https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/koniordou-calls-for-intensification-of-talks-on-return-of-parthenon-marbles
Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou has sent a letter to British authorities asking for an intensification of talks for the return to Greece of the Parthenon Marbles, which are housed at the British Museum....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/refugees-picked-up-along-a-nicosia-road
Over a dozen refugees were picked up Monday morning while walking along a rural area outside Nicosia, about nine kilometres west of the Kokkinotrimithia refugee camp...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shadows-loom-over-government-s-‘clean-exit-scenario
Greece’s bailout exit has been eliciting condescending and bitter commentary on the country’s beaches and in its near-deserted cities, as few Greeks believes their lives are going to improve or that the country’s prospects will be akin to those of other bailed-out eurozone states. Greece’s “return to normalcy” and “clean exit,” much touted by the government, appear to be happening somewhere else....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-s-cypriot-dialect-under-pressure
London, 1990. Six-year old Skevi, of Cypriot background, was late for class at her Greek community school, which left her unable to find somewhere to sit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alexoui-takes-to-facebook-after-midnight-search
Police are taking a beating on social media following a midnight house search of a Nicosia businessman with suspected ties to illegal activities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-suspect-dies-while-in-police-custody
A man died Tuesday in police custody after officers who were responding to a domestic violence call used force to arrest him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/travel-adaptor-sold-in-cyprus-could-electrocute-someone
Cyprus authorities warn the public over an electrical travel adaptor, saying it fails to comply with safety guidelines and could cause electric shock...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-senate-delays-f-35-transfer-to-turkey
The US senate passed a huge defence bill granting President Donald Trump waiver authority on certain sanctions against Russian-buying countries but also forcing him to wait 90 days before deciding to allow the transfer of F-35 jets to Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-imposes-sanctions-over-turkey-s-detaining-of-minister
The White House is announcing that the Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on two Turkish officials over a detained American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-hotel-worker-arrested-on-theft-charges
Police arrested a 26-year-old hotel maintenance worker in Paphos in connection with in-room theft, following tourist complaints about items gone missing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dishwasher-started-fire-in-boy-s-limassol-home
Authorities say an unsupervised dishwasher caused a home fire in Limassol that threatened the life of a 12-year-old boy on Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/death-toll-from-deadly-attica-fires-rises-to-83
The death toll from the deadly blaze that ravaged the coastal town of Mati in east Attica on Monday rose to 85 on Thursday, after a 73-year-old man who was in intensive care in Athens' Evangelismos hospital died and two more bodies were discovered by rescue crews....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-200-houses-destroyed-by-attica-fires
More than 200 houses have been completely destroyed by the devastating wildfires that ripped through a coastal town east of Athens this week killing at least 81 people, according to data collected by engineers from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport who have started recording the damage to buildings....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/greek-bank-deposits-rise-in-june-for-fifth-month-in-a-row
Greek bank deposits rose in June for a fifth consecutive month, increasing by 1.3 billion euros ($1.52 billion), central bank data showed on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/defence-ministry-dismisses-kickback-allegations
The defence ministry is dismissing allegations of money squandering, accusing a former state auditor of rehashing an old story in connection with kickbacks worth €5 million...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/no-more-pretexts
The world will never be the same since Donald Trump was installed in the White House. In a sense, his election was unavoidable. Not because matters became unbearable in the last 30 years after the fall of the communist system in Europe. Rather, it was because they became in a way unnatural....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dozens-of-attica-beaches-found-unfit-for-swimming
Seventy-one out of 323 beaches inspected by the Panhellenic Center for Ecological Research in the Greek capital’s Attica region were found unfit for swimming, with low cleanliness scores going to popular spots like Loutsa, Oropos and Schinias....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/pictures-of-the-royal-family-were-released-following-prince-louis-christening
The four portraits were taken after Prince Louis’ christening in The Chapel Royal at St James’ Palace this past Monday, July 9....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/large-fire-burning-grassland-in-western-crete
A fire that broke out on Thursday morning in the area Ahladia of Sitia, in eastern Crete, was burning shrubs and grassland and was fanned by strong winds....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/diko-calls-for-inquiry-on-controversial-glossary
The House foreign affairs committee will discuss a controversial glossary of political terms aimed at journalists in Cyprus, following debate and criticism on Greek Cypriot social media on fears of censorship...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-law-marks-the-end-of-tourism-bureaucracy
The House voted this week to scrap the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO), essentially transferring tourism responsibilities from a large bureaucracy to a leaner structure to boost flexibility and competitiveness...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-thanks-parliamentary-caucus-for-sunday-votes
President Nicos Anastasiades praised the ruling and opposition parties for approving state guarantees for Hellenic Bank as well as passing new foreclosure and bankruptcy laws, adding he would not respond to criticism...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-approves-state-guarantees-in-co-op-deal
The House passed legislation Sunday night in favour of providing state guarantees to Hellenic Bank in its acquisition of Cyprus Cooperative Bank’s healthy portfolio...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fyrom-president-says-‘no-amount-of-pressure-will-change-his-mind-on-name-deal
The president of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Friday issued a statement saying that “no amount of pressure or blackmail” will make him change his mind and support the name deal signed with Greece last month....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fyrom-parliament-approves-name-deal-for-second-time
The Parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) approved for the second time the deal signed with Greece on the country’s name, which had been returned to the House after the country’s President Gjorge Ivanov refused to rubber-stamp the first decree....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-shifts-into-gear-with-sunday-bad-loans-session
It will be a long weekend for the House finance committee, which will hold emergency sessions ahead of a crucial Sunday vote on bad loans and state guarantees for Hellenic Bank...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-cuts-red-tape-on-traffic-camera-plans
The President’s Cabinet is cutting red tape when it comes to traffic cameras, in an effort to have a system installed sooner than later...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-okays-homeowner-plan-ahead-of-crucial-house-session
The Cabinet approved on Tuesday the “Estia” scheme aimed at addressing the high volume of non-performing loans in the Cypriot banking sector, but time is running out as a crucial legislation package on bad loans is also up for a vote on Friday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pm-s-office-does-not-rule-out-seeking-enhanced-majority-for-name-deal
In a statement on Tuesday, the office of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras indicated that the government would want to secure a broad consensus in Parliament following demands by junior coalition partner Panos Kammenos for an enhanced majority of 180 seats in the 300-seat House....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-prepares-to-define-good-and-bad-borrowers
The distinction between responsible and irresponsible borrowers is at the forefront of heated debate this week, with Presidential Palace and Parliament scrambling to strike balance ahead of a crucial vote...
