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04 September, 2025
 

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1. Cyprus’ LNG dream hits another snag

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-lng-dream-hits-another-snag

Just when it seemed Cyprus’ troubled natural gas terminal at Vasilikos might finally be sailing smoothly, another snag has thrown the project off course, adding it to a growing list of delayed or unfinished infrastructure plans, from the Paphos-Polis highway to the Great Sea Interconnector....

2. I know some history, shall we take a little stroll?

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/i-know-some-history-shall-we-take-a-little-stroll

While it would be enough for anyone genuinely interested in learning what happened in Machairas in March 1957, and forming their own view, to read the relevant literature, whether right-wing, British, leftist, centrist, or from any other perspective, many instead watch a podcast by an ignorant MEP....

3. Politics and timing

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-and-timing

Over the past week, supporters of the President of the Republic spoke of unchecked toxicity, of nihilism and blind fanaticism that have come to dominate the public sphere, both from Nikos Christodoulides’ political opponents, who refused to accept their defeat, and from a segment of society prone to populism....

4. Hope dies last (but the ice cream melts first)

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/hope-dies-last-but-the-ice-cream-melts-first

At a well-known tavern in Strovolos, coincidentally and symbolically near the Presidential Palace, when the lights went out due to a power cut, the waiters lit candles, creating a warm (47 degrees Celsius) and very romantic atmosphere. ...

5. UK trade envoy faces calls to quit over visit to occupied Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-trade-envoy-faces-calls-to-quit-over-visit-to-occupied-cyprus

Afzal Khan, a Labour MP and Britain’s special trade envoy to Turkey, is under mounting pressure to resign after a controversial trip to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus. ...

6. Cyprus’ ghost story is suffocating its future

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/cyprus-ghost-story-is-suffocating-its-future

Twenty-two years ago, in April 2003, I crossed a checkpoint for the first time with my mother and grandmother to see their old home in Famagusta....

7. Israel and its dilemmas

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/israel-and-its-dilemmas

Israel today stands at a pivotal, absolutely existential crossroads. At its helm is a politician who has nowhere to “land” if he loses the elections and who depends crucially on small extremist parties....

8. Why our politicians fail to manage crises

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/why-our-politicians-fail-to-manage-crises

The most compelling argument for our political leaders to grasp the value of immediacy is this: governments no longer fall because of the opposition....

9. Freedom Holding Corp. supports global chess events with the participation of schools from Greece and Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/freedom-holding-corp-supports-global-chess-events-with-the-participation-of-schools-from-greece-and-cyprus

Freedom Holding Corp., parent company of Freedom24, proudly announces its participation as a supporter of the “FIDE World School Chess Championship 2025” and the “Smart Moves Summit 2025”, ...

10. Vasilikos scandal: Bank accounts under scrutiny in EU probe

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/vasilikos-scandal-bank-accounts-under-scrutiny-in-eu-probe

Cyprus' political parties are voicing strong support for the examination of bank accounts linked to the failed Vasilikos LNG terminal as part of an ongoing investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). ...

11. Prosecutors’ arrogance fuels public outrage in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/prosecutors-arrogance-fuels-public-outrage-in-cyprus

Something deeper, and far more troubling, than whether Savvas Angelides would resign or not was revealed in the press conference he held last Tuesday as Deputy Attorney General....

12. Nicosia, the neglected relative

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/nicosia-the-neglected-relative

Nicosia has structural issues. Where other cities have the sea, Nicosia has the Green Line. By its very nature, its development, and even the daily relief of its traffic, does not unfold in any smooth or natural way....

13. ''I'm not stepping down'': Deputy AG stands his ground after ECHR slams Cyprus in rape case

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/i-m-not-stepping-down-deputy-ag-stands-his-ground-after-echr-slams-cyprus-in-rape-case

Cyprus’ Deputy Attorney General, Savvas Angelides, has found himself at the center of a firestorm following a harsh ruling from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which condemned the way a rape case involving a young woman was handled by the Legal Service and pointed directly at him for comments described as sexist and prejudiced....

14. Of patriots, politicians and souvlakia: Cyprus in all its glory

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/of-patriots-politicians-and-souvlakia-cyprus-in-all-its-glory

The ''Never-Surrender'' Tornaritis is aiming for double digits with his new movement, ''Rise Up.'' And he’s absolutely convinced it’s going to stir the waters. Sound crazy? Not to me....

