https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kinvara-balfour-at-digital-agenda-cyprus-summit-2020
Lady Kinvara Balfour advises companies big and small (Jimmy Choo, Richemont, Smythson, UBS, Evian, Coutts to name a few) on what is cool out there in the zeitgeist. She understands the worlds of tech, fashion and popular culture and the psychology that drives them....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-court-rules-golden-dawn-party-criminal-organization
A Greek court ruled on Wednesday that the far-right Golden Dawn party was operating as a criminal organization, delivering a landmark guilty verdict in a marathon five-year trial....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/reactions-point-to-varosha-election-gimmick
Political reactions have been getting stronger by the day on both sides of divided Cyprus over a recent announcement to open a beach strip in ghost town Varosha in the north, just days ahead of a general election...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-downgrades-four-countries-in-updated-travel-list
The Republic of Cyprus on Tuesday downgraded four countries in its three-tier risk-based classification of countries, with the updated travel list to come into effect on October 9....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deputy-tourism-ministry-to-subsidise-beach-revamp-projects
The Cyprus deputy tourism ministry announced on Monday a subsidy scheme to encourage projects that will upgrade Cyprus beaches, in the framework of the implementation of the 2030 national strategy for tourism and efforts to upgrade the island’s tourism product....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/infected-traveler-located-abroad
The health ministry’s hunt for a coronavirus-infected traveller who was nowhere to be found wrapped up on Monday after authorities confirmed that she had already flown back home, placing an unknown number of people in danger....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-s-medical-status-unclear
President Donald Trump could be discharged from the hospital where he is being treated for COVID-19 as soon as Monday, according to his doctors, although his condition remains unclear and outside experts warn that his case may be severe...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-fm-calls-for-collective-action-to-safeguard-women-s-rights
Cyprus' Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides called for concrete and collective actions that will bring transformative change in safeguarding women`s rights. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-s-dizziness-draws-police-attention
A high school student who got dizzy and visited the Emergency Room drew police attention after doctors said the teen partially fainted after trying to get high...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-and-wife-melania-test-positive
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for COVID-19 and were going into quarantine, upending the race for the White House...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/12-new-coronavirus-cases-detected
The health ministry announced 12 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, when 3,147 tests were conducted, raising total known cases in the Republic of Cyprus to 1,755....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/pompeo-sees-window-of-opportunity-for-dialogue-in-kathimerini-interview
In an interview with Kathimerini, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo deplores the use of threats and unilateral actions as a way of resolving bilateral disputes, sending a clear signal to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pompeo-no-to-unilateral-actions
Following a visit to the US naval base at Souda Bay on Crete with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday reiterated his opposition to unilateral actions amid disputes between countries and, in an interview with Kathimerini, indicated that the US is prepared to “play any role that’s appropriate and useful and constructive.” ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chaos-reigns-in-first-trump-biden-debate
President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled fiercely over Trump’s record on the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare and the economy in a chaotic and bad-tempered first debate marked by personal insults and Trump’s repeated interruptions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/filipina-abuse-trial-put-off-until-next-year
The criminal trial of a retired officer accused of aggravated assault against his Filipina domestic worker has been pushed back to next spring, with the suspect denying all charges while the plaintiff’s visa could be expiring soon...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/judge-ankara-by-its-actions-not-its-words
Michael Rubin, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, favors a less sympathetic approach on Turkey, arguing ad hoc partnerships can put pressure on Ankara to come around...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/17-new-coronavirus-cases-detected
17 new coronavirus cases were detected on Monday, many of which formed part of growing clusters, with the health ministry issuing a renewed call to the public to adhere to protection measures in place and to contact their GP as soon as symptoms develop....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/what-berlin-made-clear-to-nicosia
German officials coordinating with Nicosia, after the Republic of Cyprus told the foreign affairs council that it would use its veto power if sanctions against Belarus are not linked with those against Turkey, said that the prospect of sanctions against Turkey is a distant scenario....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-us-affirm-commitment-to-boosting-ties-after-high-level-review
Greece and the US on Monday issued a joint statement following a high-level review of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue that took place in Thessaloniki amid a visit to the northern port by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-accused-of-stealing-dying-patient-s-credit-card
A hospital employee was arrested on Sunday after the wife a male patient, who died recently in Limassol’s Intensive Care Unit, told police her husband’s credit card had been stolen...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-weighs-in-on-armenia-azerbaijan-clashes
Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides has spoken with his Armenian counterpart, calling on all sides involved in Nagorno-Karabakh to resolve the conflict diplomatically while also accusing Azerbaijan of violating a fragile truce...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/student-football-player-among-eight-new-cases
Eight new coronavirus cases were detected on Friday, including a student of a Limassol secondary school and a player for the local first division team AC Omonia who had participated in the team’s Champions League qualifying match against Olympiacos in Greece on Wednesday, before testing positive upon his return to the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/michel-proposes-eastmed-conference-to-diffuse-tensions
The President of the European Council Charles Michel said Friday that unilateral actions and violations of international law in the Eastern Mediterranean “must absolutely stop”, tabling a proposal for a multilateral conference on the Eastern Mediterranean, in cooperation with the United Nations. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-eu-did-not-act-in-united-fashion-cyprus-president-tells-le-figaro
In an interview with the French daily Le Figaro published Thursday, President Nicos Anastasiades said that in responding Turkey’s actions in the eastern Mediterranean, the EU did not act in a decisive and united fashion, while refuting that Cyprus vetoed sanctions against Belarus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/36-new-coronavirus-cases-detected-in-cyprus
The Republic of Cyprus detected 36 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a figure that the island hasn’t seen since before restriction measures were lifted....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divided-europe-seeks-to-overhaul-defunct-migration-policies
The European Union's executive proposed on Wednesday overhauling the bloc's broken migration and asylum rules, seeking to end years of feuds and bitterness over the many people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-measures-bring-sharp-drop-in-eu-asylum-applications
First-time asylum applicants in the EU recorded a sharp drop of almost 70% during the second quarter of 2020, mainly as a result of coronavirus emergency measures imposed by member states from March, Eurostat figures showed Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-nervous-ahead-of-flu-season
A recent climb in confirmed coronavirus cases, especially in Larnaca district, has prompted health officials to contemplate new tougher measures possibly across the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-new-coronavirus-cases-uni-student-among-them
Three coronavirus cases were detected in the Republic of Cyprus on Monday, when 3,036 tests were conducted, raising total known cases to 1,603....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-president-stresses-solidarity-with-cyprus
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Monday underlined the unity and solidarity between Greece and Cyprus in the face of Turkish provocations during a two-day official visit to Nicosia....