Новости за 25.11.2015

By Alan Baldwin Lewis Hamilton will find his number is up in lights in Abu Dhabi, and that can only be a good omen as the triple Formula One world champion seeks to end another dominant season on a high this weekend. The number 44, the one the Briton has on his Mercedes, figures prominently […]

By Evie Andreou TWENTY five women who were pregnant fell victims of domestic violence and sought help last year, the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (SPAVO) said on Wednesday marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. According to SPAVO data, released during an awareness campaign […]

A GOVERNMENT bill allowing court-ordered lifting of communications privacy is set to head to the plenum on Thursday, House legal committee chairman Sotiris Sampson said, with AKEL submitting a list of amendments. They include the person whose communication is being monitored should be informed and the practise could only last for a set period of […]

By Nick Tattersall and Vladimir Soldatkin Russia sent an advanced missile system to Syria on Wednesday to protect its jets operating there and pledged its air force would keep flying missions near Turkish air space, sounding a defiant note after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet. Underscoring the message, Russian forces launched a heavy […]

By Phil Stewart and Yeganeh Torbati A US investigation found that the deadly Oct 3 air strike in Afghanistan that destroyed a hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres was a tragic and avoidable accident caused primarily by human error, a top US military commander said on Wednesday. Some US personnel were suspended and could face disciplinary […]

By Andria Kades THE government is trying to sway the public with misinformation, telling people things are getting better when in fact the rich get richer and the poor poorer, AKEL’s general secretary Andros Kyprianou has said. In a damning speech, he said 70,000 people in Cyprus were without a job and a whopping 240,000 […]

By Maria Gregororiou The Views Gallery in Limassol will host the new solo exhibition by Katerina Savvides, entitled Who Am I, on Friday. The works on display were started almost eight years ago when the artist was travelling from New York to London to Cyprus and back again. Her travels didn’t allow her time to […]

By George Psyllides A FORMER Cyprus Airways executive said unions and the airline’s workers contributed to its downfall by opposing a restructuring plan in the late 1990s that would have put the airline on a viable path. Testifying before the House ad hoc committee probing the demise of the national carrier in January this year, […]

Dynamo Kiev have been ordered to play their next two home European games behind closed doors following racist behaviour and crowd disturbances caused by their fans when they hosted Chelsea last month. The Ukrainian champions were also fined 100,000 euros ($105,900.00) for the incidents in the Champions League Group G game by UEFA’s disciplinary panel. […]

By Angelos Anastasiou Stock-market investors association head (PASEHA) Michalis Olympios on Wednesday claimed former Bank of Cyprus CEO Andreas Eliades was the man who brought the lender down with his decision to restart a Greek-bond purchase programme in late 2009. Michalis Olympios was testifying at the trial of five former BoC officials and the lender […]

By Thomas Escritt and Yannis Behrakis The European Union’s chief executive warned on Wednesday that the survival of Europe’s “partially comatose” open border travel zone and its single currency were both at risk if member nations continue erecting internal barriers to keep out refugees. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker drew a direct link between the […]

By Evie Andreou Holding placards saying “We are the victims of Iordanis Iordanous”, and “Where is the state?” nine men and women laid off last week by the Nicosia public company OSEL, made their way on Wednesday to sign up for unemployment benefits. Standing outside the Nicosia district unemployment office, the newly laid off said […]

The trial of the 73-year old man who is suspected of sexually harassing his 11-year-old granddaughter was set for December 7 by a Paphos court on Wednesday. The suspect was arrested on October 20, after he was reported for sexual harassment by his 11-year-old granddaughter. The girl, accompanied by her mother, and a social welfare […]

The six French passport holders detained in Larnaca since Saturday were sent back to Switzerland on Tuesday afternoon, which is where they arrived from, police said on Wednesday. The six men, five Turkish nationals and one Algerian, aged between 25 and 32, arrived on Saturday at 7.30pm on a low budget flight from Basel in […]

This year is set to be the hottest on record and 2016 could be even hotter due to the current El Niño weather pattern, the UN weather agency said on Wednesday. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said global average surface temperatures in 2015 were likely to reach what it called the “symbolic and significant milestone” […]

By Tarek Amara Tunisian security officials said on Wednesday a suicide bomber carried out the attack on a presidential guard bus, killing at least 13 and forcing the government to impose a nationwide state of emergency. Tuesday’s blast on a main boulevard in the capital underscored Tunisia’s vulnerability to Islamist militancy following the gun assaults […]

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights has published a report mapping member states’ legal frameworks when it comes to surveillance by intelligence services and the fundamental rights’ safeguards and remedies in the EU. The report outlines how intelligence services are organised, describes the various forms surveillance measures can take and presents member states’ laws […]

By James Harding Giahyue A 15-year-old boy has died of Ebola in Liberia, the first such fatality for months in a country declared free of the disease in September, its chief medical officer said on Tuesday. The boy tested positive last week and died late on Monday in hospital in Paynesville near the capital, where […]

By Stelios Orphanides Hellenic Bank, Cyprus’s third largest lender, said that it generated a total of €6.7m in after tax earnings in January to September, compared to a net loss of €124.1m the year before. Send to Kindle

The five main religious leaders of Cyprus have released a joint statement condemning all forms of attacks, terrorism and violence in Cyprus, the region, and the world. The announcement was issued by Office of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process, and co-signed by Archbishop Chrysostomos II, Mufti Talip Atalay, Armenian Archbishop Nareg, Maronite […]

By Thomas Escritt and Philip Blenkinsop Schools and much of the Brussels metro system reopened on Wednesday as the Belgian capital started to return to normal after four days of lockdown, but troops on the street were a reminder it remains on the highest alert. With police still hunting a local man who is a […]

Police seeking a 31-year-old man suspected of stabbing three people to death in Limassol on Tuesday evening have arrested his father, 62, a restaurateur. Christaskis Thoma is suspected of killing brothers Parashos and Constantinos Torzis, 19 and 21, and 24-year-old Emilios Miltiadous, their sister’s partner. Police have recovered a kitchen knife thought to be the murder weapon. […]

By Stelios Orphanides The increase in saloon car registrations slowed down to an annual 4.7 per cent in October from over 35 per cent the month before, which is the slowest rate of increase this year, the statistical service said. Overall saloon registrations in October were 1,744 which was 15 per cent less compared to […]

By Mary Wisniewski and P.J. Huffstutter A white Chicago policeman was charged with murdering a black teenager on Tuesday, hours before authorities released a graphic video showing the youth walking away from officers as he is shot 16 times. The footage of last year’s shooting, taken from a camera mounted on the dashboard of a […]

By Maria Gregoriou The Home for Cooperation in Nicosia is a great spot to learn new things, listen to opinions and share ideas, and the events planned for the end of the month are no different. For the teachers of you out there, and anyone else who is interested, the Association for Historical Dialogue and […]