https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-journalist-talks-illegal-surveillance-with-pega
Cypriot author Makarios Drousiotis said on Wednesday that illegal surveillance was still taking place in the Republic of Cyprus, as European lawmakers were on the island for a second day of meetings to uncover any unlawful activity amid spying scandals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-000-people-indicted-in-iran-over-protests
Iran's hardline judiciary will hold public trials of about 1,000 people indicted over unrest in Tehran, a semi-official news agency said on Monday, intensifying efforts to crush weeks of protests ignited by Mahsa Amini's death in police custody....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sizable-migrant-flows-pushing-national-asylum-systems-to-breaking-point
The disproportionate migratory flows have led to a situation of force majeure, forcing to their limits the national asylum and reception systems, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officers-probed-after-arrests-in-paphos-migration-unit
Police union officials are crying foul over an independent inquiry that has been launched to investigate a complaint following the arrest of a Syrian family last week at a district migration office in Paphos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paul-pelosi-husband-of-nancy-pelosi-recovering-after hammer-attack
Paul Pelosi, the husband of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is recovering from surgery after being attacked by a hammer-wielding intruder at the couple's San Francisco home....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ten-prison-suspensions-as-cyprus-police-probe-inmate-s-murder
Ten guards and employees of Nicosia’s central prison have been suspended as police investigate the murder of a Turkish Cypriot inmate, with many details emerging but not adding up as suspects already in custody were thought to be friendly with the victim...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/clocks-fall-back-one-hour-on-october-30th
It's that time of year again when clocks fall back one hour, giving us some much-welcome sleep time....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/slight-decrease-of-tourist-beds-in-the-eu-in-2021-cyprus-remained-stable
According to data released by Eurostat, the EU's statistical service, the number of guest rooms in tourist accommodations across the EU decreased slightly in 2021 compared to 2019 but remained stable compared to 2020....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-people-continue-to-seek-asylum-in-the-eu
A total of 66,545 first-time asylum applications for international protections were filed by non-EU citizens in the European states in July – 265 more than in the previous months, scoring an increase of 0.4 percent....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-tech-ecosystem-platform
On Wednesday 19th of October, TechIsland & “Dealroom.co” brought live the Cyprus Tech Ecosystem Platform....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/crimea-platform-gets-‘cyprioted-during-odd-exchange
An odd exchange took place on Tuesday during a parliamentary summit on Crimea, when Cypriot House Speaker Annita Demetriou took issue with a point of order raised by a Turkish delegation member who criticized invasion references to the Cyprus Problem...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-renews-vaccination-pitch-as-meps-jab-brussels
A Cypriot top health official told medical professionals over the weekend that the state’s vaccination committee was constantly updating its decisions as new data on COVID-19 jabs became available, but the comments stopped short of stating new policy as criticism towards Pharma and EU bosses is picking up steam...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/judge-reopens-yet-another-death-case-ruled-suicide
Another suicide case has been reopened in the Republic of Cyprus, this time concerning the death of a special police officer, whose family has disputed the findings with the help of a private forensic pathologist...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-biker-dead-after-brutal-head-on-collision
A young biker was killed in a brutal accident on Friday when his motorcycle collided head on with a vehicle in a Limassol village, with police investigating reports of at least one other motorbike present at the scene...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boris-johnson-or-rishi-sunak-expected-to-be-uk-s-next-prime-minister
Boris Johnson and his former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates canvassing support to become Conservative Party leader in a fast-tracked contest....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cavusoglu-trnc-delegations-will-be-established-in-two-eu-member-states
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that although the pseudo-state has not been recognized, representative offices will now be established in two EU nations. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-received-€461-million-euros-in-eu-funding-since-accession-used-80
Cyprus has received a net €461 million since joining the EU, according to Lazarou, and has used 80% of the European funds it received....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/travel-documents-issued-by-russian-occupied-territories-not-accepted-by-eu
The Members of the European Parliament will no longer accept travel documents that authorities in Russia issue in the territories that have been illegally occupied in Ukraine as well as Georgia, the European Parliament confirmed through a statement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kingfisher-rescued-and-released-back-into-the-wild-in-akrotiri
Akrotiri Environmental and Education Centre (AEEC) staff and members of the Republic of Cyprus Game and Fauna Service have released a Kingfisher back into the wild after it was successfully rehabilitated after being found suffering from exhaustion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/liz-truss-resigns
Liz Truss was on Thursday forced to quit as UK prime minister, drawing to a dramatic close 44 days in office which saw her preside over an economic meltdown and catastrophic damage to the ruling Conservative party....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-annual-inflation-rate-at-9-0-lower-than-eu-s-9-9
The euro area's annual inflation rate was 9.9% in September 2022, up from 9.1% in August and up from 3.4% a year earlier, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-finds-friendly-ear-in-cyprus-as-eu-cranks-it-up
Cypriot House Speaker Annita Demetriou reaffirmed Nicosia’s One China position this week during a meeting with the Chinese ambassador, who responded with a similar One Cyprus principle as the two countries sought to strengthen ties while Brussels warned EU should steer clear...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-business-travelers-being-turned-back-from-eu-countries
British business travelers are being turned back from European countries for going against post-Brexit movement restrictions that will be applied more rigorously once the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) is introduced in November next year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unmarried-added-as-afterthought-in-paid-parental-leave-bill
Cypriot lawmakers this week criticized a bill on paid parental leave after it emerged that unmarried parents were not included in the legislation scheduled to go into effect before the year is out...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-on-‘very-good-track-to-innovation
The high scores of Cyprus in the field of innovation were stressed in the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2022, which was held at Nicosia Municipal Theatre on Monday. Keynote speakers from various fields attended the conference and talked about issues pertaining to a world which is in the digitisation process...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-offers-cash-for-whistleblower-s-torched-cars
The transport minister in the Republic of Cyprus has been credited with a Cabinet decision to compensate a state employee, whose family vehicles were torched after he blew the whistle on a car sales scam...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-turkey-at-it-again-over-buck-naked-refugees
A shocking image of fully naked refugees picked up by Greek police has puzzled officials and the media, with Athens pointing the finger at Turkish authorities and Ankara firing back accusing Greece of covering up human rights violations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-by-2027-cyprus-will-be-able-to-export-renewable-energy
It is estimated that by the end of 2027 Cyprus will have an excess of renewable energy that could be exported or exchanged, in addition to the quantities that could be available from Egypt, Israel, and Greece, President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, said on Friday morning, in his address at the EMGF Energy Transition Conference hosted in Nicosia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-moving-towards-recognition
The pseudo-state (TRNC) will attend the historic Turkic States Summit in Uzbekistan on November 11 as an observing member, Ersin Tatar claimed in a meeting with a delegation of the AKP's Foreign Relations Committee in the occupied territories led by former MP Mehmet Jeyhan....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/plea-bargain-ongoing-in-cyprus-mercy-killing-case
Another delay in the trial of a British man charged with the premeditated murder of his sick wife in Cyprus has prompted local media to speculate a deal may have been reached as prosecutors may seek a manslaughter conviction while a possible prison sentence remains elusive...