15. Secrets, speeding, and selective outrage

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/secrets-speeding-and-selective-outrage

Mrs. Aristotelous—not Christiana, Anna—has made her way into the headlines more than once in recent years. Some of the rumors were so nasty, I personally chose to ignore them as ''too bad to be true.''...

16. Patrol cars, helicopters, Annita and Tornaritis

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-patrol-cars-the-helicopters-annita-and-tornaritis

First things first, so I want to reassure everyone: The rumors that what transpired in the now-infamous police car scene becoming the new punishment for crossing the line at traffic lights are false....

17. Is Phedon Phedonos gearing up for 2028?

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/is-phedon-phedonos-gearing-up-for-2028

When Phedon Phedonos launched a fresh offensive from Paphos last month, accusing certain Cyprus-based forex companies of laundering dirty money and warning that the Cypriot economy was veering dangerously close to a “casino model,” it sent ripples through Nicosia....

18. ECtHR orders €18,000 payout to Cypriot company over Famagusta property claim

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ecthr-orders-€18-000-payout-to-cypriot-company-over-famagusta-property-claim

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Turkey to pay €18,000 in damages and legal fees to Cypriot company K.V. Mediterranean Tours Ltd., over delays in handling a property claim in the fenced-off area of Famagusta....

19. Nikos Tornaritis’ heartfelt tribute turned ChatGPT blunder...and other political mishaps

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/nikos-tornaritis-heartfelt-tribute-turned-chatgpt-blunder-and-other-political-mishaps

The son of the former Auditor General, Philippos Michaelides, wrote, among other things, the following: “Annita Demetriou is the best example of how connections can turn you from an ordinary mortal, a political science graduate no less, into Speaker of the House and leader of the largest political party…”...

20. Tornaritis launches ''Get Up'' movement: Politics, but run like a business

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tornaritis-launches-get-up-movement-politics-but-run-like-a-business

Christoforos Tornaritis has unveiled the first glimpse of his new political movement, ''Get Up,'' which promises to ditch traditional politics in favor of what he calls a more professional, business-style approach to running the country....

21. What’s really going on here?

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/what-s-really-going-on-here

Members of the press enjoy certain privileges. At the same time, they bear real responsibilities....

22. ''Enough is enough'': Protest outside presidential palace slams Cyprus stance on Gaza (Pics)

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....

23. ''I’m young, I made mistakes, I love Paphos'' - and other things bishops say when suspended

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....

24. Beats beyond borders: How Cyprus’ DJs are uniting a divided capital

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. ...

25. “Have you ever been to Ukraine?”: MEP Fidias Panayiotou under fire for controversial stance

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/have-you-ever-been-to-ukraine-mep-fidias-panayiotou-under-fire-for-controversial-stance

Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou is under growing scrutiny for his controversial statements and actions related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with critics accusing him of echoing pro-Russian narratives and dodging serious questions....

26. The untold story behind the killing of U.S. Ambassador Rodger Davies in Cyprus

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....

27. Turkish Cypriots tell Erdogan 'no' to political Islam

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-cypriots-tell-erdogan-no-to-political-islam

Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots marched through occupied Nicosia on Friday to protest what they call Ankara’s imposition of political Islam and interference in their secular way of life, ahead of an expected visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan....

28. When the flames start to lick at flesh and the radicalization of young men

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/when-the-flames-start-to-lick-at-flesh-and-the-radicalization-of-young-men

What is happening with teenage and young men in our country, and across Europe more broadly? ...

29. Denktas urges Turkey to recognize Republic of Cyprus, open embassy in south

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/denktas-urges-turkey-to-recognize-republic-of-cyprus-open-embassy-in-south

Serdar Denktas, a prominent Turkish Cypriot politician, has called on Turkey to formally recognize the Republic of Cyprus and open an embassy in the island’s internationally recognized government in the south....

30. Ad executive arrested in occupied north tied to Istanbul mayor probe

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ad-executive-arrested-in-occupied-north-tied-to-istanbul-mayor-probe

The owner of an advertising company based in the occupied north of Cyprus has been arrested in connection with a major corruption investigation in Turkey — one that’s said to be linked to Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu....

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