https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/what-do-cypriots-buy-on-black-friday
Only eight more days until the much-anticipated Black Friday shopping day, and ads for discounted goods continue to pound the public. Every year, many people look forward to this day in order to find the best deals on products they need....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/usa-republican-red-tide-fails-to-sweep-us-midterms
Republicans are favored to win the House of Representatives, but the fight for the Senate is on a knife edge....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/qatar-beer-banned-at-stadiums-just-2-days-before-world-cup
The sale of alcohol is strictly controlled in Qatar, and it had to relax its restrictions to allow FIFA sponsor Budweiser to sell its products outside World Cup match venues and fan zones. Now, fans have been told they cannot buy beer at any games during the tournament....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ft-former-pwc-cyprus-accountants-take-on-company-s-russian-clients
A group of PwC partners has launched a breakaway firm in Cyprus to take on work from Russia-linked clients that the Big Four accountants will no longer touch....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-adopts-litmus-test-on-visas-for-russians
Russian citizens wishing to travel to Cyprus will soon need to prove they do not support their president Vladimir Putin, with reports confirming the Cypriot government joined stricter EU-wide measures half a year after Ukraine’s president called on Nicosia to get tough on the island’s Russians...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-charge-€80-to-russians-applying-for-tourist-visas-beginning-december-1
Cypriot authorities have announced that the country will no longer apply facilitated rules for citizens of Russia applying for tourist visas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/emirates-to-resume-daily-operations-to-cyprus
Emirates will be increasing the flight frequency of its Malta-Larnaca-Dubai route to a daily service starting 1 December 2022. This will bring back the airline’s operations on this route back to pre-pandemic levels, signalling a steady recovery amid the easing of travel restrictions worldwide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/slight-decrease-of-tourist-beds-in-the-eu-in-2021-cyprus-remained-stable
According to data released by Eurostat, the EU's statistical service, the number of guest rooms in tourist accommodations across the EU decreased slightly in 2021 compared to 2019 but remained stable compared to 2020....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-opposed-to-a-turkish-russian-gas-hub
The State Department has expressed its opposition to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's announcement yesterday of a gas hub in collaboration with Russia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-business-travelers-being-turned-back-from-eu-countries
British business travelers are being turned back from European countries for going against post-Brexit movement restrictions that will be applied more rigorously once the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) is introduced in November next year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-cyprus-is-bursting-like-a-fat-guy-out-of-his-leotard
Cyprus’ changing demographics are causing havoc to the real estate market, accentuating socio-economic imbalances and creating polarised communities. A bit dramatic? Let’s see....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cannabis-sentence-overturned-for-‘research-purposes
A man in Cyprus who was jailed on a cannabis conviction is to be set free on a suspended sentence after his lawyer argued before the Supreme Court that a lower court completely discounted her client being into narcotics research and not illegal drug trade...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cypriot-businesses-face-serious-issues-but-still-expect-to-turn-a-profit
What are the main problems for Cypriot businesses (table)
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-accuses-eu-of-using-med-countries-like-a-refugee-‘parking-lot
Greece on Monday urged the European Union to lift movement restrictions for refugees recognized by individual nations, accusing the bloc of applying a double standard when dealing with Ukrainians fleeing the war compared with the victims of other conflicts....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kasoulides-on-bloomberg-cyprus-concerned-by-aegean-sea-rhetoric-video
Cyprus is wary of getting drawn into a potential conflict between Greece and Turkey as rhetoric between the countries intensifies, Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-protests-continue-for-10th-night-at-least-41-dead
Iranians have taken to the streets for a 10th consecutive night to protest against the death of Mahsa Amini in defiance of a warning from the judiciary....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cyprus-voice-for-animals-to-hold-protest-at-presidential-palace-on-oct-1st
Cyprus Voice for Animals will be holding a demonstration in front of the presidential palace on Saturday, October 1st. The animal welfare organization is calling on the government to train and empower the Animal Police in Cyprus so that they can strictly enforce animal welfare laws that are already in place....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-pro-regime-marchers-calling-for-execution-of-protesters
State-organized demonstrations took place in several Iranian cities on Friday to counter anti-government protests triggered by the death of a woman in police custody, with some marchers calling for the execution of rioters....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-500-new-cases-reported-in-288-schools-in-the-past-week
More than 500 new COVID-19 cases were reported in school units in the last week, creating small transmission chains, CNA has learned....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cnn-journalist-cancels-interview-with-iranian-president-when-asked-to-wear-headscarf
CNN's Christiane Amanpour canceled an interview with the Iranian president after he asked her to wear a headscarf amid the civil unrest in Tehran....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/will-the-riots-in-iran-be-the-catalyst-for-an-uprising
Riots erupted during the funeral of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran. Amini died under dubious circumstances last Friday after being arrested by the country's morality police....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/we-belong-to-the-west
The phrase "We belong to the West" belongs to Constantine Karamanlis and was uttered half a century ago and at a time when Greece was emerging from a traumatic seven-year period. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-threatens-cyprus-and-east-med-security-over-arms-issue
Turkey has threatened Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean and condemned the United States after the US decided to lift an arms embargo on Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/western-retaliation-against-ankara
Western governments are expressing concern about the tightening of relations between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a development that makes the prospect of retaliation more likely if the NATO member state helps Moscow avoid sanctions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-lifts-embargo-on-cyprus-but-with-russian-caveat
Washington says it will go all the way in lifting an arms embargo on the Republic of Cyprus starting next month, but defense trade restrictions could be reapplied at any time if Nicosia fails to implement certain steps against Russia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ayia-napa-marina-opens-its-doors-to-four-legged-visitors
The management of Ayia Napa Marina, in the context of serving its visitors and customers and respecting animals, informs that it applies the relevant regulations and best practices regarding the entry of animals into the Marina's premises....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russians-can-no-longer-get-golden-visas-from-portugal
A total of ten Russian citizens who applied for Portugal’s Golden Visas from February 24 this year have been denied, according to the announcement provided by the Portuguese Immigration and Border Service....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-hopeful-about-eu-migration-pact
The interior ministry in the Republic of Cyprus says an EU council draft that makes adoption of asylum and migration rules a priority includes a Green Line reference, seen by Nicosia as an important step in its attempt to block flows from the northern part seen by the south as 'instruments of Turkey'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ryanair-blames-lack-of-incentives-for-closing-its-athens-hub
The intense competition in the domestic market, which started to shrink Ryanair’s share, is the reason why it decided to close its base in Athens this winter....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/discussions-on-tougher-travel-rules-for-russians-to-begin-immediately
Discussions among the relevant EU institutions to examine how the EU-Russia Visa Facilitation Agreement, which was fully suspended on Wednesday during the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) in Prague, will begin as soon as possible, according to a Foreign Ministry press release issued on Thursday....
