Новости за 28.08.2015

By Evie Andreou TWO major projects are expected to give the island’s capital a timely boost, as in addition to the completion of Eleftheria Square, Nicosia is set to get a new national museum, mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Friday. He welcomed the announcement by President Nicos Anastasiades for an architecture competition to create a […]

A 30-year-old man from Moldova wanted by US authorities was arrested in Paphos on Friday in connection to conspiring to commit millions of dollars worth of bank fraud using a PC. He was reportedly staying with his wife in Paphos for the last few days and was located after local police received a tip. They […]

By Evie Andreou THE goal of the ambulance service is to reduce response time to less than ten minutes in urban areas and under 20 in rural areas, the head of the Health ministry’s ambulance service Riana Constantinou said on Friday. The ministry has welcomed the cabinet’s approval, earlier in the week, of the expansion […]

THE negotiators for the two communites, Andreas Mavroyiannis and Ozdil Nami, have completed their sessions in lieu of the scheduled meeting between President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci next week. Expected to take place on Tuesday at 9:30am, UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide will arrive in Cyprus a day earlier and […]

By Angelos Anastasiou UNDERSECRETARY to the President Constantinos Petrides is finalising a plan to create three additional ministries with a view to decongesting and decentralising responsibilities from other Cabinet offices, while a project is underway to acquire e-government knowhow from champions Estonia, daily Politis reported on Friday. On the campaign trail of the 2013 Presidential […]

AUTHORITIES believe they have busted a drug trafficking ring following the seizure of 26 kilograms of cannabis and two kilos of cocaine and the arrest of four suspects, including a postal worker. All four were remanded in custody on Friday for eight days. “The case is very important not only because of the quantity but […]

By Stelios Orphanides Following the economy’s return to growth in the first quarter of the year after 14 consecutive quarters of contraction, the government wants to maintain a momentum using the generated fiscal buffer in order to create a “virtuous circle”, finance minister Harris Georgiades said. Send to Kindle

By Alastair Sharp Noel Biderman, the chief executive of infidelity website Ashley Madison’s parent company Avid Life, has left the company, weeks after hackers launched a cyber assault that leaked sensitive data about millions of clients. Avid Life said on Friday the departure was by “mutual agreement” and the company’s existing management would take over […]

By Andria Kades CONSUMERS can expect a fall in petrol prices as of next week, according to Energy minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis who said that the much anticipated mobile app with real time prices for stations across the country will be presented on Thursday. Already, the energy ministry website posts prices for 293 out of 295 […]

Hungary plans to tighten laws on migration next week and set up holding camps near Serbia but would only send soldiers to help police at its southern border as a last resort, a Hungarian lawmaker said on Friday. Ruling Fidesz party lawmaker Gergely Gulyas told a news conference that the changes would affect 13 laws […]

By David Adams Tropical Storm Erika lashed Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with heavy rain and fierce winds on Friday, moving across the Caribbean and apparently heading for the Dominican Republic, northern Haiti and eventually South Florida, the US National Hurricane Center said. Due to some likely weakening over the Dominican Republic, Erika was […]

By Brian Homewood Former European champions Ajax Amsterdam and Celtic, who both suffered the indignity of being knocked of the Champions League qualifiers by underdogs this season, will meet in the Europa League after being drawn together in the group stage on Friday. Four-time European champions Ajax, beaten by Rapid Vienna in the premier competition, […]

Thirty-four ancient artefacts stolen from the Turkish occupied north of the island were expected to return to Cyprus on Friday, the Church of Cyprus said. The objects were found in Munich, Germany, in the possession of Turkish art dealer Aydin Dikmen. Their repatriation had been ordered in March by the Munich Higher Regional Court. The […]

An apartment building had to be evacuated in Limassol after a fire broke out on Friday morning. The fire service said the blaze broke out at around 8am in a flat on the second floor of the five-storey building on Nicos Pattihis Street. “Six fire engines and 12 fire fighters responded while police and ambulances […]

By Stelios Orphanides Cypriot banks may require an unspecified amount of additional capital, should the parliament pass the draft bill facilitating the issuance of title deeds to buyers of property from insolvent developers, an official at the Association of Cyprus Banks said. The implementation of the proposed law, which international creditors have declared to a […]

Around 10 Turkish Cypriot crews will be taking part in the Cyprus Rally this year, reports said on Friday. According to Halkin Sesi newspaper, 10 Turkish Cypriot racers will take part in the rally, to be held between September 25 and 27. Five Turkish Cypriot crews took part in last year’s race. The list of […]

Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides was guest of honour aboard the Royal Navy submarine HMS Ambush, during an event hosted on Thursday by British acting High Commissioner, Lynda Burns, to highlight the strength of the defence and security cooperation between the UK and Cyprus. HMS Ambush is the first of its type to visit Cyprus, a […]

A Catholic former archbishop accused of child sex offences was found dead on Friday, the Vatican said, a month after he was hospitalised on the eve of his trial. Jozef Wesolowski faced charges of paying boys for sexual acts, downloading and buying paedophile material, and offending Christian morality, in the first trial of its kind […]

A student at Savannah State University in Georgia died on Friday after being shot on campus, prompting a two-hour lockdown as police swept the area for the shooter, a school official said. Christopher Starks, a junior from the Atlanta area, was shot during an “altercation” late on Thursday at the university’s student union and transported […]

By Andreas Vou APOEL have sacked manager Domingos Paciencia after just eight matches in charge of the Nicosia club, it was announced on Friday. The Portuguese boss only joined APOEL at the end of May but after a poor showing in the Champions League qualifying rounds where they were eventually eliminated on Wednesday, as well […]

By Sofia Menchu and Enrique Pretel Tens of thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets on Thursday to demand the resignation of President Otto Perez, who has refused to quit in the face of accusations by his attorney general that he was involved in a lucrative customs racket. Carrying banners proclaiming, “Guatemala has no president,” […]

By Ahmed Elumami and Karen Strohecker About 200 migrants from Africa, the Middle East and Asia died when their overcrowded boat sank off the Libyan coast while Austrian authorities on Friday raised to 70 the number of refugees found dead in the back of an abandoned freezer truck. Three people were arrested in Hungary in […]

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ leftist Syriza will be the biggest party after elections on Sept. 20, but most voters think he was wrong to seek a fresh mandate, according to the first major opinion poll published since he resigned last week. Syriza was supported by 23 percent of those polled, with the conservative New […]

David de Gea’s camp are increasingly confident the Manchester United goalkeeper will complete a long-protracted move to Real Madrid before Tuesday’s transfer deadline, The Mirror reports. De Gea hasn’t featured for the Red Devils so far this season, having been exiled by manager Louis van Gaal until his future is resolved either way. And sources […]

By Larry Fine Serena Williams must navigate a heavily American quarter of the draw including sister Venus to complete a calendar sweep of the four grand slams, while two sensational quarter-finals loom on the men’s side after the U.S. Open draw was made. Top-seeded Serena, who opens against Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia, is in a […]