https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-phone-spying-scandal-refuels-cypriot-rumors
Fast developments in Greece over that country’s wiretapping scandal prompted political opposition in Cyprus to call for an end to a code of silence on the island over growing suspicions of unlawful surveillance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-retaliates-with-military-drills-off-taiwan-s-coast-after-pelosi-visit
China kicked off its biggest-ever military exercises in the seas around Taiwan following US politician Nancy Pelosi's visit....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/images-of-loss-and-abandonment-at-the-kyrenia-cemetary
In the center of the city of Kyrenia on the former Gladstonos Avenue, today Iskenderun Caddesi, is the Hellenic Cemetery, a place intended for the eternal rest of Kyrenians who passed away; now it is left to the mercy of the ravages of time and people....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-‘erdogan-feels-weak-says-ex-mossad-chief
With 42 years' worth of experience in the armed forces and intelligence, General Danny Yatom is a living legend in Israel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/photo-blunder-throws-north-into-chaos
A photo printed on lottery tickets in the north has landed officials in the hot seat and started a political media war, after it was revealed that depicted fighters holding a Turkish flag were actually Greek Cypriot paramilitaries rejoicing after capturing a Turkish Cypriot stronghold in 1964...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-dims-lights-as-it-leads-europe-in-saving-energy
Summer nights in the wealthy Bavarian city of Augsburg this year are eerily dark and quiet: The facades of historic buildings are not illuminated, street lights are dimmed and most of the fountains are not operating....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-turkey-s-map-and-greece-s-vindication
The displaying of a map showing many Greek islands, including Crete, as Turkish, by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s nationalist ally Devlet Bahceli, is obviously a particularly provocative action that angers Greece. In the battle of public relations, however, it strengthens its position....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-appointment-signals-gesy-wars-not-over
All hell broke loose this week in the health sector of the Republic of Cyprus, after a heart doctor not liked by unions was given a seat on the board of the Health Insurance Organization, signaling core debates about whether the state should stick to uniform rules or expand its single-payer philosophy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/majority-of-cypriots-believe-corruption-is-rampant-in-the-country
A total of 94% of respondents in a special Eurobarometer published by the European Commission on Wednesday believe that the problem of corruption is widespread in the country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-s-cypriot-minister-takes-on-bureaucracy
After almost one year as Greece’s climate minister, former EU Commissioner and Nicosia native Christos Stylianides says he never expected bureaucracy in Athens to be worse than Brussels...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shinzo-abe-shot-dead-by-lone-gunman
Shinzo Abe - Japan's longest-serving prime minister - has died after being shot twice as he made a campaign speech in the south of the country earlier today, local media has said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-makes-list-on-russophobia-cases-in-moscow-report
Cyprus was among countries listed in a Moscow report on attacks and discrimination against Russians living abroad, with allegations on the island ranging from bullying in schools to stalking, threats of violence and financial sanctions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scandal-shakes-things-up-in-cypriot-health
Health officials in Cyprus are fast tracking special software to distribute drugs to cancer patients, following shocking allegations of vote trading and deep state politics in a system overseen by House representatives off the record...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rumors-of-pegasus-purchase-by-cyprus-not-put-to-rest
The possibility that NSO sold Pegasus to Cypriot authorities remained unanswered last week when a Cypriot MEP grilled the company’s general counsel, who stopped short of saying who actually bought it...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-the-us-would-act-in-an-aegean-confrontation
It was the habit of American presidents to take their breakfast at the Willard Hotel back in the 1930s, just a block from the White House. The lobby would always be packed with people who wanted a few moments of their time to raise all sorts of issues – and thus lobbyists were born....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-there-is-a-conflict-in-us-society
The decision of the US Supreme Court to abolish the right to abortion, leaving each state to judge the issue alone, has many "benefactors"....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/abortion-banned-in-multiple-us-states-a-mere-hours-after-roe-v-wade-overturned
Abortion was already illegal in multiple US states on Saturday, with bans introduced within hours of Roe v Wade being overturned, as cities erupted in protest at the landmark ruling.
Abortion banned in multiple US states just hours after Roe v Wade overturned
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mavroyiannis-open-to-cypriot-gas-for-turkey-before-solution
AKEL-backed independent presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis says Cyprus could sell natural gas to Turkey before a comprehensive solution can be reached on the island, marking a departure from official policy as well as the position of his opponents...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-drama-diplomat-announces-candidacy
Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis announced his candidacy for president in next year’s election in the Republic of Cyprus, saying corruption will remain rampant unless the country is reunited once again into a 'proper state'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-days-of-mourning-for-zeta-emilianidou
White flowers, a candle and a photo were set in the place of Zeta Aimilianidou during the meeting of the Council of Ministers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boris-johnson-to-face-no-confidence-vote-tonight
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a no-confidence vote Monday that could oust him from power, as discontent with his rule finally threatens to topple a politician who has often seemed invincible despite many scandals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-talk-of-doing-good-rings-hollow-among-global-elite-in-davos
If the rich don’t give a bit more today, they may have to give a lot more tomorrow. That was my conclusion from last week’s World Economic Forum in Davos....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-resumes-weapons-support-to-ukraine
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin thanked many countries including Greece for sending new military packages of assistance to Ukraine, causing political chaos in Athens where last month government officials said there would be no more military equipment shipments to Kiev...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-says-he-will-no-longer-talk-to-greek-pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he would cease talking to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and cancel a key meeting between their two governments, accusing the Greek leader of antagonizing Turkey....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/zelensky-fends-off-peace-calls-after-azovstall-fall
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ruled out any ceasefire in exchange of territorial concessions to Russia, after Moscow declared Mariupol liberated following the surrender of the besieged town’s Azovstal plant...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-the-cat-and-the-tip-of-the-iceberg
Who knows how long he’d been standing in the middle of that Kythera field, with little food and water, in unbearable pain as the small halter bit into his flesh....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/confidence-in-parliament-the-state-the-army-and-the-church-has-declined
Citizens' trust in institutions has declined, according to the results of a poll taken in Nicosia on Tuesday regarding current issues, conducted by the Association of Polling Companies and Market Research of Cyprus (SEDEAK)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/when-will-nikos-christodoulides-announce-his-candidacy-for-president
Former Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides is expected to announce his candidacy in the coming days as an independent candidate. Preparations have been underway for some time and anticipation is growing as to his campaign platform and who his appointed advisors will be....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-rcb-bank-and-its-kremlin-ties
On March 24, Cyprus’s fourth-largest bank announced it would wind down its banking operations in the wake of the “volatile geopolitical situation” caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a month earlier....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-struggles-to-find-anti-corruption-auditors
Efforts to assign members to a transparency commission are said to be stalling in the Republic of Cyprus, with politicians from the opposition crying foul over connections between some candidates and the country’s disgraced golden passports program...
