https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sounding-neighbours-out-over-israeli-pier
Israel has asked Cyprus to examine the possibility of establishing a shipping point on the island for sending goods to the Gaza Strip, a Cypriot government spokesman said this week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/g-a-p-vassilopoulos-group-strikes-a-deal-with-ups
G.A.P. VASSILOPOULOS Group has entered into an agreement to be the authorized service contractor for UPS in Cyprus as of July 1st 2018...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/conference-on-funds-cryptocurrencies-a-success
A half day Conference with the subject of “Funds & Cryptocurrencies: The Development and the Technology” was successfully completed for a second consecutive year, on the 14th of June 2018 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-ship-to-begin-drilling-for-gas-in-eastern-mediterranean
The Turkish drillship Fatih was to set sail on Thursday from the Gulf of Izmit for the eastern Mediterranean to begin exploration for oil and gas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/president-says-cyprus-ready-for-the-maritime-challenge
Cyprus is once again showing its strength in the maritime industry, with President Nicos Anastasiades reiterating government support for what he called ‘one of the most important priorities’ of his administration...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/korean-hellenic-ship-forum-to-highlight-ties
The “Korean-Hellenic Maritime Cooperation Forum,” to be held on Wednesday, June 6, in the context of the Posidonia 2018 shipping fair next to Athens International Airport, is expected to draw quite a crowd and will highlight the long-standing cooperation between the two nations in the maritime sector....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/greeks-control-20-of-global-merchant-fleet
Greek shipping remains a global leader, controlling 20 percent of the global fleet in deadweight tons (dwt), according to the Union of Greek Shipowners’ annual report for 2017-18...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-forecasts-high-gdp-growth-of-3-plus-until-2021
High growth rates exceeding 3% of the GDP and high primary surpluses are projected until the year 2021 in the Strategic Fiscal Policy Framework (SFPF) 2019-2021, which was approved by the cabinet...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wants-to-be-a-film-industry-contender
The Cyprus government wants to cut red tape that keeps film producers at bay, with a new bill in parliament aimed at attracting foreign companies that could choose the island for the next blockbuster...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-malta-greece-want-red-tape-cut-to-boost-shipping
The shipping ministers of Cyprus, Malta and Greece say they want the European Union to cut red tape holding back growth in the sector, which they say provides 2.1 million jobs and 142 billion euros to Europe's economy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/cyprus-energy-search-–-averting-a-us-turkey-crisis
Cyprus continues to proceed with offshore oil and gas projects despite Turkey's opposition...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/easyjet-founder-wealthiest-cypriot-in-the-uk
The Sunday Times published the names of 1000 richest people in the UK, with easyJet founder Stelios Hadjioannou topping the list among Cypriots...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-s-souda-bay-military-base-is-‘world-class
Greece’s military base in Souda Bay, Crete, is an “essential hub” for NATO operations in the Mediterranean, combining world-class facilities with access to North Africa, the Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples and US Naval Forces Europe and Africa, US Navy Admiral James Foggo....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-frustrated-over-turkey-stalling-on-envoy-to-cyprus
Ankara’s reluctance to give the green light for the arrival of Jane Holl Lute in Cyprus, as the Secretary-General’s personal envoy to probe the potential resumption of settlement talks is causing frustration at the United Nations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-backs-off-supplying-syria-with-s-300-missile
Russia is not in talks with the Syrian government about supplying advanced S-300 ground-to-air missiles and does not think they are needed, the Izvestia daily cited a top Kremlin aide as saying on Friday, in an apparent U-turn by Moscow...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-seeks-very-meaningful-summit-in-with-n-korea
US President Donald Trump has high hopes of “doing something very meaningful” to curtail North Korea’s nuclear ambitions at a summit in Singapore next month, after Pyongyang smoothed the way for talks by freeing three American prisoner...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/first-shipping-minister-sets-ambitious-targets-for-cyprus
The country’s location and tax system have made it a shipping magnet -- drawing maritime companies from Norway, Greece, Dubai and South Korea -- and prompting the creation of a ministry for the industry...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-poses-a-threat-in-the-east-med
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Iran constitutes a threat against every country in the Mediterranean and it is in the interest of everyone to “prevent the aggression.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/greece-s-new-startup-culture-technology-and-seagrass-sunglasses
Greek student Stavros Tsompanidis was walking on a beach when he saw a business idea in the piles of dried-up seagrass...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/new-limassol-passenger-terminal-marks-new-era
A new passenger terminal at Limassol port paves the way for a new era in tourism and maritime industries for the southern town and Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-gunboat-on-patrol-nudged-by-turkish-cargo-vessel
A Greek gunboat was nudged by a Turkish cargo vessel early on Friday while on patrol for unauthorized migrant crossings in the Aegean Sea, the Greek navy said.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/eu-sees-strong-growth-as-unemployment-declines
The Commission foresees a "strong growth momentum continuing" in the coming years, but warned of risks widening...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-uk-minister-bites-the-dust-over-immigration
Home Secretary Amber Rudd resigned on Sunday after Prime Minister Theresa May’s government faced an outpouring of indignation over its treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents who were wrongly labelled illegal immigrants...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/crunch-year-in-cyprus-bid-to-become-regional-energy-player
Cyprus is ramping up efforts to become a regional energy player with 2018 seen as a critical year in deciding where it stands, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said in an exclusive interview with Kathimerini...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-is-open-for-business-and-china-s-buying
As US President Donald Trump builds barriers to Chinese trade, Cyprus is throwing open the gates...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-commission-s-report-on-turkey-most-critical
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the view that a European Commission progress report on Turkey published on Tuesday is the most critical one since 2005 and has also agreed with a Commission assessment that the implementation by Turkey of its Cyprus related obligations would significantly boost its relations with the EU....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-commission-warns-turkey-over-its-aggression-toward-cyprus
The European Commission report urged Turkey to avoid violence or to make threats for the use of violence against an EU member state...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/may-says-uk-had-no-choice-but-to-conduct-missile-strikes-against-syria
More than 100 missiles fired from ships and manned aircraft, the allies struck three of Syria’s main chemical weapons facilities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-and-greece-ratchet-up-tension-in-the-mediterranean
With help from rabble-rousers on both sides, disputes over airspace and maritime borders, which have poisoned relations between Greece and Turkey for decades...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strikes-against-syria-could-make-akrotiri-raf-base-a-target
Eight cruise missile-armed tornado fighter-bombers based at RAF Akrotiri, outside Limassol, would likely take part in any military action ...
