https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-falls-behind-in-the-race-to-become-a-regional-trade-hub
Cyprus’ ambition to become a regional trade hub is running up against reality. Its strategic location offers clear advantages, but turning those advantages into a competitive trading center remains a distant prospect....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus–greece-power-cable-survey-set-to-resume
The French survey vessel Abeille Marengo, currently anchored in the port of Heraklion, is expected to set sail in the coming days. According to Greek media reports, preparations for the survey are nearly complete, and a maritime notice known as a NAVTEX is expected to be issued over the weekend....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-presses-turkey-to-recommit-to-cyprus-settlement-talks
The European Commission on Wednesday called on Turkey to renew its support for United Nations-led talks aimed at resolving the Cyprus dispute, while criticizing Ankara’s ongoing refusal to recognize the Republic of Cyprus and its push for a two-state arrangement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/1-series-of-events-moments-at-the-museum-26-at-the-bank-of-cyprus-cultural-foundation
The “Moments at Museum 26” series of events concludes with the workshop “From Ancient Artifacts to Contemporary Creation,” in collaboration with the Cyprus Association of Potters and Ceramists.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kronos-the-offshore-underdog-that-became-the-front-runner
Fifteen years after the first discovery of substantial hydrocarbon reserves in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone, the Republic of Cyprus and Italian energy company Eni have taken their most significant step toward bringing the island into the ranks of energy-producing countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ten-tanzanian-crew-members-rescued-as-cargo-ship-sinks-off-paphos-video
Ten crew members were rescued after a Tanzanian-flagged commercial vessel began sinking approximately 90 nautical miles west of Paphos on Friday evening....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-orders-second-patrol-ship-from-israel
The agreement to acquire a second offshore patrol vessel is simply the implementation of the original plan to strengthen the National Guard’s Naval Command with modern surface vessels....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-s-election-leaves-power-undecided-with-cyprus-watching-closely
Israel’s election has left neither main political bloc with enough seats to govern, setting up difficult coalition negotiations in a country whose security decisions carry consequences for nearby Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-signs-deal-for-new-israeli-patrol-vessel
Cyprus is adding a new patrol vessel to its navy under an agreement signed with Israel on Monday, as the island seeks to strengthen its ability to monitor and respond to incidents at sea....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fidan-s-counterplay-over-the-cable
When Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told a journalist from the Greek newspaper Ta Nea in Brussels last week that Turkey ''agrees'' to the Cyprus-Greece electricity interconnection,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-turns-to-israeli-weapons-but-france-remains-its-top-arms-supplier
Sixty-two years after its establishment, the National Guard has spent the past 15 years entering a new era, leaving behind a period defined largely by its inward-looking approach....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hala-sultan-tekke-excavations-push-cyprus-city-s-history-back-to-the-17th-century-bc
Archaeological excavations at Dromolaxia-Vyzakia, near Hala Sultan Tekke in the Larnaca district, have uncovered architectural remains and pottery dating to the 15th to 17th centuries BC, providing the earliest directly documented evidence of urban occupation yet identified by the Swedish-led mission at the site....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/benghazi-backs-turkey-s-maritime-deal-catching-athens-off-guard
The Libyan parliament’s ratification of the illegal Turkey–Libya maritime agreement signals that Benghazi, following Tripoli, is now aligning itself with Ankara. Athens responded by warning that it would take “every appropriate action,” while planning for the Great Sea Interconnector electricity cable continues....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-nears-€150-million-deal-for-israeli-naval-vessels-and-weapons
Cyprus is close to a roughly €150 million agreement to buy Israeli naval vessels and weapons systems, a significant defense purchase for an island whose security interests extend from its coastline to its offshore energy resources....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-broadcaster-warns-of-possible-naval-clash-over-cyprus-electricity-link-video
A Turkish state television news outlet has warned of a possible naval confrontation involving Greek and French vessels in the waters between Crete, Rhodes and Cyprus, linking the prospect to plans to resume work on the Great Sea Interconnector....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-ship-registry-grows-27-as-island-courts-japanese-shipping
A ship does not have to sail into Limassol to have a connection to Cyprus. By registering under the Cyprus flag, shipowners choose the island as their vessel’s legal home, bringing business to a maritime sector that extends well beyond the waterfront....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eight-bidders-€180-million-and-a-second-chance-for-cyprus-stalled-gas-terminal
Eight bidders, €180 million and one second chance for Cyprus’ failed gas terminal. The government is trying again to finish Vasiliko, a project meant to help bring down electricity costs that has instead become a costly lesson in delays....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seabed-surveys-set-to-resume-for-crete-cyprus-power-cable
A key step was taken Thursday toward resuming seabed surveys along the Crete-Cyprus section of the Great Sea Interconnector....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ship-sinks-off-bulgaria-as-black-sea-drone-attacks-bring-war-closer-to-eu-shores
Two ships were struck off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast early Tuesday, with one sinking, in another attack on civilian shipping close to the shores of an EU and NATO member....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bbc-deloitte-cyprus-helped-falsify-records-to-hide-abramovich-s-wealth
Deloitte Cyprus helped falsify documents to conceal Roman Abramovich’s wealth and appears to have advised on a scheme that allowed one of his companies to evade millions in Cypriot taxes, according to a joint investigation by BBC Panorama and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/weekend-warriors-sails-up-apples-out-and-books-in-the-park
From sailing and village festivals to books, apples, street food and jazz, here are some of the best things happening on Oct. 10–11...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-demands-permission-for-greece-cyprus-cable-athens-says-none-is-needed
Ankara is standing by its demand that any activity in areas it considers part of Turkey’s continental shelf must receive its authorization, particularly work on the electricity connection between Greece and Cyprus, the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-turns-66-with-flags-flyovers-and-a-few-thunderclouds
And naturally, Cyprus is celebrating in its own particular style: with a military parade, aircraft overhead, National Guard personnel and vehicles rolling through the streets, while the weather looks ready to add a little drama of its own....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/oruc-reis-to-conduct-surveys-off-cyprus-for-natural-gas-pipeline
As discussions continue in Greece over plans to begin surveys for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), preparations are advancing in Ankara for an undersea pipeline that would carry natural gas from Turkey to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/all-aboard-naval-ships-open-their-decks-for-independence-day
Children fascinated by ships, sailors and life at sea are in for a special Independence Day adventure this Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/21-rowers-rescued-after-boat-capsizes-off-dasoudi
Twenty-one people were rescued safely on Monday morning after a rowing boat overturned in the sea off Dasoudi in Limassol....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-more-bodies-recovered-from-kyrenia-shipwreck-site
Two additional bodies have been recovered from the sea near the site of the shipwreck off Kyrenia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 17....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-month-that-puts-athens-paris-and-ankara-to-the-test
October is shaping up to be a crucial month for the Cyprus-Europe electricity interconnection, with Greece and France preparing the framework for seabed surveys to resume from Kasos to Cyprus. As the project gathers momentum, Turkey remains the key uncertainty, while Nicosia faces its own political and financial decisions over the cable....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/transport-minister-tours-dp-world-limassol-terminal
The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Ms Evi Tsolaki, paid an introductory visit to DP World Limassol’s terminal at Limassol Port on Friday, her first since assuming office. During the visit, the Minister met with representatives of DP World Limassol and P&O Maritime and was briefed on their respective operations at Limassol Port.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paris-and-athens-prepare-cable-notice-—-but-will-turkey-accept-it
Athens and Paris have agreed on the exact wording of the communiqué that will notify coastal states, including Turkey, of the resumption of work on the Greece-Cyprus electricity interconnector, according to reliable sources....
