https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/johnson-on-course-to-deliver-swift-brexit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will allow him to take Britain out of the European Union in matter of weeks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-arms-embargo-to-be-lifted-on-conditions
President Donald Trump will have discretion over a current US arms embargo imposed on Cyprus, as both Senate and House conferees have reached an agreement on the defence budget for next year...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-set-for-low-key-dinner
The two Cypriot leaders are hours away from having an informal dinner together with the UN Secretary General in Berlin, where they have been invited for an assessment of next steps regarding a possible resumption of talks on the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/italgas-to-enter-greek-market
Italy’s biggest natural gas distribution company, Italgas, is on the verge of entering the Greek market. Kathimerini understands that Europe’s third largest gas distributor is very close to reaching an agreement with fellow Italian Eni Gas e Luce for the acquisition of the latter’s portfolio in the Greek gas grid....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/friday-the-13th-to-sort-it-all-out
Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval from parliament on Tuesday for an early ballot aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-lawmakers-reject-turkey-s-safe-zone-in-syria-eye-sanctions-steps
European Union lawmakers on Wednesday condemned Turkey’s offensive to carve out a “safe zone” in northeast Syria and prepared the way for new EU financial sanctions against Ankara....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/last-straw-as-johnson-heads-to-brussels
European Union leaders’ two-day summit in Brussels starting on Thursday will be dominated by last-gasp efforts to seal a deal on Britain’s exit from the bloc despite a raft of other pressing issues, from the crisis in the Middle East to the bloc’s budget...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-likens-syria-push-to-cyprus-intervention
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey's military offensive into northeast Syria is as "vital" to Turkey as its 1974 military intervention in Cyprus, which split the island in two....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-turkey-s-aim-for-control-scuppers-peace
Turkey is undercutting efforts to quickly revive peace talks aimed at solving Cyprus’ decades-long ethnic split by imposing unacceptable terms, the island nation’s president said Tuesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/johnson-s-brother-quits-parliament-torn-between-family-loyalty-and-national-interest
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s younger brother, Jo, has resigned as a junior minister and said he would also step down as a lawmaker, citing a conflict between family loyalty and the national interest...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stepping-into-power-johnson-seeks-more-diverse-cabinet
Taking over as prime minister on Wednesday, Boris Johnson is expected to unveil a more diverse top team in a government to be tasked with delivering Brexit by the end of October, with or without a deal.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-bypass-closer-to-the-start-line
The long-awaited Nicosia bypass on the perimeter of the capital is a step closer to the start line, with reports saying a tender could be announced as early as next week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/mitsotakis-expectations-and-the-need-for-unity
The coming weeks will naturally see an emphasis on New Democracy’s proposals on all the major issues, from the economy and security, to education and health. At the same time the new prime minister will have to strike a balance between the rival forces within his party’s ranks, combining the new with the old.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-arrested-in-food-stamp-scam
A civil servant and another person were remanded in custody on Thursday, in connection with a suspected scam over food stamps and rent vouchers destined for foreign low-income beneficiaries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-vote-across-europe
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kurd-facing-extradition-addresses-larnaca-court
A Kurdish man facing extradition to Germany on terrorism charges used his time in a Larnaca court to spell out his grievances against Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/i-m-past-caring-it-s-like-the-living-dead-in-here
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spectacular-display-of-indecision-as-referendum-gets-most-votes
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/football-diplomacy-in-divided-cyprus
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-who-missed-doomed-flight-reflects-on-good-fortune
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/you-know-why
'You know why' was the nuanced slogan of DIKO party MP candidate Fytos Constantinou who was running his election campaign in 2011. The catchphrase was simple and smart according to communication experts, sending a message to all those who benefited from his presence in the Defence House committee...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brexit-defections-reveal-frayed-fabric-of-uk-politics
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-girl-hit-by-car-on-sidewalk
A high school student in Paphos was rushed to the Emergency Room after she was struck by a car that drove onto the sidewalk...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/major-european-nations-recognise-guaido-as-venezuela-s-president
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wess-mitchell-and-the-musical-chairs-in-the-trump-foreign-policy-team
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/forget-fantasy-brexit-uk-tells-lawmakers
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-cypriots-mark-epiphany-with-rare-vigil-to-ghost-town-fringe
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-cops-raid-suspected-brothel
A woman was arrested in Larnaca over the weekend on prostitution-related charges, while another female suspect is still wanted by authorities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-double-murder-suspect-takes-the-stand
The main suspect in the Strovolos double murder case took the witness stand for the first time on Wednesday, saying he was pressured into signing statements while feeling unwell during the interrogation process...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/contention-rises-in-double-murder-trial
The cross examination of a prosecution witness in the Strovolos double murder has revealed many contested issues, with the main suspect’s defence lawyer questioning the investigator’s methods and veracity of his statements...