https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-scolds-budapest-over-turkic-faux-pas
Cypriot newly-appointed Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos warned his Hungarian counterpart this week that Nicosia would keep an eye on how Budapest carries forwards after a diplomatic faux pas involving a Turkish Cypriot delegation at a summit in Ankara...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/travel-between-us-and-europe-increased-by-87-in-february-2023
The recent data released from the International Trade Administration (ITA) has revealed that international air travel to and from the United States and Europe saw an increase of 87.1 percent in February 2023,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ex-us-president-trump-expects-to-be-arrested-on-tuesday
Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday and has urged his supporters to launch mass protests....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-continues-to-up-its-defense-game
A joint tactical drill, code-named 'PROTEAS – 1/23' which involved the design and implementation of special operations, was co-organized from February 20 to March 17 by the National Guard Naval Command and the United States Armed Forces...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/judge-takes-shot-in-the-dark-in-cliff-death-case
A judge in Paphos ordered a man to remain in police custody for three additional days in connection with the cliff death of a Ukrainian woman at a famous scenic location, despite police saying they were still waiting on a second autopsy to clarify charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ubs-steps-in-to-buy-rival-credit-suisse
Some of the world's largest central banks came together on Sunday to stop a banking crisis from spreading as Swiss authorities persuaded UBS Group AG to buy rival Credit Suisse Group AG in a historic deal...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scraps-online-migration-appointments-after-scandal
Immigration authorities in the Republic of Cyprus scrapped an online appointment platform on Monday after allegations were made public about agents selling available slots to foreigners for profit and causing months of waiting for those who did not shell out the cash...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/italy-weighs-in-as-cypriot-fund-goes-after-lukoil-plant
An Israeli-backed Cypriot fund’s deal to buy a Lukoil-owned refinery in Italy is hanging in the balance ahead of a Cabinet meeting in Rome possibly this week, when veto powers would be weighed against energy hub aspirations that could replace Russian gas and put the final nail in the coffin of a proposed EastMed pipeline...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/macron-under-pressure-as-pension-protests-turn-violent
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday faced the gravest challenge to his authority since the so-called Yellow Vest protests after his decision to push through a contested pension overhaul without a vote prompted violent unrest overnight....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/exciting-new-park-set-to-enhance-quality-of-life-in-larnaca-photos
Larnaca, one of the most charming cities in Cyprus, is set to undergo a major transformation in the coming years. Ten ambitious projects with a total value of €40 million are planned for the city center,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bahrain-plays-down-turkish-cypriot-flag-incident
A Turkish Cypriot flag at an inter-parliamentary union assembly in Bahrain has caught Nicosia’s attention, prompting Manama to reassure Greek Cypriots that it was 'not intentional' while dialogue still prevailed despite the diplomatic faux pas...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/petrol-stations-open-their-doors-to-electric-mobility
Petrolina Holdings Public announced last month the installation of the first state-of-the-art electric vehicle rapid charging charger at its petrol station in Larnaca's GSZ district....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/usa-house-votes-to-declassify-covid-origin-report
The House voted unanimously Friday to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19, a sweeping show of bipartisan support near the third anniversary of the start of the deadly pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-eager-to-resume-talks-with-tatar
The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulidis, met with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, at the Presidential Palace, where they discussed the need for negotiations to resume in order to achieve a bizonal bicommunal federation within the agreed framework. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/it-s-been-10-years-since-the-haircut
In March 2023, Cyprus will mark 10 years since the deposit haircut. Ten years after the 2013 crisis, Cyprus looks completely different. During this decade, many changes have taken place and its citizens have experienced many different situations,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-becomes-repatriation-hub-for-eu
On Wednesday, the Cyprus Police announced that a joint forced return operation, coordinated by FRONTEX, had successfully repatriated 23 third-country nationals who were illegally in Cyprus on Tuesday night....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cliff-death-draws-the-big-guns-of-forensics
A private forensic pathologist will take part in a defense autopsy of a young Ukrainian woman, whose boyfriend insists her cliff death was an accident, despite initial objections by the Legal Department which has also tasked its own expert to lead the exam...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspect-in-woman-s-cliff-death-disputes-forensic-report
The main suspect in the cliff death of a Ukrainian woman has denied wrongdoing and further called for a private forensic expert to conduct a second post mortem, after state pathologists suggested there were signs his girlfriend had been raped and strangled to death...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/banks-around-the-world-feel-force-of-svb-fallout
U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to do whatever was needed to address a threatened banking crisis after the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank forced regulators to step in with emergency measures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hsbc-buys-failed-silicon-valley-bank-in-bid-to-stem-fallout
Governments in the UK and the U.S. took extraordinary steps to stop a potential banking crisis after the historic failure of Silicon Valley Bank, even as another major bank was shut down....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boyfriend-arrested-after-autopsy-in-woman-s-cliff-death
A man who says his girlfriend slipped and fell to her death in coastal Paphos over the weekend has been arrested on premeditated charges, after a post mortem showed injuries inconsistent with a free fall...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/saudi-arabia-and-iran-to-re-establish-diplomatic-ties
Saudi Arabia and Iran reached an agreement that paves the way for the re-establishment of diplomatic ties after a seven-year split, a major realignment between regional rivals, the countries said Friday in a joint statement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kombos-rules-out-turkish-proposals-during-athens-visit
Greece will continue to fully support the effort for a just and viable solution to the Cyprus problem, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said after a meeting he held in Athens with Cyprus Foreign Minister Costantinos Kombos. The Cypriot FM noted in the joint statements after the meeting with Dendias, that no solution that will permanently divide the country nor a two-state solution will ever be accepted....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-law-enforcement-to-shed-schengen-s-lone-sheep-status
Justice Minister Anna Koukkides-Prokopiou has said she is pleased with the launch of the Schengen Information System (SIS) and the fact that the Republic of Cyprus will be able to have access to the system starting from the end of July. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/international-university-students-visit-eurogate-s-facilities-at-limassol-port
Students from various US academic institutions received a tour of the facilities of Eurogate Container Terminal Limassol Ltd. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/did-you-get-attacked-by-a-thief-a-student-asked-the-president
The President of the Republic, Nicos Christodoulides, paid a visit to the "Pefkios Georgiades" Primary School in Strovolos today, accompanied by the Minister of Education, Sports, and Youth, Athena Michaelides, the Government Spokesperson, Constantinos Letibiotis, and the Deputy Government Spokesperson, Doxa Komodromou....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-joins-eu-arms-buying-push-to-help-ukraine
Cyprus will continue its full support and solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, Defence Minister Michael Georgallas said on Wednesday during an informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Stockholm...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-of-labor-in-the-hot-seat-on-cola-issue
The President of the Republic's directive to the new members of the government that there is no time to waste and that the government should ramp up the initiation of its projects effectively overrides some ministries where pending issues are pressing. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-peak-left-for-cypriot-mountaineer
Cypriot citizen Evgenios Staroselskiy is set to begin his attempt next June to conquer the most demanding peak in the world, mountain K2 in Pakistan and raise the Cyprus flag on it...
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....
