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1. 'Cyprus banking system ready to absorb shocks'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-banking-system-ready-to-absorb-shocks

Tasos Yasemidis, an economist, spoke to "SPOR FM 95.0" and the "DIASPORA NEWS" show about the deal for the acquisition of Swiss bank Credit Suisse by UBS and how it affects the banking sector in Cyprus, ...

2. UBS steps in to buy rival Credit Suisse

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...

3. Cyprus scraps online visa appointments after scandal

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...

4. Credit Suisse borrows more than $50 billion from Swiss National Bank

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/credit-suisse-borrows-more-than-$50-billion-from-swiss-national-bank

Credit Suisse’s shares soared 30% on Thursday after it announced it would move to shore up its finances by borrowing up to nearly $54 billion from the Swiss central bank, bolstering confidence as fears about the banking system moved from the U.S. to Europe....

5. Casino dash before new Cabinet raises eyebrows

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/casino-dash-before-new-cabinet-raises-eyebrows

A House committee in the Republic of Cyprus is blocking three appointments on a casino commission until after the new Cabinet takes shape on March 1, with members raising conflict of interest concerns and the outgoing government insisting it should be allowed to fill the vacant positions now...

6. Man arrested in Cyprus drops bombshell Biden allegation

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-in-cyprus-drops-bombshell-biden-claim

A professor from Israel, who was arrested in Cyprus on a US warrant, says his prosecution is politically motivated and further alleges that the Justice Department is trying to discredit him over dirt he has on Hunter Biden’s deals with China...

7. Five foreign policy challenges for the new President

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/five-foreign-policy-challenges-for-the-new-president

The eighth President of the Republic of Cyprus takes over, as of March 1, exactly where his predecessor, Nicos Anastasiades, left off: That is, at a critical international juncture, due to the war in Ukraine, and just before the crucial elections in Turkey and Greece ...

8. International reaction to Christodoulides' election

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/international-reaction-to-christodoulides-election

Reports on the results of the presidential election in Cyprus are dominated by what will happen the following day in Cyprus and the surrounding area. ...

9. New brand of politics day after election in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-brand-of-politics-in-cyprus-day-after-election

Former Anastasiades-cabinet member Nikos Christodoulides won the runoff presidential election on Sunday in the Republic of Cyprus, sporting a new brand of politics and vowing to form a government with 'broad social acceptance'...

10. France to be first country in the world to introduce 'porn passports'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/france-to-be-first-country-in-the-world-to-introduce-porn-passports

France is set to introduce 'porn passports' to prove a person is over 18 while accessing sex websites - in a world first that aims to prevent children from viewing explicit material....

11. Poland: Underage rape victims denied abortion

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/poland-underage-rape-victims-denied-abortion

Two Polish hospitals refused to terminate the pregnancy of an underage rape victim. The case has sparked controversy over the country's restrictive legislation, with women's rights activists insisting it must be eased....

12. Elections unlikely to draw a clear winner this Sunday

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elections-unlikely-to-draw-a-clear-winner-this-sunday

Cypriots vote on Sunday in a presidential election that has split the political right and is unlikely to produce a clear winner, setting the stage for a runoff on Feb. 12....

13. Is Anastasiadis an asset or a liability to the pre-election campaign?

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/is-anastasiadis-an-asset-or-a-liability-to-the-pre-election-campaign

Many people cheered when Nicos Anastasiades begged his supporters to back DISY President Averof Neofytou in the upcoming elections a few days ago....

14. Kremlin brands Johnson a 'liar' after claim Putin wanted to kill him with missile

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kremlin-brands-johnson-a-liar-after-claim-putin-wanted-to-kill-him-with-missile

The Kremlin has called Boris Johnson a liar and denied claims made by the ex-PM that Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him with a missile in a call ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine....

15. Eva Kaili to remain in custody

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eva-kaili-to-remain-in-custody

A Belgian court has rejected an application from Greek MEP Eva Kaili to be released from pre-trial custody, following a hearing before the Court of First Instance in Brussels....

