https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/queen-rania-accuses-western-leaders-of-double-standard-in-gaza-conflict
Jordan’s Queen Rania has accused Western leaders of a “glaring double standard” for not condemning Israel’s killing of Palestinian civilians in its bombardment of Gaza....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-s-right-to-self-defense-sparks-heated-un-debate
The United Nations Security Council has held its first open debate on the Israel-Gaza war, with most members calling for an immediate ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid to reach Palestinians under relentless Israeli bombardment in Gaza....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/california-takes-bold-step-towards-gender-neutral-school-bathrooms
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law requiring K-12 schools to provide gender-neutral bathrooms by July 2026....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-leaders-standing-firm-against-erdogan-s-tactics
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is riding high after extorting Europe and forcing not only Sweden but also NATO to humiliate themselves as supplicants caving to extortion. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/historic-day-for-nato-as-turkey-agrees-to-ratify-sweden-s-accession
Hailing a “historic day,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday evening that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed – after marathon trilateral consultations with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of the Alliance’s Summit – ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-senator-supports-greece-s-role-in-deterring-russia
"If the administration chooses to override the F-16 veto, I will oppose it and there will be consequences," Senator and Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez told reporters on the sidelines of the Eastern Mediterranean Business Summit in New York....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/a-government-sans-famille
The title does not pertain to Hector Malot's novel, ''Sans Famille'' (''Without Family''). It relates to the response that the President of the Republic had to provide, in answer to a question from an esteemed colleague at "K" newspaper, Marina Oikonomidou,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-president-s-omissions-and-unaddressed-issues
Flanked by his cabinet and through a 24-page document, the President of the Republic presented the program and actions of the government from his first day in office until today. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/menendez-wants-change-from-turkey-before-f-16-approval
A senior US senator who has long opposed the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey said on Tuesday he wants Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to take a 'less belligerent stance toward NATO allies and Turkey’s neighbors before lifting his opposition to the deal...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/usa-child-labor-seen-as-solution-to-labor-shortage
Lawmakers in several states, predominantly Republicans, are pushing for legislation that would relax labor laws for children, allowing them to work in more hazardous occupations, longer hours on school nights...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/senator-boasts-holding-power-over-white-house-on-turkish-f16
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has assured the Senate Robert Menendez that the Biden administration is not going to override the veto (congressional holding) for the sale of F-16 to Turkey, Menendez told the 8th annual conference of the PSEKA...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/romanians-protest-for-schengen-accession
Hundreds of Romanians participated in the protest organized in Brussels by the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party to stop treating Romanians as second-class European citizens....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/delays-unclear-over-cypriot-fueled-lukoil-deal
An executive power committee in Italy has missed an initial deadline for approving the sale of a Russian refinery plant to an Israeli-backed Cypriot fund, with reports in the media getting blurred between fears over Russian influence and high-stakes geopolitical interests across the pond...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/italy-weighs-in-as-cypriot-fund-goes-after-lukoil-plant
An Israeli-backed Cypriot fund’s deal to buy a Lukoil-owned refinery in Italy is hanging in the balance ahead of a Cabinet meeting in Rome possibly this week, when veto powers would be weighed against energy hub aspirations that could replace Russian gas and put the final nail in the coffin of a proposed EastMed pipeline...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foreclosure-sales-to-restart-after-parliamentary-vote
The House of Representatives voted 22 to 18 against a proposal for a new three-month suspension of foreclosure sales, which had been tabled in the form of an emergency bill....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/it-s-dangerous-around-here
There has been a lot of discussion about the new President's selection of Michalis Hatzigiannis to fill the role of Deputy Minister of Culture, and it can be challenging to separate reasonable criticism from elitism. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-elect-wants-to-prop-eu-role-on-cyprus-problem
Cypriot President-elect Nikos Christodoulides says he will push for a more active and greater EU involvement in the Cyprus Problem, with calls on Brussels next month to stick to a UN framework on the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elections-the-political-crash-test-in-brussels
In the interim between the two rounds of presidential elections, EU leaders will convene in Brussels for an extraordinary European Council on migration management and ensuring Europe's economic competitiveness. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/accountability-at-last-former-lebanon-pm-charged-with-homicide
The investigation into the Beirut port explosion has taken a new turn, with the judge overseeing the probe charging a former prime minister and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-accused-of-inciting-conflict-to-stay-in-power
The authoritarianism of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as well as his stance with regard to Sweden and Finland’s NATO application, is drawing the ire of an increasing number of international media....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pega-s-amendment-games
The debate on Cyprus will turn into a game of balances and... amendments in relation to the draft report of the European Parliament's Committee of Inquiry into Surveillance Software (PEGA), ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finance-minister-responds-to-cbs-disinformation-and-fake-news
The report on the CBS show '60 Minutes' about Russian oligarchs was referred to by the Finance Minister in his detailed response on the issue. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/berlin-we-will-send-tanks-to-ukraine-if-the-us-does-the-same
Berlin will send German tanks to Ukraine if the United States acts accordingly, a German government official said on Thursday, according to Reuters, as NATO allies search - partly unsuccessfully - for common ground on arming Kyiv, with Leopards taking center stage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/romania-retaliates-against-austria-s-schengen-veto
Romanians that were looking forward to spending winter holidays in Austria’s many tourist destinations have started calling off their bookings, following Austria’s Schengen Veto, which prevents Romania and Bulgaria to join the Schengen Area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/menendez-i-will-not-support-the-sale-of-f-16-fighter-jets-to-turkey
According to Senate International Affairs Committee Chairman Robert Menendez, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the defense budget is not a victory for Turkey....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-key-to-the-cyprus-problem-is-again-in-nicosia
The international community and our regional community within the European Union do not currently find the Cyprus problem to be a particularly "sexy" issue, but it is still on the table....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-defers-foreclosure-mess-to-attorney-general
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has refused to veto legislation that suspends foreclosures yet again until February 2023, essentially calling on the attorney general to examine the constitutionality of the bill as the issue on the presidential election campaign trail continues to heat up...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finance-minister-calls-for-the-repeal-of-foreclosure-suspension
The Ministry of Finance proposes delaying the law on divestiture suspension.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/western-retaliation-against-ankara
Western governments are expressing concern about the tightening of relations between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a development that makes the prospect of retaliation more likely if the NATO member state helps Moscow avoid sanctions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-minister-lashes-out-at-‘populist-lawmakers
Cypriot Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides lashed out at lawmakers on Tuesday warning against “dangerous and unrestrained populism” after members snubbed a presidential veto on three crucial pieces of legislation...
