https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/acquitted-yet-still-held-hostage
It is difficult to comprehend how, in 2025, European citizens can be declared ''not guilty'' in a courtroom and yet remain unable to return to their homes, their identity cards confiscated, their freedom of movement suspended, and their basic human rights disregarded....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ai-is-changing-everything-but-are-we-ready-for-it
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the global economy, labor, education, and finance, creating vast opportunities but also deep challenges, speakers warned at the 21st Economist Conference in Cyprus, where AI dominated this year’s agenda....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/when-power-cannot-endure-criticism
The word ''fantasy'', recently used by the President of the Republic to dismiss journalistic analyses, was no accident. It is not a careless label or a slip of the tongue. It hints at something deeper; a symptom of how power perceives itself....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cyprus-on-two-wheels-inside-the-brotherhood-of-harley-riders
In Nicosia, the H.O.G. Cyprus Chapter, the local branch of the Harley Owners Group, offers an intimate glimpse into a community built not on rebellion, but on passion, camaraderie, and the open road....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/your-four-day-weekend-was-a-figment-of-your-overworked-imagination
We've got a "weak high-pressure system" loitering around. It's so weak, it's basically the weather equivalent of that coworker who only sends emails with one word in the subject line....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-journalist-detained-in-u-s-after-criticizing-israel-a-warning-for-travelers
British journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi was detained by U.S. immigration authorities at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday, a move that has sent shockwaves through Britain’s Muslim community and beyond....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nba-star-chauncey-billups-allegedly-part-of-$7m-mafia-poker-scam
For those who aren’t familiar with the NBA, Chauncey Billups is a former professional basketball player and Hall of Famer who won an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004. He’s currently the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-war-isn-t-televised
If the goal of the October 7, 2023, attack, as I personally believe, was to prevent regional cooperation and achieve an Arab coalition under a new jihad, the result has been a complete failure. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coral-cyprus-shell-licensee-supported-the-event-cyprus-beacon-of-faith-and-freedom
Coral Cyprus (Shell Licensee), with deep respect and emotion, proudly supported as sponsor the event held in honour of the heroes of Mesaoria, entitled ''Cyprus - Beacon of Faith and Freedom,'' which took place on 16 October 2025 at the square of the Cathedral of Apostle Barnabas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/frhc-stock-added-to-the-motley-fool-s-moneyball-portfolio
The shares of Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: FRHC) — a global financial services and technology company and the parent company of the Freedom24 investment platform — have been added to the Moneyball investment portfolio managed by research and investment advisory firm The Motley Fool. Alongside this inclusion, the stock received a “Buy” rating....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€15-for-you-€15-for-your-friend-–-with-joey-by-bank-of-cyprus
Double the fun! Joey is launching the new “Invite Friends” program and gives you the chance to earn €15 for yourself or your child, and €15 for your friend. Double the reward, double the fun!...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/what-independence
Shivers of excitement and delight were sent through lovers of the military industry by the two Greek fighter jets that crossed the blue sky of Nicosia last Wednesday, October 1, on the occasion of the anniversary of Cypriot independence....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-accused-of-roughing-up-peaceful-gaza-solidarity-protest-in-nicosia-video
What began as a peaceful show of solidarity outside Cyprus’ Foreign Ministry turned chaotic Thursday night, after demonstrators say police officers sprayed and beat them without provocation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jane-goodall-trailblazing-voice-for-animals-and-the-environment-dies-at-91
Jane Goodall, the British primatologist whose groundbreaking work with chimpanzees transformed science and inspired generations to care for the planet, has died at 91....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-foundations-of-a-just-tax-reform
There was a time when taxation meant more than the simple collection of revenue. It signified the bond between citizen and state, the collective commitment to common prosperity, the proper ordering of obligations among those living together in a political society....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-marks-independence-day-with-pledge-to-bolster-defense
Cyprus will continue to invest in strengthening its defense and upgrading its military capabilities, Defense Minister Vasilis Palmas said Wednesday, after a parade marking the island nation’s Independence Day....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/inside-cyprus-new-power-market-who-s-in-and-how-prices-will-be-set
Cyprus formally opened its competitive electricity market Wednesday, a milestone in the country’s effort to liberalize the energy sector and give consumers more freedom to choose how they buy power....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-marks-65-years-of-independence
Cyprus is marking its 65th Independence Day today with the annual military parade in Nicosia, a celebration that carries both pride and a reminder of the island’s complicated road to freedom....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/can-the-slogan-free-palestine-be-considered-antisemitic
Can the slogan “Free Palestine” be considered antisemitic? Three academics attempt to clarify the issue based on international law and conclude that the slogan does not fall under the definition of antisemitism....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/freedom24-opens-second-flagship-office-in-limassol-marking-continued-european-expansion
Freedom24, the European subsidiary of global financial services group Freedom Holding Corp., has opened its second flagship office in Limassol....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/magnanimous-ag-drops-case-against-outspoken-ex-auditor-michaelides
Cyprus’ Attorney General Giorgos Savvidis announced Thursday that no criminal charges will be filed against former Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides, a polarizing figure best known for publicly clashing with politicians and exposing government practices....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-urges-turkey-to-end-occupation-and-promises-island-reunification-at-un-general-assembly
President Nicos Christodoulides called on Turkey on Wednesday to take “responsible” steps toward ending its occupation of northern Cyprus and achieving reunification, speaking to the 80th United Nations General Assembly....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jimmy-kimmel-returns-fires-back-at-trump-calls-silencing-comics-anti-american
Jimmy Kimmel came back on air Tuesday night swinging at the Trump administration, saying government threats to silence comedians are ''anti-American.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-tycoon-sets-sail-with-armani-s-yacht-designs
Cypriot entrepreneur Kostas Cleanthos, known locally for his acquisition of the country’s leading newspaper, Phileleftheros, and internationally for founding global trading platform XM, is charting a new course, this time on the high seas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/disy-statement-equating-palestinians-with-israel-draws-ambassador-s-rebuke
Palestinian Ambassador to Cyprus condemned a DISY announcement, saying it “equates the struggling Palestinian people with a state which, along with its prime minister and ministers, is internationally accused of genocide and war crimes.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-calls-anti-gaza-war-graffiti-hate-speech-orders-them-erased
Cyprus’ government is under fire after instructing municipalities to remove graffiti and slogans criticizing the war in Gaza, labeling them as hate speech....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/democracy-in-decay
As reckless and ruthless as the cold-blooded killing of Charlie Kirk was in the decayed and polarized America of Donald Trump, a democracy sliding daily deeper into darkness, the reactions both within and beyond the United States are equally disturbing and erratic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/serdar-denktas-breaks-ranks-endorses-erhurman-in-presidential-race
Veteran Turkish Cypriot politician Serdar Denktas threw his support behind Republican Turkish Party (CTP) leader Tufan Erhurman ahead of next month’s contested ''presidential'' elections in the north....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-greek-cypriots-freed-pending-trial-two-still-held-in-occupied-territories
In a twist in the ongoing saga of five Greek Cypriots held in the occupied territories, a ''military court'' on Wednesday ordered three of them released, allowing them to face trial as free men, though not exactly free, given the strict conditions attached....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mossad-chief-thanks-cyprus-after-researcher-held-hostage-in-iraq-is-freed
Israel’s spy chief and the Prime Minister’s Office publicly thanked Cyprus on Wednesday for quietly helping secure the safe return of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli researcher who spent two years in captivity in Iraq....