https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pentecost-weekend-to-boost-tourism-in-protaras
Last-minute reservations are typical for the Pentecost long weekend, as described by tourism professionals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-city-of-dreams-keeps-union-stewards-at-bay
Cyprus’ City of Dreams, Europe’s largest integrated casino resort, is moving ahead with plans this year to welcome guests with open arms, but union officials are not among them...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-searches-for-that-special-someone-to-break-the-deadlock
President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday that he exchanged views with other EU leaders on specific European personalities that could contribute to breaking the deadlock of the Cyprus issue....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cheers-to-the-14th-cyprus-wine-competition-a-toast-to-wine-lovers-everywhere
Get ready to raise your glasses as the 14th Cyprus Wine Competition, a testament to the nation's devotion to the wine sector, is just around the corner! From May 22 to May 26, 2023, Cyprus will host a vibrant extravaganza dedicated to the art of winemaking, attracting wine aficionados from far and wide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-opportunity-for-cyprus-un-envoy-sees-last-chance-for-progress
UN Secretary General's Special Representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, has expressed the belief that "we are on the verge of a new opportunity to try to have some progress on the Cyprus problem," adding that this "may be the last opportunity."...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-chambers-call-for-bilateral-improvement-of-green-line-trade
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) and the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce (KTTO) support all efforts aimed at the bilateral improvement of Green Line trade....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-working-on-comprehensive-refugee-policy
The government is working on a comprehensive refugee policy, President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-ex-president-denies-interfering-with-soccer-probe
Former president Nicos Anastasiades, who has denied accusations that he unlawfully interfered in a soccer match-fixing probe, engaged in a back-and-forth with his accuser after he dropped the bombshell firsthand account allegations during a public podcast...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/echr-takes-on-ayia-napa-gang-rape-case
The Republic of Cyprus is defending its actions after its own Supreme Court cleared a British woman of lying to police about a gang rape in 2019, with both sides sticking to their guns as the case is now appears before the European Court of Human Rights...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/minthis-spa-wins-a-gold-award-in-cyprus-tourism-awards
We are proud to announce that MINTHIS and its world-class destination Spa has won a prestigious award at the Cyprus Tourism Awards 2022. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nba-to-open-basketball-school-in-costa-navarino
The National Basketball Association announced on Wednesday that it is partnering with TEMES to run a Basketball School at the resort of Costa Navarino this summer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/french-furious-over-retirement-age-increase-of-2-years
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to fill the streets of France Thursday for the 11th day of nationwide resistance to a government proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. The furious public reaction to the plan has cornered and weakened French President Emmanuel Macron....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-president-wraps-up-cairo-visit
Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, concludes on Thursday his visit to Egypt, with a meeting with the Arab League Secretary General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, at the League's seat. After the meeting Christodoulides will depart for Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-president-visits-cairo
The Cyprus issue, ways to deepen bilateral relations in the fields of trade, economy and tourism, as well as Energy, will be the focus of a meeting on Wednesday in Cairo between President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, and the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ex-minister-worries-nicosia-dropped-imo-ball-out-of-spite
A Cypriot former minister is calling on the new government to offer an explanation as to why the Republic of Cyprus failed to seek a nomination currently being sought by foe Turkey at a UN agency responsible for regulating shipping, hinting at revenge politics and calling on his party to seek answers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/passports-of-russian-officials-confiscated-to-prevent-overseas-escape
A Soviet-style practice is being resorted to by Russia's security services, confiscating the passports of senior officials and executives of state-owned companies to prevent travel abroad, as "paranoia about leaks and defections spreads in Vladimir Putin's regime," reports the Financial Times....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-wants-top-technocrats-advising-him-on-cyprob
President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday that the National Security Council that is to be set up will consist mainly of technocrats and will further strengthen the work of the National Council, the top advisory body to the President as regards the Cyprus issue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-israel-thankful-for-mutual-support
The relations between Cyprus and Israel will flourish even more, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen who arrived Thursday on the island ahead of a tripartite meeting between Cyprus, Israel and Greece said, also noting that Cyprus is a safe place for Israelis...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-cracks-down-on-stadium-violence
Following the riots inside and outside the Eleftheria stadium, the government places the fight against violence in sports venues squarely on the shoulders of the police. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/property-issues-can-only-be-resolved-through-reunification
The UK Minister for Europe Leo Docherty has described the property issue in the occupied part of Cyprus as “one of the most complex and sensitive subjects in the Cyprus Problem” and said that the most effective way to resolve it is through reunification talks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/agency-owner-arrested-as-visa-scandal-unfolds
Cyprus Police have arrested an agency owner in Limassol in connection with an investigation into document fraud, after it emerged that foreign delivery drivers had sought to obtain or renew permits through his office...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/it-s-time-for-diplomacy-says-christodoulides
It is time for diplomacy to play its role as it has already started working to bring about what we have discussed during our meetings in Brussels, in view of the elections in Turkey, Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-deal-in-sight-in-cyprus-mercy-killing-case
A Cyprus criminal court on Tuesday rejected a defense argument that a British man’s confession to killing his ailing wife was unlawfully obtained, because he was in no frame of mind to speak to police without a lawyer present...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/say-goodbye-to-an-iconic-symbol-of-sin-city
When you walk the Las Vegas Strip you see women wearing showgirl outfits taking pictures with tourists. They work alongside Spider-Men, Batmen, and shirtless police officers and firefighters....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/investigation-into-understaffing in-the-tourism-industry-is-imminent
The start of the summer travel season is anticipated to occur around the end of March or the beginning of April, along with the reopening of hotel facilities that were closed during the winter....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-least-12-snowed-in-residents-found-dead-in-california-mountain-community
At least 12 people have died in Southern California, authorities said, after fierce winter storms lashed the state, burying normally warm areas in snow....
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....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dicarlo-to-swing-by-divided-cyprus
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, will visit Cyprus next week to hold meetings with President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, and Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, CNA has learned...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/airlines-and-iata-to-take-legal-action-for-flight-reductions-at-schiphol
The government of the Netherlands may be facing legal action related to their recent decision to reduce the number of annual flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to 460,000 from November 2023, which is eight percent lower than the current flight cap....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-us-ambassador-to-cyprus-visits-buffer-zone
The new Ambassador of the USA to Cyprus, Julie Fisher, had a meeting on Thursday with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Colin Stewart at the UN-protected area in Nicosia....
