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121. In the wake of the image

"Let me introduce you to our Elena Rapti," Spyros Vougias told journalist Giorgos Papachristos some 20 years ago when Eva Kaili made her political debut with PASOK....

122. Scotland: Children as young as 15 can begin process of changing their gender

Teenagers as young as 15 will be able to begin the process of legally changing their sex after MSPs blocked a last-ditch bid to exclude children from Nicola Sturgeon’s transgender reforms....

123. Germany passes law allowing foreigners to easily gain residency

Germany’s Federal Parliament, Bundestag, has approved the amendments to the law on the right of residence and asylum for third-country citizens who are already in the country, with a majority of 371 votes....

124. The winners and losers of the Archiepiscopal elections

The primary topic of discussion in the first round of voting last Sunday was the creation of the tripartite list from which the Holy Synod will select the incoming Primate of the Church of Cyprus. It cannot, however, be considered the only one....

125. The Belgian wheel is in motion...

Many Cypriots live in a state of frustration. How did Belgian authorities respond decisively to the well-known case, while the island's law enforcement took two weeks to visit Syllouris?...

126. The fierce battle for second place

127. Eva Kaili: From city council to city prison

128. Holy alliances begin after Orthodox Cypriots pick top three

The top three candidates for the archbishopric throne in Cyprus emerged after a popular vote on Sunday, with the Holy Synod now taking center stage as it prepares to pick the winner before the year is out...

129. Erdogan's chief political rival jailed for insulting public officials

A court in Turkey has sentenced the mayor of Istanbul to more than two-and-a-half years in prison for insulting public officials in a speech....

130. Voter abstention levels concerning to electoral staff

Citizens will be called to the polls in less than two months to choose the eighth President of the Republic of Cyprus, with abstention rates reaching 23% - and potentially exceeding 30% - according to a poll conducted for Kathimerini by Symmetron Market Research....

131. Three clicks to the right

While MPs were voting on the budget for 2023, a group of citizens marched outside the parliament, carrying Greek flags, photos of Grivas, and placards labeling the MPs traitors. ...

132. 'K' poll: The race for second place (graphics)

We are in the crucial final sixty days before the elections, and everything points to a sensational thriller, a fierce battle for the coveted second place....

133. Cypriot parliament approves state budget

The House of Representatives plenary approved the 2023 state budget on Thursday evening, the last to be tabled by the 10-year administration of Nicos Anastasiades...

134. Candidates continue campaigning both inside and outside of Cyprus

Candidates for the Presidency of the Republic continue their activities both inside and outside of Cyprus. The candidates and their teams analyzed their positions and alluded to issues of concern to citizens as well as current events....

135. Candidates continue their quest for votes as elections draw near

The pre-election campaign of the candidates for February's 2023 Presidential elections continued over the weekend with meetings and contacts in cities and communities on the island and abroad....

136. MEPs vote not to accept passports issued by Russia in occupied areas

The European Parliament has endorsed a decision not to accept passports and other travel documents issued by Russia in illegally-occupied regions of Ukraine and Georgia....

137. Cypriot MEP gets terrorist sticker after Russia vote

Terrorist stickers slapped on doors outside the offices of EU lawmakers who voted against declaring Russia a 'state sponsor of terrorism' prompted Cypriot MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek, who was among those targeted, to argue on Twitter that punishing an entire nation could only escalate the crisis...

138. Six bishops vying to become the next Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus

Six Bishops officially expressed interest on Tuesday in being elected as the Church of Cyprus’ new Primate, after the passing two weeks ago of Archbishop Chrysostomos II....

139. Republicans move towards a majority in the House

Republicans edged closer on Thursday to securing a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives while control of the Senate hinged on a few tight races, two days after Democrats staved off an anticipated "red wave" of Republican gains in midterm elections....

140. Travel documents issued by Russian occupied territories not accepted by EU

The Members of the European Parliament will no longer accept travel documents that authorities in Russia issue in the territories that have been illegally occupied in Ukraine as well as Georgia, the European Parliament confirmed through a statement....

141. 36.5% increase of 'permanent residents' in the occupied areas since 2011

The online newspaper Ozyur Gazette reports, under the headline "Along with cultural erosion, the demographic structure is changing from day to day," that the number of people permanently residing in occupied territories has increased by 36.5 percent in ten years. ...

142. Kathimerini poll: Christodoulides unaffected by electoral pressure

The countdown to the presidential elections has begun, and the Symmetron poll for Kathimerini reveals the critical issues that define the political environment. ...

143. EY achieves highest growth in nearly two decades, reports record global revenue of US$45.4b

EY announced combined global revenues of US$45.4b for the financial year ending June 2022 (FY22), an increase of 16.4% in local currency (13.7% in US dollars). This marks one of the most successful years in the history of the organization with the highest growth seen in nearly two decades attributed to the EY NextWave strategy to deliver long-term value for EY people, clients and society....

144. 'All for one and one for all', EP says yes to single chargers

The European Parliament today gave its final green light to the introduction in the EU of a universal charger for all small and medium-sized portable electronic devices - mobile phones, tablets and other consoles....

145. Putin threatens: 'It's not a bluff'

Vladimir Putin has threatened to use weapons of mass destruction against the West, as he announced a partial military mobilization in an escalation of the war on Ukraine....

146. The Russian plan to annex occupied territories

It now holds about 60% of Donetsk and had captured nearly all of Luhansk by July after slow advances during months of intense fighting. But those gains are now under threat after Russian forces were driven from neighbouring Kharkiv province this month,...

147. Liz Truss becomes Britain new PM after Johnson fallout

Liz Truss will become Britain's next prime minister after winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative Party on Monday, vowing to press ahead with promised tax cuts and action to tackle the deepening energy and cost of living crisis....

148. Cyprus government and AKEL in war of words over audit report

A war of words has broken out between the Cyprus Government and AKEL party regarding the Audit Service's report on the Cyprus Investment Program....

149. The parallels between Athens in 2011 and Nicosia in 2022

In the last ten days, two horrific videos of racist attacks by Greek Cypriots against a Congolese woman in Larnaca and a young man from Pakistan in old Nicosia have come to light....

150. 48 years later...The generation that grew up in ignorance

I belong to that generation that was born and grew up in the decade after the invasion when the existing state of affairs in Cyprus began to consolidate. We are that generation that didn't live through the disaster, didn't live in tents, didn't see the dead....