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26 November, 2024
 

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1111. Volunteers from Greece, Turkey and Italy receive emergency training in Nicosia

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/volunteers-from-greece-turkey-and-italy-receive-emergency-training-in-nicosia

Sixteen young volunteers from Greece, Turkey, Italy, and Cyprus are being trained in Nicosia under the direction of the CERIDES Centre of Excellence at European University Cyprus as part of an international project and for a very specific reason....

1112. President to name specific EU political figures to assist in Cyprus issue

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-to-name-specific-eu-political-figures-to-assist-in-cyprus-issue

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides will propose specific political figures from EU member states, some of whom he has already been in contact with, to the President of the European Council in regard to his proposal for increased EU involvement in the Cyprus issue....

1113. Bad luck can't always be held responsible

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/bad-luck-can-t-always-be-held-responsible

“It was an unfortunate moment,” the stationmaster in the deadly train crash is said to have claimed. How many times has the inadequacy and failure of the broader Greek state mechanism been hidden behind such phrases? Sometimes it is blamed on “bad luck,” at others, it is dismissed with “That’s Greece.”...

1114. DiCarlo to swing by divided island

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dicarlo-to-swing-by-divided-cyprus

UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, will visit Cyprus next week to hold meetings with President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, and Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, CNA has learned...

1115. Cypriot House Speaker calls out kompromat post

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-house-speaker-calls-out-kompromat-post

Cyprus Police announced extra security measures on Monday for the House Speaker and members of her family, following the emergence of allegations on social media regarding a drug arrest cover-up and fake news counter claims from the top legislator...

1116. Rishi Sunak gets tough on irregular immigration

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rishi-sunak-gets-tough-on-irregular-immigration

Prime minister Rishi Sunak will introduce new laws this week barring anyone arriving in the UK by small boats across the English Channel from claiming asylum....

1117. Transport Minister resigns, 'It's the least I can do for the victims of this tragedy'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/transport-minister-resigns-it-s-the-least-i-can-do-for-the-victims-of-this-tragedy

In a statement, Karamanlis announced his resignation as Minister of Road and Transport....

1118. 'Mismanagement, corruption and nepotism will not be tolerated'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mismanagement-corruption-and-nepotism-will-not-be-tolerated

Mismanagement, corruption, and nepotism will not be tolerated, and for the people who will be at the center of his administration, these were the two main issues that President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides addressed in his speech on Wednesday during the swearing-in ceremony of the new members of his government....

1119. Political storm brewing in Cyprus over Biden whistleblower

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/political-storm-brewing-in-cyprus-over-biden-whistleblower

An Israeli professor facing US extradition in Cyprus, where he is currently under house arrest, is calling on his native country to 'rescue' him from Biden, giving rise to speculation that his court case in Larnaca could become a hot potato for the island’s new government that maintains strong ties with both Tel Aviv and Washington...

1120. Nikos Christodoulides sworn in as 8th president of the republic

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nikos-christodoulides-sworn-in-as-8th-president-of-the-republic

Cyprus’ president-elect, Nikos Christodoulides, was sworn in on Tuesday at a special ceremony at the House of Representatives, in Nicosia, with Parliament President, Annita Demetriou, wishing him “strength and endurance” to respond to the great responsibility he is assuming....

1121. Putin paying Palestinians $350 to fight in Ukraine, report says

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-paying-palestinians-$350-to-fight-in-ukraine-report-says

The majority of the Palestinians being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine hail from Ain al-Hilweh, the largest Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon....

1122. Two individuals stripped of French nationalities for planning attacks

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-individuals-stripped-of-french-nationalities-for-planning-attacks

The government of France has stripped two dual nationals of their French nationality after it was found out that they were planning attacks....

1123. Demetriou welcomes both presidents ahead of oath taking ceremony

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/demetriou-welcomes-both-presidents-ahead-of-oath-taking-ceremony

Newly elected President Nikos Christodoulides and outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades were received on Tuesday morning by House President Annita Demetriou at her office, before proceeding to the plenary chamber for the investiture ceremony of the new President....

1124. Netanyahu calls up Christodoulides on eve of oath ceremony

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-netanyahu-discuss-strategic-importance-of-cyprus-israel-relationship

The strategic significance of the Cyprus-Israel relationship was discussed during a telephone conversation on Sunday evening between President-elect Nikos Christodoulides and Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, at the latter's initiative...

