https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wheelchair-fatality-blamed-on-parking-violators
Post mortem findings show a man on a wheelchair died of a spinal cord injury in Nicosia over the weekend, while critics blame the accident on sidewalk violations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-next-six-months-are-crucial
Since July’s general election, there has been a sense of optimism regarding the country’s course, especially in business circles, inside and outside of Greece. As we learn in the first lessons in economics, climate is everything. At the moment, we have a winning combination of trust and euphoria...
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/two-women-busted-in-larnaca-prostitution-sting
Two foreign women arrested in an undercover prostitution sting in Larnaca are facing charges of illegal gains while also being charged with violating immigration rules...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-re-arrested-after-ran-over-victim-dies
A Nicosia resident died in hospital on Thursday one week after he was hit by a car in what police believed to be a deliberate attempt linked to illegal drugs...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/us-ambassador-cautions-nicosia-over-5g
Nicosia is feeling the pressure over 5G technology as the Republic is caught in an international tech war between superpowers, only months away from state-owned Cyta making a move to upgrade its network...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-s-death-probe-to-leave-no-stone-unturned
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides says a full-fledge investigation will be conducted into last week’s death of a teenage boy in Nicosia, adding that a team already in place will focus on a number of state services and agencies...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/saudi-minister-makes-historic-visit-to-cyprus
Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim Bin Abdulaziz Al–Assaf, paid an official visit to Cyprus on Wednesday, the first ever in the history of diplomatic relations between the two countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-charged-over-ioli-s-death
Australian police have arrested a 34-year-old local man on murder charges in the death of Ioli Hadjilyra, whose body was found in a Brisbane park last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kyriakides-up-to-the-task-for-eu-health
Cyprus’ EU Commissioner-designate, Stella Kyriakides, who has been selected as the new EU Health Commissioner, says she is ready for the challenge...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-being-questioned-in-ioli-s-death
A man is being questioned by Australian police in connection with the death of Ioli Hadjilyra, whose body was found in a Brisbane park last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/migration-and-geopolitics
The significant increase in the arrival of refugees and migrants recorded on Greece’s Aegean islands over the past few weeks is cause for concern as it indicates that Turkey is seeking to exploit the issue in order to remind the European Union of Ankara’s critical role in containing inflows.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/speaker-bercow-champion-of-britain-s-parliament-in-clash-with-johnson-bows-out
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, champion of Britain’s parliament in its move to rein in Prime Minister Boris Johnson over Brexit, said on Monday he would stand down, issuing a warning to the government not to “degrade” parliament.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legal-concurs-with-no-case-against-bishop
There will be no criminal case against Morphou Bishop Neophytos in connection with his controversial comments over homosexuality, after the attorney general said the police file he reviewed over the case did not establish a crime...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-rain-but-inland-temps-still-high
A low-pressure system is affecting the area with some clear weather and inland highs in the upper 30’s and chances of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-airways-flights-to-cyprus-on-hold
British Airways flights to Cyprus are said to be on hold due to one of the airline’s biggest strikes, with more action expected in the future if no deal is reached...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-states-and-a-consulate
The Turkish Foreign Minister in a visit to Yialousa on the Karpasia Peninsula stated that Turkey is planning to open a consulate in Famagusta. Cavusoglu speaking on Sunday following an unsuccessful UN attempt to bridge differences that would pave the way for a negotiated settlement repeated that President Anastasiades during the conference at Crans Montana in 2017 proposed a two state solution
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-wanted-for-questioning-in-ioli-s-death
Australian police have released the image of a man who is considered a person of interest as they investigate the death of dual citizen Ioli Hadjilyra, whose body was found in a Brisbane park last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/student-reclaims-right-to-wear-hijab
High School principal Loizos Sepos has been relieved of his administrative duties at Saint Barnabas, following a controversy last week when he banned a female student who wore a hijab...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wet-weather-looming-over-cyprus
A low-pressure system is affecting the area with some clear weather and highs in the mid 30’s but also clouds and possibly afternoon rain in the days ahead...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/johnson-s-brother-quits-parliament-torn-between-family-loyalty-and-national-interest
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s younger brother, Jo, has resigned as a junior minister and said he would also step down as a lawmaker, citing a conflict between family loyalty and the national interest...
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/lute-still-thrashing-out-terms-of-reference
A new meeting has been for Thursday between President Nicos Anastasiades and UN envoy Jane Lute, aimed at reaching an agreement on the terms of reference for the resumption of Cyprus peace talks...
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/news/churchill-s-grandson-to-be-expelled-from-conservative-party
Nicholas Soames, the grandson of Britain’s World War Two leader Winston Churchill, will be expelled from the Conservative Party after voting against Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Brexit...
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/close-to-an-understanding-says-spokesman
UN envoy Jane Holl Lute continues her contacts with the two sides on the island, in order to secure the terms of reference that would lead to the resumption of the talks for a solution. Lute met with the leaders, namely President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci three times since she arrived on the island last week. A fresh meeting with the President is schedule for Wednesday, 915 am local time...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/decision-to-probe-man-s-jail-death-still-pending
The family of a Greek Cypriot man, who died last week in a holding cell while in police custody, is asking for an independent investigation into the incident...
