Новости за 02.09.2015

By George Psyllides FRESH trouble was brewing at EDEK on Wednesday after the head of the socialist party’s Paphos district committee accused the leadership of staging a coup to get rid of him. Giorgos Nikandrous’ accusations followed the resignation of ten of the committee’s 17 members who sought to convene a district conference to elect […]

Defending champion Marin Cilic powered his way into the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-2 6-3 7-5 victory over Russian Evgeny Donskoy in Flushing Meadows on Wednesday. The ninth-seeded Croatian cracked 19 aces past the 139th-ranked Donskoy and clinched the second-round match with another huge serve that clattered off the Russian’s racquet. […]

Astana rider Fabio Aru emerged as the new leader after a punishing 11th Vuelta stage in the Pyrenees won by team mate Mikel Landa on Wednesday, as an early crash wrecked Chris Froome’s victory hopes. After Spaniard Landa surged clear around nine kilometres from the steep finish into Cortals d’Encamp, Italian Aru left some of […]

POLICE on Wednesday arrested an 18-year-old male in connection with a string of fires that broke out in Paphos over the weekend. The teen denies any involvement in the case. Around 25 fires broke out in the district on the weekend with the biggest, in Theletra, destroying around two kilometres of trees, wild shrub and […]

By Jean Christou THE chief negotiators of the two sides on Wednesday began discussions on what the criteria would be for exchange, compensation or return of property after a settlement. President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, who resumed talks on Tuesday after the summer break, have all but agreed on the categories […]

By Larry Fine Roger Federer glided into the second round on a hot, steamy day at Flushing Meadows, while Andy Murray ushered talented young Australian Nick Kyrgios out of another grand slam event at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Murray had beaten 37th-ranked Kyrgios in straight sets in their three previous meetings, eliminating him this […]

West Bromwich Albion’s England under-21 striker Saido Berahino will be given time off until next Monday to consider his position after suggesting he would not play for the club again, sources close to the player said on Wednesday. Berahino was furious after negotiations on a proposed move to Tottenham Hotspur broke down on the final […]

A BATCH of pistachio nuts has been recalled after the health services detected high levels of aflatoxins. According to the health services the Castania Pistachios, batch L:439U, expiry date 02/2016, weight: 90g, were found to contain high concentrations of aflatoxins and have been recalled by the importer. Consumers who may have purchased the item should […]

A 60-year-old British man was remanded for seven days on Wednesday on suspicion of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl, by Paphos district court. A permanent resident on the island, the complaint against him was filed by relatives of the underaged girl that said he sexually abused her between June and August. He was arrested on […]

By Patricia Zengerle Democratic US Senator Barbara Mikulski said on Wednesday she will support the Iran nuclear deal, giving President Barack Obama the 34 Senate votes needed to sustain a veto of any congressional resolution disapproving the deal. Thirty-two Senate Democrats and two independents who vote with the Democrats now back the agreement. “No deal […]

TECHNICAL works linking the electricity grids of both communities are finished in one site as part of the confidence building measures (CBMs) agreed in May between the two leaders, Nicos Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci. In Orounda, the technical work is complete while the second site in Athalassa is not ready yet due to geographical difficulties […]

By Angelos Anastasiou A GOVERNMENT bill allowing the secondment of civil servants to other departments of the public sector according to needs was approved by the cabinet, government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. Speaking after the cabinet session, Christodoulides said the bill was part of the reform effort and will be forwarded to parliament […]

AN unemployed 38-year-old man from the EU was remanded for two days by Paphos district court in connection to possessing drugs with intent to supply. In a search of his home, the drug squad found 17 grams of dry cannabis plant material, 15 of which were in the fridge. The other two grams were in […]

By Tom Miles Two children in southwestern Ukraine have been paralysed by polio, the first outbreak of the disease in Europe since 2010, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, in a setback for a global eradication campaign. The WHO said Ukraine had been at particular risk of an outbreak because of inadequate vaccination coverage. […]

Archaeologists from the University of Leicester are in a race against time to uncover the heritage of a threatened 1,500-year-old site on a Cyprus shoreline, they said on Wednesday. Between September 9 and 23 an expert team, from the University’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History, will conduct a small-scale archaeological excavation at Dreamer’s Bay, inside the […]

Rebekah Brooks, the Rupert Murdoch protegee cleared last year of criminal wrongdoing in one of the biggest media scandals to hit Britain, will return to her old job running News Corp’s British newspaper arm next week. Brooks, who worked her way up from the bottom of Murdoch’s media empire to become one of the most […]

Leptos Estates, the Leading Property Developers in Cyprus and the Greek Islands, are proud and at the same time delighted to announce the launch of their brand new responsive website www.leptosestates.com which has been designed to improve user friendliness and appeal in all devices. The new website is the result of the effort, work and dedication of the Leptos Estates Marketing Team and WebTheoria Ltd over the past 6 months. […]

Maria and Andreas are the most popular baby names in Cyprus, according to a population census released by the statistical service on Wednesday. In girls’ names Maria is followed by Eleni, Androulla, Georgia, Panayiota, Anna and Christina while in the most popular boys names category Andreas is followed by Giorgos, Costas, Christos, Nikolas, Michalis and […]

By Eric Knecht The discovery of the Zohr natural gas field off Egypt will not undermine private-sector negotiations about buying gas from Israel or Cyprus, Egypt’s petroleum minister said on Wednesday, playing down fears that potential deals could be under threat. Italian energy company Eni announced on Sunday that it had found an estimated 30 trillion cubic […]

By Stelios Orphanides Bank of Cyprus was the bank with the fastest progress in tackling its mountain of non-performing loan loans so far compared with the two other major banks, the Cooperative Central Bank and Hellenic Bank, which saw their bad loans increase in the first six months of 2015. Send to Kindle

  Where do you live? Paphos with my wife, son and newly-adopted dog, Gina Best childhood memory? Watching The Golden Girls every Saturday night with my grandmother Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? What food would you really turn your nose up to? Gustoso Restaurant, Pafos. Favourite dish: Stuffed chicken breast with spinach and […]

By Marton Dunai Hundreds of migrants protested in front of Budapest’s Keleti Railway Terminus for a second straight day on Wednesday, shouting “Freedom, freedom!” and demanding to be let onto trains bound for Germany from a station that has been closed to them. Chaos this week at the station in the Hungarian capital has become […]

By Estelle Shirbon A London skyscraper that made headlines for reflecting sunlight at an intensity that melted parts of a Jaguar car in the street below has been awarded the annual Carbuncle Cup that highlights perceived architectural horrors. Officially called 20 Fenchurch Street, the 37-storey office tower in the City of London financial district was […]

By Angelos Anastasiou Several of the responsibilities of the state’s pharmaceutical services will be transferred to the health ministry per the recommendations of a World Bank report on the reorganisation of the ministry, it was announced on Wednesday. According to an official statement, the cabinet approved a proposal to confer the tasks of procuring tenders, […]

The number of Britons reporting they are employed on ‘zero-hours’ contracts which offer no guaranteed work or pay has risen by almost a fifth over the past year, official figures showed on Wednesday. Zero-hours contracts are popular with employers in the hospitality, social care and further education sectors, but the opposition Labour Party had pledged […]