https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-takes-first-steps-to-eu-membership
The European Commission has backed Ukraine and Moldova to become candidates for EU membership....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/spanish-airline-air-nostrum-has-just-ordered-a-fleet-of-airships
As the quest for less environmentally damaging aviation continues, one Spanish airline has thrown its hat into the ring by ordering new hybrid airships -- which pack as much of a punch visually as they are said to do environmentally....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wooing-migrant-millionaires
Greece is becoming a top destination for wealthy migrants, as it is expected to welcome 1,200 “millionaire immigrants” this year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-s-biometric-entry-exit-system-to-launch-in-a-few-months
The European Union’s Entry-Exit System (EES), which aims to enhance internal security and modernise external border management, will start its operation just a few months from now....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/julie-fisher-will-be-the-new-us-ambassador-to-cyprus
Julie Fisher, currently serving as the US Special Envoy for Belarus, is the Biden administration's choice for the position of the new US Ambassador to Cyprus. Fisher's nomination will have to be confirmed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee following the standard hearing process....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-s-self-immolation-bid-foiled-outside-migration
Police officers in Nicosia had to intervene when an asylum seeker, who was asking migration staff to hand over his passport, doused himself with gasoline and threatened to set himself on fire...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-valuable-ally-you-said
I have been trying for a long time to understand exactly what various Western officials mean when they monotonously repeat that “Turkey is a valuable ally.” Turkey is obviously a large, strategically important country at a critical geopolitical crossroads. No great power can ignore it....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/gaston-taratuta-from-argentina-named-ey-world-entrepreneur-of-the-year™-2022
Gaston Taratuta, Founder and CEO of Aleph Group, Inc. was named EY World Entrepreneur Of The YearTM 2022 at an award ceremony held in Monte Carlo on Thursday, June 9....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-the-dilemmas-of-war-and-pandemic
Cyprus is a small country with a large export sector of services, which makes it vulnerable to its external environment. An external shock is felt faster and more intensely.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-threatens-greece-yet-again
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued fresh threats against Greece, this time accusing the country of supporting an international campaign directed against his country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/staff-shortages-lead-to-travel-chaos-at-european-airports
Even though the COVID-19 travel restrictions have already been lifted in the majority of European Union states, travellers continue facing other inconveniences at European airports....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/no-drama-diplomat-announces-candidacy
Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis announced his candidacy for president in next year’s election in the Republic of Cyprus, saying corruption will remain rampant unless the country is reunited once again into a 'proper state'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legal-chaos-after-president-commutes-life-sentence
Critics in the world of justice in Cyprus are crying foul after the President offered clemency to a man whose life sentence early in an Ayia Napa quadruple murder trial made him a credible state witness who helped put away other defendants...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-how-likely-is-a-greek-turkish-military-conflict
"Conflict over the Aegean Islands: Erdogan Threatens Europe with Next War." This is the title of a comment by the Greek-born editor-in-chief of the Munich newspaper Münchner Merkur, George Anastasiadis, on Turkey's new threats against Greece over sovereign rights in the eastern Aegean islands....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-rape-accuser-drags-cyprus-to-court
A British young woman who was cleared of lying about a gang rape in Ayia Napa is taking the Republic of Cyprus to the European Court of Human Rights after police said they would not investigate allegations against Israeli teens...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hezbollah-issues-warning-as-greek-company-goes-deep
Tensions are rising in the eastern Mediterranean as a dispute previously thought to have been resolved between Israel and Lebanon was back on the agenda when a statement from Greek company Energean touched a nerve with Hezbollah...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-president-vows-to-carry-on-zeta-s-legacy
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades bade farewell on Friday to Labor Minister Zeta Emilianidou, who passed away on Monday after suffering a cerebral aneurysm in May, noting that despite her achievements she remained humble, humane, a respectable lady and that he feels proud of her work...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-court-overturns-seizure-of-iran-tanker-s-oil
A court in central Greece has overturned a ruling that authorized the confiscation of crude oil from an Iranian-flagged tanker at the center of a volatile dispute over international sanctions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-grieves-over-loss-of-beloved-minister
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades says his entire Cabinet was “crushed” by the death of Labor Minister Zeta Emilianidou, whose funeral is to be held on Friday in Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/worker-gets-arrested-after-going-to-hospital
A construction worker in Limassol who visited the Emergency Room after injuring himself ended up in handcuffs after suspicions were raised over labor law violations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-will-free-up-ukrainian-ports-to-allow-grain-exports
Russia and Turkey on Wednesday voiced support for the creation of a safe maritime corridor in the Black Sea so Ukraine can export grain to global markets amid an escalating world food crisis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ey-announces-4-new-partners-in-cyprus-and-welcomes-new-head-of-consulting
EY Cyprus Country Managing Partner, Ronald Attard, has welcomed the announcement of 4 new partners to the Cyprus practice....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-days-of-mourning-for-zeta-emilianidou
White flowers, a candle and a photo were set in the place of Zeta Aimilianidou during the meeting of the Council of Ministers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-s-lack-of-progress-will-delay-accession-talks-with-the-eu
The European Parliament cannot envisage a resumption of negotiations for the accession of Turkey into the EU without clear and significant progress in the field of rule of law and fundamental rights, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/road-victim-tried-to-flag-down-bus-that-killed-him
New details emerged in a fatal accident investigation involving a bus and a pedestrian on a highway south of Nicosia, with reports saying a foreign male on foot had crossed lanes to wave down the driver...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/east-west-orthodox-split-deepens-in-cyprus
An interview with the Archbishop of Cyprus, who used unfavorable words for detractor bishops as well as the Patriarch of Moscow, is causing all sorts of reactions on the island where campaign drama is unfolding both in a highly contested presidential election and a looming replacement for head of church...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-continues-to-distort-reality-to-create-regional-tension
The Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday Turkey is escalating rhetoric and distorting reality with a view to creating tensions in the region....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/cypriot-woman-who-fled-to-uk-after-war-in-‘74-opens-her-door-to-ukrainian-refugees
A woman whose family fled to Britain to escape a war has closed her seaside hotel to tourists—so she can give Ukrainian refugees a place to stay....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-fm-greece-has-been-trying-to-reverse-the-invasion-of-cyprus-by-turkey-for-half-a-century
Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias referred to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus to explain Greece's stance on the war in Ukraine and its unequivocal condemnation of the Russian invasion, noting among other things that Greece has been trying to reverse the invasion of Cyprus by Turkey for half a century....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-looking-for-answers
There are many major issues that need to be addressed, many of them divisive, before a new president is to be elected in Cyprus. ...