police to say she suspected her domestic worker of stealing valuables worth €11,000...
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/police-criticised-over-woman-s-arrest-in-hit-and-run-murder
Police are pushing back on criticism over the arrest of a 23-year-old female in Sunday’s hit-and-run murder, where a Briton was run down moments after stopping the woman’s boyfriend from abusing her at a bar in Coral Bay...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/g-a-p-vassilopoulos-group-strikes-a-deal-with-ups
G.A.P. VASSILOPOULOS Group has entered into an agreement to be the authorized service contractor for UPS in Cyprus as of July 1st 2018...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/may-tourists-up-7-6-despite-russian-drop
Tourist arrivals went up by 7.6% last month, lending credence to earlier predictions that industry numbers were on a good path despite a disappointing Russian exit...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fyrom-name-deal-‘days-away-both-sides-say
There was a sense Tuesday that Athens and Skopje were inching toward a deal on the ongoing “Macedonia” name dispute despite domestic opposition in both countries, with several protest rallies planned for Greece Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-pride-2018-makes-the-change
The weeklong activities of the 5th Cyprus Pride Festival peaked on Sunday with a Pride Parade in Nicosia, where Eurovision singer Eleni Foureira also showed up and gave a pep talk to cheering fans...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/name-talks-hit-an-obstacle
Talks between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the latter’s official name, which had appeared to be in the final stretch, seemed to have run into problems on Friday, with a senior Greek government official saying that a deal was not likely to be reached in the coming days. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘severna-makedonija-on-the-table
As Athens and Skopje appear to be edging towards a solution on the Macedonia name dispute, reports indicated on Thursday that the Republic of Northern Macedonia (Severna Makedonija) is the likeliest settlement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cto-sees-tourism-potential-despite-russian-defect
The Cyprus Tourism Organisation says tourist arrivals are expected to rise in 2018 despite a drop in Russian visitors to the island, while the government is moving forward with new plans for tourism on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/finance-ministry-issues-six-year-bonds-for-natural-persons
Cyprus Finance Ministry issued domestic bonds for natural persons amounting to €6.77 million, Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) announced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spaniard-emery-named-as-new-arsenal-manager
Arsenal named Spaniard Unai Emery as their first new manager for 22 years on Wednesday following Arsene Wenger’s departure at the end of the last campaign...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/russian-dirty-money-flowing-through-london-damages-uk
Russian money hidden in British assets and laundered through City of London financial institutions damages the government’s efforts to take a tough stance against Moscow’s aggressive foreign policy, a committee of lawmakers said...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-first-modern-islamist-fundamentalist-conquest-of-the-west
New revelations expose Turkey stealthily positioning itself to attempt to permanently possess the northern third of Cyprus which is rich in hydrocarbons...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/booing-cyprus-breaks-more-tourism-records
An influx of Russian and British tourists has helped Cyprus break more records for the number of arrivals this year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teenager-alexander-arnold-named-in-youthful-england-world-cup-squad
Liverpool’s 19-year-old right back Trent Alexander-Arnold received a surprise call-up for England as manager Gareth Southgate put his faith in youth with his final 23-man squad for next month’s World Cup...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cyprus-pin-hopes-on-show-stopper-eleni-foureira
Perennial makeweight Cyprus hopes to raise its flag over the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with Greek singer Eleni Foureira red-hot favourite to wow audiences with her show-stopping song 'Fuego'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bank-of-england-keeps-powder-dry-on-rate-rise
The Bank of England held interest rates and said weak growth during a snowy start to 2018 was likely to be only temporary, but it wanted to see a pick-up in the economy in the next few months before raising borrowing costs...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-can-t-save-iran-deal-after-trump-nuked-it
European countries are powerless to salvage the nuclear deal with Iran after the United States pulled out, the deputy head of the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/changing-the-constitution-of-fyrom
As talks aimed at resolving the name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) intensify, it has to be understood by all sides that any name that is agreed should be used domestically as well as internationally...
