https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/every-election-related-detail-you-need-to-know-the-results-the-locations-and-the-polls
The presidential election countdown has begun, with only 48 hours until the first round of voting. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/why-didn-t-they-vote
This may seem unthinkable in Nicosia, but journalists interested in learning more about the upcoming Cypriot presidential elections, both officially and unofficially, have one question: is there any chance that Cyprus' stance on the European Union's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine will change, and will we have "another Viktor Orban?"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/social-media-campaigning-is-dominating-this-year-s-electoral-race
If this election differs from previous ones in any way, it is because the lion's share of the advertising pie has shifted to digital media, particularly social media, with Facebook and Instagram dominating in terms of the amount of advertising content given to them....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/garage-gate-erupts-as-biden-faces-burisma-email-deadline
US President Joe Biden is facing new challenges following revelations that a second batch of classified documents has been discovered in his home garage in Delaware, just weeks before a deadline expires on releasing emails related to Cyprus-based Burisma, a Ukrainian oil company where his son Hunter got a seat on the board...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mixed-messages-as-cyprus-offers-boosters-to-visitors
The Republic of Cyprus is offering to vaccinate short-term foreign visitors against the coronavirus, but the government’s position on booster shots remained unclear in the wake of recent revelations through the Twitter Files about discussions on natural immunity...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/9-2-million-passengers-traveled-through-cyprus-in-2022
A total of 9.2 million passengers traveled through Cyprus airports in 2022, which corresponds to 82% of passenger traffic in 2019, Senior Director of Aviation Development, Marketing & Communication of Hermes Airports Maria Kouroupi said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-pope-benedict-xvi-dies
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-eu-in-a-quandary-as-china-eases-travel-curbs
Cypriot Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela has called a meeting to discuss China’s easing curbs on international travel, but there were mixed signals as to what guidelines are being followed at the EU level...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prosecutors-say-inmate-was-tortured-to-give-up-password
Cypriot state prosecutors say an inmate who was killed inside Nicosia’s prison had been cruelly tortured for two days by a felon who demanded a password to check if nude photos of his wife were on the victim’s phone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/white-house-dazed-over-cypriot-gas-company-s-emails
US President Joe Biden is expected to say whether he would challenge a decision by National Archives to release documents concerning his son’s role in a controversial gas company in Cyprus and allegations that business dealings may have improperly influenced American policy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/voter-abstention-levels-concerning-to-electoral-staff
Citizens will be called to the polls in less than two months to choose the eighth President of the Republic of Cyprus, with abstention rates reaching 23% - and potentially exceeding 30% - according to a poll conducted for Kathimerini by Symmetron Market Research....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-2023-budget-in-the-vortex-of-the-elections
The government of President Anastasiades has just submitted its final budget, for 2023. DISY will undoubtedly support the budget, but it will be interesting to see what position it will take if and when the polls are confirmed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lunar-rock-sample-collected-50-years-ago-is-in-cyprus
A lunar sample collected 50 years ago during the United States Apollo 17 mission in December 1972 is now in Cyprus, the US Embassy in Nicosia has announced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukrainian-embassies-receive-bloody-packages-with-animal-eyes
Ukrainian embassies in at least five European countries have received several 'bloody packages' containing body parts of some animals, mainly eyes, the country's Foreign Ministry has reported....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ict-specialists-crucial-as-80-of-companies-still-allow-remote-work
According to the results of the survey on information and communication technologies (ICT) usage and e-commerce in businesses in 2022, published on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service, more than 80% of businesses with ten or more employees provided mobile devices with access to the internet and business email in 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scolded-for-failing-to-transpose-eu-laws
The European Commission has sent letters of formal notice to Cyprus for having failed to notify national measures transposing two directives regarding road safety...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/what-are-these-strange-white-cameras-on-the-streets-photos
Several citizens have inquired about the new cameras. What precisely do they do? Are they for specific public services? And where have they been installed? Are new lawsuits on the way?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/raising-the-black-friday-bar
This year's Black Friday is expected to be much stronger and more appealing to consumers than last year's Black Friday. Following the tepid and disappointing performance of 2021, market participants believe this is the case. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/civil-protection-s-role-in-disaster-management-at-the-nicosia-risk-forum-2022
The role of civil protection and international solidarity in disaster management as a result of climate change is being discussed at the two-day Nicosia Risk Forum 2022 (#NRF2022) on Civil Protection, which began today in Larnaca and is organized by the CERIDES Foundation of the European University Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/katie-clerides-campaigns-for-averof-neophytou-calls-for-disy-unity
Messages in favor of unity in the ruling Democratic Rally (DISY) party on the occasion of a memorial service of its founder and former President of the Republic Glafcos Clerides and the visit of independent candidate Nikos Christodoulides to the occupied Maronite villages were the main developments in the election campaign during the weekend....
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/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/nouris-eu-should-sanction-countries-that-instrumentalize-migration
The EU should have concrete sanctions in place when there is proof that migrants are being instrumentalized, as in the case of Cyprus, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-health-commissioner-defends-deal-on-older-vaccines
Health commissioner Stella Kyriakides went on Cypriot state radio on Monday calling on EU citizens to get vaccinated with booster shots already made available to member states, a position she defended amid growing social and scientific doubt about a procurement strategy that included cozy texts between pharmaceutical companies and the bloc’s executives...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/any-pensioner-getting-under-710-euros-should-come-to-the-ministry
Minister of Labor Kyriakos Kousios has invited pensioners who receive less than 710 euros to meet with him in person and discuss the claims made during the Alpha Good Morning show....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eastmed-clickbait-emerges-after-eni-talks-gas-plans
ENI chief says the Italian company will fully replace Russian gas by 2025 by using additional resources from the eastern Mediterranean, a reference to Cyprus that was taken out of context by local media...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-comes-forward-after-fatal-hit-and-run
A young man walked into a Nicosia police station on Saturday after authorities announced they were looking for the driver of a black vehicle that fatally struck a Romanian male on bicycle before dawn...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nato-takes-down-turkish-tweet-after-greek-gripe
A tweet by NATO’s Allied Land Command congratulating Turkey on its Victory Day was quickly deleted this week, following a demarche by Greece which has a different take on the history...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-to-appoint-arctic-ambassador-first-time-in-history
The United States is ready to appoint its first-ever American ambassador to the Arctic region, a State Department official has announced, with the move coming at a time when both the Russians and the Chinese are strengthening their presence in the region....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/djokovic-refused-entry-to-us-will-not-play-in-us-open
Novak Djokovic confirms he has been refused entry to the United States and will not play in the US Open after CDC opted against changing their COVID entry rules in time for the unvaxxed 21-time Grand Slam champion to participate....
