Новости за 30.09.2015

By Karolos Grohmann Sergio Aguero scored a last minute penalty to give Manchester City a 2-1 comeback win at Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League on Wednesday and their first three points in Group D. Gladbach, having waited 37 years for their first home game in Europe’s premier club competition, stunned their big-name opponents with […]

By Mike Collett Manchester United recovered from conceding a goal after four minutes to win their first Champions League match of the season when they beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Exactly six years to the day since the two clubs last met at Old Trafford, the Group B game followed the […]

THE GOVERNMENT on Wednesday was left defending President Nicos Anastasiades’ speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday after the rejectionist parties slammed it, a day after they welcomed reports that he would publicly state his ‘red lines’ on the Cyprus issue to world leaders. According to the parties, Anastasiades had not gone far enough […]

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Wednesday accused Saudi Arabia of hampering the transfer of bodies of Iranian pilgrims killed in a crush at haj last week, adding fuel to a growing spat over the disaster in which nearly 800 people died. Iran has been the most vocal in its criticism of Saudi Arabia for […]

By Graham Wood Bernd Schuster will not be taking over as Greece coach after a verbally agreed deal fell through, the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) announced on Wednesday. The well-travelled 55-year-old German, who has coached Real Madrid and most recently Malaga, was set to succeed Uruguayan Sergio Markarian and lead Greece’s 2018 World Cup qualifying […]

By Hamid Shalizi and Kay Johnson Special forces from the US-led military coalition in Afghanistan battled insurgents on Wednesday near the northern city of Kunduz that was captured by the Taliban this week, a coalition spokesman and Afghan official said. It was the first report of on-the-ground clashes between Taliban militants and foreign troops supporting […]

FOUR of the six suspects implicated in the Ayia Fyla co-op dodgy loans scam were released on bail on Wednesday while the other two remain in custody. They face a total of 180 charges for handing out up €9.5 million in 22 irregular loans after property prices were inflated as part of a scam with […]

By Andreas Cremer Volkswagen has imposed a hiring freeze at its financing business and cut a shift at a German engine factory as it braces for a hit to business from cheating in diesel emissions tests. Senior officials at the German carmaker will examine on Wednesday evening the initial findings of an internal investigation into […]

The House interior committee on Wednesday discussed how the auditor general’s office could monitor candidates running for presidential, parliamentary or European parliament elections in line with GRECO – the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption monitoring body. Chairman Yiannos Lamaris said the session found a compromise solution to the matter that has long been neglected as the […]

By Evie Andreou The Limassol district office needs to take immediate action on the land slippage in Limnes area in Pissouri which is affecting dozens of homes, members of the House Interior committee said on Wednesday. The committee said that the Limassol district office needs to act before a report ont eh situation is finalised […]

By Andrew Osborn and Phil Stewart Russia launched air strikes against targets in Syria on Wednesday in the Kremlin’s biggest intervention in the Middle East in decades, telling the US air force to steer clear while its warplanes were in action. Moscow’s assertion that it had attacked Islamic State was immediately challenged by Washington and […]

By Maria Gregoriou The international group exhibition entitled Paper Trails, Paper Tales will open on Saturday at the exhibition hall of the municipal gardens in Nicosia, to give a look at a modern take on plain paper and its many versatile approaches to making art. The exhibition will showcase works of nine artists from Cyprus […]

By Mitch Phillips Martin Johnson experienced the ultimate high and some painful lows in his Rugby World Cups as player and coach and says the current team and management are still well-placed to reach the quarter-finals if they focus on what is in front of them. After losing to Wales last week, the knives have […]

By Angelos Anastasiou Larnaca mayor Andreas Louroudjiatis has illegally intervened and abused his power with regard to payments to contractors and other operations at the Larnaca Sewerage Board (SAL), daily Haravghi reported on Wednesday, citing a letter by Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides. According to the paper, Michaelides’ letter, dated September 25, listed the findings of on-site […]

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By Angelos Anastasiou A statement issued by the Bank of Cyprus on May 10, 2012, with regard to its capital needs sent the message to investors that “we are doing great”, Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) official Alkis Pieridis said on Wednesday, taking the stand as a prosecution witness in the trial of the […]

By Stelios Orphanides Finance minister Harris Georgiades said the government’s 2016 draft budget he submitted on Wednesday to the parliament provides for the elimination of fiscal deficit which translates to less burdens for taxpayers, the Cyprus News Agency reported today. Send to Kindle

Travellers vote Emirates as airline with Best Overall Passenger Experience Emirates emerged as the biggest winner at the 2015 APEX Passenger Choice Awards held in Oregon, USA. The airline clinched seven awards, topping all the categories it was nominated in. The honours included Best Overall Passenger Experience and Best in Region: Middle East for the […]

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By Andria Kades The community council leader of Potamia, in the Nicosia district, has been asked to refrain from his duties following his release from police detention in connection to a series of alleged misappropriations including cashing out cheques for himself that were meant to go to poor families, and receiving a secretarial wage in […]

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday secured parliament’s unanimous backing to launch air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, paving the way for imminent Russian military intervention in its closest Middle East ally. Russia has already sent military experts to a recently established centre in Baghdad that is coordinating air strikes and ground troops in […]

Police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Wednesday at a vehicle owned by a 37-year-old man from Mouttalos, in Paphos. According to reports, the car, which was parked outside the 37-year-old’s house, was shot at around 5.30am. After initial investigations, police did not rule out the possibility that the shootings concerned financial differences between […]

By Evie Andreou A man found guilty in August of animal abuse after brutally beating a stray puppy, later christened Thunder, in 2012 leaving it paralysed, was fined €1,000 on Wednesday by the Nicosia district court, a penalty the Cyprus Animal Party called unacceptable. Animal Party leader Kyriacos Kyriacou said that despite welcoming the guilty […]

By Simon Jennings Arch-rivals Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger found themselves in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after another miserable night for English clubs in the Champions League. Chelsea and Arsenal lost on Tuesday night to Porto and Olympiakos Piraeus respectively, leaving their managers on the back foot and defending their team selections. […]

Employee unions at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) have implored the House commerce committee to engage in public consultation with them over the findings of its interim report on the particularities of the domestic electricity market, which is slated for liberalisation following the privatisation of the semi-state power company. In a letter to the […]