Новости за 20.10.2015

By Igor Nitsak Chelsea struck the woodwork twice but could not find a breakthrough in an entertaining 0-0 Champions League draw at Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday that left everything to play for in Group G. Within the context of Chelsea’s poor start to the season, a goalless draw in the Ukraine can be considered a […]

By Mike Collett Olivier Giroud struck two minutes after coming on as a substitute and Mesut Ozil scored with almost the last kick of the game to give Arsenal a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich and kickstart their Champions League campaign on Tuesday. Giroud replaced Theo Walcott after 75 minutes and headed in a Santi […]

Health minister George Pamporides on Tuesday visited a group of specialist doctors from the Shriners Hospital for Children of Springfield, Massachusetts who fly to Cyprus annually to examine children with severe orthopaedic conditions. During their stay, the doctors will examine free of charge some 500 children at the Nicosia general hospital. Appointments began on Monday […]

A 73-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Tuesday in connection with allegations of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl six times between August 1 and October 17, according to a police report. The girl’s mother, accompanied by a Social Welfare Services official, visited Paphos CID and pressed charges against the man on Tuesday morning. She […]

Former Central Bank (CBC) governor Athanasios Orphanides has informed the House Ethics Committee that he could only take part in a scheduled session next month via teleconferencing, something that MPs oppose. The committee had invited Orphanides to attend its November 3 meeting, part of their probe into individual issues that contributed to the eventual collapse […]

Turkey is ready to accept a political transition in Syria in which President Bashar al-Assad stays in symbolic power for six months before leaving office, and is discussing the plan with Western allies, two senior government officials said on Tuesday. NATO member Turkey has long been one of Assad’s fiercest critics, insisting that no lasting […]

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev and ex-wife Elena, formerly embroiled in a messy and acrimonious divorce involving lawsuits and bitter accusations, have reached an amicable divorce settlement, they announced on Tuesday. “Dmitry and Elena Rybolovlev announce that they have reached an agreement on the terms of their divorce,” a statement said. “As part of the settlement, […]

By Catherine Lagrange France’s far-right party leader Marine Le Pen should not be convicted for comments comparing Muslim street prayers to Nazi occupation, a public prosecutor said on Tuesday. The National Front (FN) leader’s comments can be considered as ‘shocking’ but ‘belong to freedom of speech,’ prosecutor Bernard Reynaud said at the high profile trial, […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday hailed the ‘bright future’ of closer relations with Britain, addressing lawmakers as part of a pomp-laden visit during which more than 29.75 billion pound of deals are expected to be signed. Britain rolled out the red carpet for Xi, who was honoured with a 41-gun salute and given a […]

By Angelos Anastasiou Three Apollon players and one of the football club’s coaches were questioned and formally charged in connection with the violence that erupted prior to the start of Sunday’s fixture against Anorthosis Famagusta at Limassol’s Tsirio stadium, Limassol CID chief Ioannis Soteriades said on Tuesday. The Limassol district court did, however, issue an […]

Disney is everywhere if you have kids and it can make life a little more magical. So why not make the weekend just that little more exciting for the kids by taking them to a performance created just for them in Paphos under the name Once Upon a Time. From the producers of the live […]

By Elias Hazou ENI’s vision for a gas hub in the eastern Mediterranean includes Cyprus, energy minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Tuesday. He was asked to comment on an announcement put out by ENI a day earlier where the Italian energy giant said it is discussing with the Egyptian government the possibility of setting up […]

By Ellen Wulfhorst Women are more educated, marrying later and living longer worldwide but millions remain illiterate and trapped by work that pays little or nothing, according to a United Nations report on Tuesday assessing progress over the last two decades. Despite many advances, too many obstacles remain in women‘s path to global equality, UN […]

By Ingrid Melander From hunters to police officers, French President Francois Hollande is broadening his charm offensive among voters to include groups not normally associated with his ruling Socialists ahead of elections the party is expected to lose. Hollande, rated the most unpopular president in French polling history, played up his rustic roots and love […]

Cypriots Helping Syrian Refugees (CHSR) managed to collect double the quantities of aid items anticipated that will help relief efforts in Greece for the thousands of refugees passing through as they seek shelter in Europe. The three-week nationwide initiative, launched by the group last month to collect and pack items donated by members of the […]

A large lorry owned by a driving school was severely damaged by arson early Tuesday in Nicosia. According to police reports, the fire broke out on the lorry while it was parked on Tseri Avenue in Nicosia at around 4.15am. The fire, which was put out by the fire service, damaged the cab extensively and […]

Bailiffs went on strike for an hour on Tuesday morning condemning an incident over the weekend where one of their colleagues was arrested after delivering court papers to a Limassol policeman. The policeman had allegedly been avoiding the bailiff for weeks and had him arrested for trespass. According to the report of events police has […]

By Brian Homewood Suspended European soccer chief Michel Platini may be able to run for president of FIFA if he wins an appeal against his 90-day ban, the world governing body said on Tuesday. Outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Platini were both suspended earlier this month, plunging FIFA into even deeper turmoil as authorities […]

By Alix Norman The iPad. Laptops. Credit cards. And water beds. What do they all have in common? If you answered things that make our lives easier, you’d be mostly right (though anyone who’s ever tried to get out of a water bed with a hangover might disagree). But there’s actually a far more interesting […]

Conference tourism rose 2.8 per cent in 2014 compared to the previous year but the sector is being stifled by the lack of an independent large convention centre, the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) said on Tuesday. CTO Deputy Director General Annita Demetriades, speaking at a presentation on conference tourism at the Filoxenia in Nicosia said […]

By Andria Kades The Paphos sausage was added to the register of Protected Geographical Indication (PGI), the European Commission announced on Tuesday, just over a year after Cyprus submitted the application. Officially called ‘Pafitiko Loukaniko’ it falls under meat products and its newly inaugurated status of PGI means only the Paphos district can produce this […]

By Stelios Orphanides Ancoria Bank, to which the Central Bank of Cyprus granted a licence a year ago, is about to complete preparations before launching its operations before year end, an Ancoria Bank spokesperson said. Send to Kindle

By Nicholas Kakouros Cyprus is considering announcing a third oil and gas exploration round, energy minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis said. Send to Kindle

By Maria Gregoriou The process of writing can be a lonely one, and even when the writing is done the course towards publication is rocky if you don’t know which way to steer your manuscript. And they say there is strength in numbers and numbers there are at the new hub for writers WRITE CY. […]

By Sara Hemrajani A fourth movie in the Back to the Future series looks unlikely, one of the films’ executive producers said this week, as fans of the time-traveling comedies gear up to mark the exact day that Marty McFly travelled to from 1985. With this year marking the 30th anniversary of the first blockbuster […]