https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elena-s-family-calls-for-privacy
The family of Elena Frantzi, whose recent death shocked Cypriot society, is warning it may take legal action against anyone who spreads misinformation about their loved one....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/consumers-group-calls-for-easter-boycott
The Cyprus Consumers Union is calling for a boycott on seasonal fruit and vegetables, warning businesses that supporters of the group will shop only at produce markets where prices return to normal, lower levels....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/greek-community-of-alexandria-to-return-for-ceremony
The event will be attended by President Nicos Anastasiades, President of Egypt Abdel Fatah al Sisi and President of Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-turkey-migrant-deal-‘at-risk-report-says
The deal signed between Ankara and Brussels in March 2016 to crack down on human trafficking over the Aegean is hanging in the balance as several countries are reportedly refusing to pay for it, insisting that the European Commission cover the next tranche of 3 billion euros in funding pledged to Turkey....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/violent-scourge-on-london-streets-as-murder-figures-overtake-new-york
There were 15 murders in London in February against 14 in New York, according to London’s Metropolitan Police Service...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/easter-prices-unjustifiably-high
The price of fruit and vegetables has gone up for the Easter holidays but neither weather nor demand appears to justify how much it is costing the consumers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-congratulates-sisi-for-his-re-election
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades had a telephone conversation on Monday evening with the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, whom he congratulated for his re-election, wishing him success, Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said in a post on twitter. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/a-majority-of-young-cypriots-work-weekends
Recession-hit Greece had the highest figure with almost half of young employed Greeks (47%) reported working on weekends...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspected-boko-haram-militants-kill-15-in-nigeria
Maiduguri is the epicentre of the nine-year conflict with Boko Haram that has killed more than 20,000 people...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/china-hammers-us-goods-with-tariffs
Eight other products, including pork and scrap aluminium, will now be subject to additional tariffs of 25 percent...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-decriminalises-early-term-abortion
A majority of MPs on Friday voted to decriminalise abortion by amending the island’s criminal code to make early-term pregnancy terminations risk-free. But more work is to be done in the House on additional legislation on a range of related issues....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/france-could-bolster-syria-role-in-fight-against-islamic-state
France, like the United States, has already extended arms and training to the YPG-led militia in the fight against Islamic State...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/j-p-in-saudi-arabia-in-dire-straits
The Cyprus-based J&P Overseas construction company is in a negative spotlight this week, after a series of damning letters sent by employees to Riyadh’s management were made public. The allegations are pretty ugly but the company vows to fix problems....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-leaders-to-have-informal-meeting-at-dinner
It will be the first time Anastasiades and Akinci have met since the collapse of peace talks in Switzerland...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/speed-camera-plans-move-forward
Just as plans for speed cameras seemed to be going nowhere, an official meeting last week gave the go ahead for the tender process to begin within the next few months. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/executive-at-fire-ravaged-russian-shopping-mall-arrested
The top floor of the complex, where the fire started, was packed with families visiting a cinema and a children’s play area...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicer-weather-ahead
An approaching high pressure system could finally be the game changer as we head into the weekend, following days of dust and cranky weather all around the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yulia-skripal-is-getting-better
British counter-terrorism police now believe Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia were poisoned with a nerve toxin...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cobalt-air-spreads-its-wings-to-denmark
Cobalt Air continues its European expansion this month with another inaugural flight, which will be a twice-weekly economy service from Larnaca to Copenhagen,Tuesday and Friday. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/on-the-european-path
Turkey might push things to the extremes because it has entered a phase of instability...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/commissioner-says-state-has-failed-elena
The commissioner issued a statement on Thursday saying the state has failed to protect Elena, while also calling on officials to work harder in order to improve and modernise the Social Welfare Services....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gun-totting-paok-president-gets-3-year-ban
Greek club PAOK Salonika’s president Ivan Savvidis was banned from all soccer stadiums for three years ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/devastated-smith-makes-tearful-apology-for-ball-tampering
Smith, who had been captain since 2015, is rated by many as the best Australian batsman since the great Donald Bradman...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/hourican-urges-business-to-help-in-a-speedier-resolution-of-npls
He said that one of the biggest issues in Cyprus was the tolerance on non-performers lending...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-spy-poisoned-by-nerve-agent-outside-home
Russia has denied any involvement in the attack and has said it suspects the British secret services of using the Novichok nerve agent...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dust-leaves-as-cranky-weather-sets-in
Rain and cooler weather are speeding up the departure of dust over Cyprus, after what has been a week of high concentration of particles and a lot of confusion among officials and members of the public. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-scramble-after-elena-s-shocking-death
The death of 29-year-old Elena Frantzi has distressed Cyprus society, with authorities and the media scrambling to respond to public outrage over her stepfather priest who went to prison for sexually molesting her. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/exxonmobil-s-ocean-investigator-arrives-in-block-10-of-cyprus-eez
Test drilling in Block 10 by ExxonMobil and its partner Qatar Petroleum is scheduled to take place in October...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ryanair-s-jordan-schedule-takes-off-from-paphos
There is a four times weekly service from Paphos to Amman ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-seek-clarification-on-humanitarian-aid-tax
The decision to impose taxes was taken by the authorities last October and condemned by the Cyprus government...
