https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-continues-to-up-its-defense-game
A joint tactical drill, code-named 'PROTEAS – 1/23' which involved the design and implementation of special operations, was co-organized from February 20 to March 17 by the National Guard Naval Command and the United States Armed Forces...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/judge-takes-shot-in-the-dark-in-cliff-death-case
A judge in Paphos ordered a man to remain in police custody for three additional days in connection with the cliff death of a Ukrainian woman at a famous scenic location, despite police saying they were still waiting on a second autopsy to clarify charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scraps-online-migration-appointments-after-scandal
Immigration authorities in the Republic of Cyprus scrapped an online appointment platform on Monday after allegations were made public about agents selling available slots to foreigners for profit and causing months of waiting for those who did not shell out the cash...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-to-require-travel-authorization-from-nov-2023-exempting-eu-citizens
The United Kingdom authorities have announced that the country will introduce a travel authorization requirement – the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) – in November 2023, but this will not apply to EU nationals until next year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/icc-issues-arrest-warrant-for-putin
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over war crimes charges relating to his alleged involvement in the abduction of children from Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/macron-under-pressure-as-pension-protests-turn-violent
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday faced the gravest challenge to his authority since the so-called Yellow Vest protests after his decision to push through a contested pension overhaul without a vote prompted violent unrest overnight....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ireland-celebrates-the-100th-anniversary-of-st-patrick-s-day
Today, March 17th, 2023, marks the 100th anniversary of St. Patrick's Day. And the Irish Embassy in Cyprus did not disappoint by pulling out all the stops to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in style. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-accuses-woman-of-being-russian-spy
Greece’s National Intelligence Service is accusing a shop owner in Athens of being a Kremlin asset, as security services throughout Europe have been cracking down on alleged Russian spies dubbed the 'illegals'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/credit-suisse-borrows-more-than-$50-billion-from-swiss-national-bank
Credit Suisse’s shares soared 30% on Thursday after it announced it would move to shore up its finances by borrowing up to nearly $54 billion from the Swiss central bank, bolstering confidence as fears about the banking system moved from the U.S. to Europe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deportation-scheme-agreed-upon-by-eu-interior-ministers-in-secret
A report published by Statewatch and Heinrich Böll Stiftung has revealed that the European interior ministers signed a secret joint statement last year that committed EU/Schengen Area countries to increase financial as well as material support for deportations from the Balkans....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-becomes-repatriation-hub-for-eu
On Wednesday, the Cyprus Police announced that a joint forced return operation, coordinated by FRONTEX, had successfully repatriated 23 third-country nationals who were illegally in Cyprus on Tuesday night....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/eac-maintains-dominant-position-in-cyprus-energy-production-market
The highest electricity market share in the EU was recorded in Cyprus (88%), reflecting the dominance of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus in the country’s energy market, Eurostat data published on Tuesday show....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-parliament-votes-to-reduce-member-states-emissions-by-40
Today, the European Parliament adopted the revision of the Effort Sharing Regulation with 486 votes in favor, 132 against, and 10 abstentions. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cliff-death-draws-the-big-guns-of-forensics
A private forensic pathologist will take part in a defense autopsy of a young Ukrainian woman, whose boyfriend insists her cliff death was an accident, despite initial objections by the Legal Department which has also tasked its own expert to lead the exam...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-cooperation-council-the-what-how-and-why
The announcement of the establishment of a joint body at the highest bilateral level, which could potentially function as a "Supreme Cooperation Council" between Greece and Cyprus, is undoubtedly the most significant news to emerge from President Christodoulides' visit to Athens....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dicarlo-eager-to-discuss-with-greek-cypriot-and-turkish-cypriot-leaders-the-way-forward-on-cyprus-issue
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo said she is eager to discuss with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders the way forward on the Cyprus issue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lambradjia-youths-warn-town-to-back-off
A safety initiative to curb illegal lambradjia bonfires on Greek Easter has been met with a resistance in a local community in Limassol, where delinquent youths have been ransacking homes in search of flammable wood...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/number-of-children-being-investigated-for-sexual-abuse-in-cyprus-still-high
The number of children referred for investigation for sexual abuse has remained consistently above 400 for the past two years, according to the "Hope For Children" CRC Policy Center (HFC), ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russians-top-list-of-property-buyers-in-the-first-months-of-2023
Russian nationals were by far the largest group of foreign real estate buyers in Cyprus during the first two months of 2023, according to data by the Department of Lands and Surveys,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-specialist-in-cyprus-to-treat-patient-s-rare-disease-100-funded-by-eu
A significant development in the EU medical industry has occurred in Cyprus involving EU cross-border treatment. Greece's National Healthcare Service (EOPYY) recently approved using the "Planned medical treatment abroad" scheme to cover the costs of a Greek patient receiving surgical treatment for a rare disease by a world-leading US-based surgeon in a private hospital in Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boyfriend-arrested-after-autopsy-in-woman-s-cliff-death
A man who says his girlfriend slipped and fell to her death in coastal Paphos over the weekend has been arrested on premeditated charges, after a post mortem showed injuries inconsistent with a free fall...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-dead-at-bottom-of-cliff-in-paphos
Paphos police are investigating the death of a foreign woman whose body was found in a coastal area at the bottom of a cliff near a famous tourist attraction...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/saudi-arabia-and-iran-to-re-establish-diplomatic-ties
Saudi Arabia and Iran reached an agreement that paves the way for the re-establishment of diplomatic ties after a seven-year split, a major realignment between regional rivals, the countries said Friday in a joint statement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kombos-rules-out-turkish-proposals-during-athens-visit
Greece will continue to fully support the effort for a just and viable solution to the Cyprus problem, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said after a meeting he held in Athens with Cyprus Foreign Minister Costantinos Kombos. The Cypriot FM noted in the joint statements after the meeting with Dendias, that no solution that will permanently divide the country nor a two-state solution will ever be accepted....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-says-‘cyprus-on-right-side-of-history-over-ukraine
The solution of the Cyprus problem is a top priority of his administration, President Nikos Christodoulides said, in an interview with the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) on Thursday evening ahead of a visit he will pay Greece next week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/false-start-looms-ahead-of-dicarlo-visit
A Greek Cypriot proposal to involve a select group of EU officials in the Cyprus Problem has been rejected by Turkish Cypriots, as UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo prepares to visit the divided island before her Brussels trip...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/charred-body-in-nicosia-home-still-a-mystery
Police say they are still investigating a house fire in Nicosia that took place on Tuesday night, when fire fighters discovered a charred body inside an abandoned property while another man was at the door gasping for air...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/29-third-country-nationals-deported-from-cyprus-yesterday
The Aliens and Immigration Unit in cooperation with the Greek authorities and FRONTEX organized on Tuesday a joint flight of forced return of third nationals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-accused-of-cutting-internet-to-taiwan
China has been accused of cutting the internet to one of Taiwan's outlying islands as part of its latest intimidation tactic to force reunification....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-minister-announces-urgent-safety-upgrades-to-rail-network
Greece’s newly-appointed transport minister on Wednesday announced a series of measures to improve the safety of the country’s railway system in the wake of the deadly train collision on February 28....