16. Panzeri to be let off after agreeing to name names

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/panzeri-to-be-let-off-after-agreeing-to-name-names

Belgium’s federal prosecutor said on Tuesday that former Italian member of the European Parliament Pier Antonio Panzeri agreed to work with Belgian authorities over a cash-for-influence corruption scandal in exchange for a reduced sentence...

17. Former Pope Benedict XVI dies

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-pope-benedict-xvi-dies

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday...

18. In the wake of the image

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/in-the-wake-of-the-image

"Let me introduce you to our Elena Rapti," Spyros Vougias told journalist Giorgos Papachristos some 20 years ago when Eva Kaili made her political debut with PASOK....

19. The winners and losers of the Archiepiscopal elections

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-winners-and-losers-of-the-archiepiscopal-elections

The primary topic of discussion in the first round of voting last Sunday was the creation of the tripartite list from which the Holy Synod will select the incoming Primate of the Church of Cyprus. It cannot, however, be considered the only one....

20. Predator probe focuses on suspicious SMS from US

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/predator-probe-focuses-on-suspicious-sms-from-us

Two Greek prosecutors investigating all allegations of illegal electronic surveillance of dozens of individuals in Greece have submitted a request to US authorities for judicial assistance...

21. The Belgian wheel is in motion...

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-belgian-wheel-is-in-motion

Many Cypriots live in a state of frustration. How did Belgian authorities respond decisively to the well-known case, while the island's law enforcement took two weeks to visit Syllouris?...

22. Eva Kaili: From city council to city prison

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eva-kaili-from-city-council-to-city-prison

23. The week that shook Brussels saw a police stakeout, piles of cash, and reform promises

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-week-that-shook-brussels-saw-a-police-stakeout-piles-of-cash-and-reform-promises

The police had been waiting since dawn. Officers from the special unit of Belgium’s federal police gathered on Rue Wiertz, close to the European Parliament in Brussels. ...

24. EU Parliament halts work on Qatar-related cases

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-parliament-halts-work-on-qatar-related-cases

The European Union’s parliament voted Thursday to suspend work on all files involving Qatar, and called for security passes for representatives of the Gulf country’s interests to be withdrawn until light can be shed on a corruption scandal rocking the assembly....

25. Rot

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/rot

The sense of malaise often generates political surprises. And it always plays into the hands of the enemies of democracy....

26. Qatargate: Kaili's partner confesses and names names

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/qatargate-kaili-s-partner-confesses-and-names-names

Eva Kaili's husband, Francesco Giorgi, admitted his involvement in the Qatargate scandal, according to Le Soir and La Repubblica....

27. Kaili’s lawyer drops hint about Italian job

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kaili-s-lawyer-drops-hint-about-italian-job

There is conflicting information about a corruption investigation in the European Parliament following the arrest of a Greek former VP, with media reports speculating she was being detained in connection with Qatar while her lawyer is pointing the finger squarely at her Italian fellow suspects including her male partner...

28. The EU faces a difficult case

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-eu-faces-a-difficult-case

The Kaili case is the latest in a string of setbacks. The clumsy (at best) handling of the wiretaps, the Ark revelations, the new episode of excessive police violence, and now the alleged bribery scandal in the European Parliament (EP) are all causing consternation and sadness....

29. MEP Eva Kaili fires back from jail cell

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mep-eva-kaili-fires-back-from-jail-cell

An attorney for EU lawmaker Eva Kaili, who is accused of being involved in an alleged bribery scandal involving a Gulf state, says money found in his client’s Brussels home did not belong to her, while a Cypriot MEP says he was troubled by her colleague’s stance towards Turkey’s ally Qatar...

30. Cyprus to extend FTX EU license suspension

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-extend-ftx-eu-license-suspension

Cyprus’ securities regulator plans to extend the suspension of the license of FTX EU and will meet to discuss the matter next week, a spokesperson said on Tuesday...

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