https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-land-development-received-11-1-million-from-the-passport-program
The Cyprus Investment Program, also known as the passport program, brought in €11.17 million for the Cyprus Land Development Corporation between 2019 and 2022....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divided-cyprus-leaders-to-meet-as-hope-for-peace-dims
President-elect Nikos Christodoulides is set to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on March 1, the same day he assumes office, but talk of the Greek Cypriot politician forming a Cyprus Problem team were still unclear...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-daily-hurriyet-s-front-page-efharisto-poli-file
Kathimerini and SKAI correspondent, Manolis Kostidis, reports that the earthquake victims are grateful to the Greeks for the assistance provided through the EMAK, while anger at the Turkish government is at an all-time high....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nuland-and-blinken-congratulated-christodoulides-on-twitter
US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland, known for her handling of the Cyprus issue on behalf of the State Department, congratulated the new President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Christodoulides, in a tweet quoting the corresponding congratulatory message from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/what-factors-played-a-role-in-christodoulides-election
Nikos Christodoulidis is the eighth President of the Republic of Cyprus and the first in history to not only be the first to cut the thread in the first round of presidential elections without the support of one of the two major parties but also to be elected President while facing AKEL and the leadership of DISY....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/preparations-for-second-round-in-the-final-stretch
Preparations for the second round of the Presidential elections on Sunday are in the final stretch. On Thursday the distribution of ballots was completed and on Friday the ballot boxes will be delivered....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/world-bank-to-assist-in-akamas-tourism-development
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Costas Kadis and the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Savvas Perdios, met with representatives of the World Bank, on Thursday, in order to formulate a tourism strategy for Akamas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/podcast-time-for-the-us-to-put-more-energy-into-solving-the-cyprus-problem
The UN Security Council just renewed the mandate for UNFICYP – the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus – for another year instead of for six months. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/the-first-presidential-election-in-cyprus held-in-1959
On December 13, 1959, the young Republic of Cyprus held its first presidential elections. Glafkos Clerides, who opposed his father John's candidacy and was accused of failing to follow the Christian commandment to "honor thy father and thy mother,"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biden-s-second-delaware-home-searched-by-fbi
The FBI searched President Joe Biden's Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home Wednesday as part of its investigation into the potential mishandling of classified documents, the president's personal lawyer said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/campaigning-outside-polling-stations-a-criminal-offense
Campaigning or the display of any signs outside the polling stations which are directly or indirectly related to the elections are prohibited on the day and the eve of the elections February 5th, the Chief Returning Officer said on Wednesday in a press release....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elections-the-political-crash-test-in-brussels
In the interim between the two rounds of presidential elections, EU leaders will convene in Brussels for an extraordinary European Council on migration management and ensuring Europe's economic competitiveness. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-large-number-of-foreclosure-notices-to-be-sent-tomorrow
Today, Tuesday, January 31, 2023, marks the end of the most recent three-month suspension of divestments imposed by a resolution of the House of Representatives. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/election-protocol-for-covid-positive-voters
The Ministry of Health issued Monday a press release on a series of protection measures for the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 that should be implemented by the election officers during the presidential elections that will take place on Sunday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/why-didn-t-they-vote
This may seem unthinkable in Nicosia, but journalists interested in learning more about the upcoming Cypriot presidential elections, both officially and unofficially, have one question: is there any chance that Cyprus' stance on the European Union's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine will change, and will we have "another Viktor Orban?"...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-inaugurates-gas-terminal-in-vasiliko
Today marks a historic milestone for the Larnaka region, President Nicos Anastasiades said, during the inauguration of the gas terminal of the VLPG consortium in the Vasiliko area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stewart-categorically-denies-alleged-statements-on-yeni-duzen
The head of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, has categorically rejected the references attributed to him following representations by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-taps-into-expat-travel-pros-across-the-pond
Tourism Deputy Minister Savvas Perdios has concluded a first visit to Washington and New York with a view to gathering information and promoting Cyprus as a tourism destination with a 'positive impression' he told CNA....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-daily-s-report-on-stewart-s-statements-are-false-and-baseless
Everything included in the Turkish Cypriot press article is wrong and unfounded allegations which we absolutely do not confirm, UN spokesperson in Cyprus Aleem Siddique told CNA, asked about YENİDÜZEN's article on what the UN Secretary General's Special Representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, had said during a meeting in New York.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/leaders-of-both-sides-agree-current-state-of-cyprus-unacceptable
Participants in a meeting of leaders and representatives of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties held on Wednesday, at Ledra Palace, in Nicosia underlined risks from a status quo in Cyprus which is not static but is getting worse, a joint communique issued after the meeting said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/tech-companies-calling-for-employee-naturalizations-after-5-years
Following the 2023 Presidential Elections and the resumption of the meetings of the House of Representatives, ICT companies will begin "pushing" for the right to apply for naturalization after 5 years of residence and work in the Republic of Cyprus,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kadis-akamas-local-plan-to-be-implemented-before-the-elections
Today's Council of Ministers meeting will address the local plan for Akamas. An issue that remains a source of contention between the Ministries of Interior and Agriculture,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/zelensky-calls-anastasiades-as-peace-talks-loom
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades received on Thursday a not entirely unexpected phone call from Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has been calling leaders of partner states after returning from a trip to Washington amid rumors of peace talks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-chief-sees-no-common-ground-in-divided-cyprus
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' report on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, released on Wednesday night as an official document of the Security Council, number S/2023/3, records the lack of common ground between the two sides for peace talks leading to a mutually agreeable solution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/official-ballot-for-1st-round-of-presidential-elections-unveiled-today
Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou presented on Tuesday the ballot for the first round of the Presidential Elections that will take place on February 5th, 2023. The ballot includes 14 presidential candidates....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nikos-christodoulides-discussing-changes-to-the-guterres-framework
"I didn't hear anyone mention Mr. Kasoulides, the foreign minister, after the wreckage in Crans Montana. Nobody could blame him. He was not the most directly involved, nor was he the one who would take the final decisions..." ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-pro-west-new-archbishop-enthroned
Cyprus’ new Archbishop Georgios was enthroned on Sunday as one of the oldest independent orthodox churches seeks to overcome division, but a no show at the carefully choreographed ceremony also signaled that hard feelings over Ukraine have remained unresolved...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pope-benedict-xvi-laid-to-rest-as-faithful-mourn
Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass Thursday for a dead pope presided over by a living one, ending an unprecedented decade for the Catholic Church that was sparked by the German theologian’s decision to retire....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/the-plan-to-bring-in-more-german-tourists
In a trip organized by the FTI Group and Meeting Point, German travel agents recently visited the island and discovered increased demand for Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trendsetter-company-buys-cyprus-most-expensive-property
The most expensive piece of real estate in Cyprus is off the market, following news that a global trading platform will buy the stunning beachfront property after a decade-long presence on the island...