https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-s-chief-prosecutor-drops-by-to-check-on-cyprus
Europe’s newly-appointed chief prosecutor paid a visit to the Republic of Cyprus on Monday, where she held talks with the island’s Law Office in an effort to iron out Nicosia’s administrative challenges and concerns in the EU’s fight against corruption...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-awaits-brussels-on-golden-passports
The President’s Cabinet in the Republic of Cyprus has approved at least 390 golden passport applications despite European warnings after the program was scrapped last year, with Interior Minister Nicos Nouris saying he has already explained the logic to the European Commission but hasn’t heard back yet...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brutal-poacher-attack-heads-to-house-committee
A reported attack in rural Famagusta against a conservation activist, who told police he was assaulted by suspected illegal poachers in the dead of night, caught the attention of a House member who says she will raise the issue before the internal affairs committee...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alexoui-and-rudolf-acquitted-in-glykas-case
A Nicosia criminal court has acquitted Alexoui and Rudolf of attempted murder charges, following a lengthy prosecution based solely on a victim witness and a changing story that captivated court watchers and legal minds on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/guterres-pick-for-cyprus-becomes-new-unficyp-chief
The Secretary-General has appointed diplomat Colin Stewart as his new Special Representative and Head of UNFICYP, with the Canadian national also getting an asterisk for taking on a temporary deputy role after the two sides on divided Cyprus failed to agree on the proper title of an unfilled position...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/first-female-chief-officer-of-the-british-bases
Clare Simpson is the first woman to assume the position of chief officer at the British Bases in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/britain-difficult-months-are-coming-the-pandemic-is-not-over
Christmas can be difficult as the Covid-19 pandemic is not over, England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam warned today, urging people to be careful and get vaccinated with booster doses....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/john-christoudoulou-s-response-to-the-article-regarding-uk-government-support-schemes
On the 25th of October 2021 the digital edition of Kathimerini on www.kathimerini.com.cy published an article with the title "John Christodoulou: The billionaire that received state support" (the “Publication”)...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-calls-on-greek-cypriots-to-cooperate-on-migration
Turkish Cypriots say the north is in favour of working together with the south on the challenge of irregular migration, calling on Greek Cypriots to address the issue jointly in a 'spirit of cooperation' at a time when Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has been ramping up his rhetoric on drastic measures...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cdc-gives-greenlight-to-vaccination-of-5-11-year-olds
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday formally endorsed the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 through 11,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/45-year-old-austrian-dies-in-road-crash
A 45-year-old man from Austria lost his life in the early hours of Tuesday in a road collision in the province of Larnaca....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-anastasiades-attends-cop26
The President of the Republic, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, along with 130 world leaders, is attending the COP26 climate conference being held in Glasgow, Scotland....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-‘superminister-accused-of-obstructing-sea-rescues
Cypriot Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has slammed a report about him calling the shots to hinder sea rescues of refugees, accusing a journalist of pushing an 'extremely dangerous' open doors agenda while the local newspaper is hitting back with a little-known 'embarrassing' incident...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-approves-booster-jab-for-those-vaccinated-with-j-j
The Cabinet today announced the extension of existing COVID preventive measures until November 9 and the initiation of booster shots for people vaccinated with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/poland-fined-1-million-euros-per-day
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) sentenced Poland to a fine of 1 million Euros per day for ignoring a ruling ordering the country to suspend the disciplinary chamber of its Supreme Court....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/political-asylum
The Cyprus government has issued a decree making it easier for companies to hire political asylum seekers in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bicycle-subsidies-for-cyprus
The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces that on November 1, 2021 it will launch the first electronic platform through which citizens can apply for a subsidy to purchase a new non-electric bicycle....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/calls-to-end-uncontrolled-garbage-disposal
Cypriot citizens will once again be burdened with financial sanctions imposed by the EU if regulations against uncontrolled garbage disposal are not implemented....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-consumer-association
The Cyprus Consumer's Association calls on the Consumer Protection Service of the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry "to assume its responsibilities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-frets-‘pandoramonium-overshadowing-good-work
The Cypriot finance ministry says a European Parliament resolution on Pandora Papers and subsequent criticism by local opposition is overshadowing the amount of good work that has been done on the island against illegal activities, as some parties are calling on the president to step down...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/electronic-ankle-bracelets-in-lieu-of-incarceration
Stefi Drakou, Minister of Justice and Public Order, announced today that she is in favor of introducing legislation that allows the use of ankle bracelets to monitor prisoners in lieu of incarceration...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/doubts-raised-in-another-suicide-case-in-cyprus
An investigative TV show is raising questions over the death of a Greek commissioned officer in Cyprus, a case initially treated as suicide but experts believe police glossed over facts that could point to a premeditated crime...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-bishop-acquitted-of-rape-charges
Former Kition bishop Chrysostomos has been acquitted of rape charges after a criminal court found his female accuser made contradictory statements and outlandish allegations during the closed trial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nautical-geo-sails-again-this-time-south
Nautical Geo, a research vessel that Turkey expelled two weeks ago from an area west of Cyprus, was scheduled to resume activities off the coast of the island but this time staying out of zones claimed by Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-quarter-of-the-population-on-the-verge-of-poverty
According to a statement by Cypriot Network Against Poverty, 24% of the population of Cyprus is on the verge of poverty, which means 200 citizens will soon cross the poverty line....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/youtuber-mafia-boss-shakes-politics-in-the-north
The Turkish Cypriot political landscape has been shaken to the core after an ex-con mafia boss turned YouTube sensation threatened to release videos starring prominent politicians in private sex encounters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/meps-want-anastasiades-to-be-audited
A name-and-shame resolution approved by the European Parliament on Thursday pointed to Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and other leaders mentioned in the Pandora Papers, with calls on member states to carry out thorough investigations of alleged wrongdoing as well as close loopholes on offshore dealings...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-pandora-reference-hangs-in-the-balance
Intense debate dominates in corridors of the European Parliament this week on whether specific references to Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and other leaders should be included in a draft resolution that calls for investigation into politicians who have been linked to offshore dealings in the Pandora Papers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-issues-yet-another-damning-report-on-turkey
An EU enlargement report calls on Turkey to tone down actions and threats against member states including the Republic of Cyprus, while Ankara accuses the European Commission of adopting Greek and Greek Cypriot biases...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-speaks-to-kathimerini-no-ground-for-starting-talks
A year after he became the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, Ersin Tatar gives a full interview to "K". ...
