https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rare-glimpse-of-assad-ties-to-russia-as-his-kids-enjoy-lavish-holidays
That Assad’s sons Hafez and Karim and daughter Zein had stayed at the resort last year with a group of other Syrian children was made public only this week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/achna-council-pushes-for-crocodile-park
The Achna local council agreed this week to the construction of a controversial crocodile park, despite admitting that local residents did not have a chance to raise any objection. A hearing scheduled for April 27 could be the only chance residents have to raise any concerns....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-offers-condolences-on-the-passing-of-barbara-bush
A private funeral for former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush, the only American woman to see her husband and son both sworn in as president, will be held on Saturday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/church-deposes-priest-convicted-of-sexual-assault
The Holy Synod decided unanimously on Wednesday to defrock the priest who was convicted in 2015 for sexually assaulting Elena Frantzi, the 29-year-old woman whose recent death shocked the public and left church and state scramble for answers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/upgrading-greece-s-f-16-fighter-jets
Lawmakers are awaiting a joint report by the State and Defense departments on how the country can help Greece upgrade its existing F-16 fleet...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/passenger-killed-when-engine-explodes-on-southwest-airlines-us-flight
The death of 43-year-old Jennifer Riordan on Flight 1380 was the first in a US commercial aviation accident since 2009...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/five-arrested-in-paphos-illegal-work-bust
Police raided a business establishment in Paphos Tuesday, arresting five individuals and issuing fines on the spot during an operation to combat illegal employment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cnn-peeks-at-eu-passports-for-russians-in-cyprus
Cyprus was featured on CNN’s Around The World video section, where special reporter Matthew Chance highlighted the controversial passport scheme which grants citizenship to wealthy foreign nationals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cobalt-offers-new-business-class-fares
Business class travellers between Cyprus and Athens can now enjoy a lower airline fare along with great comfort thanks to Cobalt Air, which has dropped its one-way Business Class down to €149 for the summer season. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/greek-banks-seen-passing-ecb-s-stress-tests
Fragiadakis also said the bank was looking to approach two Chinese investors for the sale of a majority stake in its insurance unit National Insurance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-airspace-safe-despite-challenges
Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou says Cyprus Civil Aviation needs an upgrade to handle increasing demands in the industry and also face Turkish challenges, including the illegal operation of Ercan airport in the north. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/terrorist-security-challenge-for-harry-and-meghan-s-wedding
Barriers to stop vehicle attacks, armed patrols, and airport-style security will be among the measures employed in largest police operation Windsor has ever seen...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/zuckerberg-resists-effort-by-us-senators-to-commit-him-to-regulation
Senators were often at a disadvantage because each had only five minutes to pin down the billionaire...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-in-germany-as-airports-hit-by-public-sector-strikes
Unions will escalate the dispute if employers do not present an offer next week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-naturalised-citizens-up-by-40
The biggest group of foreign nationals that obtained Cypriot citizenship in 2016 were Russians, followed by UK nationals, according to Eurostat data that show close to one million foreigners became EU citizens that year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/fyrom-and-its-irredentist-claims
Greece has never recognized an ethnic minority and the present government will be no exception...
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/business/uber-to-suspend-service-in-greece-after-new-legislation
The new regulations require each trip to start and end in the fleet partner’s designated headquarters or parking area, something Uber does not do...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-actor-accused-of-killing-cypriot-pensioner
Harry Goodwin-Sims, 29, is said to have pushed over Ourania Lambrou on March 31 in North London...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/youtube-attacker-was-disgruntled-vegan-activist
Aghdam’s online profile shows she was a vegan activist who ran a website called NasimeSabz.com, meaning “Green Breeze” in Persian...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/meps-will-get-sense-of-urgency-on-missing-persons
So far 856 missing persons from both communities have been identified and returned to the families for a dignified burial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seven-arrested-in-illegal-work-crackdown
Police raided a hotel in Protaras on Easter Monday, arresting seven individuals during an operation to combat illegal employment....
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/news/winnie-mandela-tainted-anti-apartheid-leader-dies-at-81
She died peacefully surrounded by her family following a long illness that kept her in and out of hospital since the start of the year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-mayor-says-car-park-permit-not-lawful
Paphos mayor Fedonas Fedonos says a parking lot outside a produce market was not licensed lawfully, pointing fingers at Turkish Cypriot Properties Management, while the private business says an offer had been refused by the city previously....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sexual-misdemeanours-to-become-felonies
New draft legislation in the works would modify four types of sexual offences, by changing them from a misdemeanor to a felony and increasing considerably the sentencing lengths. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-decriminalises-early-term-abortion
A majority of MPs on Friday voted to decriminalise abortion by amending the island’s criminal code to make early-term pregnancy terminations risk-free. But more work is to be done in the House on additional legislation on a range of related issues....
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/nine-conservatives-demand-vote-on-britain-leaving-eu-customs-union
The changes drawn up include one giving parliament a vote on staying in a customs union “which is almost certain to pass”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/executive-at-fire-ravaged-russian-shopping-mall-arrested
The top floor of the complex, where the fire started, was packed with families visiting a cinema and a children’s play area...
