https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sales-to-foreign-buyers-hit-16-year-high
During January 2023 foreign buyers deposited 594 contracts of sale at Land Registry offices across the island. Moreover, these accounted for 54% of all sales; the first time since 2007 that the number of foreign sales has exceeded domestic sales....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-does-right-by-wronged-farm-workers
A foreign worker who says he fell out of status after being wronged in a labor dispute is getting support from Cypriot authorities, along with over a dozen suspected victims of labor exploitation after police, labor, and immigration officers coordinated a raid on a farm in Famagusta district after his complaint...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/americans-will-soon-need-to-pay-a-small-fee-to-enter-the-uk
U.S. citizens will soon have to apply for permission before their United Kingdom trips and pay a small fee to enter as part of the country's upcoming Electronic Travel Authorization scheme....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wronged-worker-slams-cyprus-over-migration-crisis
Thousands of asylum seekers in Cyprus were sent back to their countries last year but one foreign worker, who feels he has no good options following a dispute with his employer, says many people who come to work on the island are forced to seek asylum because the system is not in their favor...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/accountability-at-last-former-lebanon-pm-charged-with-homicide
The investigation into the Beirut port explosion has taken a new turn, with the judge overseeing the probe charging a former prime minister and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/30-less-passengers-between-uk-and-paris-due-to-brexit-delays
Eurostar has said that its trains between the United Kingdom and Paris are carrying 30 percent fewer passengers than their capacity....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/38-more-illegal-immigrants-repatriated-in-january-this-year
In 2022, 7.5 thousand third-country nationals who had been living illegally in the Republic of Cyprus were deported, and 38 more people were deported on January 24....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-probe-abortion-incident
Police are investigating a suspected felony after a woman in Paphos, who aborted a pregnancy, declined a request by doctors to remain in the hospital...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/migration-nikos-christodoulides-can-and-wants-to-deal-with-it
One of the biggest and most serious problems Cyprus faces now, and one of the biggest challenges, is the issue of migration. Our country must deal with disproportionate flows of migrants, both in relation to its size and resources and in relation to its population....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finance-minister-responds-to-cbs-disinformation-and-fake-news
The report on the CBS show '60 Minutes' about Russian oligarchs was referred to by the Finance Minister in his detailed response on the issue. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/identity-of-dead-housemaid-in-paphos-still-unknown
Cyprus Police say they won’t release the name of a young foreign woman after she was found dead in her bed in Paphos, where she worked as a housemaid...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-chief-sees-no-common-ground-in-divided-cyprus
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' report on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, released on Wednesday night as an official document of the Security Council, number S/2023/3, records the lack of common ground between the two sides for peace talks leading to a mutually agreeable solution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/47-700-young-europeans-to-be-granted-free-travel-tickets
DiscoverEU, which is an action of the Erasmus+ program that gives youngsters a chance to travel throughout Europe for free, has announced that a total of 47,700 tickets will be given to European youngsters at the end of this winter....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/looking-ahead-to-2023-house-prices-in-cyprus
The end of 2021 saw Europe’s and Cyprus’ economies gradually recovering from the two-year rollercoaster ride of lockdowns, the stock market at record highs, and inflation increasing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-asylum-applications-in-germany-increased-by-216
A total of 20,802 asylum applications from Turkish nationals were received by authorities in Germany in the first 11 months of 2022, marking a significant increase compared to 7,873 applications filed under the same purpose during the same period in 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russians-flying-to-northern-cyprus-sextupled-in-2022
The number of Russian nationals who flew to northern Cyprus went up sixfold last year, when calls for direct flights in the unrecognized part of the divided island gained traction after an EU flight ban in the south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-gets-new-pro-west-archbishop
The Holy Synod in Cyprus elected a new archbishop on Sunday, staying on a pro-western course in a deeply divided Orthodox church on the island and other parts of the world...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wolt-delivery-drivers-labor-violations-confirmed-fines-to-be-imposed
Following interviews with 94 deliverymen working for an online platform, the director of the Labour Relations Department of the Labour Ministry, Antis Apostolou, said on Wednesday that violations relating to undeclared work and non-licensing to employ third-country nationals have in some cases come to light....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-passes-law-allowing-foreigners-to-easily-gain-residency
Germany’s Federal Parliament, Bundestag, has approved the amendments to the law on the right of residence and asylum for third-country citizens who are already in the country, with a majority of 371 votes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/romania-retaliates-against-austria-s-schengen-veto
Romanians that were looking forward to spending winter holidays in Austria’s many tourist destinations have started calling off their bookings, following Austria’s Schengen Veto, which prevents Romania and Bulgaria to join the Schengen Area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cop-screams-at-wolt-drivers-during-protest-in-cyprus
Wolt drivers in the Republic of Cyprus carried on with demonstrations this week over working conditions and compensation, with one cop known as ‘Black Widow’ getting into a shouting match with food couriers who took to the streets of the capital...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-at-the-ready-to-lend-support-to-cyprus
Should disaster strike once again, the United States stands ready to lend its support, resources, and expertise to the Republic of Cyprus, US Ambassador Judith Garber assured, pointing out at the same time, that Americans have benefitted directly from the heroism and efficiency of the Civil Defense team in the past....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-eases-entry-rules-for-qualified-young-indians
Nationals of India will soon be subject to less strict rules when reaching Germany for professional, study, and work purposes as the two countries have signed the German-Indian Migration Agreement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-visa-required-for-qatari-citizens-visiting-the-eu
Qatari nationals are now eligible to travel to the European Union’s Schengen Zone countries without being required to apply for a visa at first....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-helps-uncover-vat-carousel-fraud
Cypriot authorities swung into action after an investigation of fraudulent activity in Portugal was expanded through the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, with several companies on the island reportedly linked to a scheme that cost Lisbon tens of millions in tax revenue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russians-in-cyprus-kept-at-bay-in-archbishop-election
Russians in Cyprus will not be part of the Orthodox plebiscite during a highly contested archbishopric election next month, following a decision by a Holy Synod quorum on Monday that ruled there was no time for foreigners to register to vote...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-russians-visiting-spain-despite-eu-sanctions
The number of Russian nationals who are reaching Spain for travel purposes keeps increasing despite flight sanctions continuing to remain in place....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-immigration-as-a-matter-of-national-survival
The migration issue, along with Turkey's ongoing threats and galloping inflation due to the explosion in energy prices, undoubtedly ranks first in the hierarchy of Cypriot citizens' concerns....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-british-man-dies-while-crossing-the-road
A British man died in a road accident over the weekend after being struck by a car on a coastal road in Paphos, where another fatality and other car accidents involving pedestrians have been piling up this month...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/post-brexit-uk-streamlines-eu-student-visas
Brexit, the legal action initiated by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, did have an impact on every field, including education....
