https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-airways-flights-up-406-in-november-compared-to-last-year
Cyprus Airways announced today that a 406% increase was recorded in flights last November, compared to the corresponding month in 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/what-did-cypriot-consumers-purchase-in-2022
Cashless transactions have significantly increased since businesses are now required to accept credit or debit cards. Card payments now account for approximately 72% of all commercial transactions, rather than cash. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/magical-messi-hoists-world-cup-after-final-for-the-ages
As fireworks exploded and some 80,000 people roared, Lionel Messi smiled. His Argentina soccer shirt covered by the bisht the Emir of Qatar had just draped him in – the cape reserved for top officials and sheikhs. He smiled, he paused, then he hoisted high the World Cup, a lifetime’s dream realised...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-parliament-halts-work-on-qatar-related-cases
The European Union’s parliament voted Thursday to suspend work on all files involving Qatar, and called for security passes for representatives of the Gulf country’s interests to be withdrawn until light can be shed on a corruption scandal rocking the assembly....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/french-players-struck-down-by-camel-virus-ahead-of-final
France center-backs Raphael Varane and Ibrahima Konate are battling sickness bugs ahead of Sunday's World Cup final against Argentina, according to reports....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/wolt-responds-to-their-delivery-personnel-strike
In recent hours, images of delivery people from a particular digital platform participating in a protest march have circulated online, raising questions about the organizational structure for delivery persons in the restaurant and digital product distribution industries. In this instance, it is Wolt employees. Akis Stamoulis, the company's communications manager, responded to "K's" specific questions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-airways-unveils-strategic-plans-new-routes
Cyprus Airways on Wednesday unveiled its five-year strategic plan announcing the expansion of is flight schedule to five new routes, namely Milan, Zurich, Prague, Basel, and Cairo...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-could-become-a-year-round-tourist-destination-by-2030
The ultimate goal of the National Tourism Strategy 2030 is to establish Cyprus as an all-season, high-quality, digitally intelligent and accessible tourist destination, that respects the environment and channels the benefits of tourism across the island,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brothers-sentenced-in-cottage-killings-in-limassol
Two Syrian brothers in Cyprus have been sentenced in the cottage killings of two Russian women, who were suspected of possibly being victims of sex trafficking, after prosecutors withdrew premeditated murder charges to avoid a mistrial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/is-the-drone-base-in-lefkoniko-growing-satellite-image
Three years ago today, in December 2019, Turkey publicly announced the first-ever permanent deployment of the TB-2 Bayraktar drone in the occupied territories. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-sky-s-no-longer-the-limit-when-using-your-smartphone
Passengers aboard flights in the European Union will soon no longer be required to put their phones on airplane mode and will be able to make phone calls as well as use their mobile phones to the maximum of their features and capacity as airlines will be providing the latest 5G technology on their planes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britney-griner-swapped-for-russian-arms-dealer
WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian detention in a prisoner swap for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a source familiar with the matter....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/menendez-i-will-not-support-the-sale-of-f-16-fighter-jets-to-turkey
According to Senate International Affairs Committee Chairman Robert Menendez, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the defense budget is not a victory for Turkey....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-discussions-on-air-and-naval-bases-still-ongoing
In remarks to a Turkish Anatoli news agency correspondent regarding the year-end assessment, the TC leader stated that the illegal airport in occupied Lefkonoiko was given to 'security forces' to serve as a base for Turkish IHAs. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/the-end-of-an-era-for-the-plane-that-shrank-the-world
The last Boeing 747 is about to leave the assembly line today, after 53 years and at least 1,570 planes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/france-first-country-to-ban-short-haul-flights
France has been given the green light to ban short-haul domestic flights. Specifically, between locations where there is a train alternative that takes less than 2.5 hours....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-needs-400-000-employees-annually-to-cover-labor-demands
Due to Germany’s aging population which results in a lack of qualified workers, the country’s labor market is at risk, with authorities left to count on target migration as a solution for the situation.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unaccompanied-minors-are-on-the-rise
Managing the exponentially increasing number of unaccompanied minors or unaccompanied alien children (UAC) is a problem that must be solved by the government in collaboration with NGOs and other relevant actors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/apple-accused-of-enabling-stalkers-with-airtag
Apple was sued by two women who say its AirTag devices make it easy for stalkers to track and terrorize victims....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/popular-hotel-chains-set-up-shop-in larnaca
The Accor Group, a major French hotel chain, recently made an official announcement about the opening of its first unit in Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-extradite-chinese-national-in-fraud-case
A fugitive businessman in Cyprus will be handed over to Beijing in connection with a money fraud investigation, a move that challenges recent consensus across Europe against Chinese extradition requests, after the suspect’s lawyers gave their consent provided that Cypriot officials will be allowed to visit the defendant and sit in during court proceedings...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rafales-swing-by-cyprus-after-testing-nato-integration
French fighter jets pierced Cypriot skies over Paphos on Sunday morning, following multicarrier interoperability operations between NATO navies in the Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-least-400-migrant-workers-died-in-projects-connected-to-the-world-cup
World Cup chief Hassan Al-Thawadi said that between 400 and 500 migrant workers have died as a result of work done on projects connected to the tournament – a greater figure than Qatari officials have cited previously....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-on-alert-over-scattered-thunderstorms
Severe weather alerts went into effect on Tuesday with lightning, scattered thunderstorms, and hailstorm warnings affecting many areas on the island, as an unsettled pattern is moving eastward...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-russians-visiting-spain-despite-eu-sanctions
The number of Russian nationals who are reaching Spain for travel purposes keeps increasing despite flight sanctions continuing to remain in place....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/black-friday-up-to-70-off-all-aegean-flights
Aegean Airlines has announced a fantastic Black Friday deal. According to a press release, all flights are discounted by up to -70% today only. It should be noted that the offer applies to all direct and stopover flights....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-invites-divided-cyprus-leaders-to-a-social
The two community leaders of divided Cyprus will mark the end of 2022 next month during a social event hosted in the UN buffer zone, with the encounter taking place at a time when chances for new peace talks range from slim to none...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/more-routes-and-airline-seats-for-the-winter
The announcements by Ryanair in the morning and Wizz Air on Monday afternoon to increase the fleet at Cypriot airports and add new routes clearly pleased Hermes Airports and the tourism industry in general,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-says-s-400-ready-for-use-if-needed
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar says his country’s Russian-made surface-to-air missile batteries are ready for action and will be used if the country is threatened...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/replacement-of-russian-arms-mooted
The war in Ukraine is expediting the complete decoupling of the Hellenic Armed Forces from Russian-made weapons systems, as it is becoming abundantly clear that the rupture between Moscow and NATO is not conducive to the creation of conditions for their maintenance...
