https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/crunch-year-in-cyprus-bid-to-become-regional-energy-player
Cyprus is ramping up efforts to become a regional energy player with 2018 seen as a critical year in deciding where it stands, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said in an exclusive interview with Kathimerini...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-believes-cyprus-doesn-t-need-guarantor-powers
The most effective way to safeguard the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus could come from the UN Security Council itself, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/on-athens-visit-juncker-appears-upbeat-about-greek-recovery
In a speech before Greece’s Parliament on Thursday, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker expressed optimism about Greece’s economic recovery and called on its European partners to honor pledges for debt relief....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eni-committed-to-cyprus-despite-turkish-threats
Italian energy giant ENI said on Wednesday it was committed to exploring for natural gas offshore Cyprus despite efforts by Turkey to block drilling earlier this year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-is-open-for-business-and-china-s-buying
As US President Donald Trump builds barriers to Chinese trade, Cyprus is throwing open the gates...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/french-arch-stretching-from-the-aegean-to-cyprus
There is growing evidence of a broader French plan to support Cyprus in the region but also to strengthen Greece as it tries to manage the geopolitical challenges that have accumulated in the East Med and will intensify...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commonwealth-leaders-support-cyprus-energy-search
The Heads of Government of the Commonwealth on Friday expressed their solidarity towards Cyprus in the peace process and against Turkey’s illegal actions in the Republic’s Exclusive Economic Zone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/nicosia-conference-will-stand-up-evidence-on-climate-change
There is now overwhelming scientific evidence that climate is changing because of human activities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-commission-s-report-on-turkey-most-critical
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the view that a European Commission progress report on Turkey published on Tuesday is the most critical one since 2005 and has also agreed with a Commission assessment that the implementation by Turkey of its Cyprus related obligations would significantly boost its relations with the EU....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/upgrading-greece-s-f-16-fighter-jets
Lawmakers are awaiting a joint report by the State and Defense departments on how the country can help Greece upgrade its existing F-16 fleet...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-hits-back-at-eu-over-cyprus-criticism
European Commissioner Johannes Hahn said Turkey was taking “huge strides away” from the EU as Brussels delivered its harshest criticism yet of what it sees as Ankara’s shift toward authoritarianism...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-seeks-common-ground-in-peyia-sea-caves-controversy
An internationally-renowned expert is coming to Cyprus to assist the government in conducting a study on the sea caves controversy in Peyia, just weeks after the Green Party filed an official complaint with the EU Commission....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-registers-record-number-of-tourists-in-march
Tourist arrivals in March rocketed 36.4%...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/leaders-uncommitted-after-dinner-date
There was no breakthrough apart from the leaders not excluding any new moves from the UN...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/only-two-out-of-ten-babies-in-cyprus-born-outside-of-marriage
Cyprus has seen a huge rise in babies born outside of wedlock since the turn of the century with an eight-fold increase from 2.3% in 2000 to 19.1%...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fighter-jets-guarded-cyprus-raf-base-in-case-of-putin-revenge-attack
RAF chiefs had the warplanes at "high readiness" on the runway in case Vladimir Putin planned to launch his own jets...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/celebrating-israel-s-70th-independence-day-in-cyprus
The significant natural gas reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean offer much potential for joint ventures and commercial growth...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-protest-outside-raf-akrotiri-over-syria-strike
Protestors are demanding the closure of RAF Akrotiri, from where four British Tornado jets hit Syria targets...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-airspace-safe-despite-challenges
Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou says Cyprus Civil Aviation needs an upgrade to handle increasing demands in the industry and also face Turkish challenges, including the illegal operation of Ercan airport in the north. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-and-greece-ratchet-up-tension-in-the-mediterranean
With help from rabble-rousers on both sides, disputes over airspace and maritime borders, which have poisoned relations between Greece and Turkey for decades...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strikes-against-syria-could-make-akrotiri-raf-base-a-target
Eight cruise missile-armed tornado fighter-bombers based at RAF Akrotiri, outside Limassol, would likely take part in any military action ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cleaning-paphos-mosaics-raises-eyebrows
A rather unusual photograph is doing the rounds on social media in Cyprus, showing a cleaning lady using a broom and a shovel to clean ancient mosaics at the Paphos Archaeological Park. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/west-weighs-syria-attack-that-could-lead-to-confrontation-with-russia
Syria’s military has repositioned some air assets to avoid fallout from possible missile strikes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-asks-the-us-to-lift-arms-embargo
Cyprus wants to "further grow and deepen bilateral relations and cooperation in the areas of defence and security with the US”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/lionfish-invasion-of-cyprus
Cypriots are getting worried over a lionfish invasion, a venomous invasive species, with scientists, fishermen and divers launching a campaign to reduce the potential threat of the venomous predatory fish. Video by AFP....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-warns-the-missiles-are-coming-for-syria
The White House pushed back against suggestions that Trump had broadcast his plans for military strikes via Twitter...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/airlines-re-route-flights
Some major airlines were re-routing flights on Wednesday after Europe’s air traffic control agency warned aircraft flying in the eastern Mediterranean to exercise caution due to possible air strikes into Syria....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/raf-bombers-on-standby
RAF bombers on standbyTornado bombers at RAF Akrotiri are on standby and ready to strike against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if such an order is given out, just days after a US missile destroyer left Larnaca port....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uss-donald-cook-on-the-move-after-larnaca-visit
The USS Donald Cook is on the move again, after leaving Larnaca port on Monday, with experts noting that the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer is fully capable to take part in any action in Syria....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-egypt-prepare-the-ground-for-natural-gas-pipeline
The two countries will soon sign an agreement for a submarine natural gas pipeline from Cyprus' EEZ to a Liquefied Natural Gas plant in Egypt...