1125. The who's who of the Christodoulides government

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-who-s-who-of-the-christodoulides-government

On Monday afternoon (27/02), Nikos Christodoulides, the country's new leader, unveiled his new administration. Read the detailed biographies of the individuals who make up the new government....

1126. COVID origin debate back in the news

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-origin-debate-back-in-the-news

A new classified report in the United States says COVID-19 was probably the result of a laboratory leak, fueling further debate on the origins of the pandemic as a House subcommittee prepares to tackle the issue that has divided the world politically and scientifically...

1127. Akamas compensation guidelines poses risks, says Finance Minister

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/akamas-compensation-guidelines-poses-risks-says-finance-minister

"The guidelines for compensating landowners in Akamas for the loss of land value they have incurred and providing assistance to the neighborhood are speculative and ill-defined....

1128. Kaili lawyer stunned as MEP’s partner walks free

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kaili-lawyer-stunned-as-mep-s-partner-walks-free

The defense for Greek MEP Eva Kaili is raising hell after Belgian authorities released her partner in an ongoing corruption investigation, with one of her lawyers accusing Belgium’s criminal justice of operating against European legal culture...

1129. Tsipras in Cyprus, congratulates Mavroyiannis on election campaign

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tsipras-in-cyprus-congratulates-mavrioyiannis-on-election-campaign

The leader of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance Alexis Tsipras, who is visiting Cyprus on Thursday, had a meeting with the candidate in the last elections for the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus and diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis....

1130. Christodoulides: 'Open and constructive' first meeting

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-open-and-constructive-first-meeting

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar arrived at Nicosia airport shortly after 11 a.m., with the necessary delay, to be met by Mr. Colin Stewart, the UN Secretary General's special representative in Cyprus. ...

1131. Hooded men break up LGBTQ meeting in Limassol

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hooded-men-break-up-lgbtq-meeting-in-limassol

A group of hooded men stormed an LGBTQ event at the Cyprus University of Technology on Wednesday, yelling anti-gay slurs, assaulting participants, and discharging a fire extinguisher towards them, with police saying they were investigating a hate crime...

1132. EY presents report on the Future of Banking in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ey-presents-report-on-the-future-of-banking-in-cyprus

The report showcases the importance and contribution of Cypriot banks to the wider economy and society, and identifies current and upcoming challenges and opportunities...

1133. Cabinet could be announced by the end of the week

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-could-be-announced-by-the-end-of-the-week

Christodoulides is ready to meet Tatar alone or with Stewart, Cabinet to be announced by the end of the week or next President-elect Nikos Christodoulides said he is ready to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar with or without the presence of UN Secretary General’s Representative Colin Stewart....

1134. Christodoulides to Stewart: 'Tatar's two-state solution is out of the question'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-to-stewart-tatar-s-two-state-solution-is-out-of-the-question

The President-elect of the Republic, Nicos Christodoulides, made it clear to Colin Stewart, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Cyprus, today that the two-state solution model advocated by the T/C leader, Ersin Tatar,...

1135. Demetriou vs. Demetriou

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/demetriou-vs-demetriou

After lengthy negotiations and backstage discussions, Annita Demetriou and Demetris Demetriou are the two candidates for the DISY presidency ahead of the March 11 elections. ...

1136. The message behind Biden's historic visit to Kyiv

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-message-behind-biden-s-historic-visit-to-kyiv

"One year later, Kyiv is holding firm. Ukraine too. And Democracy endures."...

1137. Man arrested in Cyprus drops bombshell Biden allegation

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-in-cyprus-drops-bombshell-biden-claim

A professor from Israel, who was arrested in Cyprus on a US warrant, says his prosecution is politically motivated and further alleges that the Justice Department is trying to discredit him over dirt he has on Hunter Biden’s deals with China...

1138. 'O Captain, My Captain!', says Averof to Nikos

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/o-captain-my-captain-says-averof-to-nikos

When the poet Walt Whitman wrote the famous poem "O captain! My captain" in 1865, he was thinking of Abraham Lincoln as the "helmsman" and the American state as the ship that anchored safely in Lincoln's hands....

1139. Cyprus' new president

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/cyprus-new-president

Nikos Christodoulides was elected president of the Republic of Cyprus on Sunday, without the support of either of the country’s two main parties....

1140. Cypriot leaders move social meeting forward

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-leaders-move-social-meeting-forward

A social meeting between divided Cyprus’ leaders has been moved forward and will take place before the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Nikos Christodoulides, who has been ready to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar even before assuming office...

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