https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/first-trade-and-tech-meeting-convenes
The United States and the European Union hope to discuss chip shortages, artificial intelligence and tech competition issues during the first Trade and Tech Council meeting this week,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-investigate-assassination-plot-in-total-secrecy
Cyprus police are keeping details of an arrest in Engomi under wraps, but local media are speculating a foreign man is suspected to be a contract killer sent to the island to assassinate a businessman in Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/baby-asya-arrives-in-nicosia-for-costly-treatment
One-year-old Asya Polatli, who is in need of expensive gene therapy, flew from Turkey to Larnaca on Monday after health authorities in the Republic of Cyprus said the Turkish Cypriot infant who had already began treatment in Turkey could be admitted to a hospital in Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/china-declares-all-cryptocurrency-transactions-illegal
China’s central bank on Friday declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vaccinated-in-cyprus-granted-checkpoint-boon
The two sides of divided Cyprus have agreed to do away with tests for fully vaccinated persons wishing to cross the buffer zone, following the latest assessments of a bicommunal committee and news that the virus is slowing down...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-s-hand-severed-in-buggy-accident
A young male tourist was rushed to the Emergency Room on Thursday in Paphos district, with police still in the dark over the circumstances while reports said doctors managed to reattach his wrist following a buggy accident...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/five-photos-to-get-you-out-and-about-this-weekend
Autumn has officially arrived and we never know what kind of weather the day will bring us, but for the most part, summer is still well and truly here....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/hellenic-posts-21-million-euro-profit
Hellenic Bank posted after-tax profits of €21 million for the first half of 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-approves-overhaul-in-cyprus-power-grid
The Cyprus Transmission System Operator is calling on people and companies who wish to take part in the electricity market to register for training seminars, following the passage of legislation that aims to put an end to state monopoly after years of debate and EU warnings...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elpidophoros-clears-up-turkish-house-incident
Archbishop Elpidophoros says he is 'sincerely sorry' for pain he may have caused to Cypriot and Greek Americans by attending the opening of a Turkish House in New York City, while pointing out he has always sought 'honest and courageous' dialogue for peace and religious freedom...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-s-letter-probes-aids-phobia-in-cyprus
A woman living with HIV in Cyprus has gone public with her ordeal after months of being given the runaround by officials, while shocking details about a recent case include GESY doctors refusing to treat a patient because they had 'no experience with her condition'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-who-threatened-president-pleads-guilty
A man accused of issuing a threat against the Cypriot president has entered a change of plea, following his arrest in Limassol last year after he was identified by foreign intelligence as a terrorist sympathizer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-trends-cooler-and-wetter-into-fall
Weather conditions in Cyprus are expected to include a lot cooler evening temperatures, rain, and strong winds in parts of the island, but levels will rise again over the weekend...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-warship-blocks-greek-research-ship
A Turkish warship issued a warning to a Greek research vessel to prevent it entering what Turkey considers its territorial waters, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The showdown came a year after tensions in the eastern Mediterranean threatened to escalate into open conflict between the neighbors and NATO allies...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lebanese-line-up-in-endless-queues-to-renew-passports
The situation in Lebanon remains chaotic due to the economic crisis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-must-meet-deadline-of-key-reforms-to-receive-the-next-85-million-from-the-eu
With the first 157m euros already paid in advance from the Cyprus Recovery and Resilience Fund, the country still has a long way to go to complete the reforms and investments required to unlock the next 85m euros which is due to be received in February 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sees-signs-of-virus-slowing-down
The extent of coronavirus transmission in Cyprus may be slowing down, with government officials citing a recent decline in hospitalizations while still urging the public to remain vigilant...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wants-clean-slate-in-naturalizations
The government in the Republic of Cyprus has laid out a new blueprint for naturalizations of foreign investors and skilled immigrants, pointing to a departure from the country’s disgraced golden passport scheme while respecting the EU position on citizenship criteria...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-behind-2006-murder-of-litvinenko
The European Court of Human Rights today ruled that Russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of Alexander Litvinenko....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supermarkets-want-a-safe-pass-redo
Supermarket representatives in the Republic of Cyprus are crying foul over Safe Pass measures, accusing police officers of being vindictive with fines and pointing out that some door greeters are even scared to confront aggressive customers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/customs-officers-raid-two-shops-in-paphos
Police officers and customs officials raided at least two business establishments on Monday in Paphos, where suspected counterfeit designer goods have been confiscated...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mystery-aircraft-in-cyprus-draws-attention
UN experts are coming to Cyprus to inspect a possibly-modified plane believed to have been used in carrying forbidden cargo to Libya, but Cypriot air traffic control say they have no records of the aircraft landing on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-to-ease-restrictions-on-fully-vaccinated-visitors-from-the-eu-and-uk
The United States plans to ease travel restrictions on visitors from the European Union and the United Kingdom starting in November, a person familiar with the matter told CNN Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ey-announces-the-launch-of-ey-entrepreneur-of-the-year™-in-cyprus
EY Cyprus is pleased to announce the launch of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ program for the first time in Cyprus. With this launch, the ultimate global competition for entrepreneurs officially opens today for nominations. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pfizer-produces-strong-antibodies-in-kids
Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE said their Covid-19 vaccine was safe and produced strong antibody responses in children ages 5 to 11 in a large-scale trial,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-anastasiades-discloses-his-assets
The assets of the President of the Republic, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, along with other government officials were made public today on the website of the House of Representatives....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deaths-are-high-cases-and-hospitalizations-are-declining
As in August, we await an equally difficult September in terms of the number of COVD-19 patients who fell ill and ended up in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sees-far-east-wide-open-for-tourism
Cypriot deputy tourism minister Savvas Perdios wants Gulf Air to keep the island in mind when expanding to Europe and America, hoping more connections would encourage Saudi visitors “from good stock” to pop up next door to Bahrain for a visitor visa to Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/europe-late-in-growing-up
As the Indo-Pacific security alliance between the United States, Britain and Australia demonstrated, the international geopolitical landscape is changing in rapid and unforeseeable ways....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-hunt-for-supplier-in-cigarette-smuggling-racket
Cyprus police are making headway in the fight against the sale of illegal tobacco, with officials hoping a man's dramatic arrest over the weekend could help catch bigger fish and rein in the sale of untaxed cigarettes...
