https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-cyprus-medical-cooperation-and-innovation-in-the-time-of-coronavirus
The world’s population is currently facing a major crisis. Governments are taking drastic measures to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. The first priorities are to take preventive measures, to provide the best possible life saving medical care and to maximize the scientific capabilities to face the epidemic. Steps are taken also to minimize the economic impact....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-medical-professionals-under-one-roof
The services of all doctors and nurses in both state and private sectors came under one roof on Friday, following a requisition order in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-declares-coronavirus-outbreak-a-national-emergency
President Donald Trump said Friday he was declaring a national emergency -- "two very big words" -- to free up $50 billion in federal resources to combat coronavirus, part of a raft of new measures Trump hopes can bring a roiling health crisis under control....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-confirms-three-new-coronavirus-cases-total-hikes-to-10
The Republic of Cyprus saw three additional confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday evening, raising the total to 10. A second COVID-19 case was also confirmed in the north earlier in the day...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officials-search-for-positive-taxicab-passenger
State authorities in the Republic of Cyprus are on full alert after four more coronavirus cases were confirmed on Wednesday, with health officials scrambling to track down passengers of a taxicab driver who tested positive...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-eu-needs-to-stop-bickering-support-greece-on-refugees
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Tuesday urged European Union countries to give more resources and support to Greece as it faces a new wave of migrants and refugees from Syria and other parts of the Middle East....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sir-paul-nurse-fighting-cancer-through-the-cell-cycle
Holder of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Sir Paul Nurse, visited the island last week where he participated as the honorary speaker in the 4th Lecture of Academic Excellence organized by the Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine and the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics. His lecture, entitled ‘Control of the Cell Cyle’, delved into the depths of the research which had led to his prestigious Nobel prize....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-pm-meets-with-five-eu-leaders-over-bloc-s-budget
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held talks in Brussels on Friday with the leaders of Germany Angela Merkel, France Emmanuel Macron, Spain Pedro Sanchez, Italy Giuseppe Conte and Portugal Antonio Costa in a bid to break a deadlock in negotiations for the European Union’s 2021-2027 budget....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-in-four-in-cyprus-at-risk-of-poverty
Some 200,000 persons (23.9 per cent of the Cyprus population), or one in four, are at risk of poverty, participants of a two-day discussion in Nicosia organized by Cyprus and EU-wide anti-poverty networks heard....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/new-life-in-cyprus-of-russian-businessman-after-unfair-seizure-of-promsvyazbank
In 2017 Dmitry Ananiev was at the peak of his success. He and his brother Alexei owned a bank, an IT firm and an office complex overlooking the Moscow River. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/controversial-plans-for-new-quarry-halted
A meeting held at the Environment Ministry on Thursday put an end to controversial plans to create a quarry zone in the Larnaca District, after civil society raised a ruckus over the thousands of trees that would need to be axed to make way for the quarry....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-us-hold-live-fire-drill-after-major-base-deal
At the foot of Mount Olympus, army aviation forces from Greece and the United States are taking part in a live-fire exercise with attack helicopters, marking deepening defense ties between the two countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/french-defence-minister-expresses-solidarity-with-cyprus
The French Defence Minister, Florence Parly, who met on Tuesday with President Nicos Anastasiades and her Cyprus counterpart Savvas Angelides, expressed France’s solidarity with Cyprus, which she said is under intense pressure when seen from an international perspective....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-foreign-minister-to-attend-munich-security-conference
The Foreign Minister of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides, departs on Friday for Munich, to attend the Munich Security Conference, taking place between February 14-16....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cooperation-required-to-fully-reap-energy-rewards
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cavusoglu-turkey-is-prepared-to-cooperate-with-all-apart-from-g-c
Turkey is prepared to cooperate with everyone apart from the Republic of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean, including Greece, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prio-a-solution-to-cyprus-problem-can-oe
A solution to the Cyprus problem will create large new markets, research conducted by the independent, bicommunal research centre PRIO showed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/french-aircraft-carrier-in-cyprus-block-8
Amid rising tensions in the East Mediterranean, the flagship of the French Navy, aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle, remains in Block 8 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone, bearing a small fleet of Rafale fighter jets, helicopters, other aircraft and drones....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-deploys-extremists-to-libya-local-militias-say
Syrian militants affiliated with groups such as al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are currently being sent by Turkey to fight on behalf of the UN-supported government in Libya, according to two Libyan militia leaders and a Syrian war monitor....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/senior-us-energy-official-urges-region-s-players-to-show-restraint
Senior US energy official Francis Fannon currently holding a round of talks in Nicosia highlighted the importance of the partnership between Cyprus, Greece, Israel and the US, but urged all parties to refrain from provocative moves which may further destabilize the region....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-us-energy-official-visit-sends-powerful-messages
The arrival in Cyprus of senior US energy official Francis Fannon sends powerful political messages, Government spokesman Kyriakos Kousios said on Tuesday, noting that a new round of drilling in the Cyprus EEZ is expected end of March....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/egypt-issues-warning-over-cyprus-rights
Egypt has sent out a warning on Sunday about repercussions of any unilateral moves that could breach the rights of the Republic of Cyprus and pose threats to security and stability in the Middle East...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-and-athens-condemn-ankara-s-illegal-drilling-plan
The Government of Cyprus publicly condemned Turkey’s newly planned illegal drilling within the Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf of the Republic of Cyprus, while the Greek Foreign Ministry strongly condemned Turkey΄s plans, stressing that their actions have neither legal effect nor create fait accompli....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pwc-2020-to-be-year-of-‘slowbalisation-for-global-economy
Global economic growth in 2020 is expected to grow at a rate of around 3.4% in purchasing power parity terms,according to new projections by PwC, compared to its long-term average of a 21st century average of 3.8% per year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/renewable-power-is-only-part-of-the-solution-to-meet-net-zero-targets
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/peace-water-on-hold-after-weather-incident
Turkish Cypriot officials say it will take two months to restore a submerged water pipeline from Turkey, following an incident due to severe weather...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/libya-blames-maritime-tensions-on-greece
Libya has slammed Greece in a recent letter to the United Nations, accusing Athens of refusing to play fair, while US State Secretary Mike Pompeo says he is taking on a new initiative to de-escalate Greco-Turkish tensions over maritime borders...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/pwc-cyprus-places-the-well-being-of-its-staff at-the-centre-of-its-activities
PwC Cyprus adopted the ground-breaking programme "Be Well, Work Well", which is part of the organisation's new global approach to well-being...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eastmed-deal-to-be-inked-january
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades plans to attend a ceremony in Athens for the signing of an agreement on the EastMed pipeline, after Greece announced Sunday the project will proceed despite the objections of Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-military-drone-lands-in-cyprus
A military armed drone landed in the northern part of Cyprus on Monday after flying a five-hour mission from its naval base in Turkey...
