https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/crime-not-ruled-out-in-russian-fire-in-cyprus
Cypriot media reported this week that a fire at the Russian Cultural Center in Nicosia was not the result of a criminal act, but police headquarters on Thursday clarified that while no evidence of arson had been found in their investigation, neither crime nor accident have been ruled out by the department...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-warn-speed-camera-van-blockers
Traffic police officials are calling on rogue drivers not to block speed camera vans by deliberately parking their vehicles directly behind, warning them of fines in case they get caught...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/female-athletes-sue-to-compete-on-level-playing-field
A federal appeals court on Tuesday questioned whether a group of female track and field athletes in Connecticut has the right to sue over a policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ athletic events....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-rule-out-arson-in-russian-cultural-center-fire
Cyprus police have ruled out the possibility that the fire that broke out last April at the Russian Cultural Center in Nicosia was arson....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-consequences-of-driving-with-improper-footwear
As the weather heats up it might be tempting to kick off your winter shoes for something lighter, but doing so could see you in hot water....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ec-urges-cyprus-to-comply-with-eu-vat-rules-for-homes
The European Commission has called on Cyprus to comply with EU VAT rules for dwellings by sending a reasoned opinion to the country, included in the Commission’s June infringements package.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-step-for-east-med-gas-but-no-giant-leap
An Israeli gas company with Greek interests wants to lay a subsea pipeline from Aphrodite natural gas field to a facility in Egypt, a proposal potentially seeking to reduce time and cost but also bypassing the issue of Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-envoy-a-modern-european-approach-says-letymbiotis
The proposal for the appointment of a special envoy from the EU for the Cyprus issue is a modern European proposal that can change the EU's relations with Turkey and solve a longstanding problem, ...
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/comment/opinion/corruption-on-the-island-of-saints
The millions - some say billions - that we lost as a state due to the corruption of various officials are not enough. Now we will have to pay additional funds to bring in "esteemed legal experts" from abroad - specifically from Great Britain - to assist in the investigations. Clearly, we are rapidly heading back to an era where corruption was limited, somewhere around 1950....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-wins-turkish-election
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won Turkey’s presidential election, defeating opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s runoff vote and stretching his rule into a third decade...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-ambassador-praises-cyprus-on-sanctions
US Ambassador Julie Fisher is dismissing claims that Washington is using arm-twisting tactics in Nicosia for sanctioning companies on the island, while pointing out Cypriot government statements are in line with the EU’s transatlantic consensus on Russia’s war in Ukraine...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/blackamoor-reference-gets-lawmaker-in-trouble
Cypriot lawmakers are crying foul over a social media post by a controversial colleague after his comment about a female pro-LGBTQI parliamentarian with a reference to 'three black men' was described as 'vulgar' and 'racist'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/italian-lawmakers-call-for-gas-‘pipeline-of-democracies
The Foreign Affairs Committee in Italy has called on the government to work with east Mediterranean countries to assess the prospects of an EastMed gas project, while taking note of energy diversification as well as geopolitical balances in the region...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-exits-enhanced-surveillance-ten-years-after-financial-crisis
Ten years after the financial crisis Cyprus has exited the European Commission’s excessive imbalances procedure (EIP), on the basis of EU documents issued under the spring package of the 2023 European Semester...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-hidden-ashtray-a-presidential-mishap
On Tuesday afternoon (23/05), the President of the Republic, Nicos Christodoulides, warmly welcomed former President Nicos Anastasiades....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/2-may-newsletter-of-k-treppides-co-ltd-cysec
A new issue is out from the newsletter by K. Treppides & Co Ltd, a leader in financial advisory and consulting services with offices in three countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ai-warning-urgent-government-intervention-needed-says-openai-ceo
Tech companies are in danger of unleashing a rogue artificial intelligence that will cause “significant harm to the world” without urgent intervention by governments, the creator of ChatGPT has admitted....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/nationalism-the-big-winner-in-turkish-elections
He may have failed to get elected in the first round of the Turkish presidential elections, and that is obviously a blow to him, especially given his absolute control over the media, but Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not suffer the defeat that the West had hoped for. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/crime-not-ruled-out-after-dogs-unearth-human-skull
Cyprus Police are keeping a tight lid on a preliminary investigation into remains found just outside Paphos, with local media hinting at some information that could help identify the body...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-faces-runoff-election-with-erdogan-leading
Turkey headed for a runoff vote after President Tayyip Erdogan led over his opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday's election but fell short of an outright majority to extend his 20-year rule of the NATO-member country...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moscow-hopes-russian-fire-probe-leaves-nothing-out
Moscow says it is still waiting for official conclusions on what caused the fire at the Russian cultural center in Nicosia last month, with local media saying Cypriot officials were leaning towards an accident but no report has been finalized...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/non-compliance-with-us-sanctions-bad-says-cbc-governor
No impact to financial stability has been recorded so far by the US and UK sanctions against Cypriot persons and entities for assisting Russian sanctioned nationals apart from Cyprus’ credibility, Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus Constantinos Herodotou said on Wednesday, noting that non-compliance would pose 'very negative consequences to the economy'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-proposes-new-self-determination-law-for-name-and-gender-change
The German government on Tuesday, presented a draft self-determination law which, if accepted, will make it easier for people to change their name and gender legally....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-s-reelection-will-lead-to-islamic-rule-across-the-globe-says-soylu
Turkey's top security official, Suleyman Soylu, has made a bold statement ahead of the country's upcoming elections, saying that if current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins, Turkey will restore its imperial legacy and impose its will around the globe. Soylu also added that Islam would rule the world....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/it-s-surprising-how-little-was-frozen
Upon his arrival at Larnaca airport last Wednesday, Justice Commissioner Didier Raeder brought with him two pressing questions. Firstly, how is it that a country like Cyprus, which has been heavily infiltrated by Russian capital for several years, has only managed to freeze a mere 104 million euros worth of assets belonging to oligarchs under EU sanctions?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-declares-end-to-covid-19-global-emergency
The World Health Organization said Friday that Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-commissioner-and-cyprus-ag-discuss-strengthening-rule-of-law-and-sanctions
The Attorney General of Cyprus, George Savvidis, met with the Commissioner of Justice of the European Union, Didier Reynders, on Thursday at the Legal Service to discuss several topics of mutual concern.
Subtitle: Didier Reynders and George Savvidis meet to discuss strengthening the Office of the Attorney General, reviewing decisions made under Cyprus Investment Program, and imposing sanctions against Russian and Belarusian entities in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kilicdaroglu-s-visa-free-travel-pledge-to-europe-unlikely-to-happen-soon
The pledges of the Turkish Presidential Candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, made last month regarding visa-free travel with Europe within three months may not become a reality any time soon after German officials denied such claims....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chevron-pushes-forward-with-cyprus-tricky-move
Chevron has reportedly started drilling a key appraisal well offshore Cyprus, a development mired in geopolitical controversy over the ethnically-split island as well as neighbor relations...