https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-starts-more-training-exercises-amid-turkey-tension
Greece and the United Arab Emirates have begun joint air force training exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, in the latest build-up of military forces in the region where Greece and Turkey are at odds over seabed mineral rights....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-says-it-will-license-new-mediterranean-areas-this-month
Turkey will issue seismic exploration and drilling licenses in new areas of the eastern Mediterranean by the end of August and continue its operations in the region, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, amid tensions with Greece....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-s-ambassador-responds-to-us-criticism
The Chinese ambassador in Nicosia is firing back at US and media criticism over his country’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, adding that he believes Cyprus will win the battle against the coronavirus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/france-stands-by-greece-and-cyprus-says-french-defense-minister
France will stand by Greece and Cyprus, supporting both in their disputes with Turkey over maritime zones in the Mediterranean, French Defence Minister Florence Parly was quoted saying in a Greek newspaper on Sunday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/judge-delays-verdict-in-alexoui-bail-hearing
Alexoui’s lawyer came very close to securing the release of his client on Wednesday, after arguing police could not deprive someone of his freedom based on contradictory witness statements, but a judge needed another day to decide whether to grant bail...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/egypt-cyprus-greece-condemn-gas-exploration-by-turkey
Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece are condemning an "unlawful and unacceptable" bid by Turkey to drill inside waters where Cyprus has exclusive economic rights....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/genius-or-joker
Loose cannon or influential statesman - what kind of British prime minister would Boris Johnson make on the world stage? Judging by his time as foreign secretary, possibly both...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/johnson-and-hunt-fight-for-british-pm-job
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/red-lake-object-traced-back-to-film-production
New reports appear to debunk Wednesday’s odd find at the Red Lake, as an object that alerted authorities ended up being a mockup body dumped during the filming of a foreign movie two decades ago...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alexoui-mulls-supreme-court-appeal
Allegations have emerged against the Nicosia judge who presided over Alexoui’s remand on Sunday, with the defence attorney questioning whether his client got a fair hearing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-arrest-alexoui-again
Police believe Nicosia businessman Alexis “Alexoui” Mavromichalis is behind a busted drug deal, based on a statement by a suspect in connection with the Nicosia drive-by shooting...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stolen-antiquities-case-takes-bizarre-turn
Paphos police arrested another local resident in connection with a case in illicit trade in antiquities, with officials on the case saying it turned out to be an elaborate scheme with fake ancient artefacts...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mourning-larnaca-father-speaks-from-the-heart
The father of the two Larnaca siblings, the little girl who was stabbed to death by her brother, has posted a video accusing state officials of wanting to “wash their hands” of any responsibility in his family tragedy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-thai-charmer-who-made-a-fortune-and-won-soccer-s-biggest-league
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-worried-over-migrants-cheating-the-system
The head of the anti-trafficking unit in Cyprus, Rita Superman, says some migrants know how to cheat the system citing past examples of child marriages from Syria and women falsely seeking human trafficking protections...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-devolved-federation-or-two-states
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mystery-serial-haircutter-on-the-loose
Police are handling a rather odd case in Protaras, where a mystery man with an apparent female hair fetish has startled women in public by chopping off some of their hair and running away...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boris-and-wife-file-for-divorce
Boris Johnson, Britain’s former foreign secretary, said on Friday he had separated from his wife Marina Wheeler and the couple will divorce...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-regroup-ahead-of-big-demonstration
States teachers unions rejected over the weekend a government attempt to seek middle ground in budgeting exempted hours, saying they had nothing to do with the proposal and warning they would resist any change without mutual agreement...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/reporter-fights-back-on-hate-speech
Journalists are calling on the state to curtail hate speech, following a death threat on social media against a local reporter...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/doctorts-clash-with-minister-following-boy-s-death
State doctors say working conditions are to blame for the death of a school boy that led to the arrest of two emergency medics, with the health minister describing the connection as “most unfortunate” as the incident is under three separate investigations...