https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/posh-perks-and-pricey-trips-inside-parliament-s-2023-spending-spree
The Auditor General of the Republic has issued a series of significant recommendations in his report concerning the operations of the House of Representatives for the year 2023....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-landmark-nicosia-towers-the-ultimate-5-star-lifestyle-choice-in-nicosia
As the most prestigious real estate project in the modern history of Nicosia is developing in full speed, the vision of the owner MHV, a company group with a prominent role in the luxury hospitality and premium real estate scene of Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean, is becoming more and more evident....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/tatar-talks-tough-on-property-but-is-anyone-buying-it
Ersin Tatar can rattle his sabre all he wants, threatening ''retaliation'' and arrests over Greek Cypriot property claims in the occupied north. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shock-bills-football-fixes-a-u-turn-on-makarios-ave-cyprus-week-of-curveballs
From electricity bills getting a surprise bump to football clubs sliding past tax rules (again) and a Nicosia street project taking a literal U-turn, this week was full of plot twists. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/debate-over-euthanasia-bill-draws-public-and-political-reactions
A proposed bill to legalize euthanasia in Cyprus has prompted public discussion and divided opinions among lawmakers, with supporters advocating for open dialogue and critics warning of potential risks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-embassy-event-pulled-from-nicosia-school-after-public-outcry
What started as a green initiative to give Agios Dometios Primary School its first rooftop garden has turned into a political firestorm....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tensions-erupt-over-abramovich-case-allegations-at-parliamentary-committee
Allegations of high-level political interference surrounding a multimillion-euro VAT debt linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich escalated Thursday in Cyprus’ Parliament, with tensions erupting between lawmakers and investigative journalist Makarios Drousiotis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-mayor-accuses-police-of-breach-and-political-cover-up
Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos has launched a scathing attack on the chief of police, accusing him of breaking a promise, compromising his safety, and politicizing law enforcement, all while raising the alarm on alleged money laundering in Cyprus by Latin American drug cartels....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/abramovich-s-€25-million-vat-written-off-after-ex-president-s-call
A growing scandal over Cyprus’ handling of VAT debts tied to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has taken a sharp new turn, this time with a bombshell allegation involving former President Nicos Anastasiades....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eac-admits-fire-risk-in-thousands-of-homes
Thousands of homes in Cyprus may be at risk of fire, electric shock, or damage to appliances due to faulty circuit breakers, and for the first time, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) is acknowledging the problem....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€100-er-fee-only-for-tourists-not-gesy-patients
Patients covered by Cyprus’s national health system (GESY) and other approved groups will not be affected by the recently announced €100 advance fee for Accident and Emergency Department (A\&E) visits, health officials confirmed on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/celebrations-after-un-envoy-labels-cyprus-president-‘leader-of-greek-cyprus
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin, drew criticism this week after referring to the President of the Republic of Cyprus as the “leader of Greek Cyprus” during remarks following a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/over-€1-1-million-in-donations-to-cyprus-political-parties-tied-to-golden-passport-scheme
More than €1.1 million in donations were funneled to political parties in Cyprus between 2016 and 2021 from individuals and companies linked to the controversial Cyprus Investment Program, commonly known as the “Golden Passport” scheme....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/enough-is-enough-protest-outside-presidential-palace-slams-cyprus-stance-on-gaza
Chanting ''freedom for Palestine'' and dressed in red to symbolize bloodshed, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Presidential Palace on Monday night, calling out the Cypriot government’s silence over the ongoing devastation in Gaza....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/when-public-service-becomes-self-serving
In Periclean Athens, civic participation wasn’t just a right; it was a moral and political duty. Those who didn’t engage in public affairs were labeled idiotes, a term thought to carry a derogatory tone and which is often linked to the modern English words ''idiot'' and ''diocy.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sides-with-israel-in-eu-rift-over-gaza-aid-access
Cyprus has drawn criticism for breaking ranks with most of the EU by opposing a Dutch-led push to review the EU’s political and economic ties with Israel over its ongoing blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-lawmakers-approve-tariff-hikes-on-russian-belarusian-agricultural-imports
The European Parliament voted Thursday to impose higher tariffs on fertilizers and select agricultural products from Russia and Belarus, aiming to curb the bloc’s reliance on imports from the two countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-embassy-s-green-roof-project-at-local-school-ignites-heated-backlash
What started as a green initiative to give Agios Dometios Primary School its first rooftop garden has turned into a political firestorm....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/i-m-young-i-made-mistakes-i-love-paphos-and-other-things-bishops-say-when-suspended
''I’m young, I made mistakes, I love Paphos, I was hoping for a second chance. No, that wasn’t Fidias speaking. Nor was it a contestant on Big Brother. That was former Bishop of Paphos Tychikos, responding to the Synod's decision to suspend him from his duties....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/cypriots-rush-to-borrow-as-rates-drop-but-are-banks-repeating-old-mistakes
As interest rates continue their downward trend, and with further cuts expected, borrowers are feeling more confident. This isn’t hearsay from bank insiders or coffee shop chatter; ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/harvard-bars-international-students-under-trump-policy-shift
Cypriot students hoping to study at Harvard University next year will now need to look elsewhere. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/beats-beyond-borders-how-cyprus-djs-are-uniting-a-divided-capital
Cyprus has been divided for more than half a century, with its capital, Nicosia, split down the middle. But while politicians continue to stumble on the path to reunification, a new generation of DJs and music lovers is quietly achieving what decades of diplomacy have not: bringing the island’s two communities together, one party at a time. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/they-re-happy-in-russia-cypriot-mep-sparks-fury-over-shocking-ukraine-comment
In a statement that's shocked many across Europe, Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou claimed that Ukrainian children taken by Russian forces during the war were ''happy'' and ''wanted to go to Russia'' -- a comment that has triggered widespread condemnation and gone viral online....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/have-we-lost-our-minds-or-worse-our-humanity
A friend called me early this morning and said, ''I’m really starting to hate the world.'' It was the caffeine kick I needed to jolt me wide awake....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-calls-springsteen-dumb-as-a-rock
Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump are locked in a transatlantic war of words, and things are getting personal....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/timur-turlov-at-new-york-eastern-mediterranean-business-summit-cyprus-is-our-european-gateway-to-global-markets
Freedom Holding Corp. is driven by a mission to build bridges between regions and make global markets more accessible — an ambition powered by innovation and modern technologies, including artificial intelligence. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/the-untold-story-behind-the-killing-of-u-s-ambassador-rodger-davies-in-cyprus
The tangled story behind the 1974 assassination of U.S. Ambassador Rodger Davies in Cyprus takes center stage in 'Invisible Conspiracy', the latest book by journalist and researcher Andreas Hatzikyriakos....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/joe-biden-diagnosed-with-advanced-prostate-cancer
Former U.S. President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, according to a statement from his office on Sunday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/yes-but-diplomacy-the-hypocrisy-at-the-heart-of-our-moral-collapse
Alongside relentless economic precarity, the erosion and impoverishment of the middle class, environmental and public health crises, and of course the grotesque wars that have returned to Europe and the Middle East with a shocking savagery after decades, the 21st century seems to have ushered in a spiritual backslide, a collapse into the cheap and the populist....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-to-erdogan-it-s-up-to-us-now
In a rare and unexpected exchange, President Nikos Christodoulides spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday during the European Political Community Summit in Tirana, Albania....
