https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/safeguards-against-climate-change
Climate change has become the main concern of the younger generations, and it seems it is the main issue that can spur them into action. The great majority of young people used to be strangers to politics and protest. Now politics is entering their lives as they realize that the decisions of those who rule the world, whether it is politicians or corporations, will decide their own future.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pompeo-warns-turkey-to-respect-resolutions-on-varosha
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday assured Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides that any unilateral actions by Turkey to reopen Varosha would be against UN resolutions and would hamper any efforts to resume peace talks, state news agency ANA-MPA reported.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mitsotakis-erdogan-to-meet-in-new-york
A day after Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted that Turkish troops will remain on Cyprus, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is on Wednesday scheduled to meet with Turkey’s President in New York.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-impeachment-inquiry-begins
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, accusing him of seeking foreign help to smear Democratic rival Joe Biden ahead of next year’s election...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/mitsotakis-in-new-york-–-opportunities-substance-results
This week will see the first appearance of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the United Nations General Assembly. He will make the customary speech before the plenary and be received by the UN secretary-general. However, the substance will be in the meetings that are to take place on the sidelines of the proceedings.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/time-to-seek-security-guarantees
Diplomatic cliches rarely reflect reality, though in the case of Greek-American relations, they are indeed in the best place they have been in decades.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-fm-crashes-turkish-fm-s-interview
The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Christodoulides, had a two-minute exchange with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in front of cameras, highlighting their different approaches to the current peace talks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-disregards-international-law-says-cyprus-mfa
In response to the Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey (19/09/2019) concerning the hydrocarbon–related activities of the Republic of Cyprus in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) /continental shelf, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus notes:
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/greece-israel-beyond-the-elections
The divided Israeli society has once again failed to reach a clear decision. The results of Tuesday’s elections have cast the country back into a cycle of negotiations. Center-left Benny Gantz and conservative incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu are weighing their options, while former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman is pursuing the role of potential kingmaker...
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/israel-s-netanyahu-fights-for-record-fifth-term-in-do-over-election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a battle for political survival in a closely fought election on Tuesday that could end his 10-year domination of national politics.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/oil-surges-after-attack-on-saudi-oil-facilities
Oil prices surged on Monday, with Brent crude posting its biggest intra-day percentage gain since the Gulf War in 1991, after an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities on Saturday shut over 5% of global supply.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ownership-status-of-properties-in-famagusta-undisputed
This is a clear message towards Cavusolglu and every direction, the Foreign Minister noted, in statements after a memorial service, in Nicosia
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trump-sends-bimonthly-cyprus-report-to-congress
US President Donald Trump has submitted to the Members of the Congress his Bi-monthly Congressional Report on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus question covering February through March 2019...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ekaterini-xagorari-appointed-new-ambassador-of-greece-to-cyprus
Ekaterini Xagorari is set to succeed Elias Fotopoulos as the next Ambassador of Greece to Cyprus.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-uncertain-landscape-to-the-east
One of the Greek government’s biggest problems is its inability to get a clear reading of Turkey’s or rather of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s intentions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/we-don-t-give-up-hope-after-inconclusive-effort
We don’t give up hope, there is an ongoing process said the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, after attending an informal social gathering on Friday with the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and UN envoy Jane Holl Lute, in the United Nations Protected Area, in Nicosia
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sixth-round-of-talks-as-lute-continues-efforts-to-hammer-out-a-deal
The UN Secretary General's special envoy Jane Holl Lute will hold new meetings on Friday morning with Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, and with the Turkish Cypiot leader, Mustafa Akinci, as efforts continue to formulate the terms of reference, that will pave the way for the resumption of the Cyprus talks.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-us-energy-companies-to-operate-in-cyprus-us-ambassador-says
US Ambassador to Cyprus Judith Garber expressed on Wednesday evening her conviction that more US energy companies will operate in Cyprus, joining ExxonMobil and Noble Energy. She was addressing a business dinner of the American Chamber of Commerce in Cyprus, in Nicosia, in the presence of Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brexit-plans-at-breaking-point
The British parliament voted on Wednesday to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal on Oct. 31, but rejected his first bid to call a snap election two weeks before the scheduled exit...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/brexit-no-deal-preparedness-final-commission-call-to-all-eu-citizens-and-businesses
With 8 weeks to go until the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union on 31 October 2019, the Commission has today – in its 6th Brexit preparedness Communication – reiterated its call on all stakeholders in the EU27 to prepare for a ‘no-deal' scenario. In light of the continued uncertainty in the United Kingdom regarding the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement – as agreed with the UK government in November 2018 – and the overall domestic political situation, a ‘no-deal' scenario on 1 November 2019, remains a possible, although undesirable, outcome...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/johnson-demands-october-15-election-after-defeat-over-brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday demanded an Oct. 15 snap election after lawmakers seeking to prevent a no-deal Brexit dealt him a humiliating defeat in parliament which he cast as an attempt to surrender to the European Union...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/greece-and-the-us-commitments-and-credibility
The signals coming from the two centers of power in the United States, the president and Congress, are often conflicting, which makes it hard for Athens to carve out an effectual foreign policy. This conundrum is set to continue throughout the Trump administration...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-and-south-repatriate-artworks
Representatives from the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities exchanged art works and audiovisual recordings in the buffer zone on Tuesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-vacationers-shell-out-more-abroad
Cypriots on holiday spend way more money and time abroad than in their own country, according to Eurostat, even as over half cannot afford a one-week annual holiday away from home...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/terms-of-reference-document-drafted
Senior United Nations official Jane Holl Lute continues her consultations on Tuesday, which are aimed at facilitating agreement on the terms of reference that would constitute a consensus starting point for a possible negotiated conclusion to the Cyprus issue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finance-minister-pleased-with-waters-visit
Finance Minister Harris Georgiades says a visit by a US delegation affirms that Cyprus is on the right track in combating money laundering, following a statement by California Congresswoman Maxine Waters who said “Cyprus is up to the challenge....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unficyp-cautions-against-hunting-in-the-buffer-zone
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus says hunting in the buffer zone is a security risk and strictly prohibited....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/joint-statement-following-anastasiades-akinci-meeting
Statement by the United Nations Spokesperson in Cyprus on behalf of the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı and the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/interview-with-endy-zemenides
Ever since Joe Biden declared that Cyprus was a “strategic partner” of the United States, people have been trying to identify substance behind those words. There has been a similar search of what “best relations ever” between the U.S. and Greece means...
