https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-cypriot-wwii-veterans-reunite-after-70-years
Two World War II veterans, a Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot who fought together in the war, met once again in Nicosia 70 years later...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hot-weather-still-a-cyprus-gold-mine
Inbound visitors drawn to the island spend more money than what outbound locals spend overseas, and a study says it is because of the warm climate...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/investing-in-knowledge
A growth rate of 1.9 percent is way too small for a country like Greece, especially as the rest of Europe’s performance is so much more robust. This is, after all, a country that shed 25 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in the course of a decade. What we should be seeing, therefore, is the effect of a tightly wound spring, whereby a virtuous cycle of growth begins and only gets faster with time. Instead, we’re hobbling along at 1.9 percent, the slowest rate an economy can achieve after hitting rock bottom....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/leoni-paraskevaides-takes-over-j-p-overseas
There are new developments in the J&P Overseas saga in Riyadh, with the Cypriot company solidifying its leadership following an internal and legal battle that now appears to be over...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-cuts-red-tape-on-traffic-camera-plans
The President’s Cabinet is cutting red tape when it comes to traffic cameras, in an effort to have a system installed sooner than later...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-blames-driver-fatigue-in-limassol-fatal-accident
The driver in the latest rollover accident, where her daughter and another girl were killed on the highway outside Limassol, says she hadn’t slept for 30 hours before getting behind the wheel and losing control of her vehicle...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-plans-visit-to-north-nicosia
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Turkish Cypriots in north Nicosia on July 9, marking his first trip overseas following his victory in a watershed election...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-young-girls-killed-in-limassol-accident
Two eleven-year-old girls were killed in a road accident Sunday early morning, when a driver lost control of her car on the Nicosia-Limassol highway...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/senior-citizen-dies-at-a-yeroskipou-beach
An 83-year-old man died in the water on Monday at a tourist beach in Geroskipou, with lifeguards and fellow beachgoers not been able to get to him quickly enough...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/capital-controls-eased-further-as-of-monday
Capital controls were eased further on Monday with depositors now permitted to withdraw a monthly maximum of 5,000 euros from bank accounts, up from 2,300 euros....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/venezuela-s-re-elected-maduro-faces-overseas-censure
Venezuela’s socialist leader Nicolas Maduro faced fresh international censure on Monday after re-election in a vote foes denounced as a farce cementing autocracy in the crisis-stricken OPEC nation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-can-t-save-iran-deal-after-trump-nuked-it
European countries are powerless to salvage the nuclear deal with Iran after the United States pulled out, the deputy head of the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/prince-charles-‘greece-is-in-my-blood
Ahead of an official visit to Greece, the Prince of Wales referred to his close connection to and “fascination” with the country, saying in exclusive comments to Kathimerini that Greece is “in my blood.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-and-jewish-diaspora-team-up-for-cyprus
The Greek-American and American Jewish communities have joined forces to promote legislation in the United States that would bolster the security status of Cyprus and block the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-seeks-new-path-in-cyprus-talks
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci is on the receiving end of new criticism from Turkey and Turkish Cypriot politicians, following his remarks on a highly contested UN framework for Cyprus peace...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/j-p-overseas-struggles-to-make-things-right
There is no end in sight in the bitter division within J&P Overseas, with one executive drawing on the company’s old glory to save the company while another pointing to mismanagement and threatening to take legal action....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-official-dicarlo-may-have-to-pick-up-the-pieces-in-cyprus
There is a possibility the UN Secretary General will send a personal envoy in order to examine the chances of resuming talks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/j-p-starts-to-pay-workers-again
J&P workers in Saudi Arabia finally got their December pay cheque following a protracted labour dispute with the management of the Cypriot company, which is facing a number of financial challenges. Cypriot workers are still waiting to get paid but it looks like they will have to wait until after the Easter holidays....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/firm-challenges-blue-british-passport-contract-going-to-france
De La Rue said it would seek a judicial review of the provisional decision to award the British passport contract to an overseas company...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/china-space-station-burns-up-over-south-pacific
The 10.4-metre-long Tiangong-1, or “Heavenly Palace 1”, was launched in 2011 to carry out docking and orbit experiments...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/j-p-in-saudi-arabia-in-dire-straits
The Cyprus-based J&P Overseas construction company is in a negative spotlight this week, after a series of damning letters sent by employees to Riyadh’s management were made public. The allegations are pretty ugly but the company vows to fix problems....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/corbyn-apologises-for-anti-semitism-in-his-party
Corbyn himself was criticised last week for a comment made in 2012 showing solidarity with the creator of a mural deemed by many to be anti-Semitic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/britain-urged-to-prioritise-travel-in-brexit-talks-to-help-create-jobs
The WTTC predicts tourism could create around 400,000 new jobs in Britain over the next 10 years...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/may-defends-saudi-ties-as-crown-prince-gets-royal-welcome
British officials were privately delighted at the decision by Prince Mohammed to choose Britain as the major western destination on his first foreign trip ...
