Новости за 23.11.2015

Suspected Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam travelled through Italy in August with a companion, but his presence caused no alarm because he was not a wanted man at the time, an investigative source said on Monday. His companion was Ahmet Dahmani, a Belgian man of Moroccan origin who was arrested in Turkey last week on suspicion […]

The two leaders Nicos Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci met on Monday evening for the fifth of six November sessions covering an intensive phase of discussions between the two sides. CyBC reported that on the agenda were the issues of governance and citizenship, while at the last meeting of the current round, on Wednesday, the two […]

European Union and Turkish leaders are likely to meet in Brussels on Sunday to discuss migration issues, a senior EU official said on Monday. “It is not 100 per cent sure yet, but there is a positive recommendation from the (European) Commission for a summit this coming Sunday,” the EU official said. “There is a […]

By Lesley Wroughton US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday it was possible to broaden cooperation with Russia on Syria, but such a move should not deter opposition groups trying to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Washington has long resisted working more closely with Russia until Moscow shows that its air strikes in […]

By Evie Andreou FOR the first time in 26 years, community leaders of the Akamas area expressed their satisfaction on Monday over government proposals for the peninsula. Following a meeting with Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis, who presented them with the decisions taken last week by the ministerial committee for Akamas, most of the area’s community […]

By Maria Gregoriou Disney has gone a long way lately to make sure that girls are the heroes of fairytales with the massive hits Frozen, Tangled and Brave. The animation world may have us hooked on girl power but that does not mean the boys have been overlooked. Step aside Anna and Elsa, the boys […]

By Kylie MacLellan and Sarah Young Britain will boost spending on defence to combat the growing threat from Islamic militants, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday, underlining the need for rapid reaction forces after the Paris attacks. After visiting Paris where he pledged British support for France after the Nov. 13 attacks which killed […]

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin Iran’s supreme leader, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, said on Monday US policies in the Middle East region were a threat to both countries and called for closer ties between Tehran and Moscow. The civil war in Syria has evolved into a wider proxy struggle between global […]

By Stelios Orphanides Bank of Cyprus said that it generated a total of €73m in after tax earnings in January to September and a profit before tax, compared to €76m in net earnings a year before, making a third round of capital increase after the 2013 banking crisis unlikely. The bank’s profit before provisions and […]

THE post mortem of the baby boy that was delivered stillborn on Friday night at the Paphos General hospital revealed that the cause of death was intrauterine foetal demise, it was announced on Monday. Police told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that state pathologist, Angeliki Papetta, ruled that the baby’s death was caused by intrauterine […]

By Angelos Anastasiou Investigations into the collapse of the economy get held up on requests for legal assistance from other countries, lawmakers on the House finance committee heard from Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou and police chief Zacharias Chrysostomou on Monday. Discussing the ministry’s budget, deputies asked to be informed on the nature of delays in […]

The volunteer group ‘Lefkosiazo’ and the Nicosia municipality plan to turn Makarios Avenue into a ‘Christmas Avenue’ from December 5 to January 2. The creation of a pedestrian area on a stretch of the avenue will enable them to host a number of Christmas events to revive the capital’s centre and provide Christmas entertainment for […]

Local artist Polyvia Achilleos will showcase her latest work at the 1888 Wine and Cocktail bar in Nicosia on Sunday for a single day. Achilleos started painting at a young age, but stopped for a number of years due to studies and work. Five years ago she took up her paint brush again and had […]

By Elias Hazou British multinational oil and gas company BG Group said on Monday it has acquired a 35 per cent stake in Cyprus’ offshore Block 12, following an agreement with concession holder and operator Noble Energy. “BG Group today announces it has taken a 35 per cent holding in Block 12 offshore Cyprus which […]

By Isabel Coles Unperturbed by the Turkish fighter jets flying over the mountain where he sat, a top Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader said the conflict between his group and Ankara was undermining efforts to counter Islamic State. Cemil Bayik said the PKK and its Syrian affiliate had proven the most effective of the forces […]

Mali state television showed images on Monday of two men, apparently dead, that it said were the ‘authors’ of an attack by Islamist militants on a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako and appealed for information as to their identity. Twenty people plus two gunmen died in Friday’s assault on the Radisson Blu hotel. The […]

By Brian Homewood Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he had been close to death as he lay in hospital during a mounting scandal over his time at the head of world football’s governing body. In his first public comments since emerging from treatment, Blatter told Swiss broadcaster RTS: “I was really between the angels […]

By Aung Hla Tun Hopes faded on Monday that any of an estimated 100 people missing would be found alive after a landslide in northern Myanmar buried an encampment near a jade mine, and officials said it was still unclear how many people were living in the area. Rescue workers had recovered 113 bodies when […]

By Maria Gregoriou The Home for Co-operation in Nicosia never seems to slow down when it comes to the events they host and this week is no different with the Home Café getting ready to host the Toga Erzurumlu Trio on Thursday. The trio, pianist and composer Tolga Erzurumlu, and two musician brothers Cahit Kutrafalı […]

Greece and Cyprus are faced with three different challenges, President of the Greek Parliament Nikos Voutsis said on Monday after a meeting he held in Nicosia with his Cypriot counterpart Yiannakis Omirou. Voutsis, on his first official Cyprus since he assumed office in October, said that the three challenges included the Cyprus issue, the solution of […]

By Michael Holden Prince Charles has pointed to the world’s failure to tackle climate change as a root cause of the civil war in Syria, terrorism and the consequent refugee crisis engulfing Europe. The heir to the British throne is due to give a keynote speech at the opening of a global climate summit in […]

By Stelios Orphanides Cyprus’s government debt fell in the third quarter of the year to €18.8bn which is €100m below the respective figure three months before, the public debt management office (PDMO) said. Send to Kindle

Turkey has called for a UN Security Council meeting to discuss attacks on Turkmens in neighbouring Syria, sources in the prime minister’s office said, days after Ankara summoned the Russian ambassador in protest over ‘intensive’ bombing of villages. Ankara has traditionally expressed solidarity with the Syrian Turkmens, who are Syrians of Turkish descent. It has […]

Police received a bomb threat on Monday morning saying Limassol’s port would see an explosion within the next few days. The phone call was made to the traffic police department at around 9:30am by someone who spoke broken English, police said. Officers are currently at the scene and investigations are ongoing. The call comes at […]

Six French passport-holders detained at Larnaca airport since Saturday night in connection with Islamist ties are expected to be sent back to Switzerland within the day, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said on Monday. The six, five Turkish nationals and one Algerian, all men, aged between 25 and 32, arrived on Saturday night at 7.30 on […]